Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1874, Page 2

g ( | i i donl had beon sald about the Walla stroot fire, and tho Marahal also receivad nll the blame. 1T WAS MR, BWEENIE who failod to find tho staireass, and Tonnar wid ot hinido ab all, Bounor nover hiad & fuirchance, and thoreforo no ona could say whothor ho wad & good flreman or not, and it would not ho found out ag loug a8 tha presont rotton systom pro- Vaiiod. - Tach Aldorman had the right to nomi- nate o firomun, aud all thit was nacosenry woa to atand a physical oxamination, 'Tho tuchn,l‘cnl quallileation was not inquired into ot all. The fantt was with tho Cominisstonors, who gave tho Maishal no upportunity to do Lis bost, Whother he was ablo o managoe lugln oontlagrationa Lo (Aynrs) was unable to eav, but he could any that 1o opportunity hos os yob beon given o him. “ho Mitolial snould hiave ARHOLUTE POWER ta engage aad dischanrge hin nien ot will. As it was, tho Departmont was full of lonfors, dond- ants, aud other bad churactots, becauso thoy conld ot bo mnulmr;;ad oxcopt, ot trials, autl thoso trints woro nothing bue n mooltory, Tho good firemen behaved thombolves ond wora nover onlled for trinl, bit the dend-bbats, who wore onntintinlly up for trial, had 80 nmnylflum- seal brckers that nothing cowld be dote, “In his opitifon, the Board of Fire Cuminissioners ahould by all mdrna bo discontitmed. ‘Mr. Montgomory wentod to know something in rogard to tho FOTPLY OF WATER on Third and Fourth avetuos, Mr, Ayars roplled that bo knew nothing about it. This quostion hiad uot comns boforo tho Commissionots, but goaterdny o uiotion s made to invmignm hotler Mr, Iennot was to blamo for the calam- Iy, Whether thiers wwas g scrow looko somowhero ¢lgo tise Commissloners did not earo a suap, Tho Commisalonors wora of tho opinton that the in- gutatics cortpanies, who weto & thorit in their pitlo, sliould pay hoif tho exponses of the Dopact- ment. My, Montgomory said that it was vory ime portant to linvo o plentiful supply of wator cnse of & largo fire. A gontlemau had soon that the engifis on ‘lhird avd Fourth avonues could pot draw enough sater to ronch tha accond story Afr. Asars onid Lt ho would state for tho lus formation of Mr. Montgowery that tho Donrd of Public Works was proparing s map showiug all the water-mains, and tholr slzo. Mr. Montgomery thought that i the englnes had hiad enough wator thio flre might linve beon stopped boforo ronching tch Jorga dimonsions, nll{tbu mnlns woro too small to supply thom. L, ail the blamo was Jaid npon ths firemon iustead of the Fire Commissioners and tho of Public Works, Mr, Ayara #oid there were no more ENERQETIO AND NODLE FIREMEX on the face of the globo than somo of those in this city, Hosaw two men stauding by thelr sugine when it was 50 hot that their hair way swnged off, and thelr lives onde\ufiemd. Bl thoy refused to leave boforo thoy lind roscued their eogine. The firomen bebaved nobly, aud sliould rocelve eradit therefor. N, MONTGOMESY did not dispute that tho firomon lind done thoir duty, but he did claim that the wator-maing woro too amall, sud that tho Board of Publio Works was to blame. Donner Lad dono all ho could, but thoro existed s politieal ring in this city which controlled overy departmentof tho City Government, Ife himsolf hiad anen thoe fire- men perform their dutles lika bervos, but he n}\!sl. inufsttint thoro was an inouficiont supply of water. THE RESOLUTIONS. Tho Chairman_cdilod for tho reportof the Committeo_on Rerolutious, the Chnirmsn of whicl, Mr, R, J. Smith, cama forward and resd tho following : Wiensas, Tho recent great fires havo fully demon. strated to every Intolligent person that the City of Chicago, under the presout situstion of muters, 15 tuae ninently threatenod with further terrble conflagcn- tions, nud as this feoling i+ widespread, uot ouly among our own cilizens, but througtiont ie wholo country, and Is fast destroyiug the conddonce of cap ftal (whether inaurance or nol) in the fulure safoiy and sccurity of tho city ; thereforo, “Resolved, That the Underwritora of this city, ropre- sonting over $100,000,000 of cavital, ave firm i thio be- Aef thut tholr principals will witndraw eatirely aud immiecdiately tho pretection of Insuraace from the peoplo of Chicago, unioss tho following roforms, fm- ‘provements, and chongoa aro promptly and viguraualy Carried out by tho proper authoritica, viz : Firat—A complete reorganization of tho Fire De- partment, fucluding such uoroase and clistges In the ‘mansgement and control of tho sae as wiil not ouly sociiro the highost dogreo of officioncy ond disciplitie, but oradicato overy vestigo of politieni fnfuenco of fuvoritism of whatever kind or nature. Second—The extenalon of the * fire-limits® co- extennive with tho boundariea of tho city, and tha Tiitd enforcoment of tho sanuc, regardleas of any lus dividual infiucnce, political of porsonal, and that all temporary frama bulldiugs, ehcds, oto,' loeated witbin tho bresett fre-limits, 86 woll 08 ‘spoclally hazardous munufacturig risks, bo ot ouco destroyed or removed, and tho furthor erection of all such yrohililed, Third—Tho orgsnization of a coinpotent and efMeot~ 1va forcs of sappers and minars a8 su suxilinry to the Fire Departmout. ¥ourth—Tho immodiate increass in tho capacity of water-pipes and number of Are-plugs in ail portions of tho city whero such an iucreaso ia necessary, enpooiully in tha localitiva wliero wooden buildiugs or specinl hazards prevail,and tho fncreaso of stoamers, with ex- fra powor for use on Ligh buildinga, Fisth—The jmmedisto proteotion of the impostant buelucss centra of the city from the great mass of frome bufldings i the soutbiern, woatern, oud norti- western sections, oither by demolishing such bulldings entirely 10 tho width ofesay onc-balf milo from the uearcst polnt of_iheir exposure, or by tho eroction of numerous hesvy and bigh Gre-nall tatorsocting iosn Duzardous localltdes, or Ly othior efliclont moaus, Sizth—The adoption “and rigid enforcement of stringent building lawe, which will require, among otlicr things, the enciosure, Tear and aig, of opuns fngs on brick busincas buildings by ron ahutiers and daors, and tho crection of no fansard storiea or roofs, cxcept tliose construoted wholly of fire-proof ‘material, Serenth—The gradunal removal of the lumber-yards, now {hreatening the city, to more remote locations, or lsolsting them, and tho proouremont by tho city authoritics of soveral foatiug eugincs to pesform duty ugon the river aud luko, Mr. S. A, Moore moved that the roport be re- ceived, and his motion was adopted. FLOATING ENGINES, 3r. Mooro mavad that the roport bo amendod where 1t speaks of procuring flonting engines to perform duty upon tho river and Iake, as