Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-26
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spondent gives some entertaining
sketches of things in the French capt
tai, from which we clip the following:
THE STREETS OF PARIS AND NEW YORK.
1.-THE impression made upon q stran-
ger by the Boalevards, and streets Of
Paris is very favorable. Everything
seems finished, complete, perfect, clean
and bright. I have often heard our
cities and streets compared with those
OF Paris. and as often the result has
been to our disadvantage, / concluded
that would examine into the matter
and see wherein we have failed at
home.
The Boulevards are as general
thing about the width of our avenues
The streets are narrower than ours
This is in the newly built portions of
the city. The old part, about four-
fifths OF all Paris, is an agglomeration
of narrow, crooked streets aver
aging about thirty feet in width. -
Strangers gather their impressions
from the new part OF the city; the older
portions are but little visited. The
Boulsyards, however, seem much wider
than they really are, and that is owing
to the fact Of their being frequently in
terrupted with open places, or by Q
change of direction. The great unin-
terrupted length Of our streets destroys
by its monotony the effect otherwise
resultant from. respectable dimensions,
in which we, on the whole, excel other
cities. .'aiar
dorm ID SIDEWALKS.
The asphaltum sidewalks and CROSS.
walks OF Paris are cheap, clean and
convenient. ! see no reason why We
should not initiate them successfully.
l think our failure was owing 10 inn
perfect mechanical manipulation, and
10 the infeEiority Of our asphaltnm.
The latter could be imported TO advan.
tage; as to the rest, all that is necessary
is TO mix in q boiler as much gravel OF
the size 0f hazel nut with asphaltum
as.it will possibly hold, boil. well. and
spread hot about one and ore half in
ches thick upon macadamized founde.
tion about one foot thick. It would
be much better TO use a course OF con-
crete.
PAvR1HNTs IN PARIS.
The curbstones are somewhat larger
than ours, and therefore stand better.
The pavement 10 very near the same q
our Belgian when wOil laid, and nc
better. As for the mscadamised roads,
OF which l have heard so much, they
are far inferior to those in the Park,
but are kept in condition by constant
and unremitting repair, and sprinklinj
every morning, which Is done verJ
thoroughly.
An TO cleanliness, the new bouleyardi
and principal streets are swept ever,
morning before the people rise, which
means in Paris 10 A. NJ, and as nj
garbage is allowed to be thrown ont
are kept very clean In this way. Tn,
old parts OF the city, are by no means
clean, and some portions decided,
filthy.
cABs IN PARIs.
The cabs Of Paris are an institution
worthy Of being introduced with u.s.
Not that I would initiate them precise
| " rs they ara, for they sre decided,
clumsy, and the horses wretched. NJ
| American would consent 10 work
Paris cab horse. II mOnarchical gov
ernmepis are a. grateful as republic
are reputcd TO be ungrateful, Lcuii
Napoleon should erect an immens,
stable called the Chevang lasalidss, ani
filIit with Paris cab-hofses.
What / admire In the Paris cab is i'd
cheapness--two and Q half francs pen
hour for from one to four persons- land