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Show CANADIAN CITY LOOKS AHEAD Example of Oshawa In Barring Narrow Lots as Dwelling Sites Should Be Followed. The Oshawa town planning commission commis-sion has resolved that In future no subdivision sub-division plans with building lots of less than 45-foot frontage will be sanctioned. sanc-tioned. Oshawa will be fortunate if It succeeds In controlling the future development de-velopment of Its suburban area according accord-ing to the enlightened ideas of the commission. The town has already a city population and, as a growing Industrial In-dustrial center, will spread beyond Its present boundaries. Many cities find It too late to remedy conditions which could have beeD forestalled fore-stalled by a little provision and public spirit. Private greed, uncontrolled by public authority, has deprived the majority ma-jority of city dwellers of a healthful allowance al-lowance of light, air and ventilation, to say nothing of garden space, by crowding crowd-ing the houses together, even in the midst of the boundless prairie, where land would be the cheapest commodity In sight but for real estate manipulation. manipula-tion. If Oshawa will continue the policy pol-icy of Its town-planning commission It will be nn example and a reproach to other cities which have neglected tlieli opportunities. Toronto Globe. |