INDEX
- Acquisition of Land by Municipalities:
- burden on tax payers, 22;
- by gift, dedication, or devise, 3, 4;
- by municipality, limitations of, in United States, 1-2, 14-15;
- equitable distribution of cost, 1, 22-51;
- methods of, 1;
- purchase by cities, 13-17;
- right to, 1;
- tax payers protected, 17
- Administrative Agencies and Planning, 168-208
- Advertising: condemnation costs, 25
- Advertising Signs: New York court decision on, 151-152
- Amendments to State Constitution:
- of New York, 248-249;
- of Mass., 278;
- of Ohio, 280;
- of Wisconsin, 279
- Appraisers’ Hearings: granted by court in Minneapolis, 27-28
- Art Commission: in Greater New York, 184
- Art Jury: power of, in Philadelphia, 184-185
- Assessment Board:
- determines area for special benefit, 90-91;
- regulation in New York, 90
- Assessment of Benefit: practice of, in Massachusetts, 85
- Assessments:
- by jury, in Kansas City, 71-72;
- committee appointed in Massachusetts in 1658, 58, 60;
- court decision in Ohio, 62-64;
- exemption of, for parks, 62;
- expense of street openings borne by city, 87-88;
- first special law in United States, 58;
- general practice of, 86-87;
- Greater New York parks, 67-68;
- Kansas City, 70;
- King’s Highway, 91;
- laws in Massachusetts, 64-65;
- legislation for, in different states by dates, 59-60;
- methods of, for street widenings in New York City, 87-88;
- New York law of 1691, 58;
- park lands, 60;
- Pennsylvania laws of 1700, 58-59;
- policy of figuring by front foot, 57;
- prior to 1902 in New York City, 87-88;
- relative taxation on park property for, 61;
- unfair features of, in Boston, 97-98
- Assessors: appointment of, in Minneapolis, to determine tax, 68-69
- Attorney General vs. Henry B. Williams, 1899: 174 Mass. 476, 219-221
- Awards of Commissions: in condemnation cases, reform needed in cases of, 51
- Baltimore: topographical survey commission in, 182
- Belgium:
- law for excess taking in, 122-125;
- street system in Brussels, 122-125
- Bill-boards, 161-165;
- dangers from, 164;
- decisions, 246-248;
- increase fire hazards, 164;
- legislation for, 19;
- license fee discrimination, 162-163;
- Missouri provisions to regulate, 162-165;
- opposition to ordinance regulating, 163;
- regulations for, as nuisances, 164;
- St. Louis ordinance for, 165;
- temporary character of, 165
- Board of Survey: act declared unconstitutional in Boston in 1902, 89-90
- Boards of Health:
- jurisdiction of, for nuisances, 154-155;
- Massachusetts, practice of, 154-155
- Bonds:
- for land acquirement, 52-55;
- issue of, for land payments, 52-55;
- provided by legislature, 52-53
- Borrowing Money: limit to city’s power, in Milwaukee, 53
- Boston:
- area of special benefit in, 90;
- assessment law unfair, 97-98;
- attitude toward survey board in, 179;
- benefits of single council in, 189;
- board of survey appointed in 1891, 89;
- board of survey in 1891, 177-179;
- borrowing plan in, 195;
- condemnation proceedings in, 36;
- decision against board of survey in, 89-90;
- exception to special assessment rule, 96;
- height of buildings on Copley Square, 18, 19;
- one-way streets, success of, 204;
- proceedings for street improvements in, 37-38;
- special assessments prior to 1891, 89;
- street commissioners’ awards, 37-38;
- street commissioners in, 36-38;
- survey act unconstitutional in 1902, 89-90;
- unsuitable land remnants after condemnation proceedings in, 104
- Boulevard Property: restrictions governing, 17-21
- Boulevards:
- King’s Highway law in St. Louis, 90-91;
- Missouri ordinance to regulate industries on, 158-160
- Building Codes: regulation of, in large cities of United States, 143-144
- Building Heights: Massachusetts acts, 218-219
- Building Limitations, police power, 140-149
- Building Lines:
- designated in streets, 204;
- establishing boulevards, 211
- Building Regulations:
- city of Köln, Germany, an example, 145;
- for dwellings, 149-150;
- German illustration of, 145-146;
- in Washington, D. C., 142;
- limitations on height and size, 140-150;
- New York decisions for, 142;
- ordinances for, 140-144;
- restrictions for community benefit, 138-140;
- type of control of, 138-140
- Brooklyn: Furman Street, 17 Wendell 649. 1836, 243-244
- Building Restrictions:
- community benefits from, 138-140;
- excess taking and, 136-137
- Buildings in Parks: not true economy, 6
