Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. FIRE INSURANCE, ot PR IRt WILLIAMSBURGH CITY FIRE INSURANCE (0, BOWMAR & WALLER, Agents, 164 & 166 LaSalle-st. Tvery possible facility will be afforded to those having claims ngainst this Compuny by the rocent fire, for the scttlemont or their claims at this oflice; and, by the instructions of the President of tho Company, #8 fust as the losscs can be ascertained and adjusted, drafts will bo made on the Company nt sight in favor of those of the assured who may 8o desire DIEBOLD DIEBOLD SA Always Comes Out Right! NOT ONE FAILURE 1IN THR GREAT FIRE 0f Tuesiay_Night, July 14 qenorat Agont BSONIRTLE dart en nt Dloild, Norrin & Go.: il oo of gaar No. 1 Folding-Dons Shos Hhonta ot coutorSiatow, atd Mleiles, , N foroliht Hours b b fromondnGus box oot ia o of Tuon Iy St Tpe s v filed i . aud mokoy, And thoso uf e 7 DO0KE BADCEY Ko geont beat ol (ho lire, 'And (ho fact Gato wan takon out of & bed of livo coalsy And e e ot whon fakon outy 1 fonzold mrontly for shing o lul!;l ‘rndmun. au 8 it hoied, Sekgyreatnd o e e B, Frapriotor Contdnontal Hotok Cuicano, July 17, 181, & donbledoor Bafo of Dichold & 0 No. g . immediatoly afte e ot gt froms & sty Ry lentio's miko, 1871, e e FI O oo a5y ares fouratory brlok Buliding, cornor Stata snd Harrlson-ats:, on Atk of gt tenso hont until this morning. AL e o, 55 thia I tha recond timo T jound tha Diobtiold Safe all right {iho_first ime being {n tho Great Firo of 1871), Lau woro than sstisfied of g P, O'NEILL. 1ty constderod by all who saw 1t a8 the AT s e ot o Whot . D. S. COVERT, Gen. Agt., TIEBOLD, HORRIS & €0, Late Dlshold & Rlcnale, 57 Stavte=-st. FINANCIAL. Chantered b the\} ‘Exclusively a 105 CLARKSY, Hololst Cued Bok. S1x per cont componnd Intarast ondeposits, Passboaks trca: T§Touex also Tavorted Lot othors oo Bond ond Blort= e R R el o g Dl e ‘G110, BOOVILLE, Presidont. Wi, Krserr RerD, e oayat incio, this Dank isa padd all arios the regont jisle, this Da o Aot on domiaad. witbout notice. EIOMAS M, THORNTON WA, ¥, THORNTON, (Bon of Judgo Thorntan.) . F. TETIORNTON & SOV, d By , Bhelbyville, 111 tablithe 1859, A R Ty aad. aulelo: countion, and (18 temitiod ou oy of. pavmunt. P enre Tradsre: National BADL, BASE BALL. BASE BALL. PRTLADELPHLAS, o Bl VTR STOCKINGS, of Cic, SATURDAY, JULY 18. icago Tioketa for salo at Kollay Bros., 8 ‘o at 117 Tonty-socond-at, | Xf radn should interfere the gsmo will bo played ou Mon- f1ay, the 20th, and uo vosters will be on tho troat car. Madlsop-t., snd TO RENT. TO RAEN L. BANKING OFFICE 164 Twenty-sccond-st. Also, Storg No. 162 Twenty-second-st Apply ta 8, 8, BLISS, 171 Randolph-st. “LUMBER OR COAT, DOCK © RENT OR FOR SALE. 160 fect front g\‘, e et e L e hoar ; oiiroad © conn Poar BaRistnas, bridzo, Apply to M, PETRIE 163 Washington.st.. Basemont, Store to Rent. Gomnee stora uador the Clifton Houso, corner Wabsshe s alHotisen utio sLUBionOf gy y 5, HOLAES, 51 Monros st Store for Rent. A now fonr-et and basoment stone-trout atare, No. L Watartav. iy oppomite ta’Matsion iouse, 5 n troos Adaine 357 SRIION' S VAN SOIAACK, s i 4, 3 Donrhor! TO RENT. Building 72 & 74 Wabash-av,, noar Wash- ington-at. Aplgr at Rooms 4, 5 llrtld 6 Liake- @ 8. sido Building, Clark and Ade A firsteolans store cornor of alley opposlte Falmor Hotol, 18 Btatoest,, and closs (o Post-Otlico, Also four Traat roous for bithues, puclt b inwelry 80: iy o 3 e 127 Doarbors TO RENT. Tho clognat browmm-atona front 17 Thity ekt aa o eteats, . U, VIIRLING, all modora IMPIOYENCA: yo,0n T 158 Dimstiorn:bt. ‘WROUGHT IRON PIPE. WHOUGHT-IRON PIPE, Steam Warming Apparatus, MANUFACTURED BY CRANE BROS. . MANUFANTURING CO. No. 10 North Jefferson-st. REMOVALS, FASSETT, ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER, . 501 W.ABASE-H&V A. J. WINTERTON, Adjustor. SUMMER RES T o Seftield Honse SHEFFIELD, INDIANA, This ologant hotel has just boon comploted, handsomoly furnished throughout, and is in first-olass runnipg ordor. It is locnted on tho Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago, the Michigan Bouthern and the Baltimore & Ohio Railronds, 14 milos from Chicago, ofow roda south from tho shore of Lake Michigan, and is a most dolightful and cory rotront. Tho Hotel is lighted with gas, and hos o fine Billinrd Room, parlors with musieal instru. monts, &o. 'There sre fino walks and drives in the vicinity, the small lakes near tho hotol aro well stookod with piokorel, piko and bass, and the woods and flolds abound in gamo, such s woodeack, anipo, prairio chickens, &o. A booutiful litile steamer pliesonthe lakes for the plossure of guests. 'We have a splendid barn and attentive mon to care for horass snd carriages, and shell spara no of- fort to mako our guosts comfortablo and hoppy, L. V. H. CROSBY, PIANOS AND ORGANS. Bargains in Pianos. TWo have a largo atok of sbcond-iand pianos, aclndln » number of hne foxtrumonts with slightlt-denager casos, reacuod from tho rocont Aizo, which wo oifer at stioh Satroinely low neloce ae canant fell to satingy thowo who 70 propared t buy. "Aniong thom wo wentlon tho fol- owlnit ‘Ouo Shoomaker, concott grand. o Ilatnos T3¢0 e od aso;carvod logs. “Fwa OhIOKOFIDg, balor groud, Ona Btofnws lor graud, Ono Hallot, Uavia & Co., squaro grand. Ono Stock, upright, nearly new. Qno Gablor, 4-octave, carved vgs, noarly now, Tiwo Liglite, Th-gotaro, richly.carved cato, carved legs. Qno Stolnway, 1-ootave, carved loge, four round cor- noee. Onio Stelumay, 8X-actave, ylala lege. Pianos & (rgans TO REINT, And sont-money doducted It narchazod. sonbmnnar dedugted U hesdat imary, Coneral Agents for Stelnway’s Plynos, WS had Monrousta. Unicago. | PIANOS AND ORGANS KIMBALLS, At Great Bargains! Instrumente saved Irom the fico, ‘with sllghtly damaged cases, will be #oli very low, to mbko room’ for now i fock Tasirumonts for rent and for salo on tosialimonta. V. W. KIMBALL, Cor, State & Adams-sts..Chicago. WATCHES, CORNELL WATCH CO., OF CRIOAGO, MANUFAGTURERS OF STEM & EKEY-WINDING WATCHES, Threo gradon of which have tholr unequalled Stem-Wind- Selling ] fns wod Haud dotting Attachinoo! s 5100 cuch, at 8 SEovand B e et meaton ot uecurnts purfommanco and por W Shcelnt s o reaomaibin dond S heeinl Areanmiomonds it ropomibin e el o e yods, EILD GO DG NOT SELYL o JosnER A EORTIEE: Dt i Mannee IAA s A v, Addrors CORNELL WATOUL GO., Gend Crosming,eor. Bovanty-sixrhat. ani Groonwood.av,. Chicago, 1. GENERAL NOTICES. ANY PERSON Having Furniture, Books, or. Llnlum-n in thetr E?’:fi;fl‘m talken from my biiflding the night , will § them atongs, P, O'NE * 870 Btk 0L 00 LSS ausr rrsh O BTN AT, Taome 10 & 11 Anhisnd Hiotke Nes- 45 & i Boun Ulack ot INSURANCE CLATMS, Proofs ot Losa mado out, and olalms collooted at ros= sanabio ratos. g A. D, VDR, roturni i v il . o 133 Ll st R 3. PORTLAND ENT, Tofish Portad Comgn’ I am importing from London di- roct tho most favorite brands, and solicit orders from tho trade, PHILIP WADSWORTH, Agent Montreal and Chicago Stonm- ors, 204 Market-st., Chicago, BUSINESS CARDS, R H. HUMPHREY, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING, PARKER, SPRAGUHE & 00, (OMMISSION MEROHANTS, No. 10 Ohamber of Comanorce, Chicago, Tl Wa are proparod to make UASIL sdvlnill oy all kinds ot Gratty b b, and Cotalsy Frodues:” Gon- wgnmonts solicitad, CHICAGO, SATURDAY JULY 18, 1874—TWELVE PAGES. SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE. ] brend Aucion 38 i00 OILDING 107 GLENCOE! WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. Thosolots aro oach & TERT FRONT BY 17 TERT DEEP, and aro surronadod by good, sow atdowslks, meny of thom foncod, and afl on graded stroots, with sawers ara convoniont to Publio School, Stors, Fost-Offico, Churel, sud totho Dopotof tho Milwaukse Diviston of tho Northwestern Rallroad, whora twanty trafas anll each dsy, affording moans most ample and complote for rost- donta ta reach tho oy, aud home again. GLKNCOE ba » bosutiful noy town, ssttied by an axoat. 1out and wolthy olass of poople, as avidonoed feom tho fact that for tha 300 fnhinbitauts somo $200,000 worth of bulldings are erootod. The housos are all naw, sud of handsomo doslgns. Tho cloration of Glanooo Js from 8 10100 fook abore the Inkv, and tho tand ‘s rolllag sad cov- orad with a lovoly grove, furnlsbiog many pioturesase ‘ullding sitas. SPEOIAL FRRE TRAIN lostes Kinelo-st, Dopot at 8:80c'olock. Novans & Doon's Band is ongagod to fur- nish thomuslo. AR axcollont funch will bo sorved, TERMS OF SALE-Paymonts may bo mada fn MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, or ANNUAL INSTALL- MENTS, or X ossh 3 balauca in1, 9, snd Byosrs, st ner cantt or) cash, balanco 4a 1aud 2 yoars, atporcont; or Joash, balanoo fn1yoar, without latorest, orlper contdlscount for all cash, as Durchasos, may soloct, A doposit ot 325 will ho roquired o onch lot, Titlo abso- lutely parfoct. No Inumbrancos, Msps, late, sud la- formatton furnishod a4 Room 4 Motropolitsn Block, ‘noetliwast gornor of Randolph and LaSallo-st,, Ohloago, officaat tho awnors, MORTON CULVER, JAMLS N. JOLNSON, sad A. 0, SINGHAM. ELISON, POMEROY & CO, ATCTIONBDEBRS. FIRE INSURANOE, HOME INSTRANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, Office, No, 135 Broadway. ABSTRACT OF THE Forty-Second Semi-Annual Statement, Showing the Condition of the Company on the first day of July, 1874, OASH OAPITAL. $3,600,000.00 Resarve for Bafnauzoncs . 