. Government and politics in Virginia . the streets are used chiefly by heavywagons and trucks, stone blocks are commonly used. In allcases culverts are provided at the corners so that the streetsmay be drained of rain water. e In the third place, the government permits the streets to beused for other purposes than walking or driving, which is ofcourse their chief use. Mains and pipes are laid beneath thesurface of the streets in order that water and gas may be fur- ROADS, STREETS, AND PARKS 63 nished to the inhabitants of the city, and in order that sewagemay be carried off from their homes.
. Government and politics in Virginia . the streets are used chiefly by heavywagons and trucks, stone blocks are commonly used. In allcases culverts are provided at the corners so that the streetsmay be drained of rain water. e In the third place, the government permits the streets to beused for other purposes than walking or driving, which is ofcourse their chief use. Mains and pipes are laid beneath thesurface of the streets in order that water and gas may be fur- ROADS, STREETS, AND PARKS 63 nished to the inhabitants of the city, and in order that sewagemay be carried off from their homes. The government alsopermits street car companies to lay tracks on certain of thestreets, while telephone and telegraph and electric lightingcompanies are allowed to erect poles and string wires along thestreets. As we have seen, however, the government reservesthe right to regulate the business of these companies in returnfor the special privileges they enjoy, and it usually also makesthem pay for the use which they make of the A CONVICT ROAD CAMPIn such camps are state convicts housed while they are engaged in road con-struction THE APPEARANCE OF THE STREETS. Just as it isthe duty of the people who live in farming communities toimprove the appearance of their property along the roads, soit is the duty of city residents to improve their property alongthe streets and thus add to the appearance of their neighbor-hoods. Whenever a person improves the appearance of his 64 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA own home or yard, he serves not only himself but also hiscommunity. The streets belong to everybody; it is, there-fore, the duty of everybody to assist at all times in keeping-them clean. This is true also of the parks. The person whoscatters papers and other rubbish in the streets and parksof a city simply ignores a plain duty which he owes to otherpeople who reside in the community with him. In many citiesthe government provides trash boxes on street corners and inthe
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