Municipal Public Service IndustriesOther Side Publishing Company, 1899 - 344 páginas |
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administration adopted advantage American Economic Association appendix authority basis benefit Board of Municipal bonds capital Carroll D citizens city's committee comparison competition correct cost of service debt Department of Labor depreciation determine efficiency facts fixed charges gas and electric indebtedness intelligent interest investigation investment item of cost Lee Meriwether legislative legislature limit mayor ment monopolies municipal corporation municipal councils Municipal Franchises municipal government municipal ownership natural monopolies nicipal officers operation of public organic laws ownership and operation paid political porations price charged price to users principles of justice private corporations private users profit public ownership public policy public service corporations public service industries purpose question rates reason rendering industrial reports says secure services rendered sinking fund statement statistics system of accounting Takoma Park taxation tion undertaking uniform system users and taxpayers vote voters
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Página 196 - Such grant, and any contract in pursuance thereof, may provide that upon the termination of the grant the plant as well as the property, if any, of the grantee in the streets, avenues, and other public places shall thereupon, without compensation to the grantee, or upon the payment of a fair valuation therefor...
Página 206 - Mayor of the petition making such proposals, ratified by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon, as herein provided for the adoption of the charter and frame of government. In submitting any such proposal any alternative article or proposition may be presented for the choice of the voters, and may be voted on separately without prejudice to others. After the filing of a petition in accordance with the provisions of this article, if the legislative authority of the city neglects or fails...
Página 201 - The said superintendent and every such examiner shall have power to administer an oath to any person whose testimony may be required on any such examination, and to compel the appearance and attendance of any such person for the purpose of...
Página 198 - The amount hereafter to be raised by tax for county or city purposes, in any county containing a city of over one hundred thousand inhabitants, or any such city of this state, in addition to providing for the principal and interest of existing debt, shall not in the aggregate exceed in any one year two per centum of the assessed valuation of the real and personal estate of such county or city, to be ascertained as prescribed in this section in respect to county or city debt.
Página 197 - No county or city shall be allowed to become indebted for any purpose or in any manner to an amount which, including existing indebtedness, shall exceed ten per centum of the assessed valuation of the real estate of such county or city subject to taxation, as it appeared by the assessment rolls of said county or city on the last assessment for state or county taxes prior to the incurring of such indebtedness...
Página 197 - No county, city, town or village shall hereafter give any money or property, or loan its money or credit to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation, or become directly or indirectly the owner of stock in, or bonds of, any association or corporation; nor shall any such county, city, town or village be allowed to incur any indebtedness except for county, city, town or village purposes.
Página 242 - It should be the purpose of all laws, touching matters of business, to maintain the beneficent results of competitive action while guarding society from the evil consequences of unrestrained competition.
Página 200 - Such reports shall contain an accurate statement in summarized form and also in detail of the financial receipts of the city from all sources, and of the expenditures of the city for all purposes, together with a...
Página 196 - Every such grant shall specify the mode of determining any valuation therein provided for, and shall make adequate provision by way of forfeiture of the grant, or otherwise, to secure efficiency of public service at reasonable rates, and the maintenance of the property in good order throughout the term of the grant.
Página 198 - ... provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof within twenty years from the time of contracting the same.