Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-01


Mr Albert Shaw. writing In The
Century, reininds MS that TO Paris and
tho Frcnch we owe tho rcinodellng
Of tho modern city, making II a
bright, clean, healthfnl mud beautiful
abode FOR mankind. An entire change
has como over civilization In modern
iimcs. a now race Of mankind "a spring
ing M. the race Of city men instead u
counirymen. Tho majority Of tho IN.
habiiania Of country arc gradually
drifting from tho farna 10 the ci,en.
This 10 true all over the world. Tho
French have frat recognized this fact
aud rcmodeled tho city TO make It meet
the needs Of the new race.
Paris Is tho moiel on which the new
modern city must be built, with cellars
under Its streets, with It's huge, clean,
riverlil.c fcwcrs, through which boat
may DO rowcd Paris, with its broad,
straight brilliantly lighted streets. IT,
shade trees, It's miles Of parks and oycry.
thing that can 10 brought TO bear to.
ward making city like n bcautifs
country landscape, 10 the place after
which tho rest Of tho world must pat.
tern In city building. A. for NJ Amori.
cans, we may well We at tho foot OF the
French and learn OF them net only In
city building. but Ia municipal admins.
trniion.
Paris Is governed by n council, elected
by the people for four years. All come
IN together and go out together, though
they arc eligible for recollection. The
council itself elects tho mayor. aud he l.
soils executive officer under the council.
Every department Of city adminiilra.
ton Ia under severe inspection. In the
matter Of gas manufacture. for instance,
tho French long ago discovered what
many Americans have not yet found
out, that no real competition eau exist
between gas companies occupying the
same territory. Therefore tho six com.
paniea which supplied Paris with gas
were all thrown Into one In 1855 and
put under rigid city inspection. There
Is municipal gas bureau, whose duty
It Is 10 test the gus, watch It's manu-.
faciuro and looi, aftor tho excellence
OF tho gas fittings that are put Into
buildings There Ia a gas cngnecr.in.
chief, who has hundred assistants.
Paris under this system il tho best
lighted city In the world, aud will BE-.
come still more brilliant when tho pres
ent plans for lighting by electricity arc
carried out
Thcrc will be no question about trou.
bio from overhead wires. for Ia tho
foomy street cellars OF Paris there will
be- space for all. II must DO rcmem
bercd that 10 mako these subways under
the streets tho enthusiastic French ru
lcssly toro up everything that obsiruct
their way, aud did not hesitate to d
stroy sewer or gas main or any cxistin
work. Tho spirit OF tho French rovol
ton was atll on when tho French began
to remodel Paris.
Meanwhile Americans may well rca
and consider how Paris makes large
revenue out OF thogaa companyi
Tho financial aspects u thi, charter can be
bfieny summed up The company mlst fur.
nish gas to individuals At price not exceeding
n2cd maximum. !. must supply ras far pub
he uses NJ what u practically thucost Ut manu-.
iactufr, u must BAY the city epOn ultimate
~ @0no francs year for the right 10 lipa the
street,. II must pay altar 81 ~ frano on each
cable meter u gas supplied In Paris FINALLY.
Il must not water" ~ stock. but must keen
IT. capitalization At elOu,UO francs, and aftrf
paying - - per cent out of net profits "a diyl.
dends 10 the shareholders II must divide tho
surplus profits with The city. Finally. at tho
expiration Of the charter, all rlrhia revert 10
the city, which becomes al-n owner Of all tho
snhwaiA piping, ETC., that pertain To the plant.
The cliy'a share In tho profits has steadily Ia,
creased until the fcreipta from the gaa com.
pany have become large Item u revenue.
In 1870 about h,Uoeo frame, were received
FROM tho company. fof tho ,ear ls,5 tho
amount exceeded s,ro0nO francs In lisa, ~
in,tu francs Wcte received, and IN lsss mon,
than lalWnuo. For several years past the an.
nual payment o. the Caa company 10 the city
has been approximately 0mU0n francs. A.
eomiarrd with American cities, thialarge sun
J. clear prolt Tor We do not IN this counir, OF.
ilnarily obtain any public revenue ffom IA,
companies.