Des Moines. Housing Commission. Report. Nov., 1917. 64 p. illus. 613.5D5 Forster, H. W. Industrial housing [with discussion]. (Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania. Proceedings, Dec., 1917. p. 610-642.) Groben, W. E. Modern industrial housing. 1918. 24 p., plates. 613.5G89 Published by Ballinger and Perrot, architects and engineers. Has particular reference to the industrial village built by them for the Viscose Company at Marcus Hook, Pa. St. Paul Association. Housing conditions in the City of Saint Paul. Report presented to the Housing Commission of the St. Paul Association by Carol Aronovici. [1918] 120 p. With proposed housing ordinance. illus. +613.5S3 JANITOR SERVICE Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research. A report on the engineering and janitorial service of the Board of Education of Detroit, in thirteen schools. March, 1918. 28 p., typewrit371.3D6re ten. plans, tables. LIGHTING Millar, P. S. Lighting curtailment [with discussion). (Illuminating Engineering Society. Transactions, March 20, 1918. p. 111-169.) Argues that curtailment of lighting can accomplish little as a coal-saving measure, and suggests other methods likely to be more effective. MAIL TUBES American Pneumatic Service Company. Before the Honorable the Commission of the Congress of the United States appointed to investigate pneumatic-tube mail service. Statement as to "the value of pneumatic-tube mail service, their properties, franchises and other equipment, with a view to the purchase and operation of same by the Government," submitted at the request of the Commission, Dec. 18, 1917; report of the engineers of the Commission to Investigate the Pneumatic-Tube Mail Service (Jan. 24, 1918). summary of the pneumatic-tube mail service situation, Feb. 21, 1918. [1918.] 36 p. 383Am3st Merchants' Association of New York. Statement of G. J. H. Follmer of the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, in the hearings before the Commission to Investigate the Pneumatic Tube Mail Service, Sept. 11, 1917. [1918.] 14 p. 84M54s MARKETS Clark, A. L. Direct from producer to consumer via municipal markets. (New Jersey Municipalities, April, 1918. p. 113-116. illus.) Address delivered before the 3d annual convention of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, Jan. 4, 1918, by the Chief of the Bureau of Markets, New Jersey State Department of Agriculture. Boots, R. S. The direct primary in New Jersey. 1917. 349 p., tables. 324.34N5di This thoroughgoing analysis of the actual operation and results of the primary system in one of the states is the most important contribution upon the subject since Prof. Merriam's book of 1908. The study is based upon an investigation conducted through the Bureau of State Research of the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, the chief purpose of which was to determine the extent of the use of the primary in two respects: (1) the number of voters participating, and (2) the number of contests for nomination. Definite data upon these two points, it was felt, would tend to establish the success or failure of the primary system. Six counties, representing urban, rural, and mixed urban-and-rural populations, were chosen as typical and fair fields for the investigation. The votes cast in primary contests for all grades of offices in the years 1908-1916 have been minutely analyzed; and in addition studies have been made of the character of primary voters, the character and political responsibility of primary nominees, and the cost of elections. Opinions on various features of the primary system have been gathered from various officials, political leaders, editors, and citizens in general. The author's conclusion is that the direct primary has not displaced the party organization slate nor diminished its supremacy; "that about all it offers to the voters of a party is an opportunity to oppose the organization slate when they so desire..." The problems before the state are therefore (1) the adoption of a method of selecting the party organization which will make it responsive and responsible to the voters, and (2) the provision of a simple and effective means for a contest on behalf of independent candidates by anti-organization voters. This may be done, Dr. Boots believes, and every ideal which the advocates of the primary system cherish may be fulfilled in practice. PROBATION OFFICER Gault, R. H., Examination for Chief Probation Officer in the Juvenile Court of Cook County, Illinois. (American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. Journal, March, 1918. p. 928-933.) TAXATION AND FINANCE Cuyahoga County. Auditor. Rules and principles with land and building values controlling the 1917 "community assessment" of Cuyahoga County. [1918., 35 p., plates. illus. †336.29C6ru Wisconsin. Tax Commission. The Wisconsin income tax law, with explanatory notes. 