horoto- foro recommended by Marshal Bonner, bocauso they wero not yet ready to adopt his suggestion, Mr. Ayurs thought that Benner's suggestion was a good one. JESOLUTIONS ADOPIED. Mr. Moore moved that tho presmnble be adopt- ed firnt, Mr. Georgo Lyona thought the report should bo avopred s » whole, It was not a legnl docu- mont, but was gotten up merely to give the genio of the meeting. If thoy commenced adopting the resolutions goriatim it would lead to troublo about trifling tochnicallties, Thoy ouglt not to split haix about tritles, but should act ot once, He would, thereforo, move that tho roport be adopted ns it stood. The question was put by the Chairman, aud the presmblo and resolutions were adopted by o uvauimous vote, Mr, Leall wanted to know whother THE YETITION which was in clrculation to be presented to tho Couneil Mondsy was In the proper hands, o would movo that a committeo of fiye bo ap- pointed to attend to this matter, and join tho committos of citlzens to presont this petition to tho Common Couucil Monday night, snd use their utmost oxertions to secure thoir poiut, ‘On motion, tho Committco on Resolutions wag annimod a8 suich committeo, e gontlowon rosd & lottor comr‘flnlnlng of the dangorous condition of tho sidewalk [ front of the store of Chase, Ilanford & Co, 1t was maved to rofor the matter to tho Fire Comuigsionors, but fiually it way tesolvad to in- struct tho Booretary to notify tho partios to re- move tho dangorous sidewatk or olse somo aation would bo taken aguingt them, The mooting thon adjourned. g et SEVENTEENTHE WARD FIRE PATROL, T'ho citizens of the Boventoouth Wurd held a mooting lass ovoning at Thieleman's Theatie, for the purpose of taking some action in regard to organizing o citizons’ fro patrol for tho ward, fhoodors Karls was ecleotod Ohalnoan, sud Advlph Bohoeninger stated that tho moeting hLad been called for tho pur- posa_ubovo stated, The namo of the pro- oted puirol sliould bo the KFirst Company of {’M Sevonteonth Ward Oitizons' Fire Patrol, It was tho wtention that noue but property-hold- ors should bo allowed to joiu thin patrdl. Ho also stuted that & programmo for tha proposed action was rondy to be presented. I, LOUIS KELKE was apposed to the proposition to take none bat the property-holdera in the patrol. If thore was L mombor of the patrol would take . Kudlsh rebuked Nolke for Lils vomarks, ought thore shonld be no politics or quib- tinie ubont this matter, A patrol wak necossary, awd slionld bo organized at ouce, Adolph Millor alko coineided with the views of Mr, Kadish, MiL HENRY ZIMBEL was_oppossd to Mr, Behoenlnger's plan, as the workingmen had just as much right to be pro« tootod as the proporty-holdors, . On motion, 1t was deaidod to rofor the matter 7 ! A COMMITTER OF FIVE o roport & plan of orgenization next Monday ovening, It wus nlso rosolved that lhe committeo to bo sppuinted siould cousult with the proper oity ozitlos, avd that they should ‘urge upon than thd otganization of slmilat bodles Iir all {lig wards, Tho following commitias was thon Appolntod by tho Ohnlrs Adolpli Bohooningor, L. J, Kue dish, I Schinahl, Mr, Wagenfuchis, and Mr, Bohuabel. A volo of thanks was tondored to the firamon of Milwaukoo for thelr nssistanco at tho fire last Tuosday. The mocting thon ad)ourned, P P IMASS MEETING AT MoCORMIOK'S HALL. Urtohao, Suly 12, 1814, Tho cltizons of Ohiongo axe Invited to meot ab MoCormick's Hall to-morrow, Saturday evonlog, at 8 g'olook, to cunsidér what mossures should bo thkon to protoct thoit clly from thoe dangor, whith tho firo of ‘I'uosday last provos to exiat, of a repotition of tho calamity of Oot. 9, 1871, and to appoiut a committeo of eitizons to pro- goht the viewa of tho mooting to tho city . tuotitios, aud to tho Common Council at itw meoling Alondny ovening, Toury W, King &0o,, 0, A, Lowln & 0o, Flold, Lellor & Go,, + W, Millor & Oltastoad, '\ I, Coolbatigh, Thilitp Go lamay, Gaorgo M, Huw, Prestdent MoAnlsy, Yoo & bo, Board of Tendo, 0, X, Hendorson & G0, Hutiry Groenobsitin & 0o, Ny & Peanion, Gerninu Natlonal Dk, . 1L Fargo & do, Kimbark Bro, & Goi, ' Tiaco, W, Wabor & Oo,, Dogaett, Banctt & 1iills, Josebh Pratt, Tranklih MacVeagh & Co. M. D. Wells & Uo,, |11 0, GWalker & Oo, 1L Iifehardsott & Co,, Jnunei, MeUitirg & Co,, * M, Hele & O, Joln V. Fatwoll & Co,,' Phiolps, Dadige & Palimor, Koith Brotliers, 11, A, fohn & Brothiors, 1iliss, Mooro & 0o, Nye, Campbell & Co,y Book & h Storindloy, Gllentiat & D, . Thompson, Tollogg & Barrott, K. toddard & i! oy Eptaguo, Warnor & Co,, Ilou Drothorn, Sinowles, Gloyos & Gn,, Dowsier & Go. iarmon, Messer & Co,, Miuxsh Hrothers, Rtowark, Aldrich &'Co,, MoNell & Higgius, 3, W, Bloarus & Bona, Wi €., Hhetman Hall & ook, illar! Bacon & Co,, ()_l‘nrk. Junied & Ouan Gray Brotuers, Biyra, Thompaon & Burton, Plorco & Coy, M dradr & Oo.y Goeo, Ttors & Cv,, Bibley, Endicott & Go,, Gould, Brigas & Co,, Sharer & Parsous, Wilitam M, loyt & Oo,, Wartier, Maraton & Fellx, Tioos, Fay'& Coukey, ~ Ihribut and Edssll, Tugralinm, Corbin & Aa; 347 Doae & v % 1. Gould & Uo,, Wolls & Fauikilor, - Durands & Co., ‘Allon, Keith & Cali, Wampold k Co, Claybiirgl, Einsicin & do,, 1% D, Gosriit & Qo Farringion & Sehmohl, Yirown & doluor, Ao M, Morrln, W2 2, Igon, Gulbortaon, Bialr & Co,, 2,7, Oldershaw, orlon & o, Jones & Raymond, Munger, Wheelor & Go,, Davis, Fopo & Co,, ugh MoLeunan & Oo., Daw, 7. H. Mokt & Cou, €, T Wheeler, Willisin Younjt & Co., A, L, Kent'% Co., 8. 8, 1 Pa Yox & Howard, Hntnlol Broa, Janson, MeClurg & Co,, Duck & Raynor, W. B, Keon, Cooke & Co., <. A, 8pring, Jr., Tobt, 8. McGormick, Crotar, Adsms & Co,, B, Mason 11, G, Powere,, . ¥, Goodoll, Jos, tockian, Korfoot, Fred. D, Fako, Tioes, Peireo & Co., John P, Oliugor, Samuel Golr, 1. G, Caniicla, Wm, P, Watson, 1. Trving Poarco, Walter Butler, Josiah L, Lombard, Charles It, Beuner, China, G, Wikor, Goorge 17, ficsd, T, R, Olark, 0. Badger, Niowall & Phompson, Greousfoldor, Rosentbal & Chaa, P. Kellogg & 05,, o, Huntlin, Davey & Co,, - Gov, Tollor, Carson, Pire, Beott & Co,, Folsanthal X ‘Kozminak, Stettarior Bros, & Co., * Lewls & Prindiville Tuchnrds,Bhnw & Winalow, Witkowsky & Affeld, O, W, E. Pardridge & Oo,, Joln Horling, Clias, Gosengo & 00, Inzarus Silverman, J. B, Shay, Win, i, Bradiey, Shnpaon, Norwell & Co., J. F, Mahls, Tilinois Hiunin-Zoltung Go, Johnt R, Walsh, Thomas Hoyne, i1, 1T, Nush A. Q, lssing, 1. 