he chief ensue of this needle yy has been red-tape mixed with corruption On paper Tokyo isthe wonder city of the universe, The city hax been, thoroughly and perfectly built (on paper); wide and glorious thorough-fares, running. straight for hulled and miles throughout Tength nnd breadth of the city, have driven it perfect streets (on paper); fire-trap alleys have been swep! out of the New Tokyo (on paper): everything is as perfect ax human Skill and. mortal ingenuity could (on paper).
'The dreams indulged in when the blow. was still fresh and the Wackened ashes still were visible! on the ruined siderably marked down, Greater than any in the world—sueh' wax the. schoolboy-like exuberance with which the New Tokyo was talked of, But great improve mean billions of moneys. who Councillors met to consider ind means, the billions dwindled into mill Treasury real consider matters carefully, that But this is a difficult. thin to now after all the time lost.
People have al eady become satisfied with the old street lines and do not see why there should be changes. Tt forther needs about 50 sittings the Board of Adjudication before riy one ease of compensation can isposed of The man in street _knows th He knows the officials of this Board are far from averse to delay. He files more protests, which mean more' delays. And so the jealous circle revolves.
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