Small pieces of carpet tied up with string in the gutters in Paris. What are they for?

Question

Small pieces of carpet tied up with string in the gutters in Paris. What are they for?

Answer 1

For tourists to wipe the dog s**t off their shoes. lol

Answer 2

Hi, I agree with Daniel R, the carpet rolls are used to direct the water flow in the gutters, it's the cleaning every morning.

Answer 3

In Paris, the gutters are cleaned each morning by running water down them. The street cleaners use the carpet rolls to direct the water flow.

Answer 4

In Paris they wash down the pavements and you will find that the pieces of carpet are placed in the gutter to direct the water into a drain.

Answer 5

You should have asked when you were over there