98 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



and other refuse dumped from the rear end of stores, 

 factories and other buildings which face away from 

 the river (Figs. 19 and 20). 



For certain kinds of business, it is true that some 

 concentration of traffic is desirable; that streets 





FIG. 19. THE SPOILING OF THE RIVERS. Large rivers where they pass 

 through cities should be bordered with streets. Their banks would then 

 be controlled by the city authorities and might be placed under the super- 

 vision of park commissioners. 



should not be too wide ; that one-sided streets are 

 objectionable and that city squares which make such 

 streets really depreciate values. Nevertheless, there 

 is a value in broad open spaces, a value not always 

 appreciated. An occupant of an office takes delight 

 in a view to the country, to the ocean or other large 

 body of water, or to any clear extensive space. 



It is one of the attributes of a river that it preserves 

 an unobstructed stretch of opening. This space 

 should count as one of the assets of a city. How 