1,816,071,63 Roserrofor Unpald Lossssod Dirldends ~249,258.63 e . BAGLTLOA 786,212,361.40 SUMMARY OF ASSETS. Oashi in Bank.... ...8 387,821.27 Bosnds nnd Mortagos, being first lion on Real Katato, worth 85,021,000, 1,080.380.41 Unitod Btates Stocks (warkos va 2.082,125.00 State aud Olty Bonds, - *% 58,600.00 Bunk Stocke, s 134,7563.00 Loans on Stooks, peyablo on domand ‘{markot valuo of Seourltlos, B02,25) $16,050.00 Tatorost dao on Iat July, 181, 4,273.10 Dalancoin havd of Agonta., | 144,314,635 Bilhe Racolvablo.s.... 1oe 16,001.60 Promiums due and uncollostod on Lol 3olos sstod at this Offios, gEmTotal.e.. LIABILITIES. Olaims for Losses outatanding on leb July, 18,.ec.. Diyldends Unpald, Totaliees, $241,023.88 1,615, 243,231 CHAS, J. MARTIN, Praldont. J. H. WASHBURN, Secratary. AGERCIES IN ALL THIE PRINCIPAL CTTIES, TOWS, AKD VILLAGES THE UNITED STATES. DUCAT & LYON, ~ AGENTS FOR CHICAGO, And Managers of the Wostern Departmenty Office, 155 LaSalle-st., Chicago. BOOTS AND SHOES. CJHENDERSON&CO. NOT BURNED! Having learned that the impros- sion has gone ebroad that dur Store and Factory were burned on Tuos- day night, we wish to inform our friends that wewere NOT BURNED, and we aro now prepared for the Fall Trade with the Largest Stook of EASTERN and CUSTOM-MADE BOOTS & SHOES EVER OFFERED IN CHICAGD, C.M.HENDERSON & CO. QOor, Madison and Franklin-sts, STEAM PUMPS, FIRE PUHPS, STAND PIPES, HOSE, &, For proteation from Firs, supplted and ercoted. WROUGHT IRON PIPE, Fittings, Valves, &c., Yor Btesm, Gas, and Water. WALWORTH, BROGKS & 00, 243 & 2456 Lake-st., CEIICACGO. RUBBER GOODS. RUBBER GOODS OF AL, KINDS. TORREY’S CARBOLIC FIRE HOSE, Tho bost Carhollzed Rubbor fose mada. OAK LEATHER FIRE -HOSE, Also, the Btsongest and Moat Durablo RUBBER-LINED AND PLAIN LINEN HOSE, ‘And Dost quality iubbor and Tanther Bolag, sll at it anufaoturers’ prices. HALLOCK, HOLMES & CO, 174 and 176 RANDOLPILST, PROPOSAL! PROPOSALS FOR GOAL, JONPTIH 's O¥FIOK, Ty O ior duty 10, 161 } Bealad propasals will beroceived until the Stk inat, for furnishing tho Olty of Clilcago with coal, as fulows: 1,600 tous (are ot loss) solotod luap Kelo goal, or athor soft coul of tha sama quality, freo from dist orscrooningy, for Firo Dopartmiont. 160 tons (moro or lass) hard (nut) doal, for Fire Dopart- mpnt, 100 (ons (more or loas) bard (small eng) coal. 80 tons (1nore or less) hiard (ranko) coal. Aboyo conl for IFire Dupactmont tobo baulod by Oityy yommudor to bo dollvorad a4 roquirsd, Right resorved to roject any and all ids, 5.8, ITAYUS, Olty Oomptrolior, PIOKLES. PICKLES, PICKLES, PICKLES. Tor anlo chenp, 800 bierals ahatco Plaklas at o O A R DEAGONS, " 115 South Water-st. i Tow ity Unquostionably tho BEST FIRK EXTINGUISHEL ovor brought Iato genoral ueo. ¥or proofs of tho abors lact alt 0 I M, JOHNSON, Mausg Monday, our Wholesaloe and Re- tail MILLINERY House at the old numbers, 270 and 272 Wao- bash-av., and will offer in our Retail Department a very large stock, some of which, having been badly wet, will be sold very low indeed. In order to goods we have marked prices, both on damaged and’ undam- aged goods, that will make it worth the attention of any lady, ever going to want Milli- nery, to call during this sale. D, Wenster & (0, Wholosalo and Retall Mitliaary, 270 & 272 Wabash-ayv. I, B,—DBusiness fn our Wholessls Department naluter- vuptod and orders promptly flled. LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRICHS STEAMERS. For Racive, Milwackeo, Bhehosgan, Msnito- woo, ete., daily (Sundays exeopted)... .. Da.m. ‘ErrBaturdar’s host dou'tieave until 8 p.m. For. Grand Haven, Muskogon, Travorso City, Aackiuac, ate., daily (Sundays oxoented). For ¢, Joseph dafly (Sunday ezeopted)re.., Baturdsy's Boat don't loavo until 11:20 p, m. For Manistes and Ludlogton, Tuvsday and THArSdAT s v eusassase .o B aim For Green Bay sud Intermediata porte, £20ffloo and Docks, it R e o CHINA. CROCKERY, &o. ‘We are NOT BURNED OUT, and are filling OR- DERS as USUAL. Will occupy Nos. 83 and 85 State-st. Aug. 1. BUR- LEY & TYRRELL, 274, 276 & 278 Wabash-av. ARTISTIC TAILORING. At AN AN 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT On alt Garmonts ordoud of us durlng JULY and AT GUST, 181, WEDDING GARMENTS A SPECIALTY, BERVANTS' LIVERY MADI TO MEASURY, BLY & ©0., Tmporting Tailors, Wubnsheny. cor, Nonroosat. (Y'JIEIIHG. CITY REAL ESTATE. For Sale or Rent. The Elegaut Honec, No, 031 Michigan-av, cornor of Eigbtoontb-at, Possesslon &b onco, Apyey to 0 CORYELL, 3 Wabasb-av, AR AN AN AR BISHOP COURT HOTEL, o, 611, B15, S to make & quick sule of i thesé gencys THE FIRE. Special Meeting of the Council Yester- - day After- 1noon. A Committes Appointed to Examine the Propo- sitions Submitted Which Include Prohibiting ihe Erection of Wooden Build- ings, Bte, A Feeling of Opposition to the Extension of the Fire Limits Manifests Ttaelf. The Board of Underwriters Declare Their Ulti- matum. The Fire Department Must Do Re- organized and the Limits Ex- tended, or Thoy Will Leave the City, Commissioner Ayars Tells How Po- litioal Influence Buns the Department, Call for a Mass-Meeting at McCor- mick's Hall To-Night. It Is Signed by the Leading Citi- zens of Chicago---The Spoakers. The Future of the Burnt District---The Park Scheme---Widening Streots, Adjustment of Insurance Lossess--Relicf of the Suffercrs.