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...Major Leonard Darwin, of London, delivered the last of his lectures on "Municipal Ownership" last evening, on the subject of "Municipal Ownership without Direct Employment. Municipal Ownership and Socialistic Ideas...
...Supreme Court of New York. Since his admittance to the bar in 1875, he has conducted many important cases, and has often written on legal subjects. In 1890 he was appointed judge-advocate of the second brigade of the New York State National Guard, with the rank of major. Judge Gaynor has taken an active part in New York politics, and has achieved a national reputation for his work in breaking up rings within the Democratic party in that state. Since his election to the bench of the New York Supreme Court in 1895 by both the Republicans...
...Major Leonard Darwin, of London, will give his fourth lecture on "Municipal Ownership" in Emerson Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. The subject for tonight's lecture will be "Municipal Ownership without Direct Employment. Municipal Ownership and Socialistic Ideals." The lecture will be open to the public...
...LECTURES ON MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. IV. "Municipal Ownership without Direct Employment. Municipal Ownership and Socialistic Ideals." Major Leonard Darwin. Emerson Hall Lecture Room, (first floor...
Municipal corruption, said Major Darwin, is one of the most frequently discussed topics in connection with municipal ownership. In no country in the world is there more municipal industry than in England, and yet there is comparatively little corruption there. Municipal ownership, however, is a recent growth, as is shown by the fact that from 1890 to 1904 debts from municipal service increased 100 per cent. Since earlier municipal ownership consisted largely of water-works in which few men were employed, it is difficult to tell just how municipal ownership has affected English politics. There are, no doubt, many...