Isbn: 9780331781113 - Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1911: with an Appendix (classic Reprint) (3 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines an act passed by the Michigan legislature in 1911 to authorize Detroit to borrow $3.5 million for waterworks extensions and improvements. The author places the act within the context of the cityâs water supply system in 1911, highlighting the need for expansion. The author also discusses water infrastructure in Detroit more broadly, from the inception of the waterworks system in 1836, to the expansion of the system post-Civil War, as well as the importance of clean water for public health in a rapidly urbanizing city. The book goes on to explicate the act itself, including provisions for repayment and oversight, which were grounded in concerns about municipal corruption. The act is analyzed in the context of Detroitâs financial history, and the author demonstrates that it was a harbinger of the cityâs 20th century financial woes. The book concludes by arguing that the 1911 act reveals how battles over infrastructure funding can reveal a great deal about a cityâs political culture. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …