. Improvement of Fort Wayne Indiana; report for Fort Wayne Civic Improvement Association . ss streets. Moreover, this is the one section of thecity that is used in common by all the citizens. Parks so welldistributed as Fort Waynes, inevitably have a neighborhood Fort Wayne Civic Improvement Association 25 clientele. But into the business streets all the city comes all theyear around; and in them is represented very much of the cityswealth. There is, then, no impropriety in demanding that theyhave at least the beauty of dignity. The very first step which will doubtless occur, most prop-erly, t
. Improvement of Fort Wayne Indiana; report for Fort Wayne Civic Improvement Association . ss streets. Moreover, this is the one section of thecity that is used in common by all the citizens. Parks so welldistributed as Fort Waynes, inevitably have a neighborhood Fort Wayne Civic Improvement Association 25 clientele. But into the business streets all the city comes all theyear around; and in them is represented very much of the cityswealth. There is, then, no impropriety in demanding that theyhave at least the beauty of dignity. The very first step which will doubtless occur, most prop-erly, to every resident of Fort Wayne, as it certainly will toevery visitor, is the cleaning of the alleys. This will meansome paving, and some paving repairs. The alleys of FortWayne are so conspicuous there can be no pretense of civicbeauty if they do not contribute at least cleanliness to the gen-eral effect. It is the general experience of cities that to pavealleys in congested quarters with asphalt, which is easy to cleanand to keep clean, is the course most satisfactory and An Alley intersection half a block from Calhoun Street. This is fairly typical. 26 Fort Wayne Civic Improvement Association The proposed clearing of the street walks of unnecessaryappurtenances, and the improvements suggested to facilitatetraffic, will have incidentally a considerable effect in improvingthe aspect of the streets. I spoke of putting street lamps on thetrolley poles. Ornamental lighting of business streets has nowbecome an accepted form of normal municipal method of arch lighting in use for short distances in thebusiness section of Fort Wayne is the best of its kind I haveseen. It does not give the heavy, tunnel effect of the archesused in Columbus, for example. But avoiding that fault, it slipsinto another. On a street which there has been serious attemptto free from overhead wires, there is created a seeming cob-web of such wires. From the point of view of munici
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