Modern cities : progress of the awakening for their betterment here and in Europe / by Horatio M. Pollock and William S. Morgan.

  • Horatio Milo Pollock
Date:
1913
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    rounded by costly temples and other public buildings. The streets of the city were narrow when judged by modern standards, but the principal thoroughfares were made wider than the residential streets. As the road-beds on many of the streets were not wide enough to permit one chariot to pass another, traffic reg- ulations must have been strictly enforced. In its plan the Pompeiian street closely resembles the street of a modern city having a road-bed slightly elevated in the center, a curb on each side and sidewalks between the curbs and the buildings, The curbs and sidewalks are from two to three feet above the road-bed and at crossings large stone blocks are set in the road- bed at convenient distances to form stepping- stones for pedestrians. Stone drinking foun- tains are provided at convenient places along the street. The pavement is formed of unhewn blocks of stone and is rougher than any modern cit)’' would'tolerate. In striking contrast with Pompeii with its narrow streets, stands the city of Turin, a city of northern Italy originally laid out by the Emperor Augustus. This town has developed greatly in recent years, but its original rectan- gular street plan has been preserved. The width and beauty of the streets of Turin have given it distinction among Italian cities and have done much to enhance its prosperity and healthful- [18]