--The Joues School v Organization of a Fire Patrol in the Seventeenth Ward. Qutside Comments. .. - THE COMMON CQUNOIL, A special mosting of the Common Council was hold yestordsy aftarnoon ip accordance with THE roLLowiNG CALL: Aa, Orexx : Ploace call & apecial moeting of the Cawmnmion Gousicil for Fridsy, the 17th, at 2 o'clock p, m., for the purpose of recel¥ing commuuleations aud udopting moasuros for the botler seourity sgainst fra, 3, L. OAMPDRLL, ¥, F. GuwizutoN, . J. LENGAOES, Tox Faury, B, QuInk. Preatdent Dixon occuplod the chair, and the following Aldormen were prosent : Riohardson, Folvy, Warren, Bpauldiug, Bidwell, Fitzgerald, Btono, Pickering, M. B, Bailoy, Bohmitz, Hil droth, Reldy, Cullorton, T. P. Balley, Clurke, ‘Woodman, Whita, Heath, Cempboll, Quitk, Clovoland, Stous, Mahr, Eckhardt, Levgacher, Cannon, Murphy, Brand, Lynch, and Corooran. Ald, Campbell offered tho followlng PREAMDLE AND RESOLUTIONS & ‘Wizznzas, The peopls of Ohicsgo have uffored by tho dostrucfion of more than $200,000,000 worth of property by the two great Srou of Oct. 9, 1471, and July 14, 1874, snd in consequence the Lusiness of sald city lisa beos seriously cripplod and its growth retardud } und, {itnzas, The lives of many of Ohicago's valuabl it e oot sacelficod 1 duiesd firee, and ficale culalle yuffering brought upon thousands of Ler popus Iation ;'snd, Large portionsof the city are construct~ od almoyt entiroly of wooden bulldings, densoly crowd- od togethor in toctions inadoquately supphied with water, and with 1o play for arresting a contiagvation shiould it occur ; thiérefore, in view of past expericuces, and the present dangerous conditlon of tho city, it {8 inoumbent upon ths Common Council to take’ ira= odiuto steps to provent tho recurronceof sne calami- tiou by the construction of waler condluity, ho witen~- iug of airoots, the eondemnivg aud removal of dan gorous buildings, and by such other measures us muy nocessary § theralarg, “Resolced, Thut tho 1ioard of Publio Works be, and thoy are herely, dircoted to take lmmediate ates fur thie constructiol of & sulliciont numbor of wator con- dulta, leading from the river or ko Into portionp of £10 clty Jenst suppiiod with Water, Regolved, That tho Board of Fublic Works be, nud thioy are ligroby, directed to condemn aud ordor the esioval of auy'waaden buildigs within tho firo linits ‘whenover, i their opinion, the sald buildings are dun= ‘gerous tothe sufety of tho cliy, Resolved, Tunt 1t 1s the scnso of this Council that tho Tiro Departinont otight to bo reorganized at once, and that a corps of sapriors snd miners bo added ihereio, ‘whioso duty it bail be to i {he quelliug of contlugya tions by tho removal or dusiruction, o oflierwise, of such bulldiags na msy, in tho judgment of $ho Firo- Maruhal, be Lowcssary. WIDENING BTREETS, Ald. Richardson offered a rosolution directing the Board of Public Works to prepare an ordi- nanco for wideuing State street from Harrison <0 Twolfth atraot, Ald. Campbell moved to direct tho Board of Publio Works to propere an ordinaucoe for widen- Ing Taglor dtreet, from Michigan avonue to ‘Western avenue, to width of 200 foot, o sup- ported the resolution by sayiug shat it was vory {mportant, for the succonsful doaling with fires, that thore should bo & wide stroet running east and weal, Ald, Longacher moved to amend by haviog Twaltth street widenod. Ald, Campboll uaid that the expense of widen- ing Twelfth stroot would bo far groater then Taylor streof. A BTLECT COMMITTEE, Ald. Stone moved the appointment of a saloct committoe of nine, threa from ench Divislon, to conslder all mattersrelating to the subjeot, Ald, Richordwon moved to lustruct the Commit- tao to roport Mondsy night, and to conslder all means for tho better protection of the eity against firo. WEMOVE ULAWFUL DUILDINGH, Ald. Dlekering offered a resolution direoting tho Board of Publie Works to procoed at once to romove, or cause to be removed, all bulldings oreoted and now remaining within tho fire-limits in violation of the ordiuancen of tha chy, A TOWDER BUIOADE. Ald. Hildroth moved the appointmentof