The Lamar register., 1898-11-09
WILL BE A COSTLY STREET
t'hdon ." Cut New rhoroashf.rs Mt
cest of ss.soo.ooo.


The city OF London Is about to un-
dertake another OF those gigantic op-
efations which have marked it's de-
.eiopment during the greater part of
1ne present century. In the opening of
HeN street for the convenience of
.ommeree. extending from Holborn to
,ne strand. Ii will be cut through a
nistriet nov iniersected BY crooked and
narrow thoroughtarsz and Inhabited by
population Of about 5000 artisans.
ne improvement requires the eyie-
ion ot these people from their homes.
ana the London council has agreed TO
fenonse them within a mile OF their
present quarters, so as not to disturb
'uelr Nocations II Is estimated that IL
nih cost the municipality $I.5OO. 600 TO
90 this, being An average of 81 600 for
eaeh family. The rent TO be derived
,'pm these artisans when quartered
'n their new homes will represent only
small share OF the Interest on the
capital Invested. but that is the penalty
which the municipality has been will
e =s=Gz1s Ia making the changes
involved In the main Improvement,
whieh VIII cost s1.5Da. 900. Incident
any the measure has introduced Gu
Ftous problem into municipal govern
ment- for in rehousinE the eyieted
working people employed on gke line
81 The new thoroughfsre 1t has virtual
y established the principle that the
municipality AhsIl reserve a part OF the
constantly expanding and priced
areas within H. which are devoted 10
snmr1sree and Warehousing. for the
housing OF the laborinE people en-
pioYed In them. and that the munich
PANTY must bear the difference be-
tNeca what the working people can
reasonably Be expected to pay for such
Recommendation and the actual inter
est due on the basis OF surrounding
'And values. The experiment has been
made there on a small scale for years
past, With some degree Of success. The
great cities OF the world have grown
snEiag the presen, century as they
never grew before. Modern travelling
facilities. the development OF manu-
iaeturinE Industries and the growth OF
commerce have steadily drawn into
mem the population o, the rural dis
triets As consequences the erowdink
has been 20 great and rapid within
them that many such improvements as
the ors which London nor contsm-
plates making to relieve a gorge. which
we're little dreamed OF In the earlier
part Of the century. have. IN the latter
half Of Il. become imperative necessi-
ties Within the past atty years the
ground plans OF Paris and London
have been materially altered through
the opening Of new thoroughfares
through eonEesied districts In the In
;erest OF convenience. Adornment and
eommerce. During this brief period
all the bouleYards which make PARIS
the city beautiful and the magnificent
sewer system which makes Il the best
drained city In the world have been
constructed. So. also. the Thames cGi-
bansUeni and the great sanitary prob
lem Involved in the relief of the
Thames OF the city's sewage. which IL
carried with q: the opening up OF grea;
thor7ughfArss through consestes iis-
triets. the construction Of new bridges
to accommodate the ever-increasing
transriver trafic. and the construction
of susterranean system OF metropoi-
itnn railroads have largely changed the
face of the British metropolis.