The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-30
BUILDING THE WORLDS MOST
BEAUTIFUL ROAD

last few decades, has undergone de-
yeIopment uneaqueIed In intensity On
the continent. and Is rapidly becom-
ing one of the largest and finest cities
IN the world
I IT is a well known fact that the
KaIser's ambition aims at nothing
less than making Berlin the most
beautiful city in the world, and 70
him is due the suggestion and promo
ton Of many plans which tend in
this direction. Although the Siegesa-
lie or Avenue Of Victory. constructed
on his personal initiative, With its
one hundred white marble statutes.
traversing the Titgarten. possibly is
not one Of the most tastefuIly arrang-
ed avenues, the royal architect has
q still more ambitious scheme on
hand. A project which is estimated
to involve an outlay of about twelve
million dollars, has been started On
the suggestion and under the person
al supervision of the emperor, viz.
the construction Of magnificent bou-
Ieyard leading from the very heart
Of Berlin through the Tiergarten and
the beautiful forest Of Gruenwald, 10
the military practice grounds at Doe
BERTH. Besides being the longest
and most beautiful boulevard in the
world, It is to form gorgeous ave-
nue. Of march for the soldiers Of the
imperial army enabling them TO tray-
Ell in a straight line between the cas-
tie and the practice ground.
This project has long been IA
Yorltes scheme with the kaiser, who
Is said to be personally responsible
for many corrections Of plans and de-
tails Of construction,
The scheme deserves more than
passing interest. both because Of its
original and the important part it is
bound TO play in the identifying Of
Greater Berlin. Having been COM
mended some years ago. the work is
now sufficiently advanced to allow Of
its dimensions and grandeur being
appreciated.
The Doeberitzer Heerstassee-or
military road--as this boulevard is
called, is about eighteen miles in
length, and is likely to excel in many
respects even the Champs Elygees
that great world Of the Emperor Ma
polcon It's first portion. beginning
from the imperial castle. trayerses a
number Of existing roads. running
along the famous Inter den Linden
avenue, and across Bradenburg gate,
and the avenue Victory. and continu-
ing along the charlottenburg road
through the Tiergsrten and the Char
iotten5urg gate-and thence over Bis
narckgtragse. the KaiseF-Damm and
the Forest Of Gruenwald. in order
finally to reach In a straight line
trarereing hills, rivers, and swamps.
its goal the military camp at Doeb-
eritz.
While the avenues traversed by
the first portion Of the road did not
require 10 be rebuilt, thorough re-
construction had TO be carried out
on the Bismarckstrasse. which until
about six years ago. had been rather
a modest street lined with the usual
Berlin tenement houses. This hum
BILE street, about seventy-fiye feet in
width was quite Unexpectedly destin-
ed to be something great by the
win of the emperor; it was peculiar
sight to watch all the houses on enc
side being pulled down or sawed off
at surprising rate in order to make
nue. 165 to 10 feet la width, with
broad sidewalks, three roads, electric
lighting, electric tramways and sub
way, flower beds and other features.
While varying to some extent ac-
cording to local conditions-in the
passage OF bridges, gates, squares,
flower beds, etc.-the width OF the
boulevard generally is two hundred
feet. In the center there is an as
phalted road sixty feet in width for
light traffic. and on the left side of
this. grass plot thirty feet wide,
which Is arranged with flower beds,
but viii probably be utilized later for
a double track OF street car lines.
The corresponding space on the other
side Of the road is arranged as a rid
ing road On both sides of these sec
tons there are drives twenty-five
feet wide for heavy traffic
The sidewalks are OF varying struc-
ture. their central portion being usu-
ally composed of five-foot flags four
feet in length and four inches in
thickness, To the right and left of
which are placed firmly tamped, bro
ken stones. These. near the outside
edges, are lined with a substantial
coating of tar eight inches in width