American City Governments in the Late Nineteenth Century Were

American city governments in the late nineteenth century were

A) better and more efficient than they ever had been before.
B) so poorly organized that they were often incapable of dealing with the urgent need for sewers, police protection, and other services created by urban growth.
C) appointed, from the mayor down, by corrupt state legislatures.
D) for the most part able to deal successfully and intelligently with the problems of urban growth.