6. The city’s work for the social welfare. H. G. James, Municipal Functions, pp. 150-185.
7. City parks and boulevards. Charles Zueblin, American Municipal Progress, pp. 241-275.
8. The city’s part in health protection. Henry Bruère, The New City Government, pp. 314-334.
9. Municipal recreation. C. A. Beard, American City Government, pp. 334-355; John Nolen, City Planning, pp. 139-158.
10. Raising and spending the city’s money. W. B. Munro, Principles and Methods of Municipal Administration, pp. 403-478.
Questions
1. Make in parallel columns a list of municipal functions which you would classify as (a) political; (b) social; (c) economic or business functions.
2. Can you give, from your own observation, any examples of the needless expense or public inconvenience due to the failure of city departments to co-operate properly?
3. Take any atlas which contains the street plans of the larger cities and point out examples of the following: (a) gridiron or checkerboard planning; (b) diagonal avenues; (c) radial streets; (d) informal layout of streets.
4. Select some portion of your own city which seems to you to be well planned and some section which seems to be poorly planned. Give reasons for your selections.