El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
zUEBLIA SPEAKS Of
CITY BEAUTIFUL
Gives Local Illustrations of
Playground, Parks and
Model School.


ing lecture Wednesday evening to an
audience which completely filled the
FL Paso theater.
Prod. ZeHblin was introduced by
judge A S. ]. Eylar and spoke for al
most two hours on the subject, THE
City Beautiful using colored slides
of the Chicago. Boston and San Fran
cisco parks. Prof Zeublin also showed
the comprehensive parking scheme
which has been prepared by park COM
missioner Robert A. Harris for trans
forming the cutoff near the foundry
into beautiful park and playground
He also showed a picture of the Villas
school and gave it as an illustration
CT what an ideal school building
should be.
Preceding the lecture a concert was
given. Prof zueblin was entertained
by mayor &c Kelly and party of
friends at the Sheldon after the lee
ture Wednesday evening.
The Lecture.
IF We consider the experience of
the chief cities of today, we can choose
from their successful municipal under
takings examples which would enable
US to construct d composite city and
while unsatisfactory as an ultimate
goal, it might Surnish a convenient
working ideal for the contemporary
CITY. said the speaker.
Both the commercial and aesthetic
character of the city are governed
chiefly by its location on the sea. as
in San Francisco. or on a river. as
Detroit; among the hills, as Pittsburg,
or In the plains. as Indianapolis It
Will then be beautiful when natural;
1T viii be rich because of the posses
sion of natural advantages Those
natural advantages will also govern
Its transportation facilities, which
should in turn conform to the plan of
the city, as we find in Washington.
Dlgnified approaches to the CITY may
be found in its docks as in San Fran
cisco; or its bridges, as New York. has
used its beautiful natural approach so
as 10 possess a bridge spanning the
waterway, as digntfied city entrance
me chief means Of approach to the
! american cities are the railway sta
tons, and great union railway sta
ton with a spacious plaza may be a
worthy ornament as well as of great
utlIlty 10 the city; We have choice
OF several examples, the most notable
oeing Providence and WASHINGTON.
Broad Streets.
Ihe streets of this composite CITY
would be broad like those of Washing
ton (their direction being governed nv
the conformation Of the land and tbe
convenience of the citizens; they
would be well paved and clean. as Col.
Warihg made those of Manhattan. IN
contrast with those of Brooklyis. rIey
would be lin2s;s with trees, as New
Haven anil many smaller cities Shcw
they can h": they would be fire. from
telegraph. telephone and trolley poles.
OF which again Manhattan is our chief
Instance; they would be we'll lighted.
Of 7 A
Well-planned buildings, of which ex-
amples can be found today only in a
Few streets of some of our larger cities,
SUCH as Fifth avenue, New York, and !
me Lake Shore drive in Chicago. Be |
meath the streets would be found such |
complete drainage and sewerage sys-
ems as Baltimore is endeavoring to /
secure; conduits for adj necessary wires /
Ind pipes, such as one finds in Chica- |
go; and for heating, such as private |
provides in Cedar Rapids |
iowa. There would be a comprehen-
i've sewerage system. as found in Pas
Idenas Cal. and method of garbage dis
,osal, as in Cleveland.
The Water Supply.
The public water supply would in /
dude special provision for fire protec-
ion, like the fire boat and pipe line |
ystem of Milwaukee,; for fountains. as |
Illustrated by those in Washington; |
or street and sewer flushing, which
Denver provides; for public baths and
pools, like those of Boston;
nd for public comfort stations. as in |
Jew York. To. those safeguards to the /
health OF the community might be i
ldded a system of public markets, such
IS one finds in New Orleans; and a
borough system of food inspection, /
UGH as is being developed in Roches-
er, n. Y
THE public school buildings natur-
lily form the chief architectural adorn-
nents of the city, well illustrated by |
It. Louis. They. should be Alocated in /
he midst of lawns and trees, following /
he example of Andover and many
'ther small cities, with provisions for
fairgrounds, as secured by the New
-ork law; with swimming pools, such
IS one sees in Menomonie, Wis.,-and
duskegon, Mich. The curriculum
would include. in addition to the liter
.ry and scientific branches. kindergar-
en-, manual training. technical and art
as exemplified in St Paul; |
rade instruction, which is furnished in !
1owel1; and commercial preparation, |
UGH as is provided in the Pittsburg |
nd New York high schools. To these
would be added a daily |
luncheon, which may be had in the
Ugh schools of Washington and Bos-
on; gymnasiums, laboratories, work
hops and play rooms. as provided in
Jew York: the use of libraries as |
ound in Cleveland; assembly halls for |
ducation and recreation, which Roch- |
ster is furnishing; free lectures for