Public recreation facilitiesAmerican academy of political and social science, 1910 - Počet stran: 266 |
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Strana 226
... practically all our cities have been selected and improved by isolated and desultory proceedings . The result in most cases has led to an unnecessary waste of money and opportunity . Happily , there are exceptions . A few of the larger ...
... practically all our cities have been selected and improved by isolated and desultory proceedings . The result in most cases has led to an unnecessary waste of money and opportunity . Happily , there are exceptions . A few of the larger ...
Strana 236
... practically no agricultural land and no mineral - bearing formations of commercial value , but in the canyons are roaring streams fed by melting ice and snow , and there are more than two hundred and fifty lakes which abound in fish of ...
... practically no agricultural land and no mineral - bearing formations of commercial value , but in the canyons are roaring streams fed by melting ice and snow , and there are more than two hundred and fifty lakes which abound in fish of ...
Strana 252
... practically covered by a dense forest growth . The few lakes and the river beds . were almost the only portions which were unshaded from the direct rays of the sun . In this primeval forest the shade was dense enough to keep the soil ...
... practically covered by a dense forest growth . The few lakes and the river beds . were almost the only portions which were unshaded from the direct rays of the sun . In this primeval forest the shade was dense enough to keep the soil ...
Strana 253
... practically abandoned by the owners and given over to forest fires . These are the lands which have been purchased by the commonwealth for for- estry purposes ; but before considering the economic relation of these impoverished lands ...
... practically abandoned by the owners and given over to forest fires . These are the lands which have been purchased by the commonwealth for for- estry purposes ; but before considering the economic relation of these impoverished lands ...
Strana 254
... practically already committed . Second , it could alter its present system of taxation , so as to make it possible for the land owner to attempt the policy of reforestation , which can be plainly shown to be as much in the interest of ...
... practically already committed . Second , it could alter its present system of taxation , so as to make it possible for the land owner to attempt the policy of reforestation , which can be plainly shown to be as much in the interest of ...
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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.