The Mayors: The Chicago Political TraditionPaul Michael Green, Melvin G. Holli A collection of essays examine the terms of Chicago mayors, assess their accomplishments and weaknesses, and analyze the way they used the power of their office. |
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... ordinance , including all or part of an appropriations ordi- nance , with a two - thirds vote of the city council necessary to override the veto ; —To exercise special police powers , including the authority to license , regu- late ...
... ordinance , including all or part of an appropriations ordi- nance , with a two - thirds vote of the city council necessary to override the veto ; —To exercise special police powers , including the authority to license , regu- late ...
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... ordinances in his first year in office , most dealt narrowly with specific " wasteful " financial practices . None of the vetoes was overriden . He also was successful in obtain- ing council approval of his appointments and removals ...
... ordinances in his first year in office , most dealt narrowly with specific " wasteful " financial practices . None of the vetoes was overriden . He also was successful in obtain- ing council approval of his appointments and removals ...
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... ordinances . The vetoes included an important appropriations bill and an effort by the council to purchase a school lot that Medill believed was under the sole control of his board of education . In addition , Corporation Counsel Tuley ...
... ordinances . The vetoes included an important appropriations bill and an effort by the council to purchase a school lot that Medill believed was under the sole control of his board of education . In addition , Corporation Counsel Tuley ...
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... ordinance that prohibited the construction of wooden frame buildings inside the city lim- its . Within this regulatory limitation , Medill presided over a period of con- struction that was unparalleled in the city's history . During the ...
... ordinance that prohibited the construction of wooden frame buildings inside the city lim- its . Within this regulatory limitation , Medill presided over a period of con- struction that was unparalleled in the city's history . During the ...
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... ordinance in July 1873 , the council had had enough ; the al- dermen rebelled with their first veto overrides . Medill also proved to be as parsimonious in his social welfare policies as he was in his bricks - and - mortar programs . In ...
... ordinance in July 1873 , the council had had enough ; the al- dermen rebelled with their first veto overrides . Medill also proved to be as parsimonious in his social welfare policies as he was in his bricks - and - mortar programs . In ...
Contents
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| 16 | |
The Limits of Municipal Reform | 33 |
The Model Politician | 61 |
A Chicago Political Fable | 82 |
The Man and His Machine | 99 |
New Deal Machine Builder | 111 |
Mayor Richard J Daley and the Politics of Good Government | 144 |
A Journalist Who Just Happened to Be | 198 |
Richard J to Richard M | 217 |
Mirror Mirror on the Wall Who | 235 |
A Stepping Stone to Higher Office | 246 |
Richard M Daley and the Politics of Addition | 260 |
Richard M Daleys Record | 274 |
Putting Harold to Rest | 283 |
Chicago Mayors | 295 |
The Last of the Machine Regulars | 160 |
To Think the Unthinkable and Do the Undoable | 168 |
The Enigma of the Black Political Tradition | 179 |
Contributors | 335 |
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