Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-16
PLAN MORE PARKS
REBUILDING TOXIC
Japanese Propose to Spend
Billion Yen in Five Years
in Reconstruction.
BY T.. IL. EGGER.

Special Correspondence Of The Star and Chicago
Daily News.
TOXIC. November 16.-Preliminary
outlines of the Toxic reconstruction
plan formulated and announced by
the restoration board call for the ex-
penditure of approximately one bill
lion yen over period of five years
in rebuilding the devastated portions
of the capital Complete details of
the project have not yet been given
in view of the appropriation of a
large area of land in revamping the
city on more modern lines. The plans
as disclosed, however indicate that
the greater Toxic project will be
carried out as completely as possible.
The new Toxic will be constructed
around twelve main thoroughfares
$50 feet wide. with auxiliary streets
to supplement these main arteries of
traffic having q width of not less than
SO feet. This will be a great improve
ment over tho network of narrow
lanes which hitherto have hindered
the progress of making Toxic
modern.
Will ExprOprIate Land.
1t is estimated that of the IL 900. 900
tsubo "a tsubo is SO square feeD of
land in the devastated portions of the
city more than 100000 tsubo will be
appropriated by the city for widening
stalling other modern municipal inn
provements. The board is seeking
anne ndments in present laws to facili-
tate the appropriation of this land.
Transportation facilities will be great.
ly augmented, but surface lines will b'
prohibited on the main thoroughbred
and subways established instead. Thu:
will the underground railway project
which faced failure. be brought into Z
realization as result of the disaster.
Canals and other waterways through
out the city will be conferred on the
Sumida river with connections to Other
nearby streams. thus improving tht
sanitary conditions of these oper
streams, which hitherto have been the
source of considerable annoyance
through improper drainage. The canal:
will be wdened and dredged. while tlit
level of the waterways in HOMO and
other lowlying sections will be raised
so al to insure proper drainage there.
Plan Additional Parks.
One CT the most important features OF
the plan, and one which would have
saved the lives Of thousands of those
burned to death in the terrible fires
following the quakes, is that calling
for construction of additional parks
Toxic at present has three large mu-
nicipal grounds. Hbiya. Shiba and
Cyeno parks. and each of these proved
Ravens of safety for thousands during
the catastrophe. II is planned to lay
out parks in HOMO and other crowded
sections, while safety zones for pedes.
trians and large squares and circles on
the main thoroughfares will also be es-
tablished to break possible future con.
fiagrations.
In addition to providing protection
against future disastrous blazes. The
board had included in it's reconstruction
plans provisions for increasing the con.
veniences of the municipality. Lane
spaces will be selected at points o.
traffic concentration and market place.
established for disposal of fish and vege
tables to the public.
1t also is planned TO increase the har.
Dor facilities and land and water con
nections between Toxic and Yokohama
but this phase of the project will be lef
until after the restoration of Toxic
proper has been successfully launched
Many details of the huge project re
main to be worked out, but the plan.
as already formulated indicate that tn,
Toxic of ten years hence will be ;
much bigger and better city than would
otherwise ever been possible had Their,
been no destruction.