apooial conuittea af throo, to roport a propor organization of wien and materials for the pur- poso of deatroying bulldings in case of an cwmor- Tho aotion prevailed, aud Ald, Hil+ " he Chicage Daily Teibwne. dreth, Lyncl, and Warren woro appointed such committco. THE RIGNT TO NEMOVE DUILDINOS. Ald, Cullerton questionad the rlgnt. of tha olty to romove buildings in the fire-limita fu violation of the fro-ordiuance, sud_moved to rofor the mator (o tho Corporation Counsol for kiy opin= fon, Carriod. ALD. GAMPBELL'S NESOLUTIONS, Ald, Oampboll snid that tho Council onght to pasy lilg rosolutlons, aud not sond thom 10 & committos. Decinlvo sotion should now bo taken, A little decisive notion lnst Tuosdny would haye limited the fira to two or.throo Dlocks, We might hove just such another firo to-morrow, and tho present plan of tho Five Do- partment was calaulatod bo produca sioh rosnlts, nnd seoure tho dostruction of thoecity, There might bo goutlemen horo with pet achomes por- hiuln% to tho Tire Dopartmont who would op- pouo the redolution, but the Council would not rofuso to pavs it Homo_now idons must bo fn- tusod into the Firo and Polico Departmonts, so that mon would bo oloctod noé o acoount of tholr nationality or politics, as Wwas now the cao, but on sccouut of thoir ithoss aud ability. To- dny thoro was a now pmiy which plinderod tho Cliy I'vensury ; the wholo City Government was Aemoralizod 3 o mght oxpost 4o bo burned up, aud that the city would lvse its oredit, as we wore In tho lands of designing demagoguos, who sought to plunder the oiLy atid roward thefr friends. This thing must be stopped, or the pooplo would rise in thoir might. Ald, Lengunchor renonted the inainustion that politics or nationality hind nuything to do with tho ::ppnmzmm of membors of the LireDepart- ment. Ald, Cullerton hoped thnt Ald, Campboll's resolutions would be withdrawn and divided, so a8 to admit of their consideration repsrately. The Council had nothing to do with tho teorgan~ izntion of tho Iiro Departmont, but ho belleved that f the Ohief Marahial woro nljowod tho priv- ilego of being tho Marsial, having the oxclusive control of the Dapertment, we should have bot- tor modes than at presont of desling with firs, but nntil then we should continup in ihe ssmo wrotohed predicament, A yenr ago tho Common Counayl cut off all appropristions for tho pay of watchmen on the tops of engluu-uonzcsl and tho rasult of that oconomy was seon lnst Pucsdny, whon_ the Fire Marshal wos engaged st a fire in tho Wast Division, and, boing out of the rench of govgs, know nmiflul_z of the South-Sido firo or somo time after it startod, A watchman on the eugine-house cornor of Paulina and Twonty- socond streat would huvo goon the now firo, nnd at once communicated with tho Marshal, who could have come much soonor than he did, Evon as it was, the fre could bayo beon stopped if thore had besu a good Aupply of watur to work with, Ho believod Ald, Campboll to be wholly wrong in his romarks concerning tho relation of polhlcn and oationslity to tho Fire Dapartmont. 'hio sclection of o Chiet Firo Marshal was one of the first and most lmroflnut stops of Mayor Mediil's adminseration, Tho Mayor thon oxor- cisod great oare in the matter, and, believing Bonner to bo tho. right man, appointed bim. The Council confirme; I]onnur\xnnn?mansl , and averybody belloved bio was tho right man In iho right placo, Tho speakor still heid that opinion. Nothing liad beon dono by tho prosout adminis- tration In any manner Intorfering With tho organization of tho Dopartment as slayor Medifl loft it, as Mayor Colvin beliorod it was boinf well managed. - Tha apenker had a theory whiol he considored of far moro vital importanice than politics in the Fire Depariment. It way, that Chicago MUST HAVE A DETTER BUFELY OF WATER for upo in case of tiros, Ho would suggest tho construction of 8-foot brick water-maius tap- ing the river bolow low water mark, and ox- on f east and wost, north and south, as far as possible, It was perfactly ovident that the bros- ont 2-foot maius, ‘located upon but fow streots, woro inadequate to supply the wator noeded by tue fira enginas : while, if tho mains wero large enough, tho Wator-Works could not pump onough to keop thom full in cnso of groat fires. Lot tho 8-fout brick or sower-pipe mains tap- pivg tho rivor -yun out fiveor six blocks enoh way, and hero .would boan_inexbeustible wator supply. 