El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-08
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CConfinued from page IL
and thst il viii reach the 100000 class
: early in the decade beginning with
1890 To add suggestions TO the rec
! concentrations and 10 propose prac-
{ teal Ways OF carrying out the rec
] concentrations George r kessier, an
! eastern city planning expert, IS TO be
brought 20 FL Paso in the near fu-
ture The report is primarily 10 aid
Mr.. kessler I'M his work
Nap shows reputation.
Another map shows the distri button
of-the present population Circles are
{ used to indicate American population
I and solid black dots Indicate Mexican
I population. Each dot represents %
J persons as shown by the city direc-
! tory. This map graphically indicates
! that Fl Faso Is confronted with
! housing problem. as there is conges-
I ton in the Mexican and fin the apart
! ment house districts. The center Of
/ population IS shown to be at the in
I tersection OF Myrtle avenue and Oc-
I tavia street
Larger circles are drawn around
| each Of the public schools with a "a
I diuE Of half a mile for the outlying
/ districts and OF a quarter mile for the
! close-in districts 20 show how much
| Of the population is served by each
J school The diagram reveals the need
! OF school In Government Hill and
[ another in the northern part Of High
Z land Park.
The business district is a long way
I from the geographical center Of the
city, but the report says there Is a
tendency toward correcting this de-
feet.
other maps show she need OF new
7 industrial districts and the front foot
values or property IN various parts
OF the city a starting point for a
new industrial district. the report
says, could wen be the plant OF the
Texas sulphur company, Two miles
north OF the shelter.
Houses Are Needed.
another region for an industrial /
center that is suggested is along the Z
El Paso 4 Southwestern tracks, be-
yond Fort Bliss. P-ospectases for !
such districts must. &c is declared, in I
clude plans for housing faciliti IS for !
workers around the industrial plants. /
fanueu boulevard, says the re-
port. seems destined 20 become an Z
important business street and 10 carry 1
the principal trolley traffic Of lhe
city The Improvements east Of stan
ton street are not expensive and in
general viii naturally make way for
new structures before many years. II /
building line were established fif-
teen feet back from each property
line beyond which no new construc-
ton could be done. In few years
VIXEN the need for widening becomes
.
compushed without prohi5itivs ex-
pense-
The widening OF the street would
TX ITS destiny as main thorough
fare and the cost could probably be
assessed all or in part against the
property 70 be benefited"
street Changes
IN regard 10 needed street changes
the report says that West Missouri
should De rounded off at the inter-
give straighter run into Mundy
avenue The lots that would have
70 be cut are unimproved so that
the cost would not be great A trf-
angle is needed at the Intersection Of
Fersnlng drive with EstreIla street
This could be had by cutting of the
northwest corner Of the intersection {
and doing away with a sharp turn.
Like cutotfs and iiftle parks are
RECOMMENDED for the Five Points To-
OF the property affected enough 70
more t1an pay for the corners cut Z
off, 10 Is averred-
II is proposed that some means be
ADOPTED 70 require all plans for sd-
diuona be submitted 20 the city coun-
ell FOR its approval. This would have
to be done BY act OF the legislature.
As partial solution for the grade
crossing evil IL is proposed that Mag
nola, Copia and Dover streets be run
=Aa-AAeA a. ram aaa inter-
sections.
street car extensions recommended
are; Government Hlll line TO thei
south entrance Of Fort Bliss. and the
Manhattan Heights line north TO
Pledras.
The principal park needed. the re-
port says, is for a large central park.
Ehis. it IS suggested, should be the
80 acre park proposed some months
80 around the foot Of Mount Frank
in II IS proposed however. TO make
ne area all park instead OF partly
-esidencs section as once advocated
The elevation OF railroad tracks and
he reroutlng OF some OF them along
he river Is another suggested method
y relieving crossing troubles. .
A civic center. with the court house
md city hal site as q nucleus. IS pro-
posed The purchase Of the black
east OF the city hall IS suggested and
the establishment on site Of
Memorial building.