. Health in home and town. actice as it is soon washed up on the beaches along the shore. 5. Burning or cremating all of the city waste is the most sanitary,and probably the most satisfactory arrangement. 6. The removal of snow is necessary on the chief business streetsof a city. Questions. — 1. What are the different kinds of city waste? 2. What is the most sanitary disposal of sewage? 3. How is the waste collected in the city or town where you live? 4. What kinds of wagons are used for this purpose? 5. What are the advantages of burning the city waste? 6. Of what value are street-sweepings?
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. Health in home and town. actice as it is soon washed up on the beaches along the shore. 5. Burning or cremating all of the city waste is the most sanitary, and probably the most satisfactory arrangement. 6. The removal of snow is necessary on the chief business streetsof a city. Questions. — 1. What are the different kinds of city waste? 2. What is the most sanitary disposal of sewage? 3. How is the waste collected in the city or town where you live? 4. What kinds of wagons are used for this purpose? 5. What are the advantages of burning the city waste? 6. Of what value are street-sweepings? XVII. THE CITY STREETS Why dont they keep the streets a little cleaner? You ask with deep annoyance not undue. Why dont they keep the parks a little greener? Did you ever stop to think that they means you?- - Life. The General Appearance of a City. — The appearanceof a city plays an important part in its growth anddevelopment. An attractive city appeals not only todesirable residents but also to travelers and tourists.. William Penns Plan for Philadelphia A city should not only be healthy and safe, but shouldhave convenient and stately streets and buildings. City Plans. — In many American cities the crossstreets run at right angles to several long, parallelavenues. This is called the checker-board plan. NewYork and Philadelphia are notable examples of suchplanning. Philadelphia was the earliest city in Americalaid out in this way. The first plan of Philadelphia was 212 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN prepared under the direction of its founder, WilliamPenn. The original city covered about two squaremiles, and was laid out according to the plan in 1682.This plan indicated Logan, Rittenhouse, Franklin, andWashington Squares as the possible limits of the city.