- Bureau of Surveys: Philadelphia district surveyors, 176-177
- Bureaus: scope of, in Greater New York, 180-181
- California:
- findings of commission in, 94-95;
- pueblo lands in, 16;
- state codes of, 40
- Central Park:
- assessment on land benefited by, 65;
- creation of, in 1853, 65;
- land cost of, 65;
- ratio of increase of land value of, 66-67
- Charleston, South Carolina: city hall on park site, 7
- Chicago:
- acquisition of school house sites, 42;
- appreciation of lots, 7-8;
- commission on street improvements, 39-40;
- Randolph Street taking, 29, 40;
- settlements for condemnation in, 42
- City as Trustee, 4
- City Government: unit idea in, 186-188
- City Ownership of Land: public purpose, 3
- City Planning:
- administrative agencies in, 168-208;
- advantages of unit idea, 188;
- commission appointed, in Seattle, in 1910, 196-197;
- controversies over civic centers, 8;
- councilmen and wards, 186;
- departments created in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 1911, 190;
- disregard of expert suggestions in, 185;
- functions of commission for, 198-208;
- future improvements considered, 203-206;
- necessity for correlation in, 200-202;
- ownership by municipality essential to, 1;
- police power in, 138-167;
- politicians’ methods, 186;
- protection needed for, 7;
- relation of improvements to whole plan in, 201-202;
- special boards required for, 183;
- taste and economy in, 6;
- various methods in, 168-169
- City Purchases of Land: supreme court decision on, 54
- Civic Center Bonds: sale of, in East Denver, 77-78
- Cleveland:
- city charter, 299;
- hearings by jury, in condemnation cases, 41-42;
- condemnation procedure, regulated by state law, 41
- Commissioners:
- appointment of condemnation in St. Louis, 33;
- duties of park, in Kansas City, 69;
- duties of park, in Indianapolis, 78-83;
- report on parks in Denver, 74
- Commissions:
- on city plan, limitations of, cited, 200;
- mayor as ex-officio chairman in cities, 199;
- summary of, in cities, 197-198
- Common Law Jury: opinions concerning findings by, 48-49
- Community Rights: scope of, in Germany, 2
- Compensation:
- legislation for, 18-21;
- method of ascertaining, 48;
- method of New York constitutional amendment, 48;
- ordinance governing in Milwaukee, 25-26;
- commissioners’ salaries in St. Louis, 33
- Condemnation of Land:
- act of Virginia assembly in 1906, 110;
- advantages of preliminary tribunal in, 49-50;
- advertising expenses in, 25;
- appeals from findings, in Milwaukee, 39,
- in Minneapolis, 45;
- assessment of benefits in, 84-102;
- compensation by jury, 24;
- compensation for, in New York City, 43-44;
- Connecticut acts of, 110-111;
- constitutional clauses affecting, 23;
- cost of, in London, 126-133;
- court decisions in Kansas City, 45-46;
- direct method in Oregon, 30;
- disadvantages of, to municipality, 104;
- English and continental systems, reports from, 308-321;
- estimation of cost in London, 130;
- excess, 103-137, 268;
- expenses of, in New York City, 44;
- findings by jury in Cleveland, Ohio, 41-42;
- for Denver parks, 75;
- French system, reports from, 321-330, 333;
- in Belgium, 331-334;
- jury findings in Pennsylvania, 93-94;
- jury proceedings in France, 120-122;
- jury verdicts in Portland, Oregon, 93;
- law in Kansas City, 70-73;
- legal expenses of, 25;
- legislation in Ohio and Maryland, 110;
- new act, in Indianapolis, 47;
- Ohio laws for, 62;
- opinion of Archibald R. Watson, 44-45;
- parallel of, in Philadelphia and Portland, 35;
- park and playground property, 18-19;
- parks acquired by, 8;
- payment of compensation, 23-31;
- Pennsylvania acts of, 111;
- Pennsylvania jury findings in, 93;
- procedure in Portland, 35;
- proceedings in Boston, 36;
- proceedings in San Francisco, 43;
- protection cited in Fourteenth Amendment, 23;
- Randolph Street, Chicago, 29, 40;
- relation of special assessments to awards for, 92;
- settlements for, in Chicago, 42;
- superior court cases in Indiana, 81;
- uncertainty of jury findings in, 49
- Conflagration Risks: height limitations for buildings, 140-149
- Congestion Committee: appointment of, in New York, 14
- Connecticut:
- condemnation acts of, 110-111;
- special acts, 296-298
- Contract Method: advantages of, for land payments, 55-56
- Copley Square, Boston:
- restricting height of buildings on, 18, 19.
