Glen Ridge : the preservation of its natural beauty and its improvement as a place of residence . Street Shade Tbees Needed. PiiANTiNG Space Inadequate. Sidewalk Forced Oxjt of Alignment and Gutter Invaded GLEN RIDGE 25 curb and not be merely a narrow sixteen foot strip inthe centre, as at present. Of course, thoroughfaresshould have wider paved roadways. More important than the right proportional sub-division of the street into sidewalk, planting strip anddrive, is the method of its location. Most streets arepart of a general town plan and should be so locatedas to contribute to the convenien
Glen Ridge : the preservation of its natural beauty and its improvement as a place of residence . Street Shade Tbees Needed. PiiANTiNG Space Inadequate. Sidewalk Forced Oxjt of Alignment and Gutter Invaded GLEN RIDGE 25 curb and not be merely a narrow sixteen foot strip inthe centre, as at present. Of course, thoroughfaresshould have wider paved roadways. More important than the right proportional sub-division of the street into sidewalk, planting strip anddrive, is the method of its location. Most streets arepart of a general town plan and should be so locatedas to contribute to the convenience and beauty ofthe general plan. Then the different functions thateach has to fulfil should be taken into account as faras possible. The street trees in Glen Ridge are usually of goodspecies (Sugar Maples and American Elms), but asa rule they are poorly planted and even more poorlymaintained. For Glen Ridge to longer neglect itsstreet trees is to lose the value of one of its chiefassets. A proper street tree ordinance should beadopted, like that of East Orange or Newark, forexample; the street trees promptly placed un
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