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Section 71 of New York State's General Municipal Law says in part: "A city or county shall be liable to a person whose property is destroyed or injured therein by a mob or riot, if the consent or negligence of such person did not contribute to such destruction...
Collecting those quotes may not have been Mabley's most important accomplishment, but it brought the swiftest results of his career. The newspaper that carried the judge's remarks hit the newsstands by 9 a.m. By 1 p.m., Judge Wosik had been transferred to the much less busy...
The municipal world gasped in awe and wonder at the mass decapitation 14 months ago, when the city of St. Petersburg, Fla. (pop. 200,000), lopped off every one of its 4,1 86 curbside parking meters. Letters poured in from cities as far away as Britain, asking about the...
Last week at the convention of the American Municipal Association at Miami Beach, St. Petersburg's city manager, Texan Lynn H. Andrews, presented a report on the first meterless year. Highlights:
The municipal men at Miami did not receive the report with much enthusiasm; the loss in revenue seemed to them like a high price tag for some customer good will and increased circulation. "It seems to have been fairly successful, but it's not a full solution," said St...