1. Chirinfoph & Co,, eydler, John O, Hainvs, e, Wasmanadorif ' & Holnse Byaey Alyers, mann, 1itde snd “Lenther Ba Julin C. Haines, 2, In, Furrest, Cashior, L, B, Sidway, Stats Baviugs Inatitution, Jno, B. Drile, N. Ladiugion, Ceutral National Bank, by Firth Notiownl Dank, Win, J. Endicott, Proa’t, Uutes Sudonel Bk, Wa, J, Fadicott, Orsou Smith, Corn Ex-Sibloy, Endicott & Co,, ‘ehango Nscloual Hank, Preston, Koan & Co, Northvweatern Nutt'l Sauk, Third Nutional Dauk, Merehianta’ Natlonat Bank, L, V, Parsons, Tiret Nutional Bunk, + ' Gominercial Natio'sl Dank, Hibornlan Dunking As- 1T, L. Exnes, socistion, Gdo. L, Otls, 3.V, Clarks, Natfonal Buitk of Illinots, Traders' Natlonal Banlk; Bol. A, Smith, 7T, 0. Rulter, President,’ Cuse, Heurotin, @, Folisnsbee & Son, National Bauk of Oome 1sle, Ayer & Co., merco, 3. B, ilobts & Co., E, Mayiard, Thomss L, Parker, 0.8, loug! G. W, Adsmus, Joln L, Huncock, 3. 0. Dore, Jntaoa J, Whiite, 7. Btiles, B, IL, Whiliams'& Co., T, Erskine, Nichiols & Helme " Fiald, Deanmore & Co., urisou, M. U, Foss, Tow Brothera & Co., 3.B. Reoms, Howard Pricstioy, Goorge Armonr, Blimsndort & Co,, 3.1, G. Grows & Co., J. B, ilutchinson & Co., Chr. Lichtenhergor & Co., Willfum T, Buker, Q. J.-Gilbait, Henry G, Ratn Jumes Ly Dolg, Arthir 0, Ducit, Gilbert & Pryor, Ramsoy, Bro, & Co., J, W, Buith, A, M, Wl‘lflhl & Oo., cDorinld, 1.'N.'Ash & Co,, J, B, Hall, E. R, Bpear, Morse, Ward & Oo,y E, Lygieston, Tionnors & Go, e, Pulsifor & Col, W 'ti lcolt, Van Valkenburgh EL B, Albro, Co., D, W, Baker & Co,, Chnrles'E, Culvor, Hoagland & Clark, Thomus Wright, Farkor Syrague & Co,, W, 1. Blurgen Goorga Marston, Warron Norton, Dugan, Caso & Spoars, Murry Nolson & Oo, Goodwin & Elder, H, \¥, Ragors, M. Botsford & Co., Jr,, & Qo,, Cooloy, Dwight & Gillot{s, AL, Atking, Spruatics, Preston & Co,, Gray Drothers, Georga 8. Carmichael, Millor Iiros, & Keen, Blins & Wails, O. T, Ruynolds & G0, B, Slandart & Co,, Case & Whitnoy, Tenry Ludwig, Iiibbard, Sponcer & Co,, Iieury Boars & Co,, AL Hayden & Co,, Fiwin Hunt & Bous, Murkly, Alling & Co,, Drighem & Ward, Win, Jones ¥, Butnbnm Son & Co,, Tarkiumnt & Wilkiueon, Juo, 0. Partridgo & Co., TPuye, Dro. & Co,, R, E, Tyler, Haywood & Cartladgs, Picrco & Thayer, Boohargor & Brovkey, Rathbone, 8ard & Co,, Bonton, Smith & Co,, Husany, Wolls & Co,, Frank Sturges & Co., ' Wi, Dluir & Co, Greenles, Datchelder & Co, Kirkwood & Dunklee, Gibson Lros, Larrabee & North, And meuy others, Cragln Bros, & Chandler, AMONG THE EPEAKERS ot this mosting, which will doubtloss be nu- moronsly attended, will be the Hon. W, T\, Cool~ baagh, A, O. Hesing, B. 8.- Hayes, Charlos Ian- %nllp\;, ‘Soorotary of the Board of rado, and Mr. ulver., It {8 undoratood that all the Gorman residents of tho North Division aro, liko Mr. Heslng, in favor of the proposodextonsion of the fire limits. —— ' AMONG THE INSURANCE MEN. The ad)usters and sgonts of the various inauz- ance companios, which wore sufferord by the fire last Tuosday, are busily engagod in adjust< ing and paying tho claims as fast 2 presonted. The losses of the companies aro not as large as at first supposed. Large quantitios of property and atook which were supposcd to have boen do- stroyed bave been salvnged, reducing the losson of tho various companies by & large amount. Bosides, some buildiugs escaped that wore sup- posed to have boen burned, liko those on the weat sido of Fourth avenue, botween Harrison and Polk, and the buildings on tho esst sido of Wabnah avonue, beiween Peck and Hubbard courls, among which aro the valusblo residonces of Masera. Itosenfold and Rosenborg, tho furmture of which was alono insured for $15,000, aund which is but little damaged. Tho groatost troublo In adjusting claiws arises from tho fuot thut many claim total losses, while they linve saved most of tho proporty iusured, The ugents stato that if porsons swear to such fraudulont statoments, they are warranted In re~ fusing to pey tho claim at all, and besides those partics maka themsclyes lisblo to be prosscuted for ur]uri. essra, Boydor and Aeay, who had oaloulated tho losses of thie companios they roprosont at from $80,000 to 840,000, #ay they “will be able to sattla ot from §20,000 to 30,000, Mersrs, Davin & Iltoqua, Barrott & Montgome ory, Ducat & Lyon, report tholr losses about 20 per cont loss {hun &b fitat supposed, Mr, James I, X'oyd states that the Firoman's, of Dayton, O., which was_sot down with a loss of 2,600, Lins no loss at all, the bullding which tho lusuranco was ou huviug boon saved. Tho amount of 1oas of tho othor tiwo companies this finuuuumn ropresould to bo about tho wame ag ot wtated, Mossrs, W, H, Cunningham & Co. report the losaes of tholr compnuios about 10 per ovnt lusy thau at first statod. B, James Ayars, Jr., who represents the Phoenix, of Iariford, states that the loss of thiy Cun;}muy' will not be moro than £20,000 7 1t was at firat roportod 34,060, Mr. Ayars also statos that tho losses of this Company 8¢ Oshkosh ure vory amall, 11, S. ‘Liffany & Uo, report that the loss of the Allomnnia, of Pittsburg, which was sot down at 26,000 will not bo over $16,000, and that of tho Millvillo of New .Iomufibs\'hluh way ot firat sup. posod to amout to $20,000 wonld not be more hau §19,000. Most of the othor ngents either raport their loases about tho mumo o8 ab firat EIYB“ or g not having Yot had tno to adjust o clayms and flud out the amonnt of unlvn;}n, "'ho total Jout of all the Inaurance companion which wan ealontutad ut $2,881,400 will uat faob up over §4,000,000, All tho companios aro paying promptly and In fully and nono of thom ssoin o be juolined to coaso nntlorwriting in this vity. Onh tho cone $ravy, they tako olf tho risks thoy cih get, bo- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN SATURDAY, JULY 1%, 1874 lovitig the fitn to havo boon n grinh blosning, as that part of tho dity whioh has horotofore on- dangofad nil of aut valuablo buslndus propatly il now b robullt with substantial odiffuen, stil 1t wiil nlsd Jond to o complato roorgatilantion of tho prosout rotten syatom of out Fité Dopart- mont, The Willlamsburg OCity Insurance Company announces its {ntontion to [my losaos by tho recont flve, whon adjustod, witlidut ommnf tle sixty dave’ dolny stipulated for in tho policins, ahd WIELOUE MAkIE Ay fobnlo of Hlitorest for the anticipatod time, . ¥, YOUNG, of New York, who loft thad olty -Wednosdny ovoning, lina como to Chilango in_bohalf of tha 'radosmnn’s and Commeorce of Now York, and the Commorco of Albany, I'rom tho latter Lo brought a lotter to thelt agont, Mr, Roka, withe drawing tho Oompany froth thid flold, Ho states nlso that thore was sitoh & fealing of disguut at thio InofMicionoy of tha' Fire Dopartmont. that ho thought othors would follow tho example of the Commotco, olug askod what companles would (o o, ho roplied thnt among othora the foreign companies, notably tho Beottish, Thig ho bolioved wad not #o tauch on account of the loas thoy had sustnined, a8 by tho fooling that there was no aceurity to bo looked for in the future. . REYORT OF TIH NATIONAYL TOARD, Reportor—\hat givos rigo to tula fooling in Now York? Mr. Young—Thoro was a committes fron the Nnationnl Bonrd of TFire Underwritors ous hero, and they hiave just conoluded thoir roport. 