The police of France: or, an account of the laws and regulations established in that kingdom, for the preservation of peace, and the preventing of robberies. To which is added, a particular description of the police and government of the city of Paris / [Anon].
- William Mildmay
- Date:
- 1763
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The police of France: or, an account of the laws and regulations established in that kingdom, for the preservation of peace, and the preventing of robberies. To which is added, a particular description of the police and government of the city of Paris / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![“ Proceed to the pavements appointed for the cnfuing year; “ and the whole in the month of Odober at lated._1 “ In the new dyings; fuch old dones, as fliall be foft, and “ under f,x inches “ breadth and length, (hall be put afide, and replaced by new ones from eight to nine inches on all “ fldes> folid> and we]1 Squared.-After the whole pave- “ ment is taken UP> for the fpace at lead of fix toifes in length, “ the trench 111311 be cleared of all the earth and broken flints, “ and new dug> as t0 admit of at lead fix inches of gravel “ or fand taken frefb out of the river, or fuch quarries as fhall be direded by the controller-general ; the undertaker not to have the liberty, on any pretence whatever, to take the fame from any other place, under the penalty of 200 “ hires.-In the trench thus dug, the old dones being new chipped, and the new ones fharpened and frnoothed, flrall be laid in even lines, exadly to the antient levels, neither linking nor raifing them, under any pretext whatfoever, at “ lead without an exprefs order from the commiffarv, upon the report of the intpedor-general; each pavement to be ranged in drait lines with one another, with the fmalled “ jolnts that are poflible, either in the upright or the level ; “ and equally beat down by rammers of 50 or 60 pounds weight; to that there flaall remain no holes: and the fwel- “ bugs fhall be exadly raifed, according to the different ri- fings of the dreets or cauteways : after which, the whole mud be covered with gravel half an inch thick, fpread “ equally over.-Whenever a caufeway is to be made in the fuburbs, and out parts of the city, no old (tones muft ke ufed^ but fuch as are at leaft 15 inches in length to 9 in “ breadth5](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30533065_0117.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
