The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

unE crowded conditions m Manhattan.
h"re naturally they most need mending
Fortunately th"r- are cities ~ Europe
Whr"h nav" both rn"nd"d and prevented
sIrh "ung"str"n 49, ~" have her" The
,-rrnm,r'"" studied IN" n~thods ~ hose
cities ~ ait.ntivelV as u did conditions
ln New Work. and decided that congestion
Il population Was caused hy
\ high cpzt n land
l..R RaEe-
tHu'cutrH'ion M factories and Offices
Long hours II work
low standards ~ housing
Lac, = supervision ~ the conditions
If living
Tho present .yst"m ~ land speculation
Determination m railroad rates
iu.u. Cra't0u
Iu.u,r s,s'o,ns n taxation
l.r. + restriction IN all buildings
',....r '"n"i1"nts
Ana transit
N,g.l notice transit comes last Some
i a." nIu-"S - congestion mentioned
have htti" b"trIng IN Greater New York
p. oh 80 loss wage Others are indirect
such - ran. Dad rates BY discrimination
lu '4tIr0td rates the committee means
90" binding Ip ~ one locality AZ the eN-
pens" 81 aHoih"r. Immigration - ~
course o powerful cause Tho enormous
rood tntp \ew York largely becomes
-flCrau' there Imagine tho difference
after Nv. years n all tho lmmigran ts on o.
'.-rug tht- port wcra con, palled one and
a.l 'u"utcr IN" c"Yntry at, say. cha rle~ton.
BIt perhaps only on" Who knows
.'Erl"stor can aprr"ri1'" how vast tn"
chang" would ="
Inc .ommitta" found that congestion
Wa ,@oii.-,i abroad principally m seven
NI.N
~ ESTABLISHING districts Or zones
By ~".uIrIrg gwen space for every
u,ruptu' 1T r00m
~ careful planning NJ streets
Nv systems 1t taxation
~ 'nuuIrlptI and ow nerShIp
~ night Iu-I ectiun ~ tenementA to
.,... TINT 'r"r" ~" not too many pcc Ipant-
r. o. room.
- 'r" .p0~trIrtiun - municipal tone
'U'gf-
d. meet German and some Austrian
md ..wl-- cIt'"- the "r'v - divided into
,pn"- .r Districts ~ winch all buildings
mot 'r'.FuD'ts. but an bIliinga ran be-
only = certain number - stories m height
and can cover hut - stated proportion
II the area II tho lot The cheaper the
land N" smaller IN" uumt"r - stories
Thu. al the factories ar" bunrhesi IN one
p,r' - th. tppn and all the railroad tracks
and -ld'nR- ar" diverted there Freight
g. more ru-iiv and NOR" Ch"lply handled
~ con s"'ju'n'"
lurpp-an ,iti.s generally require more
cubic HIplr'. ~ 70 room per T-rEln than does
th.. New urh tenement hD,ise law Th..
nufnI,.r ~ occupants. adu' or minor t-r-
mttt'd NJ room ~ plainly ppsiad and
uuIy ~ caSHr ~ absolute destitution will
'h" "tty care Tor IN" Ierson whom the IN 70
zucctur has found one 900 many present
The municipal tenement Prs rented ,is,i-
ally - uu-k lied workers A. low rentals
Ihoy generally net IN" city = fair return.
though The cites borrow money Tor their
c"u-truCti"n at , - o.. per cent not ~ per
cont
Many foreign ci'icS oW7, large tracts 81
lard m he CITY proper. from une tenth 10
uoT'' than ~" half tho total AREA and la ~
'T1S'. ia the suburbs Some cities ray
all her "VU'nSss from the income dc
rived from this l'nd and do NOT have any
iaN'~ Nor az" thps" Ci'iss harsh land.
Irfi-
New streets are la,d out IneNpenElveiy
and Tho method ~ cordemning moro land
'hRT % rec dsd ant then rsaslling u saves
~" u.fy from adding 70 Its bonded debt.