1tit woro urgod that grest demago to tho strects would rexuit from toaring up pave- ‘monts to Iny such mains, he would thien suygost thot the conduits bo led through tho niieys, with mnvholes at every stroet-crossing. Hoe movod thiat tho Board of Public Works bo instructoed to submit ontimates of tho cost per fuotof con- structing 3-foot mains conneeting with the Chi~ cago River. ... . - AlL Campboll. spcatod that It would be bet- ter to have smallor maing, and more of thom, "Aa, Cullorson altored_ s motion eo an to call for cstimatos for boih 8-foot and 2-foot maing or sowar-pipes, and it was adopted. WHO SHALL BE CONSULTED ? Ald, Richardson renowed bis motfon for the appoiutmant of » seloct committee of niue, to ropory noxt Mondsy night. Ald, Longacher moved that the Board of Po- tico nud Fire Commissionors, Bourd of Public Works, s _committea of the Board of Uuder- writors, the Mayor and Corporation Coungel be addod to the Bolect Committao, Ald, Campholl thougnt these sveronot onough ; ‘bettar add Tom Collins. THE BELEQT COMMITTEE. Tho motion to refer all mattors pertalning to tho goneral subjeat undor consideration to o fo- Ject vommitteo of nino was adopted, and iho Chair appointod a¢ such Comimittea: Sonth Divislon—Ald, Stona, Sidwell, aud Richardaon ; West Division—Ald, Campbell, Woodman, sud Cullerton ; North Divislon—ald. Canuon, Mabr, and Lynch, "Ald. Btono moved that the Bayor, Corporation Counsel, Bourd of Firo and Police, Board of Public Worlks, and Board of Underwriters bo in- Vited to confer with the Committee. Ald. Bidwell thoufht this unnecesaary. The Cowmitteo could get il tho information need- ful, What was wantod was that tho fire Mmits aud city Jimits should be coextonsive. Ald. Btono withdrew his motion., AMUNDMENT® TO Tiit FIIE ORDINAXCE. Ald, Richardson offered an ordinando ropoaling Bec. 1 of Cbap, 11 of tho Revisod Ordinances, outitled ** Iire Depavtment,” and smending Sec. 2 of that chiapter aud ordinance, 80 06 to ntrike out the words ** fire limits " wherever they ocour, and insort o lien thereof the words “eivy limite," i Ald, Oullerton_submitted tho following draft of au amended fire ordinance: AN OupINANCE otuendstory of Ohap. 1lof the e~ vived Ordiusuces, pussed Jan, 20, 1879, entitiod, “ Firo Dopurtmeht,? and Tegéullug on ordiuguce ussed Nov, 24, 1873, swending Soe, 5o said cliape or: e it ordained, &e., That Sec, 1 of Chap, 11 of tho Rovlsed Ordinatices) passod Jun, 20, 1673, ontitlod, *Tiro Dopuriment,” be, ud the ssme i3 beroby, amonded §o 08 L0 read o3 follows 1 810, 1, The firo lmits of the City of Olileago shall ombriace and fncludo within tho swine all that territory rliich 4 now contadned within tho corporato limits oC snid City of Gllcago, s sald laifts sro defined u Sev, 2 of Cluip, 1 of 0 Chnrter of axid city, and no buili- ing #hall bo horeatter crested within soid fire limits (belug tlio city imits) unlees i permit for the ereotion thereut sl havo firat been obisined from tho Bosrd of Publlo Works; provuled, hoteever that- the foo for {sauing such periuit shall 10t oxeood 60 conts. ko, 3, Thut Soe, 4 of Chup, 11 of thy Revised Ordiupncas, pussed Ja, 20, TH3, entitled Firo Do- ‘pastinent, by, und the eaue Ju Lereby, smended £0 83 to read ai follows : 8r0, 3, No wooden bufldfug, or part or portion of any woodon bullding within the corporate iimits of thie City of Oblcago, being the tiro liniits of suid city, slall Lo onlarged, o phall any siel yoodon budlding, aor any part thiereof, {n uny manner, be raised orXe- afroil, exoept upon the written bermisslon of the Blara'of Pubils Works{ nor sill any swooden bld- ing or part theroof be removed from ono lot o aotbor lot within the corporaio mits of said city, but any suck woodon building may bo removed from ‘within sald corporate lmits to. n fot without suct li- 118, provided saks butlding eball be dotermined to bo WOrtl moro than 0 per cent of whiat #t would cost to il o new bullding of liko chnructor : the Mayor and Tonrd of Public Worka ta dotarmine tho-eharcter of wufd buflding, Jirovided, further, that the ownor or owners of any acli wooden bulidiug ebull, beforu removing tho sumg, Sbtain & wrltton perntit fo do 6o, as horvluatier provit Qed,aud tho Board of Pubille Works suull cauxo an nilver- Hseinent to bo lusorted In the eorporation newspuper for threo days, Of the nsme of {ho purty npplying for sucl peru, o proseut locaion of tho bt Lo bo Tuoved, and 1o placa whers it 14 propoasd to miove thy aatg, o all repoustrance agalust the graulluy of such permit mugt bo fled with tho Toard of Publin Works before the oxpiratiqu of ten duys; and after ssld hurlug the Mayor und Hoard sball Yinve power to @TBLE ik portnila, Tho parles applyiug for e mite shull puy tho cont of advertiwmont. upon the ap: Vilchtlon £or Yo Bainy, DUt v waoders bl shall ho ramoved from wifhout kald five lmits, nor shall any swooden bullding within sald limnits, which bo dumaged less tluu 60 por cent of tho 'value, bo w0 Tepuired au to bo