The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-07

NAPOLEON ON CITY ARCIITECTURF
AN OLD MENoRASDuM HOOK.
From 1900 10 1912 one Count Frochot directed
tho municipal affairs Of Paris and one of his
memorandum books has lately been discovered
IL contains these curious entries. relating 20 the
Improvement Of the lie de la Cite--the cradle Of
Paris, aud spot which the present Rmperor is
vastly Improving
may 10, l8O1.-Got by correspondence and by
II'ochc. regular bl0wing.up from the Emperor
in letteT dated the 1th OF July, at the camp OF
lllsit His Majesty complains chat I have NOT
yer pulled down the houses which Obstruct The
Quay 81 Michel Mcm.-To blow up In turn,
ana OF course by ric0chct, my divisional clerk
July 10, lSOS.-The emperor sends me word
that am too vulgar lbOTGcOis). The minister
read me this sentence by order of his majesty,
"A city Ike Paris should not he administered in
tue same inshion that grocer Of the Rue des
Iombaids or the Rue VeUiero conducts his
trade In plums and pistachos. Tell Count
Frochott) lift up his soul 70 the grandeur of caD
world
November y, lSO0.-IIls majesty orders mo
to give ictos. The Emperor says In a citv Ike
LaIis II IS the supoIliuity Of wealth which supplies
the necessities of the poor
May ~, lSll.-Left a this morning for
ltambonillet, TO submit tO His Majesty several
plans ior the enlargement Of the central markets.
One OF them was for the establishment Of a great
market on the Quay dc In Megissoric ON the brink
OF the river. When the Emperor looked at Il he
shrugged his shoulders, aud snid: What! cab
bages and carrots on the quays How absurd
ray let me ask you, NJ. Project DO Won know
what mean TO make OF the quays of Paris
Roman roads, with the statues of the great men
Of Europe nc intervals
"Samc day.-Returued 10 Rambouillet. as his
Majesty had ordered me In the morning to show
him the complete plan Of the city. NV coach
man, Francois, told me ] should kill my horses
No matter, provided / arrive at tho hour. His
Majesty, on seeing me, pulled me by the ear
which he does only when he Is IN good hunor
Inc Emperor, after examining the plan-which
by the way, he said was very bad--said to me -
'Ihe ground or which the Basilica of Notre
Dame, the Hotel Deu, and the Paais dc Justice
stands is sacred ground. Down with all the novels
that dishonOr it. Let this wretched population
who for ages past have suffered and died with
out ever Issuing from this putrid atmosphere
breathe az ease fresh air in another quarter on the
confines Of the city. Bring me u grander plan
Throw open AN avenue without houses between
the Church of Notre Dame and the Palais de Jus
tice. Arrange it so that 1 shall be able 10 see
from the Institute the old cathedral display its
noble and beautiful architecture. / believe in
God, NJ. Preiect; / do not discuss Him-T feel
lin. L am Catholic in eyes as in heart. Protes-
tGntism produces thinkers, philosophers and
SaCdns Catholicism generates heroes poets and
artists. The people of Paris whose intelligence
Is so quick, would soon tire of the cold, monoto-
nous, and denuded Protestant temples. They
require the majesty Of grand churches adorned
with pictures and statues. 1t is there they feel
what feel, vibration OF the Divinity"