This item is reprinted from last week's issue of the Notes in order to correct several unfortunate errors in the titles of the following papers: The application of electricity to marine transportation [with discussion], by William T. Donnelly. p. 44-78. Sixty-six inch steel conduits for the Catskill water supply in Brooklyn [with discussion], by Eric T. King. p. 79-100. Underpinning, raising and moving large structures, by Frank W. Skinner. p. 101-130. Grouting in the pressure tunnels of the Catskill water supply, City of New York, with references to experience in other works [with discussion], by James F. Sanborn and M. H. Freeman. p. 131-215. Asphalt its history, manufacture and uses [with discussion], by Charles Ekstrand. p. 216-232. Some notes on timber construction and some examples of early timber bridges [with discussion], by Bernt Berger. p. 233-253. Power development of Brooklyn [with dis cussion], by C. H. Stevens. p. 254-269. Conference of Mayors and Other City Officials of the State of New York. Proceedings of the seventh annual conference, Syracuse, N. Y., May 31, June 1 and 2, 1916. [1916. 117 p. 352.19N7 CONTENTS The state and the municipality, by Francis M. Hugo. p. 7-11. Unemployment in cities, by Harry N. Hoffman. p. 15-19. New York State's cooperative plan for securing municipal data, by James T. Lennon. p. 20-27. A uniform system of accounting for cities of the third class of New York State, by Fred G. Reusswig. p. 28-40. Activated sludge method of sewage disposal, by T. Chalkley Hatton. p. 41-51. The effect on cities of the amendment to the workmen's compensation law, by Edward P. Lyon. p. 52-56. Uniform health budget, by Linsly R. Williams. p. 57-60. Exemption of real and personal property from taxation, by Martin M. Saxe. p. 65-78. The attitude of the State Education Department toward city schools, by John H. Finley. p. 79-85. Training for public service, with special reference to training of accountants, by Edward A. Fitzpatrick. p. 88-94. New York State's uniform bond law, by Edward S. Osborne. p. 95-100. Standard units for comparing municipal improvements, by A. Prescott Folwell. 109. p. 102 New York State. Governor. Governor Whitman's report to the voters of the State of New York, 1915-1916. Sept. 7, 1916. 78 p. This is Governor Whitman's "White Book" or report to the voters of the State on the results of his determination "to reorganize and revitalize the state departments and to bring them to the highest point of efficiency possible." The bulk of the pamphlet is made up of reports submitted to the Governor by department heads appointed by him. These reports cover the following subjects: Highways. - Agricul ture. - Conservation. Canals. Labor. Preparedness. Cublic service. Health. Quarantine station. Elections. Civil ServThe insane. Prisons. ice. - Taxes. Charitable institutions. PRINTED AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY WARYARD CULLESE LIFE! MUNICIPAL W OCT 201934 MUNICIPAL REFERENCE LIBRARY NOTES PUBLISHED weekly, except during July and August, by The New York Public Library for circulation Room 512, Municipal Building. Telephones: 1072 Worth; 1200 Worth, extension 163 Volume III 18 October 1916 Number 7 CLASSIFIED LIST OF RECENT ADDITIONS NOTE: This list does not contain all additions to the Library. As a rule it includes: (1) only publications issued during the past year; (2) only such books, pamphlets and reports as seem likely to be of immediate interest to officials and employees of the City government; and (3) only such regular administrative reports of American states and cities as have features of special interest on municipal affairs. It may be assumed in general that the Library has received the latest published annual reports of the larger cities of the country. Of the official publications of New York City only a few of more than ordinary interest are listed here. A "Monthly List of New York City Publications" appears in the Notes, usually in the second issue of the month. Information necessary to obtain any publication in this list will gladly be furnished on application. EDUCATION [New York City. Board of Education. The official Wirt reports to the Board of Education of New York City, comprising the official reports_upon Public School 89 Brooklyn and Public Schools 28, 2, 42, 6, 50, 44, 5, 53, 40, 32, 4 and 45 of the Bronx, and an appendix showing the more extensive