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Excerpt from Philadelphia, Vol. 1: A History of Municipal Development, 1681-1887

A brief introduction explaining the character of local government in Pennsylvania will give those who are not familiar with the histor ical investigations recently conducted under the auspices of the Johns Hopkins University some knowledge of local institutions in America, and more particularly in Pennsylvania; and consequently, a more scientific comprehension of the principles which have controlled the development of the local institutions Of the city and county of Phil adelphia.

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Excerpt from Philadelphia, Vol. 1: A History of Municipal Development, 1681-1887

The purpose of this work is to record the history of the development of the municipal institutions of Philadelphia; to trace, with considerable detail, the many changes in the powers, duties, and position of the mayor; in the election, appointment, and powers of the other executive officers; in the position and relation of the various departments; in the legislative and executive powers of councils; in the frequently shifting distribution of executive power between the mayor and councils; in the procedure of councils, and in the financial system of the city. Such a history is of peculiar interest to students of municipal questions, because the development of the government of Philadelphia begins with the most characteristic form of a mediæval English borough corporation, and, after passing through almost ever- system and phase of municipal institutions, ends with a charter embracing the latest ideas of municipal government.

The work is based upon the acts of assembly, the city ordinances, the state reports, and many other authorities cited elsewhere. Every act of assembly relating to Philadelphia since the foundation of the city has been carefully examined. Many of the early acts are in manuscript, and are to be found in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The collection of manuscript Penn papers, together with many books and documents belonging to the society, have likewise been freely consulted; and the librarian of the society, Mr. Frederick D. Stone, has furnished many valuable suggestions.

Mr. Charles R. Hildeburne, librarian of the Philadelphia Athenæum, very kindly placed the result of his large researches in the ancient documentary lore of Philadelphia at our disposal. The libraries of the Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Institute, at Baltimore, the Philadelphia Library, the Law Library of Philadelphia, the State Records and State Library, at Harrisburg, have been diligently consulted. As to the archives and library of the city of Philadelphia, it may almost be said that there are none, since the city does not even own a complete set of its own ordinances or journals.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.