. Loyal citizenship. Fig. 17. A model of the Roman Forum in its present condition. Theheld and the fate of men and nations iiigs and to guard against the danger of fire. Theselaws, however, can never solve the housing with money to invest must be induced to build goodhomes for working people. New York State now hasa law under which municipalities may encourage thebuilding of dwelling places tlu^ough a remission oftaxes. This measure was meant to be a temporaryone. The wisdom of giving such direct aid to privateenterprise and of remitting taxes is open to seriousquestion. The matter
. Loyal citizenship. Fig. 17. A model of the Roman Forum in its present condition. Theheld and the fate of men and nations iiigs and to guard against the danger of fire. Theselaws, however, can never solve the housing with money to invest must be induced to build goodhomes for working people. New York State now hasa law under which municipalities may encourage thebuilding of dwelling places tlu^ough a remission oftaxes. This measure was meant to be a temporaryone. The wisdom of giving such direct aid to privateenterprise and of remitting taxes is open to seriousquestion. The matter of assuring proper housing conditionsmay be greatly simplified by right city planning. Acity may be so laid out that there will be many shortlots on which it will be impossible to build long, airlesstenement houses. Zoning. No one would like to have a soap factoryor a laundry established very near his home. Yet Cornniiinily Planning 6<). Mdropotilan Museum of Art Forum was the civic center of ancient Rome. Here elections werewas decided by the Roman people. such things frequently happen, and as a result muchgood residence property loses value. In almost everycity there are \vhal are called hVujIded disfricls. spoiledfor residence purposes by the coming of a railroadline or factories and not yet needed for businesspurposes. Then, loo, there may be ver>^ great loss ofefficiency in the hit-and-miss location of must be places in every conununity that areespecially well adai)ted for industries. Inisinesshouses, hotels, apartments, or large or small resi-dences. By zoning is meant the setting apart of eachdistrict of the city for its particular best use. Zoningordinances have been adopted in only a few localities,but much attention is being given to the is no more important phase of city plaiiiiiiigthan this one of zoning, the ()l)jecl of whicli is to getthe most for ever> purpose of hfe
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