. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. Cedar —Riverfront Improvement Commissions Plan, Showing Projects Completed or in Course of Completion. CITY PLANNING PROGRESS 31. Cedar Rapids.—Sketch of the Riverfront, Showing River Wall ami section of the wall is now complete and four bridges have been erected. approved by them in April, 1901. Publicity was given tothe suggestions bv the issuance ot a supplement to thedaily newspapers, together with a view ot the unsightlyisland and shores and proposed plans tor the suggestedimprovement. The Riverfront Improvement Law was
. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. Cedar —Riverfront Improvement Commissions Plan, Showing Projects Completed or in Course of Completion. CITY PLANNING PROGRESS 31. Cedar Rapids.—Sketch of the Riverfront, Showing River Wall ami section of the wall is now complete and four bridges have been erected. approved by them in April, 1901. Publicity was given tothe suggestions bv the issuance ot a supplement to thedaily newspapers, together with a view ot the unsightlyisland and shores and proposed plans tor the suggestedimprovement. The Riverfront Improvement Law wasdrawn and approved March 14, 1902. The tirst commis-sion was appointed by the Governor in May, 1902, withT. H. Simmons, chairman. After a long legal battle andmuch energetic work, particularly on the solution ofchannel problems in which the United States Govern-ment was interested, the Commission engaged Mr. Ben-nett. The latters studies included the whole citv asan incident to the solution of the island and riverfrontproblems. It was assumed that Mr. Bennetts plans wouldbe sufficiently near to the practicable to furnish an idealtoward which the Commission could effectively work. A
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