Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1917 — Importance of Streets. [ARTICLE]

Importance of Streets.

It seems to urf'tbat it i*the duty of all civil -engineers, and of city engineers in particular, to lose no opportunity to sitread the gospel of clean streets, and therefore of better pavements. It is peculiarly their duty to lead in political movements that will result in changes of city ordinances respecting assessments for street improvements. The antiquated abutting property method of assessment is sufficient in Itself .to. block progress, and there are many other legal obstacles of like nature. But the greatest obstacle of all is public Ignorance of the ?ause and prevention of respiratory diseases.— -Engineering and Contracting,