New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24
CITY BEAUTIFUL
SHOWN in CHARTS
Elaborate Exhibit of Planning
Ideas Opens To-day in
Public Library.

City planning ideas which If carried
out would make New York a City Beau
tifu are shown at the New York Pub
lie Library i'm an elaborate exhibition
which begins to-day and will continue
until December s. Wall space OF more
than 1000 square feet is filed with con-
crete examples of ideas for the physical
betterment of town folk which already
are in practical use in other cities of this
country and of Europe. Many officials
of New York City and others interested In
its welfare were present yesterday at
private view of the exhibits.
The affair has been arranged by the
City Fleming Exhibition Commission. and
in conjunction with it is shown work Of
the Heights of Buildings Commission Of
the Board of Estimate.
The civic educational exhibition will be
opened to-day i'm a speech by Cyrus [.
Miller. President of Bronx Borough. Dur
ing the succeeding days the display Of
pictures, plans and charts will be eX-
planned by experts in lectures on city
planning work
The varied scope Of the work on exhibit
ton and the interest among students on
the subject Of city betterment Of this
sort were evidenced by the universal re-
Spouse from cities in the United States.
Canada and Europe 10 a request for ideas
that might be of assistance. More than
one hundred communities responded and
much more material has been received
than can be shown on account of lack or
space at the Public Library
The purposes of the display were eX-
planned by George e. Ford, secretary Of
the commission:
1t is the first of a grand educational
scheme" he said. Commissions sim
liar to ours are springing up every day
in this country and hundreds are already
in existence Evidence OF what these
organizations for the betterment of man
kind are doing for comfort by changed
conditions and surroundings are plainly
shown here.
in New York City the time is fast
approaching when the citizens will be
called upon to vote upon matters which
will bear the name Of city planning The
exhibition will attempt to show the tax
/ payer that correct city planning Is not a
I waste ol CITY llOItNi Jul - oit Va ~
/ best investments that a city can make
/ Some OF the factors of the city plan
I circulation are railroads waterways
streets. transit, sub-structures, sanitation.
| Industry, housing. recreation, parks, civic
! structures and restrictions II is con-
sidered that the present exhibition will
mark the way and viii be a big stride
toward the realization of present hopes.
John Purroy Mitchell, previous TO start
ing on his vacation, said:
Modern town planning Is a practical
business proposition. There are the best
business reasons which pay dividends In
dollars and cents for the proper develop
ment of the city's water front. for the
Strengthening and widening of streets
elimination of grades, distribution OF
breathing spaces, proper construction OF
buildings and for the linking up OF nat
ural living and business centres through
a carefully planned system of under
ground overhead and surface railways.
George McAneny is chairman OF the
Heights Of Buildings Commission, and
Frederic {. Howe is chairman Of the city
Planning Exhibition Commission.