Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 255, Hammond, Lake County, 17 April 1912 — Page 25

Section Four

THE TIME NEWSPAPER Eight Pages

HAMMOND FEDERAL BUILDING.

from straight streets and lots of untform size. They prefer winding streets, in imitation of country lanes, with odd sized and odd shaped lots or both sides of them. Boards , of Public Works should cater to this tendency providing tha continuity of THOROUGHFARES la not interfered with. Only such territory as lies'with section or half section lines sho'uld be subdivided in this man ner. Knormous values could be added t much of the land in the suburbs of tb.3 cities of Hammond, East Chicago and Gary by the building of outer boulevards and parkways. They would bring back in increased taxes all of

01 SUBDIVIDING

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Valuable Hints to Real Estate Own

ers in the Matter of Subdividing.

Subdivision planning: is city building-. A city is nothing- more than on aggregation of subdivisions. As each subdivision is planned so will the city be. Each new 'subdivision must bi in reasonable conformity with those that have already been built. An error in city building is likely to result in a succession of similar errors as the city grows and other subdivisions are laid out. Mistakes in city building may usually be attributed to lax city administrations or boards of public works or to a total indifference about such matters. That is why it is necessary, in most cities, to inculcate in the minds of the people, through the medium of th newspapers, commercial clubs and other means of moulding opinion, the importance of adhering to certain fixed principles of city building. Prime Ktmenttala. Some of the primary principles of city building may be enumerated as follows. 1. Streets should be run north and south or east and west unless there should be some extraordinary reason for a divergence from this rule. 2. he streets on every half section '.line should be regarded as thoroughfares, made not less than ?7 feet in width and open through from corporation line to corporation line

whether or not it is feasible to pave

them at the time of their opening. 3. Under no consideration should the continuity of a thoroughfare bdestroyed. The fact should be remembered that cities are built for all time and that the responsibility of terminating the length of a thoroughfare is a serious one. 4. In the Calumet region where the boundary lines of one city are tangent to those of its neighbor it is absolutely necessary that the section and

quarter-section line roads be converted

into highways and respected as surh if the welding of these municipalities into a harmonious whole is to b : effected. Impose Restrictions. I 5. Residential property should b sold only under building line restrictions. If this is not done one -owner will encroach on'th viewof the other and destroy the beauty of the neighhood. 6. I,ots that are intended. for business purposes and which are laid out in what must eventually be the business district of the city should be at least 150 feet deep. 7. Lots in residential districts should be at least 130 feet deep. This will permit of a 30 foot building lina and a depth of 100 feet on which J build a house. S. Streets in residential districts

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should be at least 60 feet wide. With 30 foot building lines that will make the distance from house-front to house-front 120 feet. This adds greatly to the appearance of the street. The section or half-section Una thoroughfares should be 80 feet wide and called boulevards. IMaa Prk Now, 3. In, view of the fact that parks are part of the structure of the city

they should be laid out with the future growth of the city in vie-. Eminent authorities say that a city should have one acre of park property to very 100 inhabitants. 10. Rivers and canals have priority over streets and they should be bridged only for the thoroughfares: that It the streets on the section and half section lines. - With these ten first principals in

mind the building of the city through the laying out of subdivisions may go forward more nearly according to the ideas of the individual. Beyond his adherence to these principals he may be given a Reasonable degree of latitude In the laying out of his subdivision. For Instance a man holding the land between two half section lines should be permitted to subdivide into acre

or .half acre plots provding it was so subdivided that If the future needs of the city seemed to require the resubdividing of this property into ordinary city lots the dimensions of the acre pieces would be such that they could conveniently be cut up into city mlocka and the blocks cut into los. Winding Streets. There is an increasing tendency on thes part of subdividers to get away

; the money they cost and mors too. 1 These outer boulevards should be not 'less than a mile apart and should b

100 to 200 feet wide. This subject will be handled more fully In another artl cle. Save Assessments. Another tendency in modern subdividing is to make the pavements on residential streets as narrow as possl-

, ble. This permits of wide grass plots ; on either side of the pavement and : cuts "down the cost of assessments. I Then if the need for a wider pavement becomes apparent it can be paved to an additional five or ten feet !may seem advisable. A good residential street should be 66 feet with -i 3J foot pavement. This permits of a 22 foot grass plot on either side of thu 'pavement and a six foot walk on ttilot line. Walks should always be lill in the street on the lot Una. j In the twelve foot grass plot trrea can be planted that will shade both, the walks and the street. When tha grass plots are laid out on either id

of the pavement the property owner)

maintain them. When they are located between two narrow pavements in

the middle of the street the city muat

cut the grass and maintain them. Th

lighting of a residentaial district musn be done by means of ornamental lamt posts served by wires in conduits. This eliminates unsightly poles and hanging arcs.

IF THE WORKER TOtTRE LOOKING FOR DOESN'T ADVERTISE TODAY, YOU ApVERTISE FOn HIM IN THE TIMES TOMORROW! AND THE SAME DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR SERVICE HOLbs TRUE OF ALL. TH8 WANT AD CLASSIFICATION

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3LEY9 CcDMimQy SuniPwyaDip

MAKES A SPECIALTY OF

City and Sanitary Engineering and General Surveying HE IS A THOROUGHLY COMPETENT MUNICIPAL ARCHITECT If you arc contemplating laying out a subdivision and desire to build it according to the most modern ideas, it will pay you to see Seeley. TIME WAS When you drew the plans for your home, Now you purchase the knowledge and experience of a skilled architect and figure the money well spent, It is just as important that you consult a Skilled Engineer when you plan your subdivision, Modern city building is an art in itself and should not be done in a haphazard manner.

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