. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . Springfield Present and Prospective 29 of our park system. And, again, the shores of the Watershops pond;it is not conceivable that any other practicable treatment of theland along this lovely body of water could add more to its commer-cial value than the reservation by the city for park purposes of abelt including the road, giving to the building lots fronting the lakean outlook across the intervening park and water toward the In fact, the number and extent of the suburban parks and drivesthat may easily be established in the f
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . Springfield Present and Prospective 29 of our park system. And, again, the shores of the Watershops pond;it is not conceivable that any other practicable treatment of theland along this lovely body of water could add more to its commer-cial value than the reservation by the city for park purposes of abelt including the road, giving to the building lots fronting the lakean outlook across the intervening park and water toward the In fact, the number and extent of the suburban parks and drivesthat may easily be established in the future round about Spring-field is limited only by the taste and enterprise of the citizens. Passing from these more or less ornamental features to justplain streets, one of the obvious improvements, easy enough nowbut growing more and more difficult every year, is the widening ofcertain portions of some of the narrower thoroughfares. Most ofthe buildings on the minor streets, and many of those on the princi- 30 Springfield Present and Prospective pal avenues, have, at most, but a few years to live, and should notbe allowed to cause a permanent defect in the city. The best timeto make the crooked straight is before petrifaction or ossificationtakes place; the next best is any time before the cost of straighteningbecomes prohibitive. Still more foolish is the sparing of an oldtree. We have the best authority for hewing down the trees thatcumber the ground, which is exactly what every tr
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