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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Architectural Exhibition, Boston Architectural Club and Boston Society of Architects The cities Of the United States are growing fast, both in area and population; and in matters of sanitary supervision, Of construction of buildings, and, to a degree, Of transportation, control by laws has kept pace with the growth. But there has been nearly absolute neglect in rela tion to the laying out Of streets, especially Of boulevards, and the proper disposition Of civic buildings; and especially has there been apathy in relation to any laws which would tend to increase the beauty Of the cities or to restrain individual license Of eccentric taste. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.