- See also Height Limitations
- Correlation:
- Mayor’s cabinet in Kansas City an experiment in, 187;
- value in city planning, 200-202
- Cost of Land Acquisition: distribution of, 1, 52-102
- Councilmen and Wards: as affecting city planning, 186
- Damages in Condemnation Cases:
- findings of jury in Kansas City, 95;
- hearings on, in Minneapolis, 27-28;
- jury appeals in St. Louis, 28;
- objections to rules of, 93-94
- Delaware Park, Buffalo: encroachments upon, 7
- Denver, Colorado:
- appraisers in, 32;
- bonds for land cost in, 75;
- four park districts in, 73;
- land condemnation for parks, 75;
- municipal art commissions in, 200;
- notice and hearing proceedings in, 28-29;
- park commissioners’ report, 74
- Denver Park System:
- extension of civic center, 32;
- findings of appraisers in, 32
- Distribution of Cost of Land Acquirement, 1, 52-102
- District of Columbia: highway restrictions in, 18
- Districts:
- creation of park, in Indianapolis, 78;
- principle of separating in Los Angeles, 155
- Dwellings: building regulations for, 149-150
- East Denver Park District:
- appraisers’ report on land damages, 77;
- ordinance of condemnation passed, 76-77;
- report of park commissioners, 76;
- sale of “civic center bonds,” 77-78;
- subdivision of districts, 76
- Economy:
- and good taste in planning, 6;
- buildings in parks and commons not, 6, 7
- Edwards vs. Bruorton: 184 Mass. 529, 245-246
- Eminent Domain:
- assessors in Washington, 85-86.
- See also Condemnation
- Esthetic Developments: restrictions for promoting, 19-21
- Excess Condemnation: 103-137, 268;
- adaptability of principles in United States, 116-117;
- difficulties of, in United States, 133-135;
- financial results in France, 118-122;
- financial value of, in United States, 117-118;
- history of, in United States, 106-111;
- physical value of, 133-135;
- relief of, to tax payers, 103-106;
- substitute for, in America, 105-106.