3. ed. Dec., 1917. 65 p. 336.24W6t Woman's City Club of Chicago. The city's present financial situation and some available remedies. (Woman's City Club Bulletin, Jan., 1918. p. 1-8.) Brush, W. W. Leakage from vitrified pipe used to convey water under a low head. (American Water Works Association. Journal, March, 1918. p. 15-25. illus.) Read before the annual convention of the Association at Richmond, May, 1917. Field, F. E. Water filtration plant at St. Hyacinthe, P. Q. Four units each of one million gallons daily capacity central location of office facilitates supervision and operation of plant improvements to fire service. (Canadian Engineer, March 14, 1918. p. 217220. diagrs. illus.) Flinn, A. D. New York City's Catskill Mountain water supply. (Engineers' Club of Philadelphia. Journal, March, 1918. p. 111-127. illus., diagr.) MISCELLANEOUS Azbe, V. J. Economy of refrigerating power plants. (Power, March 19, 1918. p. 414-416. charts.) Abstract of paper read before the St. Louis Associated Engineering Societies. Eleven years of building construction in New York City). Summary of filings in five boroughs since 1907 shows periods of activity and stagnation. (Record and Guide, March 23, 1918. Sec. 3. p. 15.) New York State. Legislature. Legislative manual, 1918. 1918. 1166 p., maps. New York State. University. Scientific activities of the State of New York. (Journal of the meeting of the Board of Regents held Jan. 31, 1918. p. 11-13.) A list showing the manifold applications of scientific research and control which come within the regular lines of work of the various state departments, boards and commissions. Shonts, T. P. The new traction problem. 1918. 28 p. 84Sh7ne The problem growing out of congestion due to rapid growth of urban populations. Groundwork for an argument for increased fares. Has particular reference to New York City. Reprinted from the New York Sun of March 10, 1918. Some reasons for advance in cost of building. Governmental demand due to the war, higher wage scale, delayed deliveries and scarcity of money real factors. (Record and Guide, March 23, 1918. Sec. 3, p. 12-13.) United States. Department of Agriculture. Lumber used in the manufacture of wooden products, by J. C. Nellis. Feb. 27, 1918. 18 p. maps. (Professional paper. Bull. no. 605.) 691.1 Un3Lu Who's who in New York (City and State). A biographical dictionary of prominent citizens of New York City and State, edited by Herman W. Knox. 7th. ed. 1917-18. 1187 p. 920W62n PRINTED AT THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY NANVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY OCT 29 1934 MUNICIPAL REFERENCE LIBRARY NOTES PUBLISHED weekly, except during July and August, by The New York Public Library for circulation among the officials and employees of the City of New York. Price: $1.50 a year; 5 cents a copy. Entered as second-class matter December 18, 1914, at the Post-Office at New York, N. Y., under Act of August 24, 1912. C. C. Williamson, Librarian, Municipal Reference Library Room 512, Municipal Building. Telephone: 1072 Worth Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays to 1 p.m. Volume IV 17 April 1918 Number 33 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. American Library Association. Vegetable gardening. List of references prepared by the Food Information Committee...in co-operation with J. W. Lloyd and C. E. Durst... (Food; news notes for public libraries. March, 1918. p. 21-29.) VF New York State. School of Agriculture on Long Island (Farmingdale). The home vegetable garden, by L. R. Hartill. Jan., 1918. 48 p. illus. (Bull.. VF v. 3, no. 1.) Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Some common garden insects, [by] J. Troop and P. W. Mason. July, 1917. 15 p. illus. (Circular no. 64.) VF Vacant Lot Association (Newark, N. J.). Vacant lots in Newark. Circular of information. 1918. 8 p. illus. VF HOUSING Eclipse Home Makers, Inc. Eclipse Park Beloit, Wis.j. Preliminary information and general description of houses, with terms of sale. [1918., 20 p., plate, plan. illus. 613.5Ec6 Veiller, Lawrence. 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