raiged higher than the highost poiut Jeft ptanding aftor suck duinge shall have occirrod, nor g0 a0 ocoupy B groater BEACO, thun boforo thy njury loreto: Provided, thiut tho owaiors or ocoupants of buildiugs within tho fi5o limits suull Linve tho right to rulve woollon build- 1 to tho eatublished grado, wlso to bulld busouients oF collara of slonu ot brick ‘under tho Lutldings o ratned {0 grade s also to rale wuy coltnyo o dwolling which dook 1ok dxosed oo story fu elght, sutticlontly ik to placa therouacdor u brick or atono wall not to extood 14 foel fn olght abovo tho established grade, and also to ralho any two-story dwellings not excesds ibg 3 foot In Rolght sbove tiovatnblished grudo, k0, & Tt Sock, 4, 0, sud 0, of Glop, n oo NUMBER 329 tito ovised Ordinonces, passed Jau, 20, 1873, en- tillod S Eiro Depriment o aud ‘slto_ ant arathanes nsscd Nov. 23, 1873, amonding Scc, 8 of sald cuaptor o, ad tho 1aid soveral soctious in anld ordinance are Ny, ropenled, 20, '5, "T1A ordinanco shall bo du for after its panango and dus pulrhcn:log. e "I proposod ropoaled sootions of Chap. 11 rolato to ‘tho repair and removal of woudon ‘bulldings, pormission to oroct sheds aud privies, and the method of * uating tho smount of dainsgo o building | tainod. 1 taN, AlQ, Cullerton 1t~ the ndoption of the ordinanco, Aftert e of 1871 lio was op- posad_to making ro limits coostansiva with tho city limite, ho renson that groat numbers of poorpt ore burned out, and thu{ sliould bavo tt 3¢ to oroct smoil wooden Linldings, Nowhe = ved that tho safoly sud crodit of the city dv ““lod that the i 1 and city limits sho e 3 _ G0 ono and tho samo. Evouy rosidont, pri S = r-owner, and tax-payer in tho City of Clis <53 Juld sea tho nocessity of this atep.” It woul(=" < k no hardship upon poor people, ns would bie., ¢ con tho oasa in 1871; all that bnd boon duae sway with, Evory man could 0o (hat notbiug lews would aave hia prap- orty, Outsido the wostorn city limits the boulo- vards would be n %om.l protaction agaiost any firo originnting thors, and would make an offective lino of dofonse. Thero should be noobjections to the ordinance; thera coutd not Lo o hundsed sate men in the oily who wonld object to it. The speakor representod one of tho most dangorous woodon-bullt distriots {n Chioago, aud ho folt freo to go boforo his con- stituouts ond oxplain to thom that the proposed ordinnnco was for their good. A, Campboll did not wish to convoy the im- pression that he was opposod to much an or- dinance, but would offor & fow suggoestions. He would a3k if a firo of importance’ had over oc- currod in tho districts beyond tho prosont city limits, distriots fn wiich tho houses stood some Qistauco apart, Tho groat and daugorous tiros originated in the densely-built districts, whore tho bulldhlfu #tood #o closo that their cornices touched. 'The Council ghould bo careful not to 8o tao far in its dokiro to pass a fire ordinance. . Ald. Bidwell suggosted thal such an ordinance would fucrcaso tho number of brick bulldings iusido tho city limits, aud thoreby decreaso tho daugor of disnstrous confiagrationy, d, Oampboll replied that when onco fully on fire & brick building wss harder to control thinn o wooden structure. Lot the Council move glowly in this matter, and oxtond the fire limits heronfter, if thought nevessary. Tho ordinanco might bo amonder) 5o Aa to provent the bmlding togethor of woodon buildings. To mako the fira limits cooxtensive with the oity limits at this time would drive poople outsido of the city to the suburban towns, If it had bean done two yoars ago, 25,000 bulldings now inside tho city would havo beon erocted outside. Tho Councll #honld besr in_mind thess considerations, und& above all, should not omit the wator-supply, an other importaut moasures. 1f the ordinsnco wore pussed, lot there bo a provision that thoro must bo aspaco of at loast 16 foct bobweon woodon Luildings. Ald. Woodmuu—That would #poil the ealo of your 20-faot Jota, Ald. Campboll —I don't sell lots of that Bizo., Ald. Woodman sald the Council had nothing ‘to do with the reorganization of tho Firo Dopart- ment. Thero wore now two vital questions to bo consldnred. First, tho oxtonsion of the firo limits, which could ho dono mow better than aver beforo, In 1871 brick was worth $15; now it conld bo got for §5.50. Ald. Oampboll—What will it be worth it you posy thiv ordinance? Ald. Woodman thonght tho price would not increaso, a8 material and labor wore plenty and ohoap. There should also bo conatructed wator- maius leading from the river. It was urgod & short timo ago that = touk of threo engincs at & time conld not be mado, for lack of water ; hiow, then, could twonty-eight engines get & sapply 3 Tha plan proposed by Ald, Cullerton was both cheap and offective. ~Aa to Fira Marshal Bonnor, ho did 08 woll a8 any man Hving could have d to tho Soleat adjourned. lono, Tho ordinances were rofe: Committee, and tho Counci el e THE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS, The Chicago Board of Underwriters held s meeting yosterday artornoon at 4 o'clook at theix rooms on LaBalle streot, near Madison, about fifty members boing prosent, and the Presidont, Mr. H. H. Brown, ocoupying tho chalr, Tho Chairman thought that tho Excoutive Come mittoo should atate the object of the mooting. B, B. 3, BMITR, amember of the Committes, said that many of our beet businoss men had *como to his office and oxpressod the idoa that somothing should bs done in tho construction of the clty and tho or- ganization of the Firo Department, The peoplo looked fothem to take tho initiativo, and the oyes of tho whols community were upon thom. Tho present stato of affairs Was INJURING TUE CREDIT OF OUR OITY, and something had to Lo done at onco, 8 mat- ters wors getting continually worso, Tho Firo Depattment was complotely under the control of politicians, aud thoe peoplo must riso in tholr might to seo that a chauge was wrought. Thoe wuderwriters must give no uncertaln sound, and cloan out everything thst wasrotton. Wo hada groat fire in 1871, but tho fire of last Tuesday did us influitely moro jury. Thol wo had the sympathy of the world, which we now had not. On motion, the following committee of fiva was appomted to draft resolutions reprosonting the seuse of the meating: R. J. Bmith, 0. H, Ciso, G. M. Lyon, B. M. 3oore, L. . Davia. Alr, Teall wanted to zét the opinion of thoir TFire Commigsionor, who hud just come in, COMMIXSIONER AYANS #nid ho did not know whst tho meoting was called for, s, Toall gave him thodesired information;and soquosted litta to stato what tho Iir Commis- ‘sioners had becn doing In rogard to the dostroyed fire-ongino and hosa, Mr, Ayars replied that s hrgn amount of hose wasdostroyed, but thst enough had boon ordered to mako up tho loss. Yostorday a new engine wns bouglit, whioh wonld be tried to-day. ‘The papors_ bad’ been quick to sbiso the Pira-Mar- shal, The Times had bonded four pagos ' Bon= nor's Blundor Cost the City Five Millions." There way no man in the city who could eay of Bis own knowlodge that the Firo Marshal waa bad or incompetent; the troublo was thatle was A MENE FIGURE-KEAD, aud liad no authority whatever. Bonner was an honont nup, wud not a particle of & politician, Dut he hadd no power, tho Comusdsyioners ruuning overything at will. Tor instance, thoro was » mun fu charge of an engine who was au habitnal drunkord and entirely unfle for the rosponsible position ho ocoupicd. Bonuor hind ofter recom- monded hin dioharge, aud yet tho city con- tinuod to psy him Lis wages doy by day, If one of the Commissioners uug&eulcfl auything, the other two immediately scted upon it 3 but, if the Marshal made & proposition, they told him to mind hig bueinoss, aud thet ho was going tao far. Tho City of Obicago was run by o cortain ofass of mon, and, it ho camo lu coutact with any of them, he way obused sud threstencd with decapitation. A gentloman wanted to know what Mr, Ayars had dono fn rogard to RETAINING TIAT DEUNKLN MAX on the forco. Mr, Ayars aaid thnt bo had moved soveral timos to Lave him dischargod, but the other Commisstopers wora opposed to it becauso the man had & largo family, and they had ihorofure 10 bo charitable and genorous, The veason for tiis ponorosity was that tho mau, althongh no firomun at #lf, wasa good pohticlan, and con- trallad & good many votos. 1n his opinon, Don- nor was & good Mnrabal, and did tho bus ho cowld, Ha waa morely s figuro-head s gtill, if & Jolstske wes mado, ho rocelved all' the blame, while tho Commissioners, who ruu the Dopartmont, reosivedsil tho pralse. Banaar wié not prosont when the re broko aut, baing at tho timo at o firo on Archor avoune and Stato, and thou was callod to snothor firo on Ashiand aventio and Twenty-aocoud, Whiln thero the wocond nlarm wa sfeuck, snd ho left jmmudiate- Iy for tho neeno of the conflagration, At the Dogiuning of the five 118 FIRHT ASSISTANT MARSTIAL wns in chargo, and e wus responsivlo for tho aproad of the flamoy, ‘The firo origlunted in a Plago whoro 0u6 woodon shauty was piled upou auwothor, and notbing but wooden shuntics ulf around. \When ho (Ayars) got to the firo thore woro abont twenty bulldings in flamos, and ho was confitant Marshal Nonnor arrived 8t losst fifteen minutes Iater, ‘'hve man that hiad chargoe &t the beginning muat Do blamed for the dssastor, and the man in ohargo was Avsistant-Morshial Bwosnlo, Agreat