The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
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be In constant dread of Gre. and SONS afoNn
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think n 10 time the city said ina, M ho'i's
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eovef more chan "a per cent. ~ the lo', ana
that In no oass should the buIldlna eS'end
bsck over mOrs than 10 per oent Of the lot
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bel wsss the rear wallis of Inc houses
would 10 necessary, I elppoeH. 70 tahe meas
ures 10 prevent loukeyina or hypothecailne
rear Yards 80 that an avaricioueo owner mlaht
erect sofne longer STRUCTURE than, he vas
Justly entitled 70, but by. providing ina, when
On owner sold the fea. o. q LOT BE- you'd haY
Il down TO lesal dimensions. suited 10 ths
remnant o. his lot. hat sort OF evasion oou'a
Parks are called the lungs Of tho city
Well and good, but how many people-men
working, women housekeeping. children ~
lungs. even 40 often a. once a dayll do nos
set foot IN . park for months at a time, 49,.
every square block shall have its lungs.
Bring the lungs to, The people. not IealiIe
them 10 60 visit their lungs. when they've
nothing else 20 do. Every block VIII have
your counterfeit courts, shafts o.. r%olls-ln
the centre Of the block. where ODDS life giving
sun may shine Of the lust end the %9Jq e.:
Wind may play as well as the children ana
somebody eIse's proats. / know business.
was bred UP to the clink Of coin. and ] know
that q man must be able 70 figure out ,pront
/ reverence the credit balance most sincerely.
know that at the present speculative prices
for Manhattan realty any such scheme as that
above outlined would, II suddenly enforced.
hit certain legitimate interests as hard q
blow e. the earthquake. dealt to San Fran
selves. but sometimes the curative processes
develop very slowly. often az the oSSt or
parties: but the projection OF square blocks
OF these catacombs ought to be discouraged
for the future. In Manhattan tho ENFORCE
values for some time, until they fell to their
proper level. but in the other .boroughs such
a law would be capable of enforcement very
soon after it was enacted.
Ia not the hre peril increased when build
ings. run 90 close together all around the
block? REAL PROGRESS.
NEW YORK, May 4.