Eureka Reporter | 1906-01-26 | Page 6 | New Idea in City Improving

new idea in city improving the moral pointed by a pavement Is the excuse for brooklyn s bureau 0 street repairs which instead of corn the management to a butcher or grocer as usually Is done lecog razes the technical skill and aduca alon required for adequate cay streets and has placed its own in charge of an organized body of expert profess donals few things observes edwin J fort assistant engineer of brooklyn highways improve the gen oral appearance of a city more and give d better general impression than nicely paved streets the condition of the pavement is aum ething of an index to the character char acte of the people it has a direct bearing upon their physical mental and moral welfare it is noticeable that alter a new clean pavement has been ald people are more careful of their p rhonal appear ance and the children become more addicted to the use of soap and wa ter