. The sanitation of cities. Zbc Sanitation of Citiee the existence of extensive tributary areas fromwhicii raw materials are obtainable, as well asabundant supplies of food; and further, uponsanitation and a naturally healthful location. Before the introduction of railways the greatcities of the world depended in almost every caseon water transportation for their prosperity; norhas the railway greatly altered this. Access tothe ocean-borne commerce of the world and toriver transportation is the greatest possessionof a city. With the growth of cities there hascome a great increase in the mutual
. The sanitation of cities. Zbc Sanitation of Citiee the existence of extensive tributary areas fromwhicii raw materials are obtainable, as well asabundant supplies of food; and further, uponsanitation and a naturally healthful location. Before the introduction of railways the greatcities of the world depended in almost every caseon water transportation for their prosperity; norhas the railway greatly altered this. Access tothe ocean-borne commerce of the world and toriver transportation is the greatest possessionof a city. With the growth of cities there hascome a great increase in the mutual interdepend-ence of their inhabitants and a more generalrecognition of the value of organized activity inmunicipal life. In modern times an essential por-. MIAMI, FLORIDAView of a southern park tion of the citys care is preservation of law andorder, safety from fire, provision for public worksand their upkeep—such as water supply, pave- 10 (General Coneiberations ments, sewerage, sewage disposal, wastes disposal,parks, public baths, and various other socialconveniences. But it is only in recent years that serious effortshave been made toward correlating these activi-ties, thereby obtaining not only a more economi-cal plan in the outlay of public funds, but alsoa much higher efficiency. It is self-evidentthat street layouts should be related not only tothe needs of traffic and the marketing of realproperty, but also with regard to the mostefficient and economical design for the publicutilities, such as water supply, surface drainageand sewers. It is no less evident that the needsof water purification and methods to be em-ployed should be considered in relation to sewagetreatment and disposal—and that garbage dis-posal and sewage dispo
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