Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-06

, tricts, two.family residence districss O,
the combination Of the two. and So on "a
tho tenement district. The number OF
families per area ia these various dis.
triets would be nxed and changed only
upon the vote OF the majority property
owners In that district. a family would
consist or any number OF individuals
living and cooking together on The prem
ises as single housekeeping unit In
this way congestion would be limited
and We would have healthier conditions
/ in our city.
Tho premature depreciation OF houses
because Of entertainments and unexpected
change In the use Of the land would be
eliminated. Land values would not nuc-
tuAte as now and more substantial and
permanent homes would be built. Mr.
Herbert Swan, one OF the foremost CON
sultants on coming. has said, Keeping
all kinds Of industry out of our resi-
dence districts IS expected 10 90 n long
way In Improving social conditions. for
zoning Offers. at one stroke. without any
expense or any increase OF rents A
method or protecting such housing stand
ards as we have achieved against steady
deterioration. II does more than that :
In defining the direction and character
OF city growth, Il lays the basis for an
eveF-incressing Improvement in the So
cisl and economic conditions affecting
the whole community
PLANS FOR CITY's
BUSINESS SECTION.
We would also have business dia-
tricts which could be subdlvided into
wholesale. retail or other districts as wa
SO desired. BY the Limitation OF the
heights OF buildings in these various
districts and the percentage Of area oc-
cupied above the Grst story, the cor.
gestion Of the adjacent streets is soma
what controlled and air and sunship.
hours each day In these buildings
And then there are the factory dis.
tricts which need protection as wen az
the residence districts. These districts
would be located along our Belt railroad
and railroad lines and would have spe-
cial streets and water, gas and electric
mains. fire protection, etc, to adequately
serve them As these factory sites be-
come scarce. we may have to provide an
outer belt line to care for our industries.
Again Swan says: The relative com
petitive strength OF city in the domestic
and foreign markets OF the world is fire.
quently conditioned TO quite as great
an extent by the arrangement Of its in
dustries within the city as by the avail
ability Of raw materials and the prox-
unity of consuming public
VISION OF
CIVIC CENTER.
1--WE have before us now the location
of the War Memorial Building where the
Blind Ahylum now stands and the Gre
alton OF civic center or so-csiled plaza
from the library to the Federal building
We are no doubt now forming ideas in
our minds as to how this will appear
Zoning is necessary to protect this devel-
opment. Butler College Is looking for n
site to locate where she can grow into
a large university. Should we not Gre
ate an educational center in or about our
city and tie It into our dreams for an
ideal city? The City Hospital and tho
Long Hospital have only n few squares
of dilapidated houses between their sites.
Could we not make. by coming. health
center out there and properly connect 1t
to our city? And the indianapolis Ath-
letic club win soon build fine new
building that should be properly located
to enhance our city These are only
few fragments of our dreams.