The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-30

county officers but also in keeping
with the Importance of Burleigh
county as a part Of the great com
monwealth Of North Dakota.
The city's parks are but in their
infancy and parkways as a residence
development feature do not yet exist
in fact. Perhaps. too, before many
years new high school must be
built. There also has been no little
agitation for a building in which to
house corn shows, and several civic
bodies, or in short. community
building. Nor should the need for
new city hall be overlooked though
It may be ten or more years before
II will be required as an actual need.
No adequate Fairgrounds have as yet
been provided and perhaps before
long u larger and better swimming
pool may be desired.
Shall all these things be consider
ed as isolated and unrelated projects?
Shall each problem be met and solv-
ed without any relation to the other?
Shall we have hodge podge of con-
struction and scattered location? Or,
shall all be related to one another
and planned and built according to
unified scheme, an ideal and COM
prehensive plan which will not only
satisfy all utilitarian uses but also
result in the greatest beauty in itself
and as part Of the entire city? This
means thinking, not only Of each
single proposition but also of the
whole. not only for the present but
what may be or should be done five,
10 and even 80 years hence. It means
the adoption of a comprehensive. we'll
digested city plan, just such scheme
as laid down by the French engineer
L'Enfant for George Washington,
when the city named after him as the
nations capitol was first laid out on
paper
City Planning Not New
City planning is not a new thing
in this country or in Europe. Wash
ington was the first city to have such
scheme and the plan has not yet
been fully carried through, even
though adopted century ago. And
yet, Washington is the most beauti-
full city in America and one of the
finest in the world. Other large cit
les like San Francisco, Chicago
Cleveland, and many smaller ones
have either laid down a city plan or
partial city plan for their future
development. Many Of the leading
South American cities have such a
| scheme and in many respects can
point to cities far superior to the
general run of those of the "colossu.
Of the North" Hauptmann laid down
the parks and parkways of Paris aft
| err Washington made its start. City
planning does not mean solely q
scheme Of Identification but also q
plan for the betterment for utilitar
ian purposes of the streets, terminal
facilities, river use, etc. It does not
mean that the design and details OF
all structures must be planned but
does take account of their location
and such location in relation to Other
public and semi-public structures.
It also deals with building lines
zoning or the segregation of business
and residence territory, factory dis
trict and railroad center. Any ant
everything that will aid in making ,
city q related and homogeneous Who'll,
instead of just an aggregation o,
structures preserves and create
values and so brings prosperity to al
without damage to any individual. Il
does not promote extravaganza but
rather enjoins economy and the eff
cient use Of all factors, the useful anG
the beautiful. It builds without des.
troying when the thing is viewed. q.
an whole.
How Bismarck May Profit
No doubt exists in the mind Of
!, those familiar with the state capito
that before many years q new state
capitol building must be erected. NJ
doubt this new building will be q
splendid structure in keeping with
the state and perhaps follow the plar
| usual to all state capitols such II
/ Minnesota, Montana and others. II
will be the finest building in tht
! city and should be gem with !
proper setting and environment. Fol
i Bismarck's economic good and for it,
| self decentralization. such . splendic
/ structure should have approaches II
! keeping.
| Then next comes the Burleigt
/ county court house which could read
lily b placed q the other end Of thu
plan for development Of the caDitol
Thus, the axes Of the new capitol an.
the new court house will probabl,