1b hins not been publishod yot, but its tonor is gon- erally known among insurance mon, R—Wint is 1t 2 Mir, Y.—'Tley complain gonarally of tho Inok of organization, and espocially of such facts o those: 'I'int the engine-houdos are little bottor than placos of resort for lawd womon. 'I'hat the firemon uso the horsos to go oft buggy-ridiug, and that the wholo thing is managed in the inte- rests of a political clique. It was found noces- gory to subsorve tholr Interesis to organizo s colored uomvnn{, boeauae it waa folt to bo neocs- pary to do somothing to sooure tha voloa of the colored mon. B TALY OF WITRDRAWAL, R.—This is nowa to ug horo. doos tho talk of withdrawal come ? Mr. Y,—From tho Diroctors and stockholdors. For the mout part these lattor nroe poople out of buainess, and thoy woro vory clamorous ahout tho oftices in New York tlio day I loft, Tho; complained to the Diroctors that thoy ha mel“d to keop out ot Ohicago, and now slnce ltoy have apother heavy loss insiat npon it that Chicago will braak thom up, Thoy are hard poo- plo to manage, bacauso thoy do not approoiate anything but tho faot that thoy are losiug money. A groat mm:{ aro womon, widows, and such who hinve had monoy loft them, and put it oto lusuranco companios to ascuro a romular ingoma, 1.—Do you_ kiwow whon tho National Bosrd il moot hero? Mr. Y,—No, I do not. They will probably sond & committoo liero at onco. Altor some furthor gonoral talk as to tho na- ture and quality of Chicngo firos, in which Mr. Young expressed the opinion that his obsorva- tion of Chicago fires indicated that Lho trend of the flame was always toward the northoaet, it boing #0 in the Lako streot fire, the P““ fire, the present firo, nnd also in tho caso of the fire on Milwaukeo avenue; and seccond, that the framo-bulldings here aro built too much on stilts, giving a foarful undortow, as shown the othor night. o THE FUTURE ';)F E‘EE BURNT DIS- 'R TFrom whom CT. After haviog oxtracted all the bitterness of the fire, it is propor to hunt up its consoling foa~ tures, and to ascortain tho good it has done. After a timoits boneBta will bo appreciated by tho burnt-out propoerty-holders on WADASIL AND MIGIIGAR AVENUES, and thoy witl find thad their Immodints loss ‘brought with it a * blossing ia disgwise.” Siuca tho firo of 1871 property {n that sootion Lias beon valueloss, sinco it was unproductive, It had no recoguized status, It was not nooded for busi- nesy purposes ; it canld not well bo tranforred in~ to residenco purposos. Thestorason Wabash ave- nuo just north of Harrison wero erectod under a mistaken improesion that business was to sotile in that quarter. Oongross IIaliand the ad- joining hotel bacame uscless aftor the rebuild- ing wns comploted. All those struotures re- mained on the hands of thelr propriotors—n dend Rolght. NOW TIE PROBLEM 18 SOLVED the firo has settled the futuro dostiny of that rogion for some timo to cowe. Unfitted for storos, it will bo covered with dwelling-houses, which, on account of Lhelr proximity, to the busi- noys district, will command good rents and be in constunt demand. 'The South Bide once en- joyed the advantage which the North Division now posacasea of baving dwellings within a fow minutes' walk of the stores. Wo lost it aftor tho fire when Wabash aud Michigan avenues were inundated with business, It will now rogain it, ng o result of the secori firo. BTATE BTRELS, There was littlo on thiu street to be rogratted, apd howovor choap the new buildings may be, they caunot bo as poor_as the old_ougs, though ‘} they will doubtless bo dovoted to the snme small retall business, If tho Council puts through the ordinanco for widening the streot in good season, that lmprovement will bo sccured ; if it doos not, the small ownors on the east sido of the stroet will bo very apt to covor as much ground with thelr buildings a8 before, they complaining that tie lots ara too shallow when tho sirest is widoned: For obvious rossons the work of re- building will bogiu hore eooner than elsowhere. Wood's Hotol will bo roplaced immodintely. Plans have slready boen made for tho now Dbuilding. ‘Fhe 8t, Jamoa Hotel is to be rebnilt at onco. Mr. I, N, Hibberd, Rogister in Bankruptey, who is agout for tho proporty, was at the liast at the time of the fire, and on bis return called op tho ownors, Mossrs. Watson & Kmfi, of Pittaburg, who decided to robuild without dolay. 3Mr, King 1 now iu the oity cousulting with arobitacts. Thera was $75,000 of good insurance ou tho building, which cost 3110,000, There are two frama shanties in the burnt dis- trict, and one tent. One of tho formor Is on the cornor of Btato aud Cobgress stroels. Itis uot built according to the ordiuance, iussmuch as it 18 not open on ono side, It purports to bo tho #uloon of Tom 'l'mnu:ly, and can well bo sparod, ‘I'he other framo buildiug s that of A, Kilb, and s open in front. Itis a boor-salvon, and could alao ba pared from the lot. Who fontisona lot No. 449 Btato streot, fencodin, It is ownod and ncauYiud by P. Tarvoy, practical gay-fittor, It in Inboled, *Closed to tnko atock.” OTHER BUILBINGS. There can only be one opinion about ths rook- eries thut stood on_ State fllrnnt, ‘Third snd TFourth syenues, and Clark stroot, Fhoy were a contivusl throat to the most valuable and hand- soma part of tho city, and nu eyesoro to every ona who pasead by thom, In general they wara iuhabited by degraded and low class of people, without responsibility or cave 24 to tho preserya- tlon of proporty, and, it it wore not that tho fira hod scotehed tho outskirts of the Lusiuoss por- tlon, every intolligent porson would find cnuse for congratulution that thoy have baen remnoved. Lot them now be roplacod by briok strustures, and the gain will bo commensuznte with tha loss, —aven overbalanoe it, 5 The question ju a timely one, héwever, what will bo dono with tho “dlstrict burnod over. Thinking that informotion redpecting. this mat- tor would best be sought among real-oatato non, & roporter of this paper was sout yeatorday to talk Lo sovoral upon the subjeol, aud their views aro horewith givon. MR, 7. M. RELS, of tho firm of Reos, Plerco & Uo,, being amon the oldest residonts, waa fivst sought aud foun at his oftice. The question being usked what ho thought of the sltuation, Lo roplied that thipgs looked had, Reportor—What do you think will be dono fn the burnt distriot ? Alr, ocs—1 cannot tell, There will ba NO CONOENTED AQTION, in my apinion. Tho proporly Lelongs to thoss who lived on it in most cosos, and thoy will probably rebuiid just as ohieaply as they oan, R,—Do you thiuk that pnblio “'"2{ requires the condoinuation of any” buildings throutoning tho business section ? Mr. Doos shook his hoad In rosponse, and said 1t oould not be dons, ** Wo ate overtaxod now,” Why do they not condemu. what has alrendy boon p;at up in violatiou ot the ilze-lunits ordi- uaneo 1.