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Scope and ContentArticle: Municipal Research Helps City Officials and Saves Money in Hoboken. By Randolph O. Huus, Director, Bureau of Municipal Research, Chamber of Commerce, Hoboken, N.J. As published in The American City Magazine, August 1926, pp. 209-212. PDF on file. Relates local Chamber activities since 1920 related to studies and improvements in local government and facilities. Titles of topics in the article: Fire Prevention Activities. Zoning and Waste Disposal Bureau of Municipal Research Organized A New Water Supply Contract A Study of Miscellaneous City Revenues Equalization of Assessments Analysis of Local School Expenses A Survey of Budget Items Snow Removal Methods and Costs Street Signs Public Recreation Illustrated with a Fairchild Aerial Survey photograph of the entire city taken from over Manhattan and looking northwest. Photograph is not dated, but it is from the 1920s.