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Once again it is pleasant to recall that in the Department of Public Works in Philadelphia, 1912-1916, our staff was made up of a peculiarly able, versatile, and loyal group of engineers and other technicians. It is hoped that a running record of some of the experiences and accomplishments of this group as a background for a book on city making may not be without interest and value.
In collating the material for this book, Mr. Henry G. Hodges, who acted as Special Inspector in my office during a part of 1915, and who left us to join the teaching staff of the Political Science Department, Western Reserve University, has very materially assisted me. In fact, had it not been for his willing ness to help in its preparation I am quite sure that I would not have undertaken the book.
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Excerpt from Our Cities Awake: Notes on Municipal Activities and Administration
Once again it is pleasant to recall that in the Department of Public Works in Philadelphia, 1912-1916, our staff was made up of a peculiarly able, versatile, and loyal group of engineers and other technicians. It is hoped that a running record of some of the experiences and accomplishments of this group as a background for a book on city making may not be without interest and value.
In collating the material for this book, Mr. Henry G. Hodges, who acted as Special Inspector in my office during a part of 1915, and who left us to join the teaching staff of the Political Science Department, Western Reserve University, has very materially assisted me. In fact, had it not been for his willing ness to help in its preparation I am quite sure that I would not have undertaken the book.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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.
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The problem of city administration in this country is so largely in flux that any book dealing with it must necessarily be only suggestive. The trend toward expert service in this field is unmistakable. But that our various municipal activities are in the hands of self-trained or untrained men is almost as true to-day as it was a generation ago. Nothing has been developed to the point where it may be considered a finished product.
The Department of Public Works of the City of Philadelphia, during the four years of the administration of Rudolph Blankenburg as Mayor, when the author was its director, employed over 4,000 men and women. The building and maintenance of roads and streets, sewers and bridges; the filtering and distribution of the water supply; the construction and maintenance of public buildings; the oversight of all public lighting; and many other minor functions were entrusted to its care.
In the following pages an effort has been made to record informally some of the steps taken to raise the work of the department to a higher level. During the period covered over $45,000,000 was expended under the direct supervision of men who recognized few of the trammels of those whose lives have been spent in the municipal service. In the preparation of the manuscript the freest use has been made of material originally prepared for official reports and other documents issued while the author was an occupant of the Philadelphia City Hall.
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