—Can you toll mo of an Instanco where tho law hias bson broken 2 B, It.—Yos, plonty of thom, Thore s that long row on tho cornor of LuSsllo aud Mouvroo stroets ; thera aro othors along oun State stroct m\vln]g into tho samo kind of placos that wore urned, At thia Junction Ar, Tieoa was luterrupted by busiuoes and the the reportor loft. B W D HBRYOOT roplled in answor to tho quostion propounded, that ho thoupht tho fira was & good thing for the eity, *'Choro is cortainly no furthor dungor o tiia Bouth Bl 0, ho muid, Teportor—\What will the result bo? Mr, Korfoot—0Ono roault will be to oxtoud tho parallel atreois that were not previously ocut thirough, also to widon Bialo stroet, I think, gflmbom stroot will be onrrledto Twelfth 00l 1t,—Do yu\l titfiile 1t, $ho burnt diatrlot, will ba tilg? Mr, K.—~Woll I think Stato, Donrborn, ana Olark stroets will he bLusiness atrosts, - with choap residences lutormixed. 'The othor por- all6] siroets till ba built up for dwolllngs for tho poorer olasaos, Wo eanuot got along with- olit Lligge, Tor HOOPIG MUGELAYS Hoitie plids to live, and thoy will live In tho gentro of the titys X knowof nooity in this country~l do fiot know lHow 15 tuay bo in Buropg—bat I know of no olty in this contitry whoro a businoss troot hng nob its parallal stfoot dovoted to cheap resldencos atdutores. I-nover know what A nost of eronturoa thoro wore ponmed up in that beation of tha clty, colored pooplo eapoclally, I wondor whiata thoy liave gona to. WADASH AYENUE, 2 TL.—What @b you think will b dond about ¥abagh avenue ¥ 7 Mr. Ko—It is bard fo tell, If they put down tho strect-onr line it will be_built upsoon, I think, Ilook on tho city as boing fan-shapod In thig sootivn, Al Bixtoenth strest ib bogins to aprond ont, and widota front that potut. Now we tioed Wabanh nveuue as woll ng Stato atroct to ¢nrry pooplo to and from tho great rosidenco district, In that event Wabash avenuo woull Lecome, in timo,n firat-dland totail stroot. TUE PAKK PLA, R.—What 18 vour opinlon about convorting part of tho burnt dlatrict 10to & patk ? Mz, K,—Ohicago 18 orazy abou parka, I thlok o hnva parks enough, : IL—DBut would not & flnrk In that scotion be & onans of safoty as wall as adornment and place of rosort onslly reachod by the poople 7 Mr, X.—No doubt of it. Dut 1t wonld be very oxponsive to condoma tho land needed. I donot think the pooplo would give 1t up very toadlly. 1t pnys thom firsterate, as moat of tho owsers have'n living vusluoss on their own propetty. Thoy ave hold it & long time. There hns boon litrle proporty changing hands in this distriot. Having rocoived this information, the reporter | noxt droppod into tho ofico 02 fo, THo foina Mr. Fihe talking § opposite, Iis found Mr, Fako talking in an in- fotumal oy with Az, T, F. Doro, whio owas the Jarge block on tho cornor of Madison and Btalo stroots. The convorsation was gonoral, and s not givon with a roportorial viow, aud onn, therofore, not be said to bo one of opinions so much as it is of suggestions. Mr. Fako was sy~ Ing that it would bo good rollny to carry Doar~ born straet through to Twelfth streot now, Tteportor—Yes, and Biate stroot might bo widened, Mr. Fako—Not only that, but the difforent courts that do nob now conneet with the parallel stroota running west should bo abraightoued, R.—In what manner do you think the burnt dlstrict will bo buls up ? Mr, I,—With brick storos aud fats overhoad, for residence ptirposos. Mr. Dore—1 think it will bo s good thiug for Chicago, the fira. There have been no bulldiugs destroyed that could not bo spared, and we will bave protaction horeafter. R.—But 1 thors not just as much dangor from othor parts of the city now densely built up with framo buildings. o Mr, F.—Yes,there is tho Wost Division ; thero ought tobo o bigh brick wall built along Canal Btroet as far up as Tweilth stroet. Mr, D.~I do not think that would do. Pooplo must Liave air you kuow. Wo caunot shut it off in that way. R.—What do yon think of having cortain dis- tricts in the line of daugor torn down and a sys- tom of small parks made ? Mr. F.—No; the city ought to condemn tho roperty and goll it at auction subjoot to bofng nilt up with brick buildings, Ar, D.—I bolieve that would bo a firat-rate plan. It would improve the neighborhood whor- over 1t waa done enough to ;ny tho exponso and peopla adjoining would build bettor housos, T.—A park betwoon the business district and tho frame bulldings south of Polk strast would almont inaure us from danger iu that direotion, and tho danger scoma to ba in the southwost, Both geuntlomen conourred in batioving that this woulc be o fonsitlo and desirable project, and after aflu‘enulng tho opinion that the fire limits should be extendod, the conversation onded. Al the real estats agonts agroed that the fire’ would not diminieh, but rathor tond to inoreaso, the price of the land burued over. A TrinuNEe reporter calied yesterday upon sov- eral of tho City-Eall oflicials, to discover what thoir viows were with regard to tho post means to be taken in ordor to insure the rebuildin, the burned district in a mounor that would at once make it safe in iteclf and a source of safoty to tho district lying north from the danger threatencd by the tindor-box nature of buildings of the southwoat portion of the clty. Tho first person interviewed waa OAPT. TRINDIVILLE, President of the Board of Public Works, That gentleman at onco stated that the Lest and only neans of enfety for the whole city was tho jm- mediate axtousion of the fire limits to the city Jimits. Ifo thought that, wilh tho law ‘as it st prosont stood, It wus diffioult in o large snd growing city like Clicago to cheolk effeotually tho ercotion bf unlawfully con- structed buildings. BShaatios woro run up {walura they wero dlacovernd, and, when such were ocou- pied, tho toating thom down was & mattor of E:-am difficulty. Muny who would be glkd to imder tho bullding of " such buildings are now unable to act, on aocount of their limited kuowl- edge of the law aud of ihe looality of the limits. With the limits extended to cover the whols city, and the law well undoratood gonorally, the erection of dangorous buildings would be 2 ditfi- cult matter to accomplish wodiscovered, WIDE BTUERTS, TRoporter—What do you think of a couple of yory wide streois, one running north, at a shott distance from the lako, and tho othier running wost, from the lake to the river, at about Har- rison ;tmnt. a4 & barrier to fie from tho southe west . Capt. Prindivillo—0f