Word: independent
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1915-1915
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...city debt is now one of our greatest problems. For the reduction of expenditure, city planning conferences were formed, but these soon outgrew their utility by accumulating such independ- ence that they caused over-expenditure. We now have an expert who makes surveys of various localities, and looks into their needs. Associated with this is the new principle of borrowing money only for permanent improvements. These two factors have, by centralizing our expenses, so materially decreased our borrowing that there have been but two loans necessary during the present administration...
| 1 |