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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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dis-tricts. 10. In cities which have water-borne commerce, whether coast or inlandports, rail and water terminals should be considered as a single rather than asseparate problems; co-ordination of facilities for both methods of transporta-tion should be insisted upon in the interest of the public and of the carriersthemselves. 11. The relation of the railroad to the street system of the city should becarefully worked out. The value of the railroad to the prosperity and the verylife of the city should be recognized. Wide heavy hauling pavements to freightterminals, docks and the industrial zones are equally essential and form anatural and important complement to the greatest use of railroad facilities.Direct and amply wide traffic thoroughfares should lead to all principal passen-ger and freight stations. 12. The elimination of grade crossings on both steam and electric rapidtransit lines is essential to public safety and convenience, to prevent the inter- THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 61
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SMALL HOUSE, LOS ANGELESPierpont and Walter S. Davis, H. F. Withey, Architects ruption of traffic and for the proper conduct of business. The problem of gradecrossing eliminations should be studied in the most comprehensive way and notin a piece-meal fashion, even though the execution of the work is to be carriedout gradually. 13. The fullest co-operation should be given cities by the railroads in plant-ing and improving the appearance of borders of rights of way, yards, bridges,viaducts, stations and terminals within the city limits. Much of the presentdamage to adjacent property values and rentals can be done away wi.h in thismanner at reasonably small expense, by closer working together of railroadofficials. 14. These fundamental considerationsln the Relation of Railroads to CityDevelopment we respectfully commend to railroad officials, City Plan Com-missions, State Public Service Commissions, and to the distinguished membersof the Interstate Commerce Commission, with the convictio

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