Abstract
s of Doctoral Dissertations 615 for those functions which contributed to the beauty of the environment, but social welfare services for the poorer minority were often neglected. The over-all quality of services was high, and the state seldom had to exert pressure on the town to achieve minimum standards. Paradoxically, the direct cost to Wellesley of supporting the state government by payment of the state tax was less in almost every year than the distribution of state-collected taxes to this wealthy town. As one would expect of a community of persons long accustomed to wealth, expenditures were made carefully, although not always prudently. The townsmen frequently rejected more efficient methods if large capital outlay was involved. Their reluctance to forsake techniques associated with local independence exemplifies one of the limitations of local government in New England. This content downloaded from 157.55.39.186 on Tue, 11 Oct 2016 05:44:11 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
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