. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. y survey on whichto base a comprehensive city plan. History.—Prior to i860, East Orange was a part of thetown of Orange, but, at that time, disagreement over taxa-tion matters and municipal policy arose among the peopleot Orange, and three large sections of outlying territoryseparated from the old town and organized themselvesinto separate political units, now known as South Orange,East Orange, and West Orange. When East Orange with-drew from Orange to he a city with independent govern-ment, she took 4 square miles ot rolling meadow land,str
. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. y survey on whichto base a comprehensive city plan. History.—Prior to i860, East Orange was a part of thetown of Orange, but, at that time, disagreement over taxa-tion matters and municipal policy arose among the peopleot Orange, and three large sections of outlying territoryseparated from the old town and organized themselvesinto separate political units, now known as South Orange,East Orange, and West Orange. When East Orange with-drew from Orange to he a city with independent govern-ment, she took 4 square miles ot rolling meadow land,stretching the length of Orange and away to the Newarkborder. In this section the old roads and streets werealready built with comfortable and often luxurious home-steads, set in the midst of spacious gardens and well-keptlawns. Many of these houses are still the landmarks ofthe older town and lend what distinction there is to themodern citv. The Problem.—The population of East Orange, at thetime ot its separation, in 1863, was about 3,000 chiefly. East Orange.—Entrance to Municipal area in the foreground was a swamp when purchased in1907. well-to-do or wealthy families identified with the earlygrowth ot the community. From that time to the presentits growth in newcomers has been rapid and steady, untilits newly built-up rows of single and two-family houses,apartments and tenements, stretch in more or less com-pactly built areas to the Newark borders. Its populationtoday is nearly 43,000, largely made up ot commuters toNew York and Newark. There is probably no suburb of alarge city where families ot moderate income can find awider choice of comfortable and convenient small homeswith air, sunshine, and adequate elbow-room. The growthof the town, however, has been so rapid and its naturaldevelopment so seemingly prosperous that certain unfor-seen dangers have been allowed to develop into condi-tions really serious from the standpoint of the permanentprosperity a
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