The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-09
SUGGESTED STREET

The problem OF how 70 handle tbs
street traffic In Lower New YORK.
where the streets are narrow and
buildings are high, Is becoming inercas-
lngly difacult. as sky scrapers. housing
thousands OF occupants. multiply IL
numbers. II Is matter Of easy dem
onstration that II all the people IA any
one Of the tall buildings Of Lower New
York were 80 try to make their exit
AZ the same time the street could nor
hold the crowd. with the Inevitable
danger Of life and llmb caused by the
great number OF people brought to
gether AZ one point Ia given time
A New York architect. Mr.. Charles
r. Lamb. has therefore devised "A
unique plan whereby be believes the
situation would b. relieved and the
streets az the same time assured q
continuous light. which would be Inn
possible II succession u tall build.
lngs. all casting shadows acro-s the
street were allowed to BE- built. Mr.
Lamb would adopt the French scheme
Of -an angle % light for New York
streets. That Is to say be would noe
allow the construction u any building
that would east shadow Ia the street
At all times. Jhe height u the eorulcs
line Of any building being taken Into
consideration with reference 70 the
width Of the street. But Nir. Lamb
would molify the French plan 20 this
extent. however. ne would permit a
building 20 be erected higher than the
restricted facade. provided the addi-
tionai buildings we're set back from
the facade sufficiently far 70 permit u
the construction OF an upper street On
shat would b. the roof OF the lower
building as seen from the street
These upper streets would b. con-
nected at Intersections by viaducts
running north and south and east and
west. and the street could be continued
as far as necessary. according to the
Development Of the conditions Of CON
sestion and the erection OF tall build
Ings.
AIr. Lamb Is full OF enthusiasm On
he possible development Of his idea.
md declares Il would be worth while
wen for a block square without CON
iecflng with other squaresl. as
means of communication from build.
ng to building. and relieving the ex.
.essive work that the elevator system
Il each tall building has to do.
again" he says. "the great advan.
age OF the upper street would BE- nm
.ntlre new possible series Of stores
or all the lighter businesses appealing |
o pedestrians Such street would |
e nm ideal one for restaurants rs be-
M that much further removed from
he dirt OF the lower thoroughfare. As
o the removal Of snow and dirt. II 4
etters can be dropped from the top Of
all buildings through chutes 80 dirt
nd snow can be dropped Mt regular
intervals along the streets into RECEIPT
clea, 70 be removed by the Street
leaning Department, just as now
Fhen a building IL taken down under
he best management all the dirt and
Material are removed through chutes
rlthout difficulty aud danger"
In the accompanying sketches the
Underground system Is shown with the
xpress and local trains. which have
cen put there to emphasize the fact OF
De congestion OF the population. which
i'll become more and more inevitable
: the transit facilities are increased.
by establishing the angle OF light,
! suggested, and restricting the build
Igs even though stepped back from
le front facade, the building could
ever rise higher than the angle would
srmit. When the buildings on the
Dper street may, Rise to a point higher
IAN the angle OF light would permit
ley. in turn, would br required to be
epped back toward the center OF the
oc<.
The tendency Of such rule wouId
} to induce the selection OF larger 4