. Cook's practical guide to Algeria and Tunisia . wo spacious thoroughfares, on one side theAvenue de Carthage leading to the Mosque and Fort of Sidi-bel-Hassan, and on the other, the Avenue de Paris, extendingas far as the Belvedere. The broad Avenue de la Marina (or Jules-Ferry) is borderedby double rows of trees, under the shade of which a militaryband performs every Sunday and Thursday afternoon : onWednesdays opposite the Cercle Militaire, Avenue de frequent service of electric trams runs from the Porte deFrance to the port; fare, 10c. At the port end of the Avenuede la Marine (o
. Cook's practical guide to Algeria and Tunisia . wo spacious thoroughfares, on one side theAvenue de Carthage leading to the Mosque and Fort of Sidi-bel-Hassan, and on the other, the Avenue de Paris, extendingas far as the Belvedere. The broad Avenue de la Marina (or Jules-Ferry) is borderedby double rows of trees, under the shade of which a militaryband performs every Sunday and Thursday afternoon : onWednesdays opposite the Cercle Militaire, Avenue de frequent service of electric trams runs from the Porte deFrance to the port; fare, 10c. At the port end of the Avenuede la Marine (or Jules-Ferry) is a statue of Jules-Ferry (byA. Mercie). The creation of a Port at the very doors of Tunis was first entertained by the lateBey, who gave a concession for the purpose to the Bone-Guelma Company in August, 1880; but with the reorganisa-tion of Tunisia, after the French Occupation, the contract wascancelled in 1885. In May, 1887, the Societe des Batignolles was invited topresent plans and offers, which were approved and accepted by. TUNIS. 337 the Council General of Pouts et Chaussees in July, 1888, andthe port was made in 1892. There, however, remained much to be done to complete thework, quays had to be formed, land reclaimed, warehouses andsheds to be built, appliances for loading and unloading to beerected, railway lines and sewers to be constructed, gas andwater to be provided. To effect all this, a decree was passedin April, 1894, with MM. Duparchy and Preault for com-
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