New-York tribune., 1903-09-06
BEAUTY SPOTS IN CITIES.
EmbeIEshment of Streets and Build
ings IN Europe.


DR. Milo r. MaItbie assistant secretary OF the
Municipal Ar Commission returned from two
months trip abroad on Thursday. with interesting
data regarding what had been accomplished by
European cities IN the way OF embelhshlng tAelr
public buildings and streets. He said yesterday
that n many ways the foreign cities were ahead
OF New-York Taey had given more attention TO
the decoration and location of public buildings. and
the use OF monuments and sculpture in the streets
as well as in the parks than this city has given
They had done much 90 widen their streets. 70
make them attractive and provide proper travelling
fsofitses.
DR. Maltbe declared that Paris had gone further
and used better IN the interior decoration OF
rrtue buildings than any other city OF Europe
Paris also had eNcelled every other city Of Eu-
rope IN the arrangement OF It's streets ana 1ie
combination OF the streets and boulevaros Win
monuments and arches Of triumph and PIoic
statues Vienna had the finest boUleva-ds and
marks grouped together with public buildings tha1
were 70 be found In Europe he said. and theIe Was
a bridge built there with eyebSr cables. and there
paes another IN process of construction across the
Danube. which. arcflit tecturally. woulo De one %
the finest IN Europe.
In Dresden, said Dr Maltbie. the people and au-
thorities have done more with flowers and foAaee
and plants relieve the uniform color oi '"e
facades of the buildings than had been done IN amp
other city There hardly a street IN DIes-
aen however short or narrow. that had not con-
finuous Display Of flowers along the ledges OF lHe
buildings. Prizes were awarded for the most ar
sistic facades and Tor the prettiest windows and
inforua tion was furnished by the authorizes 10 the
people regarding the treatment of flowers.
IN Moscow they have utilized color more than
anywhere else 10 add 10 the attracuveness OF the
ssreets and this is made possible by the character
of the buildings which. almost without eAOel'loll'
sre Of brick with a plaster coating. some OF lhe
color effects attractive and reIllaAeu o4ie "a
the Pan-Arnerican Exposition greatly
DR. Maltbie said that in Brussels they mao al
,.n,ed 70 restore the Grand Place 20 its original
oopdlren and embelish it. They had restored 'he
guild houses and in instances where INC % pnfIS lI
had beautined them and rented them 10 pIlNale ~ u
dividuals. The Tesuii vas ,S-- tl-al me
A. 10 The way Vienna had solved the problem
were originally ali the surface. ana, S peslaeSS,
there was branch of the DANUBE rGnnng ti,IOSs S-
,be rs+,- Tho authorities put the ralroaCs uhue.-
ground and rooted the branch Of the Danube over;
and top laid out public grK ~, ,sl ,7fties w. ~
the pretuest of pleasure sl2ls l5c4-scirv for
Vienna preparing 10 suisi ,So.,,
SsTen he sutherties are considering the PROPOSE
non OF putting the railroads underground Ill 'io
I'm one direction" remarked Or. Malthie New
York has promise Tor the future WI ~hloa ~ Iostl5 I
cistion OF private individuals which was working
Tor Ire emieilish hrnort Of city Usually they De
TendeS uDen the CITY officials themselves and the
Individual did not consider u was ms Guy OF Lils
s,ty should be besutided Nowhere did ] and the
intense interest on The part of pr1yale oteal1S. =
Nunirinsl Art society. the Merchants Association
tne teieIiP t & Slio ,1 an eI,e5 ai5~6ad vou viii ind
private actions have suppleInented MUNICIPAL ac-
''The foreicn cities arc ahead ot rs in municipal
ACTIVITY. MANY OF The officials abroad are peTm9saII
city ana arc working IN that direction They have
q rule the kee.l interest of rvyate societies. when
achieve as We shall Shorengniy aosaeSt mes 9 enq
20 watch their laurels because we WI have
nner CITY than Europe car now boast Of. ,,-,-,
Art COMMISSION in about 3 month