reorganization proposed; with an introduction by Howard W. Nudd. Published by the Public Education Association of the City of New York. June, 1916. p. 59 Ed8.650 The Public Education Association has republished Mr. Wirt's official reports to the Board of Education in order to make "available for public consideration, in connection with the more general reorganization of the public schools contemplated by the city authorities, Mr. Wirt's own statement of the fundamental ideas underlying the duplicate or multiple type of organization, known as the Gary plan." "It has been led to do this because the school authorities have thus far been unable to make these reports readily accessible in printed form for public consideration." — Introduction. Fire Contents: The growth and development of the city. -Tendencies in building. The use of the land. The supply of dwellings. hazard. Standards of living. Housekeeping. Building and Surrounding management. communities. Some mill villages. Summary.- Recommendations. — Appendix: Methods of work. -- Providence. Public Library. [Housing: a bibliography containing reports and other material in the Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island State Library. Oct., 1916. [2 p.) VF LIGHTING Beadenkopf, George. History of illuminating gas. Centenary of its introduction in Baltimore. (Engineers Club of Baltimore. Monthly Journal. Oct., 1916. p. 75-100. illus.) Nutting, P. G. Good lighting. Some of the fundamental principles and modern practice. (Scientific American Supplement, Oct. 14, 1916. p. 254-256.) A paper read before the National Commercial Gas Association, and reported in The Gas Industry. MOTOR VEHICLES Clapp, W. H. Motor trucks in Southern California. Notes on the de velopment of the motor truck, the economics of truck operation in Southern California, and costs in the Southwest. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Journal, Oct., 1916. p. 788795. diagrs. tables.) Paper presented at a meeting of the Los Angeles section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, March 28, 1916. Motor trucks ruin improved granite-block pavement [on 42d Street, New York City. (Engineering News, Oct. 12, 1916. p. 691-692. illus.) Shaw, H. Mechanical traction for municipal purposes, 1-3. (Municipal Journal, London, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 1916. p. 905-907; 929–930; 953–956.) The use of motor vehicles in municipal work. Mechanical v. horse traction. (Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer, Sept. 15, 1916. p. 232-235.) "In the following exhaustive report, prepared for the information of the Works Committee of his council, Mr. Shaw presents a mass of valuable facts and figures derived from the experience of various municipalities, and from his own knowledge, as to the advantages and disadvantages of mechanical versus horse traction, and discusses in detail each method of propulsion in order to enable the committee to decide whether the council's work can be carried out to greater advantage by the substitution of horse labour by mechanical traction." methods requisite for the most successful construction and maintenance. (Municipal Journal, Oct. 5, 1916. p. 405-411. illus.) Brown, C. C. Street and road pavements. Their design, construction and maintenance. [1.) The design of brick pavements. (Municipal Engineering, Sept., 1916. p. 82-86. illus.) Street and road pavements. Their design, construction and maintenance. [2.) The construction of brick pavements. (Municipal Engineering, Oct., 1916. p. 124-132. illus.) (EnPro Pierce, D. T. Latest advance in the technology of asphalt paving. gineers' Club of Philadelphia. ceedings, Oct., 1916. p. 10-12. illus.) Unusual practice in the construction of granite block pavements in three cities. (Good Roads, Aug. 5, 1916. p. 73-75. illus.) Describes recent work done in the Borough of Brooklyn, Columbus (Ohio), and Baltimore, Md. Warren, G. C. The passing and conservation of macadam streets and country roads. 1916. 12 p. illus. VF Paper read at twenty-third annual convention of American Society of Municipal Improvements, Oct. 9 to 13, 1916. PAVEMENTS Agg, T. R. The construction of roads and pavements. 1916. 432 p., 1 plan. illus., diagr. 