. Factory and industrial management . be thoroughly cleaned, obstruct traffic, cause use-less noise, and are an injury to the health, comfort, and wealth of thecommunity. Such pavements drive away successful men, and preventnew and energetic men from coming to the city and giving it the 934 THE VALUE OF BEAUTIFUL STREETS. benefit of their capital and energy. A city, to succeed, must properlypave its streets, keep them in repair, and clean them. The utility, economy, and beauty of a pavement, fortunately, gohand in hand. The best pavements are those which are laid on solidfoundations and have s
. Factory and industrial management . be thoroughly cleaned, obstruct traffic, cause use-less noise, and are an injury to the health, comfort, and wealth of thecommunity. Such pavements drive away successful men, and preventnew and energetic men from coming to the city and giving it the 934 THE VALUE OF BEAUTIFUL STREETS. benefit of their capital and energy. A city, to succeed, must properlypave its streets, keep them in repair, and clean them. The utility, economy, and beauty of a pavement, fortunately, gohand in hand. The best pavements are those which are laid on solidfoundations and have smooth or even surfaces. They either have nojoints, or the joints are made impermeable to moisture. Such pave-ments are the best for wheel and foot traffic. They are the easiest tokeep clean and in repair. All expenses considered, they are the mosteconomical, and at all times handsome and attractive. No single pavement is suited to all cities, or to all streets of one?city. Asphalt, granite, brick, wood, macadam, and other materials. PARIS, AVENUE DE LOPERA, CUT THROUGH A DENSE QUARTER. The increased rental and tax values more than compensate for many houses , health, and beauty are improved. have their proper places. The problem is to decide upon the mate-rials and methods for each street. The construction of pavements, their maintenance or repair, andtheir relation to street-cleaning have lately been ably treated by othersin this magazine. This article is an attempt to show the importanceand difficulty, as well as the advantages and beauty, of well-equippedand properly-paved streets. Street engineers of true worth are as much needed as bridge, , hydraulic, landscape, and other engineers. All are sub-divisions
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