courso fine, wide straoty will prove at ooco & barrler to firo, and an im- rovement to the city’s health, but they would e of uo avail aven if ong-half of tua land at resont outside of the fire limits wora permitted o ba built up in wood. If the fire llmits arenot extonded, our ontskirts will prove a regular forent of inflammable fire buildings. THE PABK SCHEME, Roportor—What do gou think of the {don of couverting » oonple of blooks, say of the burnod district, into a park? Qapt, Prindiville—That, I think, wonld bo an mpousibiityy property {swo valusble In tho vielnity. And thon * the present burncd distrlet can bo 8o improved ‘as to bo & bardor of a vory effectunl kind. The great curse to Chiongo was the build- iug of ‘Lhird ahd Fourth aveoues. If Doarborn stroot had boon extonded on theoriginalline, with Clark and State the only siroots on the sides, tho probobility in thst no such flro as tho loat gront one would ever have ocourred, !Tiepvmr—ll‘hn firo is not an unmixed evil, ia Capt. Prindiville—No, it hns added groatly to tha nafoty of the city, and South Side insurauce rates oughtto baimmediately lowered. REMODELING THE DISTRICT. Roportor—How would you hko o ses the burned distriot laid ont ? Unpt. Prindivillo—DMy Idea i3 to wipa out Third and Fourth ayvenues, and to extend Dearborn stroot, giving it_from Harrison streat sonth o width of 200 foot, ho incroased valuation fivon toall-the property frow State to Clark slroots by this Improvement iould pay all, or nearly all, the cost of condemuntion. A stroot of thia width would prove a strong fire barrier. Reporter—Thon “why uot ‘mako Harrison !:rcnt, Trom tho luko to tho river, 200 feot wido also ? Cupt, Drindiville—That would add greatly to tho soourity of all property to the morth of it. Ouoe of the blossings of the fire in tho lessouing of the lsbor of widening Btato streot to Tyolfth, It i8 a comparatively light job, nud will bo douo at once, One thing which I should liko to soo an ond put to I8 the ‘ HENOVAL OF DUILDINGS within the fire Jimits, ‘This has bocomo a por- fool nulwance. A man buys » piecs of ground and fmmedintoly sots to worlk to placo upon it a Jot of old fire-traps which ho_bus picked up in difforont parts of the city. Each of thoss, aud thore tre thousands of thom I tho city, s itself » constant monnce Lo the city's safety. K SUANTIRH, Roporter—How wun 1t that so man ‘bulldiugs wero permittod to be erpote 6o fire linuts ? Capt. Prindiville—It is & wistako to supposa that spocisl pormits wero ever givem by the Bourd for the ercotion of such structures, The way those came to bo put up was knowvn to thoso oftizena who wors blossed with memories. Aftor tho groat fire, Jonding merolauts found thomeelves without any opoulings available for a ruwmfuun of buninoss, and tho idoa was siarte ed that wooden strnotures of a tomporary ohar- acter would do much to rellove tho nevessition of the casol Aman-mauflngl was hold, and, by goneral consont of city oflliala any othors, por~ ‘mission was given to put up frame buildings 20 feot high, provided the partlon wounld ngreo to tear them down In a year, This pore nfiulnn oxteuded to the Lnke Purk, and mauy will romember Low it wns lmproved, Many others touk advantage of it, {00, as witnous tho disgracoful OLURTER OF BUANTIES on the block bounded by Mouroe, LaSalle, Irame within .in this city for straugors at the Adams, and OlArk ntroots, Tho yaar éxplred, and, Accordlng to tha agroomeitt, “tho olly de- motided the tomoyal of simntios Ifrom . it4 proporty, It wad trithno smail difoulty this was ofitoted, and, when tho Commisslonerd camo {o privato proporty, tha owners evadod atid did overythlug bub toar down tho firo-traps, The opinlon of the Corporation Counsol was nsked evory onco in a while ln Tuley’s day, Lut 164 oblaltied , fur suto reason of other, and so tho mattor ling run along in aloose way for & waltple of yontd, Rloportar—You have salted for tha opinion_of tho Law Dopnrtmont, Liave you not, in rogard to your powar of romoving them ? Capt, Prindiviifo~Yon, and it tho power I8 in us wo will domolisk the wholo of thew. TIE MAYOR, on bolug Intervieswed, did not baye muoch to say upon the subjoct. o thonght that the clty hnd quito cnough parks alrondy, without converting any of tho new burned dlstrict into anothor one. Tlo thoughit that a 200-foot wido stroet running, at about larrison streot, from tho Inko to the rivor would bo & mlmulem‘lg offective barrier to firo, Mo bolieved that if the eity hiad hind an of- flelont hook-nnd-laddor dopartment, and had at the Into firo boou ablo to tear down o number of tho woodon houses which oxtoudod from tho Joues School to Wabnsh nvonue, the conflagration would have beon ar- rosted. ‘Take 1t il in all, ho thought that the fira woald prove s blossitig to the ol ) sapoolaily to Hinte and Donrborn streots. “The Inttor altould bo immedintoly opened up, and made tho stroot which ita position Intonded 1v for. COMMIBSIONII BIRERIDAN thonght that if the proporty requisito to make o park out of a portion of tho burned districy ¢ould bo sscured it wotld, be o big thing, but ho did not think it could bs nccomplished, o belloved that large opon spaces should abound all ovor tho oity, aud overy strect should bo at lenst 100 foot wide, ‘Tho sbsurdity of cramming firomen and_cugines into o stroot 40 foot in wldth and oxpecting thom to copo with a largo fire was apparont $0 anybody with good senso, It would requiro a force made up of Schndrachs, Mosachs, and Abodnogns to do it, The Come~ missionor was in favor of extouding aud one larging Dearborn stroet., ALD. NEATIC thought that while & rosorvation of land on the burhod distriot would not mnko much of 8 xmrk it would ‘provldc an oxoollont fire-barrior, “'he iwo 200 feot wido strosts at right tnglul was an oxcollont idos, though at tho fire of 1871 ho had seon firen take at fully 600 feob from the main contingration. A Othor Aldormen signified in briof tholr bellef in tho oliclency of the widening of State, tha oxtonelon and widening of Dearborn strect, and the widoning to 200 foot of ono of tho wtroota runniug ot the Sonth Sido from the lake fo the sivor, Thoy wero all unanimous upon oua point, nomoly, that the fire and city limits ehould bo identical, and that on no account should auy frame building in the futuro be ercoted within the city Iimits, —_— RELIEF AND AID. The orowd of peoplo which besloged the officos of the Roliet and Aid Soclety during business houra yesterdsy, rominded one, in o measure, of old firo-timos, Thors was alniost A PERPETUAL STREAM OF APPLIOANTY for assistancs all day long, and the clerical re- sottress of the Booloty were taxod to their utmost to provide for the wants of thoso whose necossi- tios domanded lnmediato |reliof, The