625.7 Ag3 "The 'Construction of Roads and Pavements' was written to meet the need for a concise presentation of approved practice in the construction of roads and pavements and of the principles involved. "The book is intended primarily for use as a text in a two or three-hour course in roads and pavements, but numerous tables and typical designs and specifications have been included that should add to its value as a reference book for highway engineers." — Preface. Bituminous wearing surfaces for old macadam. Mixing and laying Amiesite in Connecticut and New York - resurfacing a Boston street with bitulithic, and New Jersey roads with Warrenite and National pavement bitoslag in Pennsylvania. (Municipal Journal, Oct. 5, 1916. p. 418–424. illus.) Blanchard, A. H. Bituminous macadam and bituminous concrete pavements. The latest opinions of recognized authorities on the materials and PUBLIC UTILITIES Bigelow, H. S. Shall municipalities own their public utilities? (Minnesota Municipalities, Oct., 1916. p. 23-34.) Address before the Third Annual Convention of the League of Minnesota Municipalities, October 21, 1915. Jones, S. P. The new order in public utility franchises. (Minnesota Municipalities, Oct., 1916. p. 13-22.) Address before the Third Annual Convention of the League of Minnesota Municipali. ties, October 21, 1915. Pike, C. W. Service standard for electric light and power companies as prescribed by public service commission[S]. (Utilities Magazine, Sept., 1916. p. 30-40. table.) Wood, A. E. The labor problem of municipal utilities. (Utilities Magazine, Sept., 1916. p. 17-30. tables.) This is an important contribution, dealing especially with the relation of public service commissions to labor conditions among street railway employees. REFUSE AND REFUSE Simons, S. C. Garbage and rubbish disposal in Los Angeles, California. (Engineering News, Oct. 12, 1916. p. 678-680. illus.) "Synopsis: Instead of paying out money for garbage disposal, Los Angeles receives 51 cents a ton for all garbage delivered to a Cobwell reduction plant, owned by a company. The company collects and reduces dead animals, charging the owners for the service and turning over to the city a large part of the fees. Combustible rubbish is collected by private contractors, delivered by them to the garbage contractor, who sorts it, sells recovered matter and burns the tailings for plant fuel. Noncombustible refuse is placed on dumps." United States. Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Transportation of waste material. Hearings on H. R. 16893, to prohibit the use of harbors, rivers, canals, etc., owned, operated, or maintained by the United States, to vessels for the transportation of waste material collected from cities contiguous thereto..., July 26, 1916. 1916. 628.41 Un3 92 p. This pamphlet contains a verbatim report of the hearings on the bill introduced in Congress to prevent the erection of a garbage reduction plant on Staten Island. The record includes the contract and specifications for the final disposition of garbage from the boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx and Brooklyn for a period of five years commencing January 2, 1917, as well as full statements by all parties to the controversy. Woodman, J. C. Refuse incinerator for Queens Borough, New York City. (Engineering News, Sept. 28, 1916. p. 598-600. illus. diagr.) "A 100-ton all-steel water-jacketed Decarie plant that at medium temperature and with forced draft burns refuse consisting largely of garbage without the use of commercial fuel." ROADS United States. Department of Agriculture. State highway mileage and expenditures for the calendar year 1915. 1916. 8 p. (Circular no. 63.) VF SEWERAGE Bleich, S. D. Inverted sewer siphons under New York subway. (Engineering News, Sept. 7, 1916. p. 442-443. illus.) Eddy, H. P. The extent to which sewage can be purified by practicable methods of artificial treatment now in use. (Conclusion.) (Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer, Sept. 15, 1916. p. 238-241. diagr.) Paper read before the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania. SNOW REMOVAL O'Toole, J. F. The removal of snow from public highways. (American City, Oct., 1916. p. 390-393. illus.) SURVEYS Harrison, S. M. Community action through surveys. 1916. 29 p. (Russell Sage Foundation. Department of Surveys and Exhibits. SE23.) 363H24 TAXATION AND FINANCE Cleveland, F. A. What is the matter with the budget plan of New York City and what is being done about it. (Record and Guide, Oct. 7, 1916. p. 487-488; 493.) |