. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . public improvements and therehabilitation of the burned area. A Burnt District Commission was created. It widenedstreets; it reduced grades. Baltimoreans built; they built wiselyand built well. Old picturesque Baltimore had been partlywiped out by the fire, but before the flames were extinguishedat one end of the destroyed district a new Baltimore was spring-ing up at the other. Those who saw the City in the throes ofdevastation wonder at the metamorphosis presented today. Itis simply marvelous. Followin
. National star-spangled banner centennial, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6 to 13, 1914 . public improvements and therehabilitation of the burned area. A Burnt District Commission was created. It widenedstreets; it reduced grades. Baltimoreans built; they built wiselyand built well. Old picturesque Baltimore had been partlywiped out by the fire, but before the flames were extinguishedat one end of the destroyed district a new Baltimore was spring-ing up at the other. Those who saw the City in the throes ofdevastation wonder at the metamorphosis presented today. Itis simply marvelous. Following the work of the Burnt DistrictCommission other millions were spent according to a definiteplan of City development. So much for the past. What is the City Government doing today? It is building the finest sanitary Sewerage system in theworld, and will expend about $23,000,000 for this system is almost completed. It has spent $6,1 61,000 on its magnificent Municipal docks,and has available $5,000,000 more for the enlargement of thesystem, which includes a recreation rH& ^Er BOOK It IS constructing a broad street (Key Highway) parallelingthe south side of the harbor for several miles. It is grappling the paving problem, and a Commission is nowengaged in a general repaving plan for the entire City. TheCommission has a working capital of $5,000,000. This willbe increased by means of the paving tax to $10,000,000, To date 54 miles have been repaved and 10 miles are undercontract. The highways are being improved under a generalplan, and it is the aim of the administration to make Balti-more second to none in this particular branch of civic develop-ment. The latest standard specifications are followed and fourstandard pavements, namely. Granite Block, Vitrified Block,Sheet Asphalt and Wood Block, are being used. Aside from the above-mentioned $10,000,000, an addi-tional $4,500,000 are being spent on street improvement inthe Annex (northern and western ex
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