THE USE AND ABUSE OF CITY STREETS 



wastes an- not separated, the mixture is usually taken 

 to the outskirts of the city and dumped upon land. 

 If kept separate, the kitchen waste is generally fed to 

 hogs and the remainder is dumped upon land. In 

 either case the result is likely to be unsanitary. 



The city has now reached its period of adolescence. 

 This is often a period of high mortality due to the 

 absence of proper sanitary control. It is a period 

 fraught with many dangers to the future of the place. 

 It is the time to plan for the city's growth, to provide 

 for the development of the municipality along wise and 

 well-tried lines, to safeguard the public health in various 

 ways and to consider civic beauty; but these matters 

 are generally overlooked. 



The period of maturity, that is, the period in which 

 civic responsibility begins to express itself in such forms 

 as the regulation of building construction, the control 

 of traffic, and the adoption of other well-considered plans 

 to insure public health and safety, is long delayed. The 

 paving and cleaning of streets and the collection and 

 disposition of city refuse are apt to be the last matters 

 to which the municipality gives itself proper concern. 



In appearance and use the city street is in strong 

 contrast with the rural highway, yet the street always 

 remains simply a highway in the public regard. The 

 houses are now close together, offering a solid masonry 

 front as of one compact structure. The streets are 

 paved across from house line to house lino. The earth 

 has disappeared beneath a casing of brick, mortar, and 

 stone which is, or should be, impenetrable to water. 



The pavements should be treated as though they were 

 impenetrable to man. Once laid, a pavement should 

 not be broken into, but should be kept intact until 