majority of tho spplicants wero colored poople, but tho number of whitos was by no Imeans small, Thoro was tho somo wrangling and wreetling for eligiblo positions fu Jino that woro noticeable in thejmomorable month of Octobor,1871, and it ro quired all the energy that halt-a-dogen ordinary policomen aro able to givo to any assignmont at which they aro put to keep tho wun- fortunates in thelr proper places, and provent a war of racos on & small scalo. Nupt. Trusdell roports that Tharaday tho Boclety gave roliof to 816 urgent cases, aud paid out $2,155 in money to thoso who could nob prooure sholter and tho other common necoasarios of lifo with- out the ready onsh, In addition to this twouty- five poor famllies, wio wera temporarily housod in the Ullich Hotel, at the cornor of Btate aud Twouty-sccond strocts, wero amply provided for, and it {8 tho intention of tho Bocioty to take roper cara B thom uatil they can tind homes or thiemuanlves, hiv, Lrusdell could not give any dofinite figures with regard to tho relief extond- ed yesterday, but he was positiva that they would be double that of the preceding day, Nov- ertholoss, e folt oxtremoly HOPRFUL ¥OR TiS% PUTURE, Tho oolored people, ho said, were quick $o ob- tain employment at fairly rnmnuen&lvo wages, and In s faw waeke ho bolioved that thatclaes would bo off his books almost entiroly. The Heorow Reliof agd Aid Soclety, and Commission- or John Jones nud tho colored preachors who wore aiding him, had renderod groat’ sssistanco to thosity Tioliof and Aid Socioty in poiuting out worthy objocts of charity, and 0 arranging mht- tors among their patticulsr classesof peorle,that arigid investigation wns nob nocossary. Mr, Trusdell dosirod the press to aunounce thab thora was absolutoly O wonk resent time, The rnhulld.iu% of tho rocontly-busmt district could not be immediately counted upon, and even whon it was comimenced in earnost, thore would be plonty of idlo mechanics in the city to attond to it. Mr. Truedoll said tho Itolief and Ald Bocioty waa now sending persons out_of the oity as fost as thoy npplied for passos. Yester- day about fifty poople wore disposed of in this way, and 20,000 more can bo sent to other locat- ities it they so desiro, bocausa there is really no work for sll tho unemployed. Provided the peo- pie will help themselves g proouring ork, or moving olsewhers woro tho chauces of gotting employmont aro bettor, Mr, Trusdell believes thint tho Reliof and Ald Socioty will sntisfactorily perform its propor functions duriog tho wiater. . THYE GULORED SUFFERENS. Yosterday a reporter of Tue Trinuxe spoko to Comniseiosor John Jonea about the presont conditlon and future prospocts of the colorod peoplo who were burned out Tuosday night, and ‘whoso noods he sud s fow othors are atronuous- ly endeavoring to supply. Mr. Jones eald that about 600 had been taken care of alroady, aud thab there wore probably 1,000 more who kad to bo looked after. Tho applicants for roliof yere olosoly oxnmined, aud all young men wero ro- joctod. Whoro worthy porsons wero found thoy were furmshed with ceriiflcates to tho M- ief ond Aid Bociety, whoro they wero nttended to without question, Mr. Jouos folt certmn {hat but few unworthy per- gons obtained rellaf, a8 he was porfonally acqunintod with noarly all of thoeo who Lad re- sidod fn the burnt district, and thoso whom he did not know had to coma woll recommended by responaiblo partios. Ulo roporter asked Lim WILERE TIE COLORED PEOPLE WOULD LOCATE, now that their * quarter,” as it may bo called, wos doatroyed, Mr. Jones said ho could glve no definite information on that point, but it wns his beliof that they would move south of ‘I'wen- tiath stract and batwoen Btate and Clark stroots. Burnaide (or South Daarborn) atroot, he thought, would ba thoir favorite resting-place, but he was not positive that such would bo the caso. TN COUNTY AGENT line not boen 80 greatly bothered since tho fire a# wo had ronson to expoct, or as many might imngino, The reasnn for this s that thoso whom tiio Reliof and Ald Bociety holp do not need to apply to him for sssistance until aftor the Boolety provides them with homes. Then thoy apply to tho County Agent for proyisions aud uau?. He has had some nKp\Iunntu already, but the numbor will certainly be much larger o few days. —_—— THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, A spooial meeting of the Board of Kducation was hold yosterday aftornoon at the Doard-room for the purposo of ditoussing the matter of tho dostruction of tho Jones Behool, aud the re- placipg it by auow ono, Thore wore prosont Prosident King in the chalr, and Inspectora Bluthardt, Calkine, Goggln, Jobuson, Ilamble ton, Oleson, Olongor, Reynolds, Richborg, Run- yan, and Wiloo, TR PRESIDENT called attention to the fact that the Jones Sohool had beon dostroyed by llro, and although what tho Bourd dd at a special meating was not bind- ing upon thom, still be had thought thet it was bost to call the meoting, The Comptroller had stated to him that it would bo bost to ront rather than build a4 preseut, but the sponkor, who showed tho nocosuity of a school on or near the old site, thought the Board liad bottor stato tholr viows in rogand to the mattor, Iuspoctor Calkins thouglit that thore was urg- ont nocossity to build a now school, to be ready by noxt Boptember, for the ccoupancy of the 900 soliolary who wero studying at the Joues Bohool at tho timo vacation commenced, THE QUESTION OF RENUILDING. TInepootor Bluthardt moved that the meeting recammend tho olearing away at onco of the dobris of the old school, and the commengemont of buildiug on tho old lot, Iuspector Roynolds Indorsed fully the Idea, Inapeotor Richberg opposed tho auotlon, By | m "of the goholars of (bo Jones Behool .duties, but on lhis oRivieno; the time the Common Conneil eonld meot and tako nation tpon a recommoudntion of the Board, the 1at of Suptombor would bo at hand. o was Burd that tho buildivg could not bo on hand by that dato, even if tho moana to bulld wera oo Tisnd, which waa not the caso, Ilo belloved tho distrlot ought to bo roorgnnized, balf of tha seliolnrs of the lata Jomwd Mehool go- Ing o tho Heammon aud hnlf “to the Kinzio Bchool. ~ Another plan was to rent tamporarily a bullding, He know that i they rontod they would havae to pay for tho bufld- Ing, but he did not fonr any averchatga when thoro wore 8o _many vhéaut bulldings on the Houth Blde, The question of raising the monu‘y to build with would lave to ba ateatiged weith the City Government, 1le moved, in amendmont to the provious motion, that tho Board do favor tho 1den of renting sititablo promisoa for tha age commodation of such acholars as wore burnod wvut by the fira. TILE NUMDFR DURNED QUT, TInspactor Ruuyan thought