- See also Condemnation
- Excess Taking:
- amendments for, in Massachusetts, 114-115;
- amendments for, in Ohio, 114;
- amendments for, in Wisconsin, 114, 116;
- causes of failure in London, 131-132;
- constitutional amendments versus court decisions in, 116;
- constitutionality in Wisconsin, 116;
- constitutionality of, 112;
- constitutionality of, doubted, 114-116;
- control over remnants in, 134-135;
- court decision against, in Philadelphia, 112;
- investigation of, by London county council, 128-132;
- law for, in Belgium, 122-125;
- New York amendments for, 114-115;
- relative increase of property values, 125;
- restrictions in, 136-137;
- revenue from remnant sale in France, 119-122;
- state amendments to, 114-116;
- supreme court decision on, in Massachusetts, 112-114
- Exemptions: from special assessment, in takings for parks, 61
- Field Columbian Museum: decision in case of, 10-12
- Fire Hazard: increased by bill-boards, 164
- Fire Risks: ordinances which regulate, 141-143, 148-149
- Fourteenth Amendment: protection against condemnation, 23
- France:
- condemnation proceedings in, 120-122;
- excess condemnation in, 118-122;
- remnant appropriation, 119;
- revenue from sale of
- remnants in, 119-122
- French Council: remnant taking, 121-122
- German Cities: community rights of, 2
- Germany:
- building regulations in, 145-146;
- town planning and municipal ownership, 1
- Grant Park: and Field Museum, 11-12
- Height and Size of Buildings: limitations and restrictions in, 140-150
- Height Limitations:
- absolute, 242-243;
- conflagration risks, 140-149;
- court decision on, 19;
- German versus American regulations for, 145;
- Massachusetts act of 1898, 18;
- Massachusetts court decision on, 147-148;
- Massachusetts statute for, 146-147;
- ordinances governing, 140-144
- Highways:
- boards of survey for, 171-180;
- cost to owners, 171;
- restrictions in District of Columbia, 18
- House of Representatives: 61st Congress, 1910, 213-218
- Housing Experiments: lending land for, 17
- Housing Problems: causes which contribute to, 139-140
- Improvement Costs: tax payers’ relief from, 56
- Incomes: derived from lease of municipally owned land, 7
- Indiana: acts of, 212
- Indianapolis:
- advantages derived from park board, 82-83;
- duties of boards of public works and park commissioners in, 46;
- four park districts created in, 78;
- land takings under new act in, 47;
- park commission in, 37;
- park commissioners’ duties in, 78-83;
- park law of, 254-267;
- real estate experts as advisory committees, 82
- Indianapolis Park Commission: character of, 37
- Industrial Districts: ordinance for, in Los Angeles, 155-156
- Industrial Occupations: regulations governing, 154-157
- Instalment Plan: method of purchase in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 53-55
- Jury Decisions:
- in condemnation, 24;
- land damage, 24
- Jury Findings: uncertainty of, in condemnation, 49
- Kansas City:
- assessment on land benefited in, 64;
- assessments by jury, 71-72;
- assessments within city limits, 70;
- correlation and Mayor’s cabinet, 187;
- division of, into park districts, 69-73;
- findings of jury for damages in, 95;
- juries not demanded by corporations, 46, 70;
- law in condemnation proceedings, 70-73;
- municipal court on land takings in, 45-46;
- park commissioners’ duties in, 69;
- park system in, 72-73;
- rights of corporations in, 28;
- special assessments, 72;
- Swope Park appropriations in, 73
- Kansas City vs. Bacon et al.: 157 Mo. 450, 250-254
- King’s Highway:
- assessment provision for, 91;
- instance of excess condemnation, 130-131
- Köln System: building regulations, 145-149
- Land Acquisition, 22-51;
- condemnation and assessment, 248-254;
- considerations in, 1;
- issue of bonds for, 52-55;
- payment for, by cities, 52-57;
- special assessments for, 83-102
- Land Benefits: Kansas City assessments, 64
- Land Cost: excessive, 22, 23
- Land Damages:
- findings by juries, 24;
- report on East Denver, 77
- Land Dedicated in Fee. See under Minnesota, Ohio, and other states and cities
- Land Encroachments: regulations for, 150-152
- Land for Specific Purposes: abandonment of original plan, 5
- Land Loans: housing experiment, 17
