Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 |
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Page 118
... increased barely half while the total nonfarm population leaped from 12,000,000 to 48,000,000 , or by a multiple of four . " Accord- ing to one source , “ more farmers sought refuge in the city than on new lands , ” and “ for every city ...
... increased barely half while the total nonfarm population leaped from 12,000,000 to 48,000,000 , or by a multiple of four . " Accord- ing to one source , “ more farmers sought refuge in the city than on new lands , ” and “ for every city ...
Page 267
... increased to over 1,000 by the 1890s , and telegraph alarms increased speed and efficiency . In terms of money , the most active city department was the Department of Public Works , and the chief headache of the de- partment was water ...
... increased to over 1,000 by the 1890s , and telegraph alarms increased speed and efficiency . In terms of money , the most active city department was the Department of Public Works , and the chief headache of the de- partment was water ...
Page 273
... increased the difficulty of a just tax base sufficient to operate the growing city . The state legislature in 1873 limited the tax levy to 3 percent of assessed valuation , and this was lowered further to 2 percent in 1879. The vast ...
... increased the difficulty of a just tax base sufficient to operate the growing city . The state legislature in 1873 limited the tax levy to 3 percent of assessed valuation , and this was lowered further to 2 percent in 1879. The vast ...
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Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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