, 1876-07-24
PARIS.
Tho Urowth OF lta Expcnditurc-progrcs
Of C1ty.1mprovements.
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AAS ~A0"@G Va -" 3"A " D. N"
Of Clty.lmprovements.
london EtoneH.tAt.
Tho now 1oan which tic city Of Paris IA thont
TO rasc has suggested to tho heononttste Franc9b
cS sx' Of ho E0wa VII Fl H. re roee 81 a
ee3tainy 1ery strfis sd ' ey shoH 1f low tSe
desire partly to bcautify tho great city, and
partly TO glyc employment to its turbulent
population, Inns lad s,.cccsstro Ysgtn'As to Md
q Tie r.ile ot Napocoue ~ First Consul the ex.
rcnditure q Paris was no moro than II ,2lD'O0o
iranes, Or 81, 23 800 IN the list ycnr Of the First
Empire the sum bad grown to J3, ,4S3, GOO francs,
@ Sf IL. Il x ifs 5 5'sat t9ssa% 1 =; a tG tS s5SO9 1
stons Of 1874 anil 1915 imposed heavy fines md
an Immense outlay upon paris, Which ralss.l The
over q, ,ooo, 900 frahrs, Sl5, 900, ,0o9:
outlay was agaln reduced to 80,000,U00 francs
ST. ebee n 49, 81 Sf Te s sdsr SS1s Bsus1an. @ a si
their aav!eera Ind lively recollection Of tbs ~
order int9 which thc inaaees i'ad ialien apder
economy IN tho adtninstraiion. xceordlnsly,
II Saa ehafss 9ssa oy M 49, s. 4t sss SSp'nSss sses
First Napoleon, IN nearly equal period Of time
under tho Restoration tho incsaaso was only
onc:thlrd. But with tho Government Of Louis
nd sGa1sTat S r:S en Sa'sy 5
than 10000, boo fraacs (ss,00,0 ,009), in 1850.
:. II was, however, under tho Second Empire
that extravaEaaec gained free scope. We all
llausaulanu,, tlc Disregard Of Ill financial ruic,
and tho myatilieattoll practiccd in tho ncconnte.
Even before tho rise Of Baron llausamnn.l, how
ever, the expenditure swclIcd inortl'na:c1y. In
1854 including the special rs we! ss tc general
{saS So S'u or esspSo eS ffasss % %sScdoo@ 5ts
moro than in 1877. And in 1860 Il had actually
reached 348 ooo 200 francs, or $g9 zoo, 900. Thus,
rs under the First Napoleon, tho expenditures
ther11orc, wa sec TINT during tho twenty years,
from the accession OF the Flrat Consul to tho
breaking out Of tic var with Germany, the, ex-
pcntlturcs Of Paris Ind been .nuittpIied about
ass, ts;tyg9s sSss ,te9os ,se'9 TX 's see te
the restoration Of urder The attention Of the
Government has been glvcn to tho enforcement
Of economy. But thominor debts upon, the city
have allowed Of only small measuro Of success
a4sg Ss!1g stts f. It s yfa sne sTPsS5S &
000,0o0,
Krk Hooper's I4rts kesftr n he FtY Yors Toria,
Notwithstanding the ruinors Of general Eli
ropean war tia. bcgfn to I'LL the ar, and tho
Assembly (how Tie. did fight yesterday, to bc
sure y, the public works Of parts are progressing
with epeud and regularity. Like = wise house,
wife, Iutctta Is putting her premises In perfect
order preparatory to receiving tho hoped FOR tn-
tlux Of uucsts IN 1878. The persons residing ON
tho line Of tho projected Av0nuo tlo rOpcra lave
been warned to 1cnvo by the 1st Of OgtDllcr. The
vacant lota remaining Of tho old sltc Of tho
burneil-down Aiiniatry u Flnanse, at tho corner
have all been sold, and work 10 now progressing
there vigorously. The Hotel 10 Willie L. rapidly
approaching completion, as ar0 also tho end pa
vilona Of tho Louvre. As to tho Tt.tleries, !ts
future fntc remains undecided It Is probable,
however, that the ruins will be removed and
tho spaco Erasscl over, thus throwing open tho
inner quadrangle of tho Louvre, unycillng the
Arc du Carrousel, and forming tho noblcst open
square aud finest coup d'mil In tho world. The
inncr alrales Of tho lalals Royal aro undergoing
Trees arc to be planted along tue lSues do 10
Talx and Riyoli and around tho Place Vcndome.
Tic Boulevard St. Gcrlnaln ta to be completed.
A now fountain is projected for tho Tutlercs Gnr-
don, with central group after u model by Car
peail3. New groups Of statuary have been prr-
chaapd for tllat and for other public gardens
Meanwhile tlie affairs of tho Exhibition Of 1878
itself nre receiving due attention. Tho eatt.
mates Of the expense OF tho different parts oE
tho work lRve been completed md published.
They reach the respectable sum total Of 80 50O,-
dc Mars to Its primitive condition. The .proGa-
bic receipts arc estimated At not quite 600.
The park md cascnde arc to cost 5000, ,000, the
main building Il, 500 600, tic medals fO0, 900,
Sud the "uIifOrseen expenses ;" nrn sat down at
10000. Thus 1t will bo seen that the French
authorities do not delude themselves with hopcs
Of peCuulary slecess.