New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-18
FRANCE.
Funeral Management ma Paris.
BRUSO BAUER

The Journal dcS D(JatS publishes a long ar
tice On the POaPes Je6res in Paris as the ndnn trtOu
Tor ectrg funerals is Chilled Before 7r9 certain pub
lie Ofccr called CreTs do corps dc rims were charged
to bury The dead ana 10 that function somewhat
sinculay joined the privilege Of crying wines for sale in
tavoTns vegetables and meat for sale in the market and
OF announcing in the street tic loss Of children AMI dogs.
An ordnance OF l4l1 fixed the amount OF the crcTrs fees
Al tTt their number only "a but by decree of Jan
usry lC0 raised TO 20 At that period il was the
custom 10 receive five or six bodies at TIM in hears
and 10 place the INDECENT ia open collins AMI TO toss them
mixed INTO common grave. The underwriters not being
under control often used 10 leave the bodice the doora
OF pu lie Eouses while they got drunk Just before the
revolution some hospitals Ia certain places obtained tle
privilege Of bupmg the dead; hut after the revolution
Il Transferred from them 10 the churches a. a
means Of contributing ward the OF the Clergy
At tie same time three VAT cemeteries created
the moth the SOUTH and the east of the city, the convey
GnCc of the dead mems shoulder. with the exception
al the bodies OF children nterctcd hearses drawn
by two horse, proceeding at foot pace, and accOnpa
med by officer called ordOHRaeEY and three bearers
were ordered 10 replace the common open collins and
finally, Il was decided that coffin end shrOud shout
heProVided Tor every person dying IN Indulgence. N
Bohte contracted 10 execute all ncrs Receiving tax
from the roh, and huIyng the poor gatuOUsly But it
was coon found that the former Insufficient ~ cover
The expenses OF the latter The contractor wus there
fcrc authorized 10 treat with weakly families for barying
TIER dead viii certain pOmp ami be- purcha se hdiTia
for The purpose The produce which he realized by these
sufficient to cover the expenses 20 which he
Was subjected, and 10 yield profit BY decree of the
llNA NtAsrnia4t, iN NIL tue tNtN-he Ii-it ef.ct
all funerals, and supply ing all the md(riel for Them was
rctervcd 20 him. subjected 10 the payment OF Certain
sum 10 churches and coEsoros, 70 be settled by agrce
nleut
subsequent decree established general taria for
the conveyance Ct the dead and the supply Of different
st,es tie families Of the deceased being liberty 70
ehoose such article, a. they pleased In the first year OF
privilege, thus regulated the contractor received
4J0OOGr., cut Of which he had 70 pay 3oGgls r. ior
ma'tre and tuplOp1 9iOOOr for the grsiutous inter.
moht OF the INDECENT and a 64fr l0i Coo per
TO the chur' hes decree o;hc 18th Nay sO6 fJr the
cCLNeLitn nee OF families divided the tariff six clas-cs
according 70 tie greater lees pOmp OF the funeral
end enoher decree oi ISL made some mo ications IN
the dis'l unon OF tie money among the churches 50
as 10 seSue 10 these situated in poor quarters fir re-
muneIstion. In 1872, when NJ LAbee became con.
tractor the payment 20 the churches was txa az 50 mr.
cent On the gross Gmoun. received but "a common.
tation Tor that aud other charges the ununcipal,V
sgreed 10 pay him SIR for each ntcrmont In ls5I n
Ierson saint Hilaire took the contract on condition Of
giving ny TN Soc per cent hu. failed Messrs H..
Ia and sckeT TOOK lease DOR IL yesrs and thew paid
annusy 20 the churches not lee than - 3-lfr So In
ls5 The lease was taken b. NJ Fabas who gave il W 10
to NJ BsuGon. - y
The payment to the churches was fixed NJ 7Of 25c rr
CENT The tum paid by the municipality was reduced
nom 81 TO H. and the number OF classes was increased
from siS 20 nine Some difficulties arose bef,yeen ,bs
contractor and the churCkes with respect 10 the charge
Nr ceftmn articles not speehed IN the tariff but they
were satisfactorily arranged and the lease was coupuei
10 ls42. During ten years from ls 70 lao the animal
payment ~ the churches WAS 4lqO45f 9D- In lsi9 N
rector became contractor, and he had 10 nay SS nO1f
for the EGrte which, in 1872 was only es.im.t m he
worth lSoSts III. contract sul confines, ami M 70
1851 the sum be psid 70 the churches was M 6
per cent making an average Of S66sBDf t}c snnpsIv
On the Stlh November next new contract viii 10. en-
teIed mic ana some nodncsions have been made IN
the conditions by TIE Project OF the Seine The Tej
de- nbdfs thus describes them "D'
Two things have specially occupied the attention Of
me freec OF the Seine in drawing W these ne,v con
onon which have received the sanotOn Of the Govern
nenf they are, 10 secure liberty 70 ftmi- and 7, mr.
serve them IRON the schemes which always sr-,,,
eolnmeTcisi enterprise Sni 10 diminish the ca, OF
en!1s 70 the poorer classes TO attain these re,s t
ii"nS reforms have been elected: The obi.,s com
IhS me Eei''te OF the Po,zSs @ e5rss are to be of
Iee SINGS isI taose which are indispensable Tor every
tuIiSi ID, those which useful 10 increase de.o,
ara 70 Characterize classes 3D. those which arc OF rret
Temp or SPECIAL The tariff cndeavors To eS,ob
III rational division Of these ohiecis ami =, ~ S
humber OF SiSsss a. shall enable each family 70 cho
az glance that which best sifs lis rs.sour,esn IN, >,
IA N an nnexlole manner the number Of ob;a~.s bs
longing 70 seeh OF such class, IN such wav tha, th
contractor cannot BY the ehsngesbleness Of The ,s
each ssties take advantage of the inexpreuce or 49,
Ness 81 isaIes W adding wahoat DISTINCTION ofsss.H