Public recreation facilitiesAmerican academy of political and social science, 1910 - Počet stran: 266 |
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Strana 238
... effects such as are seldom found elsewhere . Historic interest attaches to the place because an expedition led by General John C. Fremont was over- taken by disaster in that immediate vicinity . Skeletons of mules , bits of harness and ...
... effects such as are seldom found elsewhere . Historic interest attaches to the place because an expedition led by General John C. Fremont was over- taken by disaster in that immediate vicinity . Skeletons of mules , bits of harness and ...
Strana 277
... effects whatever , and are merely city squares , with asphalt paths , grass and trees , yet they are thronged on warm evenings with men , women and children , affording additional evidence of the need of park lands in the county . West ...
... effects whatever , and are merely city squares , with asphalt paths , grass and trees , yet they are thronged on warm evenings with men , women and children , affording additional evidence of the need of park lands in the county . West ...
Strana 282
... effect one reservation of 3,200 acres . It is bordered by five cities and towns with large populations , and is crossed by seven miles of public highway . The scenery and topography are diversified with 600 acres of water in many ponds ...
... effect one reservation of 3,200 acres . It is bordered by five cities and towns with large populations , and is crossed by seven miles of public highway . The scenery and topography are diversified with 600 acres of water in many ponds ...
Strana 287
... effect of this is unfortunate ; it tends to induce inaction rather than action . Had the forces spent in criti- cism been spent in constructive effort , the work and the joy of it would have been sufficient reward for the pessimists ...
... effect of this is unfortunate ; it tends to induce inaction rather than action . Had the forces spent in criti- cism been spent in constructive effort , the work and the joy of it would have been sufficient reward for the pessimists ...
Strana 289
... effect of a good plan on the future of the city as shown by Washington and Buffalo and of a bad plan as shown by Philadelphia has been noted . The Metropolitan Improvement Commission of Boston has just issued its report covering " the ...
... effect of a good plan on the future of the city as shown by Washington and Buffalo and of a bad plan as shown by Philadelphia has been noted . The Metropolitan Improvement Commission of Boston has just issued its report covering " the ...
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Strana 251 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Strana 346 - Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence: truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy!
Strana 420 - To explore, enjoy and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist the support and cooperation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Strana 267 - ... consider the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public * * * in such county," with "authority to make maps and plans of such spaces and to collect such other information in relation thereto as the said board may deem expedient;" and "as soon as conveniently may be," to "make a report in writing of a comprehensive plan for laying out, acquiring and maintaining such open spaces.
Strana 255 - The separation, for purposes of taxation, of the timber from the land on which it grows, so that the forest crop shall be taxed only when it is harvested, while the land shall be taxed every year.
Strana 231 - ... in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part...
Strana 328 - sturdy beggar" or a vermin-infested tramp than a desiccated toiler who works twelve hours a day, seven days in the week, fifty-two weeks in the year.
Strana 224 - The Boston Metro2-45 politan Park Commission was organized in 1 892 with powers granted to it by some thirty-seven different local governments. Through the activity of this commission, Boston's park system came to contain 10,000 acres of parks and public reservations, 30 miles of river banks, 8 miles of seashore, and 27 miles of boulevards and parkways.101 Kansas City soon established a similar planning body on a smaller scale. George E. Kessler, a local landscape architect who directed the enterprise,...
Strana 217 - Exclusive devotion to work has the result that amusements cease to please; and when relaxation becomes imperative, life becomes dreary from lack of its sole interest — the interest in business.
Strana 236 - Glacier National Park, west of the summit of the Rocky Mountains and south of the Canadian boundary line in Montana.