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BLACK CONSIDERS TOWNSHIP
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such as climate conditions and gener-
al healthfulness OF the region. the ex-
tent Of water supply, ease Of drainage,
and sewerage; fertility of the soil on
the site, etc, all of which become de-
finite factors in the prosperity and
happiness Of every community and
must be given careful consideration
in any attempt to foresee and plan for
the growth Of the new town.
When these general questions have
been satisfied, the mex step Is to get
down to the analysis Of the immediate
site, first dividing IL into districts best
adapted TO the various necessary uses
such as business, residential, Industrial
and recreationaL
The location of these districts is de-
termined by the topography of the
land and by their proper relation to
each other. For instance, business
can develop most naturally and sue
cessfully on comparatively level land
and must be centrally located. Resi-
Dental districts are often more at
tractive when spread over slightly
billy land. There is more opportunity
for interesting street Vistas and home
privacy. Industry must have railroad
frontage, should be comparatively level
land for expansion, and, because OF
its more or less noise, dirt, and oders,
should be located on the side of the
town away from the prevailing winds.
Keep Districts Separate
All Of these districts should be held
intact and should not be allowed to
creep from one TO another To pre-
ven this, each should be provided
from the beginning with adequate room
for expansion. Provision can be made
for the possible conversion of me to
the other. For instance, residential
streets adjacent TO the business dis
trict could be so planned and arranged
as to be easily adapted to this other
use. But stores should not be allowed
to spread unfortunately through the
residential districts. Industry should
be held in its least Objectionable rela-
ton TO the rest of the community, N
no residential or other use should be
permitted to enter and usurp the limit
ed space allotted to industry.
Highways Considered.
When these various areas have been
generally defined In a convenient and
agreeable relation to n another, the
step is to connect them with ade-
quate and direct streets and to de-
velop within each a means Of street
circulation best adapted to its respect
i've housekeeping however, the street
system in mind as a complete and
coherent unit we'll connected with the
surrounding region. The main thor
oughfares should be determined first
and should lead conveniently from
home to work. business, and play
They should be developed also in such
manner as to receive the highways
from the outside in an agreeable fash
and distribute them within the
community much as are the entrances
to a house. They should be carried
directly to the heart of the town and
in n manner such as to show the Wis
ting stranger the best Of the town,
encouraging him to tarry a while, and
to carry the businessman or shopper
directly upon his errand. Only the
heavy trucking such as grain hauling
should he brought in through the rear
entrance, and this as directly and as
easily as possible in order to save
haulage and inconvenience to the farm
err. Once the main circulation Is pro-
vided for, IL Is a comparatively simple