The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-18

what the visitor 10 Paris can do, pro-
yIdcd fo happens TO reach the French .
metropolis at time that Will enable .
him 20 take advantage OF one % the .
quadrennial excursions through the
great channels that act COS cOnduits for
the waste OF the greatest city IN
France. The most recent Of these cN-
cursIons took place a few days ago. ana
. % was The longest journey OF the sort
I over taken. Up TO less than three years
ago % was not SO pleasant Journey o.
/ u IL now The visitors are conveyed
through the great tunnels In ears or
boats. as they are called. In other days
these vehicles we're drawn hy men but
about two years and q half ago. on aC-
count Of the great amount 81 labor and
tremendous expense ncCcssitatod by
this method. the wits OF the depart
mont OF public works were concontut-
ed un some plan 90 ubyiate the din
Guilty The result OF this is the success
ful effort 10 run trolley lines through
the Paris sewers. Perhaps the best
idea may be- obtained OF exactly how the
Partisan sewers look by considering
them as huge tunnels. Tor the term
conduit hardly gives an adequate idea
.Di their size or appearance Ia the
luHr of these tunnels s what may be-
moro properly termed o. conduit in the
form 70. rectangular channel Tor thc
sewage The width NJ this conduit
varies eco. IDmbIy from three 90 eight
feet on ,hy width 90 thIs channel doe
Ponds tho use 1f ears 0r boats. Cars
are used Cor thc very narrow channels
and boat. Cor The wider ones Tho cars
run on Hanged wheels. similar t1 those
90 tho ordinary street car tho rails h,.
ing placed ou the edges 90 the channel
the ears being therefore sort OF
movable bridge Each ear viii hold
twenty five passengers. that loIug 90,
maximum capacity Ordinarily hu.
twenty persons are allowed Co ride Iu d
single car The cars travel boo train.
81 i've each. and the total weight OF
such a train Do 1900 10 1900 pounds
There o. NO rigid rule is regards speed
that being regulated by circumstance
As a rule. however. the average is 'our
and ouchalf miles au hour 90, spec.
limits may Dol placed af two and o. quar-
icr miles aH hour Cor tha minimum 8al
Hye miles an hour Cor ib, maximum
The maximum time b. seldom made
and never during Che ordinary hour
1i travel when thc public o. rermIur.
Loo ride When boats lra used. as 81
.hc case loo thc wider channels. thc m
number b. attached ono tu the 1.H..
so that practically there Dr. u0 differ
'uCo Boo thC number Of r1H myers .hl
ln bD carried or tho limit 90 prHerta
The majority of persons however pr.
'or me boats ,n tle cars iulmugh O.
here is the utter lls.uD. uf the con
slant Isr which seems to Ia iurytal.
attached to tho trolley while thsr
are generally Eve ears 90 thc train tll
.t uyeIs ou thr rails. the boat jau
b 1ncn consist off s.N Don ffs frU q
hose latter fhr aHDuHIaf1r battery
- lrricI. together with flr towing apg.
utgs. The largest sewer through Wh.J
De- visitor travels Or chat under 90
Boulevard Scha1op0. drs N8'Dsberbo
The next largest Is thar beneath %
" Rue Do RIyou The GrG-u8mcd sew,
y eighteen feet four and our.hllf inch
y wide and ten feet h.cb. The coudu
!, Is three feet and a halt deep and ui.
y feet ten inches wide % is lu the
" larger sewers that tho boats are uss
Nearly all the others employ the car