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one side of a street to the other, or else a passage- 

 way for the water must be made through the 

 crossing. It may be said that a step down to the 

 pavement and up again to the sidewalk at the 

 street intersections is of 110 consequence, but it is 

 really more elegant and satisfactory to have the 

 walk practically continuous. With the catch- 



168. Informal treatment of a walk. 



basin at the corner, the stoppage of the inlet, or 

 a great fall of rain, sometimes covers the crossing 

 with water, so that one must either wade or go 

 out of his way. With catch -basins placed in the 

 center of the blocks, or, if the blocks are long, at 

 some distance from the crossing, the intersections 



