Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-03
Things We saw.
fnT ,iIN or BRoInrEIy LOVE.

All uWl. Although th.s ~ less tlihn
one bali the population nccr,di cd
10 New loik proper. IT will surprise
the reader To he informed that Phil
nlc,rhil has q n 90 more houses thun
The great metropolis The DISPOSE
ton 10 give her citizcns elbow room
seems 90 have been matter o!
PRIDE with ITS founders. and when,
~ 1854. the narrow limits included
~ it~ incorporation 10y Penn in the
wear liul lad been reached, the
State Legislature extended the nu-
nicipal limits SO IA 10 include the
whole county 81 Philadelphia,
tract twenty three miles long und
averaging five aud half miles wide,
anL making the suburbs kensing-
ton, Germantown, North Liberties,
West Philadelphia aud Southwark q
part Of the paren, city. This i'm
mense area covers nearly 100 square
miles aud provides u site for the rap
II growth she now enjoys. The city
nov has 900 miles Of streets and
roads more than one-half OF which
are paved. l40 miles OF sewers; GOO
each OF gas and water. mains; 220
miles Of street railway, and 400 pub
lie schools. with 600 teachers and
over NJ. 900 scholars. These figures
are employed to give some idea Of
the sxtsn, OF city whose size can
best DO graspsd by comparison Of
q few Of it's main al junc,s with those
81 other places Of which We have
some knowledge.
Philadelphia was laid out by the
founder. whose name it bears, as
early M 1852. The original plan
contemplated a city bounded by the
Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, o
length Of two miles and one and a
half miles IN width. The streets
were laid out at right angles, aud
, are wide enough 10 accommodate the
business without underground rail.
, ways or the erection OF massive struc.
. lures Ia the air TO relieve the jam OF
vehicles. All the thoroughfares run.
! ming north and south are numbered,
: while those running east and west
. arc mainly named after native trees
!, Tho buildings are Numbered in
even hundreds. u system which is
!. commended for its convenience in
|. determining the exact location. TIC
: illustrate; Beginning at Front street
4 the houses bear even numbers on the
, right and odd on the left, until the
corner Of the block - reached, when
the first house IN the next block be.
; gins with 100. Thus it will be seer
that any figures above that numbe,
arc above First street until Second i.
: reached, which begins with 200. and
20 on through the series. Marke,
street IL the base line Of the city and
!. 100 feet wide, running from on,
side 10 tho other, while Broad IL;
. feet wide spans the city in the oppo
, site direction. The only exception
to the rectangular plan OF the street,
10 noted in those which immediatel,
i. connect the towns on her suburbs
They were formerly called roads
!, but are nov dienified by the title o
!. avenues. These cut some Of TIL
. blocks up into triangular lots. Blu
!. add very much 10 the convenience
!. Of outlying districts.
ri II IL not the object Of this article
A to give more than . general idea o
n some Of the salient features OF Phil
adelphia. A mere reference to be-
. many objects Of interest would oc
/, cupy much more space than We col
= command. She does not differ ma
: .srially from tho other great citie
!. except In the enlarged idea on which
n tho plan 10 based, which seems Il
have inculcated q liberal spirit il
her citizens. who in the main ar
= polite aud obliging. and apparent,
a less intent on exacting ample pa,
A for every service than are the New
Workers or the Bostonians. Phila
: dslphia has many elegant publ,
: buildings. and the City HILL at th'
: foot Of Broad street 10 one of tn,
4 most elegant edifces, enthusiastically
I" Of any we saw in any Of the cite,
y visited. In everything but size it
1 external appearance excels the Capt.
1 tol at Wsshingt on. Its cost has rul
Z far up into the millions already ant
D il In still incomplete.
D Philadelphia probably contain
. more souvenirs Of the early history
OF the country than any other city.
4 Among other interesting objects, il
/ has churches which date back to tn,
= 10th century; Penn's Cottage, .
small two-story brick building. OF
D Lstitia street; No. 800 Arch street
. which stands on the site where the
= hrst American flag was made. and tn.
y precise spot where grew the Old Elm
I Tree under which Penn made his "a
. nous treaty. now designated by {
. | ANAL mnnumanA thu frea haxine