The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-16
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There have been many other hrsa ~
less extent but which have been nsvsr.
th.lss- % serious proportions. The a..
-tr,Iction by these fires has been appal-
ing And yet In almost every case thu
city has bs.n rebuilt IN the same com
pact mass IN utter disregard of the les
son u has Just received.
1t ~ sin bordering on q crime says
a writer IN Cdsstsr's. to continue IN con.
-,ruct cities extending over miles 81
territory in dense formation. without
Incorporating effective means for cut
ting OF the course of a confiagration after
IL has escaped ordinary bounds and re-
strlint
a 4 - -
tons not exceeding one mile square
by parks and wide parkways. The~-
WI u not only serve as fire barriers but
will id greatly To the health. comfort
and happiness Of the people and the
beauty Of the city. This system pro-
vides a break in the continuity OF the
building mass, thus making II pracSi-
cally impossible for a conhRgration To-
spread over miles Of territory before
checked
lit would he much easier TO stop
fire at the parks and parkways than in
a solid mass Of buildings. The cutting
down 81 trees and shr1bbery would he
much easier. safer and more effective
than the destroying a line of buildings.
and the loss OF a mile or two OF the park
ways adnrnment would be trihing
matter IN comparison with the loss which
would he caused by the destruction 81
an equal area Of buildings.
Another important ofioe OF the pro
posed park and parkway system suR-
gested for New York would he To pro-
tect the great bridges. The space under
and for some zoo feet each side of the
bridge approaches should be included
in the park space and should he free IT
buildings. comparatively small con
hagratIon along that part % the Fast
River containing the approa ches Of the
Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brook
Ign bridges might destroy all three 81
these bridges
In such a case the loss to the people
in business. time and situation would
probably be greatly in excess 81 thu
actual money value Of the destroyed
bridges. The large public buildings
should be protected in the same way.
and all future schools. &c. should b.
located along the line 81 the park system
Although cities cannot be- built TO order
To definite ideals, much can b. done 20
improve those that have been handed
down TO us