Show Cost of or municipal Government 1 Any Anyon one who knows the two cities cites of Boston Booton Boo Bos Bos ton and Birmingham which have about the same population Boston In 1890 and Birmingham Bringham In 1891 1801 will admit thai that Birmingham enjoys every result of municipal e enterprise and to at least as great an extent as Boston Many any persons would be Inclined to state the case much more strongly In favo of Birmingham which also confessedly possesses possesses pos pos pos- many developments of local activity not yet approached by the sister city It I will willbe willbe wi be Interesting to compare the merely as a matter of curiosity but especially because the value and usefulness of municipal municipal pal government must always largely depend on the economy with wih which it can be admin admin- Birmingham's government costs pei pel year jand and Boston's government 12 12 Is It possible to give Ive any reasonable explanation of this discrepancy which may maywell maywell well wel suggest misgivings to the minds of the American tax payers and which goes far fr to account for tor the deficiencies In the services rendered by municipal government of which they complain Son Chamberlain Forum Joseph in 1 |