The American City Volume 16 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ... gladly supplied to highways officials and contractors. interests of good roads, Write for it. It is free. When writing to Advertisers please mention The American Citt. A Summary of Municipal Activities Various Data of Cities of Over 100,000 Population By W. Harold Manning THE results obtained from a questionnaire which was sent to the city engineers of all cities of over 100,000 population are so unusually complete and interesting that they are deemed worthy of publication. The questions asked were intended primarily to secure figures and data for comparison of the various undertakings of the cities, especially along city planning lines. Questions were asked to ascertain the various methods in use for securing funds for the purchase and maintenance of park land; to determine the mileage of streets, street car lines, water and sewer pipes and steam railroad lines in each city: to ascertain the nature of building restrictions and districting regulations in force: to ascertain the area of each city, and the portion of its area in parks, playgrounds, parkways and streets, also to determine the various standards of street width in effect, and, to some extent, the degree of congestion in the cities questioned. The Relation of Population to Jlrea The density of population in each city was computed, all populations being taken from the Census Bureau's "General Statistics of Cities, 1915." The results of these computations are shown graphically in Fig. 1. New York, with 29.63 persons per acre, is shown to have the greatest density of population, as might be expected. Baltimore is a close second, with a population density of 28.74. It is a little surprising to note that Cambridge, Mass., occupies third place, with a density of 26.18. The smaller densities ...