. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . lan forLondon were exactly the same as were Stephanie Bridge, Vienna. SO as to present a pleasing then leading citizens of London,guided by their selfish interest, disregarded . , the Wren plans. Thatmistake hascost Londonalready m i 1-lions upon mil-lions in rdoney,besides retard-ing the devel-opment of thecity and pro-d u c i n g themost degrad-ing and social-ly dangerouscongestion ofpopulation up-on 1855 thepeople of London came to realize that iftheir city was to continue in existence andto progress with
. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . lan forLondon were exactly the same as were Stephanie Bridge, Vienna. SO as to present a pleasing then leading citizens of London,guided by their selfish interest, disregarded . , the Wren plans. Thatmistake hascost Londonalready m i 1-lions upon mil-lions in rdoney,besides retard-ing the devel-opment of thecity and pro-d u c i n g themost degrad-ing and social-ly dangerouscongestion ofpopulation up-on 1855 thepeople of London came to realize that iftheir city was to continue in existence andto progress with their nation great changeswould have to be made. Since then they 50 WACKERS MANUAL OF THE PLAN OE CHICAGO have worked steadily and desperately, asthe population of the city grew, to repairthe errors of hapless and careless project after another has heen carriedthrough, at a cost exceeding one hundred fame as a beautiful and attractive city atthe expenditure of almost nothing exceptforesight. London, after centuries of in- convenience,and squalor,. Franzen Bridge, Vienna. million dollars. Despite these great worksand tremendous expenditures, the city hasfailed to get relief. Now, that the conges-tion of street traffic may be in a measuredone away with, the London Traffic Com-mission has decided that two new streetsmust be cut throughthe city at an esti-mated cost of $125,-000,000 for land dam-ages alone, to saynothing of the mil-lions that must bespent upon the laborof tearing down milesand miles of build-ings. The experiences ofthese two great citiesof London and Paris should combine to teach Chicago an effect-ive lesson. Paris enjoys her miles ofboulevards, her extensive parks, her op-portunities for enjoyment of life and un-limited development, and her world-wide waste, unwholesomenessis struggling to preserveher very existence and isfacing expenditures ofhundreds of millions thatshe may merely providemakeshift means of caringfor the movement of herpeople through h
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