Architect and engineer . erf O < a « u z THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 57 serious labor shortage, which will result in acute competition for the availablelabor supply, either in the form of higher wages or the providing of better livingconditions, or a combination of both. It is with these ideas in view that we have designed the industrial townillustrated in this report to be constructed in connection with your new miningoperation. The Town Plan This town has been laid out for an ultimate population of approximately 500families, together with public buildings to serve the spiritual, material,
Architect and engineer . erf O < a « u z THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 57 serious labor shortage, which will result in acute competition for the availablelabor supply, either in the form of higher wages or the providing of better livingconditions, or a combination of both. It is with these ideas in view that we have designed the industrial townillustrated in this report to be constructed in connection with your new miningoperation. The Town Plan This town has been laid out for an ultimate population of approximately 500families, together with public buildings to serve the spiritual, material, andrecreational need of such a VIEW WEST ON LOWER STREET OF DETAILED DEVELOPMENT WEST OF PUBLIC PLAZA, MINING TOWN NEAR JEROME, ARIZONA Herding & Boyd, Architects (See pages 54 and 55) It is now proposed to construct something over one hundred houses and twodormitories to meet your immediate requirements, these houses being dividedbetween the Mexican and the American section of the development. The general layout of streets, public places, sewer and water systems, to-gether with roadways leading to Jerome and Clarkdale have been made with theultimate requirements in mind in order that no expense incurred at this timewill result in increased financial expenditure through lack of foresight in theoriginal town plan. 58 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER
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