- Land Payments: instalment plan in Wisconsin and Minnesota, 55
- Land Purchase: Wisconsin and Minnesota method of, 53
- Land Restrictions: governing boulevards, 17-21
- Land Values: increase in Central Park, 66-67
- Legislation:
- esthetic considerations, 19;
- bill-boards, 19;
- restrictions on use of land, 211
- Legislative Authority: limitations of, in benefit districts, for special assessments, 91
- License: bill-board fees, 162-163
- London:
- causes of failure of excess taking in, 131-132;
- excess taking investigation in, 128-132;
- financial results in, 125-133;
- land-taking cost in, 126-133;
- metropolitan board of works in, 125-133;
- notable opinions regarding recoupment in excess taking, 129;
- report of county council, 130
- London County Council: policy of, 128-132
- Los Angeles:
- council ordinance in, 26-27;
- ordinance for residence and industrial districts, 155-157
- Louisiana: state codes of, affecting condemnation procedure, 40
- Maryland:
- acts of, 1910, 298-299;
- laws of 1908, 269-271
- Massachusetts:
- act governing height of buildings, 18;
- acts of 1898, 218-219;
- acts of 1904, 221-223;
- acts of 1905, 223-226;
- acts of 1907, 280-282;
- acts of 1912, 267-268;
- acts of 1913, 283-284;
- assessment committee appointed in 1658, 58, 60;
- assessment of benefit in, 85;
- constitutional amendment allowing excess taking of land in, 278;
- height limitation decisions, 147-148;
- laws for assessments in, 64-65;
- limitations on height of buildings in, 146-147;
- practice of metropolitan park commission, 65;
- remnant act in, 107-111;
- revised laws, 213;
- supreme court decision on remnants, 112-114;
- various planning commissions in, 193-195
- Metropolitan Board of Works: operations of, in London, 125-133
- Metropolitan Improvement: borrowing plan, in Boston, 195
- Metropolitan Park Commission: practice of, in Massachusetts, 65
- Milwaukee:
- area of special benefit in, 90;
- bond issue for improvements in, 53;
- borrowing method, for improvements, 53-56;
- instalment plan of purchase, 53-55;
- jury appeals for land taking in, 39;
- ordinance governing compensation, 25-26;
- street opening, docket entries in, 26
- Minneapolis:
- special assessments for parks in, 68-69;
- findings in street cases in, 94;
- instalment plan of purchase, 53-55;
- park commissioners on damages in, 27-28;
- percentage of appeals for land takings in, 45
- Minnesota: land dedicated in fee, 10
- Missouri: boulevards and industries, 158-160
- Mistakes of Cities: sacrificing city owned real estate, 6
- Municipal Art Commissions:
- in Greater New York, 184;
- powers of commission, for Denver, 200.
- See also Art Jury; City Planning
- Municipal Board: factor in real estate market, 3
- Municipal Investments: financial policy of, 56
- Municipality: public revenue used for, 3
- Municipal Ownership:
- in Germany, 1-2;
- limitations in United States, 1
- Municipal Regulations: industrial districts restricted by, 158-160
- Municipal Waste: prevention of, by finance commissions, 17
- New Jersey:
- city planning department created in 1911, 190;
- laws of, 1913, 294-296
- New York:
- acts of 1911, 249-250;
- assessment law of 1691, 58;
- building regulations decisions, 142;
- congestion committee, 14;
- cost of school house sites, 16;
- court decisions on advertising signs, 151-152;
- laws of 1913, 284-290;
- nature of amendment for excess taking in, 115;
- planning commissions appointed in 1913, 190-191;
- proposed amendment to constitution, 279;
- provisions of amendment for excess taking, 114-115;
- regulation of assessing boards needed, 90
- New York City:
- appointment of commissioners for land taking, 43-44;
- land taking expenses, 44;
- legislation of 1911 for park land in, 68;
- policy of assessment boards prior to 1902, 87-88;
- school house sites, 15, 16;
- simple method of ascertaining compensation by, 48;
- special assessment collection in, 96
- New York, Greater:
- art commission, 184;
- decision providing for assessment of parks in, 67-68;
- topographical bureau in, 180-181
- Notice and Hearing:
- delays of, in Denver, Colorado, 28-29;
- proceedings in Denver, 28-29;
- property owners’ rights, 25
- Nuisances:
- boards of health and, 154-155;
- district regulations for, 154-157;
