Excerpt from The City Government of Philadelphia, Vol. 2: A Study in Municipal Administration This Object has been kept steadily in view in the develop ment of the Wharton School. NO opportunity has been lost to impress upon its students the peculiar Obligation which rests on those young men who enjoy the advantages Of a higher education, to give Of their time and thought, Of their labor and money, to the advancement of the common interests Of our society and country. 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.

Excerpt from Journal of the Common Council of the City of Philadelphia, Vol. 2: From October 2, 1902, to April 2, 1903, With an Appendix Also, read in place a bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the surfacing of Sprague street, from Mt. Airy to Mt. Pleasant avenue, in the Twenty-second Ward. 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.

Excerpt from Journal of the Common Council of the City of Philadelphia, Vol. 2: From September 16 to December 30, 1915; With an Appendix Also, presented a petition of the residents of the town ship of Cheltenham, Montgomery County, requesting the annexation of a portion of said township to the City of Philadelphia. 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.

Excerpt from Journal of Common Council of the City of Philadelphia, Vol. 2: For the Year 1870 William F. Miller. Henry C. Harrison, samuel miller, william S. Allen, james jenner. George widener. James bowker. Louis wagner, jabez gates. Samuel C. Willits, amos R. Ellis. Samuel P. Huhn, isaac W. Van houten. Charles judge. George A. Shisler, james S. Stewart, john B. Parker. James M. Sellers. George W. Myers. 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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Excerpt from The City Government of Philadelphia From the first Of April, 1887, the municipal government Of Philadelphia will be administered under a new charter, the fourth in historical sequence, generally known to local fame as the Reform Charter, ' or Bullitt Bill. It is claimed by its friends that this charter is the most advanced step toward the scientific government Of great cities yet made. 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.