The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
MILLIONS TO MANN r,B,s

muniflnalltN OF lAfla h. HsHs.a
a. II the dolef,Il proEnos,l,Ir.,r.
pezsimist- that the pte-.u' tattoo
F'ance would develop ,nrp 70 r..,.
any foundation In reason N'....
the loan SsS being suhs"r bed . ...
conditions Nefe either N eAt~f,.....
/ foreshadoWed when he .r.
closed the railroad strike va.
menacinE phasa Vet 'hs ueuf.
ward With their savings and rl. ..
offered their boards on tho sr.i.... ...
Indicated A-~uredly hey u..-
/ nlled with the conviction tra' DID.
meni had the ability 20 mann ..-..
the will and ab,iitv Ia pres o.. ...
avert violent change % Any A,.
The loan and the projects lesYrs
anord a remarkable proof of ...r
prisH and vigor. "a sIT,Ntng ,nr...-
theories OF degeneration frr. ...
by biased critics The sam ..
s'alment Of total of ps,t-s..a.. .....
or about tI5j.OOo.WU winch r.. ..
authorized To borrow Tor .- ....,.
ment and Identification by an s.. ...,.,
/ by the Senate and thamhcr .. Ice.
tics last March This amo.tf r. eel ,
cold blood for What might 10 r.. .s7 -
in current phrase a. s'hsra mo- ..,,
! improvement. - calculated 20 maze -
parsimonious civic teformer ga. We,
I It IL considered that the city ra.sr- ., -,
ranked for more han Rensri'... q r-.
most beautiful in the world The r.s. sru No,
Of the nations. the wonder grove
bot Paris has planned thi, "uu-r.r.,.,
penditure With great dsiibe ra' .ou AMI A. %
well defined programme Inc aa.s..
motives Of pride and thrif' a,r.ara ta-.-
"ials and her citizens n has r...,r,.s ..
habit in recent wears to say ana Nrrs,...
Par- = losing it, beauty None hos .i
or written Il more empha'ioaIlE D,t ~.
Parisians themselves The dis7pls,r.p-.
Of the old charm Of high walled garden.
and houses mellowed with years and ID.
pro innate invasion Of the skysrrarer har.
aroused alarm. Progress by other Rrs,,
capitals IN attTactivenes~ for The arris' ana
the lonerer has stimulated a resob.rto,
not TO he outdone. Not only must N. CIV
maintain its lead a. the worlds pen.ra n,
good taste and a. tho abode ~ ha--r ~.
cause u would he a deadly wound ~ G,u,
amour propre 20 have n otherVi-A Boa. s..,
more, II - pla inly perceived hv the Shea
Partisan that the income from the -nyr,ad.
Of pilgrims Of pleasure that eyery ss,soo
brings to the boulevards ~ q guaraptes ,,
prosperity TO the city and the nation 'h.,
makea the interest on vas' uunlbar y,
millions OF francs appear trivial Pars a
q word. IL beautifyinE herrel, a. an tnv.,.
ment She IL determined to keep The cream
in defiance Of all rivals
ODhe total Of 200 600 .Ooo francs 'hsor..
cally appropriated for this purpose NOR.
than half 10 to he spent on new mgnicip.
buildings. public gardens. promenade.
hyRienic measures and new schools 10.
remaining .4o CO.. Ooo francs will he devote,
tn the opening Of new thoroughfars. N.
widening and extension Of existing on.s
and the building Of bridge. over the SON.
n 4.
large q sum TO this end NOT only q.
expected N add to the beauty - the CITY
nv prov iding fine vi-tas and encouraEins
the erection NJ handsome huildinEs but a.o
the need for better circulation ~ frsA.
will ba met u ~ common complain,
that the streets of Paris have heoom.
perilous through CongeAtion therefor.
nearly all the street improvements planned
are in the heart NJ the city. and The eHpensa
for the ground 10 he eEpropriafed for them
Il very high Some Of the plans might ,.
hkened in Coa'liness to the scheme that
has been mooted in New York for a n.u
avenue between Fifth and SiIth. rinninF
from Washington SIuare 20 Central Pars
Nine considerable street openings ar.
projected. the two mosf important 81 which
are the completion Of the boulevard Hauas-
mann and the extension Of the RI. d.
Renne- The former means the realization
81 great idea first launched IN 1857 hvn
in that year that Napoleon III. tssued q "A.
cree for the opening Of the great causuU
a. part OF general scheme Of reconsrlc-
ton OF the city The work Vas done So
ton by section. the first. bet veen the Piao.
de lEtoile and the Faubourg ~ Honore b.
ING opened IN tssi. other stretches we're cor
pleted In Iss3 Ise7 and $40. giving it q lenrh
OF about : so yards Then came the va
with Germany and the work Was forgotten.
only 20 he revived for completion a. ths
time The land eXpropriated IN rhs earlV
operations cost a? on. 90 francs Il 10 nos
proposed 10 extend the thoroughfars from
the Rue Taibout TO the Rue DTouo' do
tance Of about i've blocks The cost ~ N.
land and the buildings on IL Uill doubtless
he enormously deArer than for Vhs' vas
taken forty wears ago. hut the rnunicipiIrv
has already been gradually buying NJ re
property Sith odds and ends ~ uneIrends1
balances out Of flag end ~ - o.
francs from a recent depArt mental loan 'o'
public works ~ has acquired al 'he dss rsi
frontage on the Rue Taibout The nsr 49,
ton will have a width NJ about siIrv-hvs
feet II - expected that the Metro or
railway will ~ extended 10
meath II, and ~ this work will he don. dur
ing tho process Of opening the street ~r-
Gus economy ~ hoped for
The proposed opening 81 the Pc -
Rennes - Interesting on Two accounts
One Of the plans suggested Con'empa's'
cutting clean through the huiidinEs n ~.
institute ~ France to r-ach ne Oual %
I omit Although the plan Offer NJ ''o.en0.
10 the PalAis MAyarin itself. ana a'hoIsn
ample compensation In land. ahordius lgn'
and arr for new buildings. - guaranteed.
here = no small opposition 80 'h's .rhene
q mong the lovers u the old for age -as'
IN" late Professor Berthelot ~, ono u
hose who held with great vehsm"ur" 'ha'
not even the surrounding ~ tho anc"'
pile IN oud he decorated With impr"' e'n"ni
The dispute - still un~ettled
The second feature ~ 'hs RE de E"rn''
project which H. Of special Interest .. ~
bridge building which ~ i-to rs o.g.s0.
Two new spans are projected. on" "ri'.'1
he openn ofi he new street - fh-sE' 's-1f'
NJ ~" OuAi De ont. crossing NOT "r.. -
va bTanche- ~ the seine - 10 t'.A a.
ouVr~ bu' also passing over m" 80 -
IL CTe ~ such \ height as not 'n .nr"-'''s
Nth m" gardens ~ - western " ..'n-.f.
The second bridge projected r. 90 n- -
form ~ y gigantic \ tho one hrar. NJ H
.traddhng he site Of he Institute Dog ne
IN the one side of the river. and '.H .'7"'
hat Of m" Paals du Louvre "n OIL" no.
SIDE THIS bridge - 80 taEs No r.s. "' '.'
present Pont de- Art- and ~ D.. fH 'H." ..'