- municipal regulations for, 152-165;
- regulation for bill-boards, 164
- Ohio:
- acts of 1904, 268;
- amendments for excess taking in, 114;
- amendment to constitution, 280;
- condemnation laws of cities in, 62;
- land dedicated in fee, 10;
- legislation for condemnation, 110
- Oregon State Code:
- condemnation proceedings, 30;
- determination of damages, 30
- Ownership of Land: public, 1-21
- Park Boards: duties of, in Indianapolis, 46
- Park Commission: in Indianapolis, 37
- Park Districts:
- in Denver, 73;
- local tax on, 61;
- treated as separate entities, 69
- Park Purposes: use of land for, cases cited, 8-12
- Parks:
- acquired by condemnation, 8;
- acquiring titles in Greater New York, 67;
- appreciation of contiguous property, 61;
- assessments in acquiring land for, 60;
- cost of Central, 65;
- district subdivision in East Denver, 76;
- districts in Kansas City, 69-73;
- Indianapolis law, 254-267;
- land dedicated in fee, 10;
- legislation in New York City, 68;
- Minneapolis assessments for, 68;
- prohibition of bill-boards near, 162;
- property exempt from tax in United States, 61;
- separate districts as entities, 69;
- sign disfigurement of, 151-152;
- system in Kansas City, 72-73
- Parks and Boulevards: state decisions, on objectionable occupations near, 166
- Parks and Playgrounds:
- condemnation of private property for, 18-19;
- reservation of, for city needs, 205
- Park Boards: advantages of, in Indianapolis, 82-83
- Pennsylvania:
- acts of, 1907, 272-275;
- assessment law of, 1700, 58-59;
- city planning department created in 1911, 190;
- condemnation acts of, 111;
- condemnation by jury, 93;
- decisions on street planning, 174-175;
- findings of jury in condemnation cases in, 93-94;
- laws of 1913, 290-294, 300-307;
- Mutual Life Insurance Company vs. Philadelphia, 275-278;
- plan commission created in 1913, 193;
- road juries appointed in, 33, 34, 35;
- statutes for street planning, 174
- Philadelphia:
- area of special benefit in, 90;
- bureau of surveys, 176-177;
- city hall in public square, 7;
- decisions on excess taking, 112;
- land-taking procedure in, 35;
- scope of art jury, 184-185;
- street widening in, 176
- Philadelphia Road Juries: appeals from awards by, 34-35
- Physical Changes:
- purposes unsuited, 5;
- uses of land outgrown, 5
- Pittsburgh: markets in public square, 7
- Planning: agencies created, 280-282
- Planning Commissions:
- appointment of, in New York in 1913, 190-191;
- appointment of, in unit idea, 190;
- creation of, in 1913, in Pennsylvania, 193;
- history of, 190-198;
- opportunities of, 202-208
- Police Power, 138-167;
- building limitations, 140-149;
- regulations for nuisances, 152-165
- Politicians: methods in city planning, 186
- Portland:
- jury verdict for condemnation in, 93;
- land-taking procedure in, 35
- Preliminary Tribunal: services of, in condemnation proceedings, 49-50
- Private Owners:
- power limited by municipal regulation, 1;
- rights in notice and hearing, 25
- Private Property: control of, for public, 19
- Prospect Park:
- assessment on land benefited by, 65-66;
- case cited, 9;
- ratio of increase in value of assessed area of, 66;
- special assessment district in, 66
- Public Control: private property under, 19
- Public Highway: regulations to prevent encroachment on, 150-152
- Public Lands: new use for, 7
- Public Ownership: of land, 1-21
- Public Revenue: used by municipality, 3
- Pueblo Lands: inheritance of, in California, 16
- Purchase of Land: economy in, by cities, 14, 17
- Randolph Street, Chicago:
- finding of commissioners for land taking, 40;
- widening of, 29
- Real Estate:
- instances of appreciation in Chicago, 7-8;
- sacrifice of, through error, 6
- Recreational Needs: community money appropriated, 2
- Recoupment: opinions of Londoners regarding, 129
- Remnant Act:
- draft of bill in Massachusetts, 107-110;
- principles of, 107-111;
- supreme court decision in Massachusetts, 112-114
- Remnants:
- appropriation of, in foreign countries, 107;
- appropriation of, in France, 119;
- control in excess taking, 134-135;
- disposition of, 104-106;
- Massachusetts act for, 111;
- near Williamsburg Bridge, 104;
- policy of French council, 121-122;
- results of street changes, 103, 104;
