('HAITI-IK IX 



PARIS 



PARIS is universally conceded to be one of the clean 

 est and most beautiful of cities. Many of its streets 

 have been built in accordance with wise and compre- 

 hensive plans, a fact which has contributed substan- 

 tially to its successful development. 



Under Haussman, who was appointed Prefect of the 

 Seine in 1853 and held office until 1870, a magnificent 

 scheme of street improvements was laid out TheRecon . 

 and systematic plans were made for remodel- 



the Streets 



ing and rebuilding large areas of the city. 

 The work done in carrying out this plan is estimated 

 to have cost upward of $250,000,000 up to 1870. The 

 annual cost of work along these lines has averaged for 

 the last twenty-eight years over $-1,000,000. This is a 

 slightly larger sum than has been spent each year by 

 London for street widenings and improvements. 



Many of the boulevards which run through the heart 

 of the city are 114 feet 6 inches in width and others are 

 wider. The Avenue de 1'Opera, one of the largest 

 streets, is 98 feet 6 inches wide and has a roadway of 

 52 feet 6 inches. The Avenue des Champs Elysees has 

 a total width of 233 feet and a roadway of 88 feet 6 

 inches. This may be compared with Fifth Avenue in 

 New York, 100 feet wide with a roadway of 40 feet, 

 and Broadway, 80 feet wide with a roadway of 44 feet. 

 Trees, gravel footways, and benches are feature3 of 



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