The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
The Model City.

ana Purchase exposition that is raising
great expectations is the proposed model
city which is to give concrete examples
nent Of municipal art and. science. The
suggestion Of such an exhibition was made
at the Buffalo convention Of: the American
League for. Civic Improvement last year
and was the, outgrowth Of observations OF
the success of some small municipal art
exhibitions in some of. the foreign ex-
positions. 80 *. =. ,+,,s,5 ..
The resolution formulating and approx
ing the plan swept over the country and
among all the forces concerned in such
matters with amazing rapidity and gath
cred strength as it rolled. After a rapid
fire Of Endorsements, the New York NUM-
cipal Art society, called a. conference OF
those especially interested in the matter.
It was thoroughly canVassed and q. COM
mittee was appointed to consider and draw
up a plan. This plan was laid before the
society, which then voted to send the
committee to st. Louis to lay it personally
before the fair directors. The directors,
who had been taken by the idea from the
first, gave cordial assent to all that had
been done and the model city will be a
distinguishing feature of the fair.
The plan adopted by the New York; So
ciety and the fair directors. IS called the
Kelsey plan, for Its pro Jector, Albert w.
Kelsey Of Philadelphia PC chairman Of the
Philadelphia. Art Federation and presi-
dent Of the Architectural League of Amer
lea. Mr. Kelsey, with Charles Milford
Robinson Of Rochester, N. Y, the expert
in municipal improvement. had the, honor
Of proposing this warmly approved
project. :'-'.'. e." %+4 = "a
Minneapolis is soon to have an oppor-
tunity Of becoming acquainted with Mr..
Kelsey's views on the management and
identifying Of cities, for he will lecture in
| the city: early in January on '.The City Of
the Future" The occasion is to be made
a great rallying Of all the local forces in
terested in city improvement work. Mr..
| Kelsey Isl not without Minneapolis ties,
| for he is the grandson of the late C. c.
Washburn, who founded the Washburn
| home. ...-@ . ~ 10
/ In the model city planned by Mr.. KEEL
sey will be located the exposition post
office, emergency hospital, fire engine
house, police station, garbage reduction
works, etc, for model is not used il
the sense Of diminutive but of exemplary
The plan calls for a circular area Of about
ten acres grit by boulevard. The inter
| ior streets will illustrate in different parts
the radial, fgridiron and rectangular street
plans. The model city will be erected an(
maintained on the most approved plan il
it's laying out, paving, decoration Sant
cleaning. AS not all desirable models O.
street lamps, fountains, ETC., can be actu
/ ally shown in use there win be special ex
, hibitions Of these, and one-haf Of thu
I circular boulevard will be occupied b.
/ model cross sections Of famous streets al
over the world showing not only the plal
Of the street level but the underground
! arrangement Of conduits, sewers, pipe
i of all kinds and subways.
!. It is proposed to house in the building
1 reports and literature on all phases o
the subject of municipal betterment, il
charge Of experts, so that the needs o
students may be met. An internationa
! congress on public art has been propose
as an accessory. y %q