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Mason, Haven A. (Editor); Lamborn, Ben F. (Business Manager) : California Municipalities. A Journal for Progressive Cities. Vol. 2. No. 6. July 1900

Original publisher's brown wrappers with staple binding. On the front cover is a black and white reprinted photograph of "Magnolia Avenue, Riverside." 6 7/8" x 10 1/4." Pages 171-194, complete. Black and white illustrated advertisements, complete. Two additional pages of ads in the front and four additional pages of ads in the back for various products. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. California State Library stamp in the top margin of front cover. Chipping at the spine and bottom corners of front cover. Covers may be browned. California Municipalities was a monthly magazine that was published to help city officials in running the cities they represented. The front cover of one issue states, "The aim of this magazine is to seek for that which is best for the municipality, and to give publication to those things that will aid municipalities to achieve their highest destiny." The following are some of the articles and topics covered in this issue: "A Special Tax for Improvements," "The Value of Annual Reports," "Alameda's New Charter," "San Francisco's Opportunity," "Publicity of Public Service Corporations," "The Relation Between the Geology of the Sources of Water Supply & Disease," "Purification of Sewage," "Monrovia's Water Regulations," "Successful Operation of Healdsburg's Water and Light System," "Chicago Wants to Own Street Railways," "Oil for Fuel," "The City Shares Corporation Profits," "Tar Macadam Pavement," "Excerps from Mayor Martin's Message," "Recent Court Decisions," "League Notes," "What the Cities Are Doing," and "Indexes to Vols 1 & 2." This magazine was connected with an organization called the League of California Municipalities. The League of California Municipalities was founded in 1898 by Alameda city clerk Ben Lamborn, community activist Haven A. Mason, and San Francisco Mayor James D. Phelan. The goal of the League of Municipalities was to have California city officials meet and discuss topics relevant to their cities such as funding, taxes, implementation of new laws, and the like. The League of Municipalities was inspired by the National Municipal League, which was a citizens group that had been founded in 1894 to fight city corruption. The League of Municipalities still exists to this day as the League of California Cities with the main office located in Sacramento. Most of California's 482 cities are represented in the League.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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