The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-24
Total exports 1862 s2a ses,2i2 l777,si2 ,olo,s5s
The CITY OF Paris.

The report of the Preiec OF tho Seine for 1850 supplies
some interesting facts and figures. We learn that
o! l3,2t3l9 in addition To that which came from the
loan which the city bad been authorized raise, de-
voted TO the purchase Of houses and buildings and the
thoraughares and that that would have been still
larger Of ,5s had not been taken Increase
lessened by of 10000 O00f having been appro-
priated 10 the Caisse des Tiavanx de Paris ''Tnese
c Of Paris in en,e ips. IN Nav 1888 into an Agreement
with the government TO execute III the OF ten years.
works and Improvements estimated TO cost 1870 600 0C0f
IN return ior tubventcn Of only 90 900 ooef did net
rcacoate the resources of which The city could dispose
for that purpose" And, in addition TO all this, not
only, the report, were the required for the
payment OF the interest premiums, aud lots Of the debt
duly provided but one Of 5,74o4ia set apart
wards the payment OF the debt. The report then
on to exgiaR Thal ,le last seven years-ths.
is, since the establishment Of the emprcthe ordinary
receipts Of the city have increased much greater pro-
year In which the empire established and In which
the great works in Paris commenced, the ordinary
1887 S25f increase, 26,75i 2 whereas the ordinary
expenses which in 1852 "a $3.50 1851 were IN 1859
says the report, s all the mystery Of the pretended
vels accomplished 10 Paris during the last seven years by
the municipal 40 rninistration il s ID The angnena
OF the population IN the influx Of provincial and foreign
vters and TO the general increase OF pubic ard private
prosperity that .he report ascrbes principally the aug
mcn'aon OF the municipal revenues; but aimis that
the increase OF certain octo dutes the establishment Of
taxes on wholesale dealings in the markets. the in.
creased rent for market stalls, the increase Of
tho tax cabs and omnibuses, and 3 number
OF other things also equitable division Of
charges common to the government ana the municipality,
have ikew Use contributed to that augmentation. Tho
port then notices various items in the which
new Or have increased. Among1 them are ihese:-The
imposition Of tax Of &c. per cubic metre on gas
sumed, which last year yielded OF SO ,000f the
tax dogs which though reducing the number Of dogs
from 45 CIT 1856 about 80 900 In 1859, yielded
In The latter year than 800 O0cf the cabs and
omnbuses (hese vehicles 1897 in numoer), which
in 1862 only amounted to All 4n, produced In 1859
2,c3674A Tho report announces that the municipality
hSs not yet been able to obtain the imposition Of tax on
all carriages, horses and vehicles employed Paris and
remarks as sngularty, that in capital "the
weathies classes which manifest the strongest repug
TO new taxes
The report refers the extension Of Paris. The ex-
peDse OF the octroi WILL says the report, be in
notices that, in expectation OF The ACCOMPLISHMENT
Of Paris, many persons residing outside the oc-
tro wall have laid in for Their own private uae
stocks of wood, wine, &c, in order to avoid
paying the ocoi duties Of Paris which higher than
those Of their communes ana il expresses doubt that
they have made good bargain, nasmuch as they have
paid for those articles, and especially Wine, more than
they will be worth this year. II does propose
terfere with them but It says great number of other
persons in copnvance with spectators have clandesne
y collected many 400 600 400 600 casks Of wne
with the intention OF deprving the city Of Paris Of tho
octro duty thereon which calculates at ID 900 OH or
1S 0Oof but says that in virtue OF regulations
the duties The report concludes by proposing 10 set
aside fund Of 0Of for the expenses which
the enlargement of Paris will overwhelmingly the
formation Of magnificent promenade by the union, on
the demolition of the octro wall, Of what the
outer Bouevards and the Chemn Ronds tho conssuc
ton Of mares &C. but the report says that that sum
will fall far short OF what will eventually be needed