The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-06-04
THE STREETS OF PARIS.
ARTICLE NO. ,, wutCH DES-
sCRtBEs THE METHODS AND
COST OF WATERING THE
THOROIGuFaR
Also How. and How Admirably, the
Public Markets arc Purified.

The Partisan hnds ms streets, when
he issues forth at s o'clock, after his
light but sensible breakfast, as clean as
a new pin. I'm American cities the great
business thoroughfares alone are swept,
but here every street, every avenue.
every alley is cleaned, and every vest
age OF dirt removed out Of the city.
Then the streets, when necessary, are
watered. The sanitarian aspect OF the
system is thus seen: no decaying mat
ter 20 send forth deleterious gases; no
powdered ordure left 20 be raised IN
dust aud thrust into the mouths and
nostrils OF the community; no decOm-
position ur aalisass.i o., ?, ,ifssAi~ ----tt~.'
charging the air with evil oders; no dirt
heap in long rows awaiting the conven-
ieuce of contractor for removal; no
dead animals lying about fostering IN
the sun, until the individual who has
obtained the Job of removing them has
been notified Of their existence as a
nuisance. The particular care OF the
Partisan system is 20 obiviate. as far as
human industry and foresight can do,
those annoyances 10 the eye and nos
tril which the American, with all his
progress in civilization, calmly endures,
and thus, while early morning, and
every morning, finds Paris swept and
garnished from one end 10 the other,
there is no relaxation OF effort with the
accomplishment Of that work.
ALL THROUGH THE DAY.
up TO o'clock in the afternoon, the
street cleaning army - on duty.
| Wherever there is necessity balayages
supplementaires, supplementary weep
ings, are ordered. The cutters are
/ flooded twice a day, aud the washing
/ flooded into the sewers.
CLEANSING THE MARKETS.
A most important division of the
| street-cleaning army is that which is
devoted 10 tie cleaning. deodorlzing
/ and disinfecting the Hailes and Mark
cts. The Halles Contrales occupy the
| heart Of Paris, the space included be-
tween Rues Rambuteau, Pierre Hescot,
| Berger, aud Jean Jacques Rousseau,
and cover superfcies of 81, 40 square
metres. They are divided into ten very
high pavilions, seperaten by covered
ways, and are built on deep founda-
ton of brick aud stone. Each pavilion
has its sous-sol, or basement, devoted
20 the storage OF reserve stocks. Here
the whole marketing Of Paris is con-
centrated, giving employment and bus
mess 10 thousands Of traders and mid
1lemen. The fish. meat, poultry, veg
etable and general food market, togeth-
er with scores Of small trades unknown
here, all flourish in these Ilalles, and
the volume of traffic is
SIMPLY srUPESDOUs,
naturally there is an immense amount
OF o2al and refuse produced which, il
permitted 10 accumulate, even for q
day, would begin 90 decompOse, and
get beyond the control Cf the depart
ment. So every morning, long before
dawn, n division OF the scavengine
army attacks the Halles, rnd clean the
pavilion from sous soils 10 the roof
Every particle Of dirt Is removed, ever
trace OF blood, every feather and scale
ia fact everything that is matter il
the wrong place." is swept into th,
tumbrills aud carried away. The sweep
iug machine completes the work Of car
rying OF every particle OF dust. Tber
commences
THE WORK OF DEoDoRIzATIoS
with solutions Of clonde Of lime, car
bolic acid (acide phenique). acide mir
bans (nitro-benzine) The stalls, ect.
are thoroughly washed down, the urin
ais and water closets. the fish and poul
try pavilions are disiufected and decd
orized. and scrubbed down 20 a poin
! OF absolute cleanliness. When Tia
. hour for business arrives the Halle
are as neat as bloudoir. Your Parisiai
| ,rfIl prf foiarata ouv uaaffuoaa ,..r al
place where he buyes his food. and h
, insists that, while his streets shall b
clean, his markct-place shall be a mar
vel OF cleanliness and sweetness.
!. The refuse Of the Halles is quite n
important matter IA the municips
economy. IL is sold for fertilizing pul
2 poses, and produced, in 1872, 7l3,9i
e francs, or Sli2, $500