Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-11-24

citizen. and the third step is d care.
full Interpretation of this information
Of data giving due thought to tie c..
relation Of all the various activities of
the city. After the survey has been
completed and deductions made from
it the city planning board should con-
centrate it's efforts upon these condi.
tions which are of the greatest men
zee to the city. To deal with tho
various problems as they arise in the
course Of growth is the work Of an
opportunist. The purpose of city
planning is to anticipate the city's
growth and It's problems long before
they become acute, SO that when the
time comes to act you know what to
do. -
1T is not wise, however, to plaa 30
far ahead, you will find that the carry
ing out of one project, If it large enc
will 50 alter conditions that a new
study must be made to determine the
next step. It is day by day under
taking like the growth of a great in
dustrial plant, with ones eye open to
what may happen tomorrow.
1T is quite apparent to those who
have followed city planning in othe:
cities that people are quite tired Of
the elaborate plans which have been
the fashion for years back, but which
cannut be carried out The plan of a
city magnificent" no longer appeals
or astonishes the thinking citizens !;
they want something accomplished for
their present convenience and com
fort, and the vital business of getting
things done must be given due cou-
sideration, by the city plan commits
sion.
! "The town or city that adopts city
plan and a zoning ordinance will FIND
it more far reaching than it can anti
cipate. For instance, industrial dis
:ricts require wide paved streets with
heavy foundations for trucking, large
| water mains for fire protection CT
| water use, large sewers for Industrial
| wastes and for carrying off storm wa
ters from large paved or covered
| areas, deep sewers for draining base
ments and endorsements spur tracks
! crossing sidewalks and streets at
grade
Residence districts require smali
sewers deep enough to drain shallow
Easements, narrow paved roadways to
serve the home only with wide boule-
wards. small water mains, gas mains,
etc. The saving in cost of all public
utilities would be large if the use Of
property in each district or zone was
established and those utilities cou'3
be built to serve the necessities Of
each district or zone only
Mr. Herrold had posted around the
room numerous maps of st. Paul,
showing the different undertakings at
tempted by his commission, and he ex-
planned these to the audience. The
maps included traffic census, pro-
posed changes in streets and roa1-
ways, present occupancy map showing
the number of people living in each
block, maps showing location of
schools and play grounds and tie
number of children of school age tri
butary to each one, street car serv'
ice survey, showing the approximate
time it. took residents of various parts
of the city to get to the business dis
trict
"A planning commission is princi
pally a matter of cooperation,' said
Mr.. Herrold. 1T is clearing house
for ideas-a sort of sieve-but it must
have the full support of the public
generally. Some of the things that
should be studied by planning COM
mission are major and minor street
system, parks and parkways, play.
grounds and athletic fields, and any
thing tending towards the beautifica
ton Of the CITY,"
Mr.. Herrold suggested that much as
sistance could be given the local COM
mission by the citizens at large and he
said that the commission really is a.
clearing house for ideas. Co-opera-
ton is necessary to accomplish any
thing along this line and all must go
along together; no one should insist on
their own ideas or plans.
A number of blue prints, plans and
sketches of the St. Paul planning
board were displayed. He explained
these, taking the map of principal ar
teries and streets first. He showed
that the commission has done much
to help out traffic congestion, besides
bringing the arteries into downtown
districts and making for convenience
for through traffic. A recreational
survey showed the distribution Of pop
ulation of children for the purpose of
properly locating Fairgrounds and 9th
er recreational :. facilities. A street
car survey showed the time required to
travel from various residence districts
to the downtown district. A copy of
the St. Paul Zoning ordinance with
zoning maps also was shown.
A city planning commission should
consider future growth and develop
ment Mr.. Herrold stated. OF especial
importance are lot and street layout;
location and adequacy Of parks and
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