Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-08

overlooking the city. They would at
ford sites for commemorative or ont
mental structures
Grouping Of Public Buildings.
The grouping OF all public buildings
Is made with reference to two main
axes; one is a land axis upon which
the federal or governmental buildings
are located, and which lies between the
SUBMITS Of Mt. Ainslie and Mt. Bim-
beri, a distance Of 80 miles. h other
extends acros the n first mentioned
from the river to Black mountain. and
will be made a distinctive water axis
by the development OF the proposed
waterway. These axes and consequent
ly all the government buildings are To-
Gated at a slight angle from the north
south and east-west lines to secure adj.
vantages OF light and shade. These
two co-ordinate Xes are not primarily
thoroughfares, but form the garden
frontages for all the important ederaj
buildings. Under a single source %
control. unhampered by unitarian con-
siderations, they can be developed sys-
Dramatically and consistently as In the
case of the Mall in Washington.
The government buildings are group
ed in a quiet area or reservatiOn-apart
from the city and away from the bust
ness thoroughfares. but sufficiently easy.
of access. The capitol is the center OF
one Of the %polygonal street plans. and
is the focus of nine avenues, but many
OF these lead only to the rocky hillsides
of the highest residetial areas, and none
of them approaches nearer to the ac-
tual center h the limits of a billy
park. Two OF the enu however.
are thoroughfares to the two distinctive
centers of the city, and both of these
are provided with street railways.
The federal governmental buildings
are in three groups or classifcations:
The capitol, banked by the governors
residence and the premier's residence:
the parliament house. the departmental
buildings. The first is on an elecatioh
about 100 feet above the river level,
and the second is on IN elevation 20
lTeet lower, but 40 feet above the lower
next to the water basin, this group oc.
cupying the slope down to the water
ront. All the buildings are arranged
about the main axis. with Mout Ainslie
as the terminal point of view. All Of
these buildings look down upon the
waterway n public gardens. beyond
which a broad parkway. lined with
along the line of the axis. terminating
at a cesino on the slope of the noun
tain. This terminal point Is at such
an elevation as to afford a view over
the city. while beyond are developed
paths and roads In a wooded park ex-
tending up the slope. The width Of this
parkway would be 900 feet and the dis.
lance between the parliament house
and the casino would be about two
miles. At the water front the park
way ends In public gardens facing the
governmental center across the river.
Prime Object Of City.
The prime object Of the city il foi
governmental and not commercial pur-
poses. and involves the accommodation
OF d~eliberative n educative activities
which demand al air Of quiet and re-
tirement. The arrangement and treats
ment of h public buildings, therefore,
traffic considerations. and demand
homogeneous treatment which must
all other constructions.
The River MOlOnglo traverses the
site OF the proposed city. and IL util-
lied tor developing an extensive water
center, which Is not only distinctive in
itself. but is specially appropriate for 9
hot and dry climate as Australia. Di-
rectly in front Of the government
buildings. and separating this grour
from the city proper, are three formal
basins. separated by the bridges on the
two nam between the capitol
anu the CITY. me water Will be
maintained by q dam near the western
limits OF the city. and a secondhand dam
with weir and sluices is proposed naaa
the railway crossing, so that the feach
above this (nOw subject to flOod) ma
form q lake amid natural SURROUNDINGS
The central basin would be utilised fof
racing. there being q. one-mile course
between the bridges. and for AQUATIC
sports. and on the north bank will be s
stadium forming the terminal OF "a
parkway. Opposite the stadium andIat
the loot OF h group OF government
buildings a water gate or pavilion Of
design Is provided. The
bank OF the central basin. Z
tending between the bridges and up to
the main n connecting the two
municipal .centers. Is arranged a :
public garden and park.