STREET CROSSSECTIONS 
2. The paved or improved portion of the roadbed is often need- 
lessly wide. It should be just wide enough to carry the traffic and 
no wider. 
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3. The sidewalk is best placed on the outer edge of the street, 
the outer edge of the sidewalk coinciding with the property line. 
4, The sidewalk should be well made and no wider than nec- 
essary. 
5. Trees should be planted between the sidewalk and the 
roadway. 
6. Service wires of all sorts should be kept out of the streets 
as much as possible. At the present time too much leniency is 
shown toward these intrusions, always detrimental to the streets. 
7. The roadway should be well built and capable of carrying 
the traffic. 
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