Show PLANNING WIDE STREETS A lesson can be bf taken laken from German m methods as re regards ards width of streets In Inthe Inthe Inthe the inner sections of towns toms some soma of which are many centuries old one naturally naturally nat nat- ural 1 finds many narrow streets but whenever a new street is laid out ground grund of sufficient width is if purchased by the community as will 1 suffice for the next years ears taking into account aCcount increase of ot traffic This hl seems for tho the first years like Uke an extravagance to purchase moro more property than is Immediately needed but butin butin butin in practice this is not riot true trie for the tho street treet is laid out with a width at first re required required re- re r- r as 03 well weB as the sidewalks while the remaining ground is rented to the house owners to be utilized for tor front gar gar- Jar Jar- dens This method is required by law oth otherwise nise the they the tho owners could not obtain the time license for huldin building and b by this method the ci city administration receives receives re re- re a 0 considerable sum for this apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap parenty waste ste space The roads thus look lok pretty and tho the ground round is available at any time whenever increase of or traffic requires widening of streets In En England land and other conservative countries the property is bought of a a. width sufficient for present needs an and when several years ears later lator the thoroughfare has ha to be be widened additional space must be purchased purchased pur pur- chased at an c cost as in the tho meantime the value alu of property has aready al alread already al- al read ready F. increased F. F in Cassier's Cassiers Magazine for October |