Show f s 1 1 boldma many cities adopting zone regulation idea cities towns and villages in all se sections C of the united states with a total population of have enacted zoning regulations a survey just completed by the division of building and housing of the department of corn merce reveals the survey shows the extent to which the municipal zoning idea has spread in recent years in 1018 1010 such regulations were in force in only eight cities the number increased slowly up to 1020 after which tho the progress was rapid during 1928 1028 ST 87 municipalities passed zoning ordinances while either adopted more comprehensive zoning lows laws or ament amended led existing regul to make them more effective an analysis of the 87 new zoning ordinances which were passed shows that 44 efthem were coin comprehensive east vea tit that at Is tho the use height und area of buildings were regulated twenty seven merely controlled the use of buildings seven conty controlled oiled the use and area of 0 buli buildings dings and two were tem temporary horary enactments pending the preparation of zoning laws to suit quit the local requirement new york led in the number of municipalities zoned during 1028 1928 with ith 23 cities towns and villages ohio and pennsylvania tied for second place placa with six each youngstown ohio waterbury conn and altoona pa were three of the largest cities which adopted zoning regulations during the tha year make attractive town matter of civic pride A preliminary to an attractive city in all its districts la Is tin an aroused public pride nobody can be proud of dirt litter and unsightliness where community pride cou comes codies ies the othet other must go once let residents of a block or a larger section decide that their homes or places faces of business will be made and kept attractive and the trick Is turned that la is the encouraging aspect ot of the citywide city wide cleanup clean up campaign being pushed dirt alit and ugliness have been attacked with good results here heia and there they will be besieged at other points they even may be made so conspicuous they will lose their respectability altogether and no district however large laigo or small could feel tit at ease case as long as they were around there might even be a sense sensa of disgrace and humiliation such wonders have been let the clenn up work continue it may come about that any district inclined to be indifferent will be made to feel it belong in kansas city at ill all that would go tor for tho the indifferent lu in too kansas city star |