Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-17
eeAuTlFY HE STREETS.
Tho Advantage Of Employing tho Land
scupo Engineer.

Tho Advantage Of Employing the Land
scapo Engineer.
While IL is generally admitted that with
in the next few years certain radical
changes will need TO be made Ia the strcetH
OF Boston in the way OF now constructions
and enlargements those who have advanced
plans OF this kind do not seem 20 have
taken into account the way that such
things are considered in Europe, the desir
ability Of incrcaSlng the beauty OF our city
as well as tho convenience OF our people
AZ che present time two or three PROPOSE.
tiOns arc before the London county cOun.
ell, having for their object relief OF the
congestion Of travel upon the Strand, a
thoroughfure which holds much the same
relation 10 London chat Washington street
does Go Boston,
There have been propositions made 70
widen the street, which, however, have re-
ceived little support in consequence OF tho
tremendous expense involved, aud there arc
other propositions TO build relief or connect
ing streets, which will have the effect OF
DETECTING a part at least OF the travel
which now passes through the main thor.
oughiane.
But in considering these propositions tho
artistic effect Of the proposed changes has
been kept carefully In mind A plan has
been proposed of building u highway a
hundred feet IN width, into which great
part Of the tide of travel may be turned.
but " 10 suggested that this street should
be Laid out in such manner as 20 abolish
existing street frOntaRes, SO as TO procure
thocroction OF new buildings, and that these
new editlces should be built undor restro-
tions both Us 20 height aud materials used
Moro than this care seems 60 have been
taken In Che plans, noe only to preserve GER
tain landmarks Of London, such as one or
two OF it's churches, but 10 add TO the archi.
toctural effectiveness OF these 10y providing
that they shall form tho central objects no
the ends OF broad, open stairwayA in a
word, the services Of The landscape engineer
rs well as of the civil engineer, have been
brought into requiSition, so that the money
when apent--for large expenditures ara 70.
Quired--sh'til result in tho largest and most
satisfactory returns.
We call attention to this phrase OF the
street improvement question because il is
one which, IL seems to us, should be borne
Ia mind. In spite Of the Inconvenience OF
our thoroughfares there Ia a picturesque
ness in our Boston streets which does noe
obtain in most American cities, II we are
90 obtain needed oonvenienoes, aud these
can only DO secured by large OUTLAWS, there
IS no reason why we should ruRh r.shly in
70 cxpedients which have only conven.
fence 70 recommend them, and which have.
as an Offset, a great deal OF ugliness, when
10y greater caro aud by iudicious arrange
ment both beauty and convenience can DO
made 70 50 hand In hand.
The GENERAL plan az construction adoDted
ia Chicago for the Worlds fair demon
stgates conclusively that We have In this
country landscape engineers whose ability
IL not surpassed by any members OF their
profession in any other part OF tho world.
The park systems et Boston are also proof
Of this same genius in thoway OF artistic do.
Sign, and there is no reason why the same
talent might not 10 wisely employed in the
way Of suggestions least on the subject
ofncw street construction - Boston Herald.