- revenue from sale of, in France, 119-122;
- unsightliness of, 104-105;
- unsuitable, in Boston, 104
- Residential Districts: ordinances for, 155-157
- Restrictions:
- building lines, 211;
- esthetics promoted by, 19-21
- Road Juries: appointment in Philadelphia, 33, 34, 35
- Rules of Damage: objections to, 93-94
- San Francisco: condemnation proceedings in, 43
- School House Sites:
- acquired by condemnation, in Chicago, 42;
- minimum price in New York, 16;
- purchase of, by New York City, 15, 16
- Seattle: city planning commission appointed in 1910, 196-197
- Special Assessments:
- Boston an exception to rule of, 96;
- comparison of returns from, 98-99;
- definition of, 56-57;
- difference of, from tax, 57;
- efficiency of, in different communities, 95;
- former practice in Boston, 89;
- history of, 87-90;
- ineffectiveness in Boston, reasons for, 97;
- in Kansas City, 72;
- limit of, in some states, 84;
- process of collection of, in New York City, 96;
- regulation of, in different states, 83-102;
- tables showing returns from, 99-101;
- testing of, an advantage, 101-102
- Special Assessments and Awards: relation of, for land takings, 92
- Special Benefit:
- area of, in Boston, 90,
- in Milwaukee, 90,
- in Philadelphia, 90,
- in St. Louis, 90-91;
- assessing board to determine area, 90-91;
- assessments for, 84-102
- Special Tribunals: provision for, in cities, 31-32
- St. Louis, Missouri:
- appointment of commissioners in, 33;
- area of special benefit in, 90-91;
- boulevard law and King’s Highway in, 90-91;
- city charter, 211;
- city hall in public square, 7;
- commission’s compensations, 33;
- commissioners’ time in reaching decisions, 33;
- damage appeals by jury, 28;
- ordinance for bill-boards, 165
- State Legislation: governing assessments, 59-60
- State Regulation: on special assessments, 83-102
- Street Commissioners: awards of, in Boston, 36-38
- Street Planning:
- bureaus for, 173-180;
- bureaus for, in Greater New York, 180-181;
- community benefits of, 169;
- control of, in cities, 169-183;
- court decisions on, in Pennsylvania, 174-175;
- limitations of, in cities, 182;
- Pennsylvania statutes for, 174;
- width in cities, 173-176
- Streets:
- assessments and expenses for opening, 87-88;
- assessments for widening in New York City, 87-88;
- building line in, 204;
- Chicago commission on improvements, 39-40;
- entries for opening in Milwaukee, 26;
- lack of co-operation of departments of, 201;
- Minneapolis findings in, 94;
- one-way, in Boston, 204;
- proceedings for improvements in Boston, 37-38;
- remnants from change in, 103-104;
- system in Belgium, 122-125;
- widening of, in Philadelphia, 176;
- widening of, in business districts, 204-205
- Streets and Parks: land taking for, in New York City, 43-44
- Superior Court: last resort in condemnation cases in Indiana, 81
- Supreme Court: height limitations, 141-145
- Survey Boards, 280-282;
- appointed in Boston in 1891, 89, 177-179;
- supervision of, on highways, 171-180
- Survey Bureau: in Philadelphia, 176-177
- Survey Commission: work of, in Baltimore, 182
- Survey Lines: in Brooklyn, 243-246
- Swope Park, Kansas City: appropriation for, 73
- Tax Payers:
- excess condemnation relief, 103-106;
- land cost a burden to, 22
- Topographical Bureau: in Greater New York, 180-181
- Topographical Survey: Baltimore commission, 182
- Town Planning: German examples of, 1
- Trial by Jury: in condemnation cases, 24
- Trust Estates:
- administered by cities, 4;
- city as trustee, 4;
- creation of, 4
- Underground Wires: municipal regulation for, 152
- Unit Idea:
- city planning advantages, 188;
- in city government, 186-188;
- planning commissions appointed, 190
- Virginia:
- acts of assembly in 1906, 271;
- condemnation, in 1906 assembly, 110
- Washington, D. C.: building regulations in, 142
- Washington:
- eminent domain assessors in, 85-86;
- state codes of, 50
- Watson, Archibald R.: opinion of, on condemnation matters, 44-45
- Welch, Trustee, vs. Swasey, et al., 1908, 234-242
- Welch vs. Swasey: 193 Mass. 364, 226-234
- Williamsburg Bridge: remnants near, 104
- Wisconsin:
- amendments for excess taking in, 114, 116;
- amendment to constitution, 279
- Worcester, Massachusetts: city hall in common, 6-7