. Local survey and city planning proposals for Bristol, lready built upon, and thereforetoo expensive. It is perfectly possible to determine in advance what the city will need in the wayo^ public property, and the property owner should be required to make provision for these needs, at the time that the property is subdivided. Often such property is made a gift to the city for thesake of its advertising value, and if on the other hand the city has to buy it, it is able to obtain theland most wanted, and at lower prices. 35 . v rj^i(iiiii<rjxir,ii. LOCAL SURVEY AND CITY PLANNING PROPOS


. Local survey and city planning proposals for Bristol, lready built upon, and thereforetoo expensive. It is perfectly possible to determine in advance what the city will need in the wayo^ public property, and the property owner should be required to make provision for these needs, at the time that the property is subdivided. Often such property is made a gift to the city for thesake of its advertising value, and if on the other hand the city has to buy it, it is able to obtain theland most wanted, and at lower prices. 35 . v rj^i(iiiii<rjxir,ii. LOCAL SURVEY AND CITY PLANNING PROPOSALS FOR BRISTOL. CONN. SECTION I LOCAL SURVEY SECTION II CITY PLANNING PROPOSALS BY JOHN NOLEN, CITY PLANNER CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 1920 I BELIEVE IN THE QUIET, EFFECTIVE WORK WHICHGETS PATIENTLY AT THE FACTS AND PRESENTS THEM TO THEINTELLIGENT JUDGMENT CF THE COMMUNITY.*** INSISTUPON MEASURES WHJCH THE FACTS SEEM TO JUSTIFY. —HON. CHARLES E. HUGHES. TOWN AND CITY PLANNING INDUSTRIAL HOUSING JOHN NOLENLANDSCAPE ARCHITECT HARVARD SQUARE CAMBRIDGEPHILIP W. FOSTER MASS. ASSOCIATE 20 July, 1920 Hon. Joseph P. Button, Mayor of Bristol, Sir:- We take pleasure in submittingfor your consideration a report and plansembodying our city planning proposals forBristol. These proposals are hased on thelocal survey for Bristol already sulDmitted,following definitely the program outlinedearlier for the city planning constitute the second section of thework, and are complementary to the localsurvey. Very truly yours, JOHN NOLEIT. SECTION ITcu31924024415220


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