that it wag the duty of the Board to find out whore the ohildren of the burued distrigt lind gone to, aud thon make school nocommodntion accordingly, Ho did nob ihink that the roaidonts of the vleinity of tho Jonod fohool would La apt to rotuen to tha lo-, cality, as it wonld Lardly be bullt for some time, Bupt. Picknrd ad triod to fiud out how many had boan burned out, o thonght that about one-thicd of tho wholo nambor—tlstig, about 800—had Laon burnod out, He calowlated that it the sehool woio ab onca roopened 1t would bo found that 700 acholars would be on hand. Ifo did not think n proper bullding could be orooted before tho 18t of January. The question of locality de- Borvad spocinl conslderation, as, if thoy wero wolug to build an additional school, it should ba furtlor eant ; If only ono, further woat, 'Tho alass of poople liviug 1 tho vicinlty wora such a8 dopended sololy upon tho public schools for educatioual advantages, There wus building 1mmediately north of tho Jones Sohool, fronting on Dearborn streot, whiclt wounld suit aa a totu- porary bullding vory nicely. The site for the new school should be somowhore in the vicinity of Dearborn atroct aud Thicd avenus and Har- rigon and Van Buron strects, Inspeotor Goggia was suro that it tho chil- dron had loft the burned distriot they must havo ono somewhere olse, nud that consequently there was no noccaslty for a nchaol on the site of that just destroyed. 1le favorod tho orection of & one-story briok building capsblo of nccommodating about 300 children. e would 1ika to make a motion, butlio know that it would not hava suy offect, Iuspoator’ Runyan callad attention to the fact that aftor tho fire tho Board had allowed the Mothodlsss to oceupy thoir ground with a elutreh, Ha favorod ipie taking of their church for the accommodation af the childrau, ; The President bolieved that tho lovation of tlo ald schaol was the bout that cauld ba oblaiu- od, He thought that in the omergoncy the Com- mon Oouncil would goo that an appropriation was had to robuild, Inspector Roynolds moved that the Board EXPRESS IT8 OPINION at tho prosont spoclal meoting to the effoct that thiey beliove the Jouos Sohool should be robullt on the original slte, Inspector Goggln moved in amandment that the genso of the mooting be that no such bulld- ing bo built, By this timo thore wera about elght different resolutions before tha Board, and Inspector Richborg threatencd another one. He fafled to carry lus tureat into exccution, however, and sat down alter dedlaring that he was a straight Demncmt‘hmd would romain guch until politica aud DBoards of Education wero no more. After thoe putting of 2 fow moro ‘resolutions & motion to tablo tha whole business provailod, and thie mooting adjourned, i BUGGESTIONS ifi%fl QORRESPOND-~ ENTS, WANTED: TUE STRIOr ENYOROEMENT OF A 400D BUILDING LAY, To the Bditor of The Chicago Tribune s Bir: ** Chicago in Flamos" {8 appatently becom- ing a stonding head-line of an ftem, which, as it mnkes its appearanco with & cortan dogren of regularity in the nowspapors of the country, oanaot fail to gradually destroy tho contidence in the value of iuvestments in this city and ruin its credit. Bolf-preservation demands, thero- foro, not the introductlon morbly, but also thoe shortest oxccution, of such moasures as will tend to put a stop to the ravages of tho do- atroyor, whose unchockoed fury bids fair to anni- hilato tho remnant of tho wealth of the city. Two facts may now be considored as fully estab- lished, viz.: Tho Inoficioncy of the Fire De- partmont to stop a fire which has obtained any headway 3 and the fotrinaio valuo of tho com- mon brick wall as tho only good and enfe pro- toction, Tho inoficlency of the Fire Department {8 gon- erally charged to tho incompoteucy of its Chief and tho want of disciplinnin the forco, While theso causes cortainly tend to increaso the evil, any caroful obssrver of groat flros will probably agres to the fact that, evon under tho beat dis- oipline and guidanco, the progressof a great fire in the direction of the wind canuot bo stopped under tha system now in vogne hore,—that is, by morely relyiog ontho offact of the strenms of wator thrown by tho engines,—fortho slmplo roason that even the best trainod firoman, acting undor tho bost commander, is but a” human belng, sud lhonco lable to tho 1nfluonce of hoat, which effeotuslly proventa bhim from eover gotting mnoar enough to tho advanoing frout of tho flery enemy to pour his atroama of water upon tho matoral feeding thoe flamos with soy redl effoct. Tho possibilitioa of this systom aro confined to whatover work may bo dove on the flanks of the ousmy, and are un- able to check its progress in the directlon of tho wind. This has beon verified by the common expenionco of all large oities in tho cases of groat firon, and the only effective monns of rogisting tho forward advance of the dovouring elemont hias'evor beon tho systomatic blowing u{ of the ‘buildings in the lino of advance. Tha Intter has always boen attendod withthe bost rosultd, where it has boen exceutod by a woll drilled and die- ciplined gorps, as are the rogular engineor corps of tho standing armios of Europo ; but wherovor itis tried by the hauds of impropor eugineers, thoir blundering botchwork: does nat only not attain tho desired end, bub, goneraily holps tho conflagration along. It sooms, thow, thac the safoty of agront city domands the thorough training of & portion of its Fire Do~ partmont into s corps of evginoers, able to sciontifloally and systematically accomplisk the necessary blowing up of buildiugs. But the eficioncy of the entirs Fire Depart- ment deponds upon {8 discipline, Now, tho obvious want of discipline "existing hore is gen- erally charged upon the ingompetenoy of tho Ohiof, Whatevor may be hia quslifications, I vonture to say that, ovon if the moat thoronghly compotent aud onergatio fire nngll.‘lmur living should bo put at tho Load of our Firo Dopart- ment, o wonld ns littlo bo ablo to introduco—ns the Gorman morning paper sooms to expoct— % Prussian” disoipline among the “boys™ as tho prosont inoumbent, and for tho renson: that discipiino ia but a plant of slow growth, whioh is only gradually doveloped by a long and unmterruptedly continued course of swift, suro, unmorciful and fwpartial punishment of any, oven tho slightoat, infraction of ita rules by tho willfulness of subordinutes (even in casou whoro tho particular act of infraotion of ituolf pro- ducod rathor benoficiul offocts than otherwiso). As long ns men w18 not only appointed (which ould be the least ovil by far), but retaltied, in the foroe on account of their supposed politionl influonce, or connection na integral members of the vntlng-l:ut\la-lflmm? aud ward-govorning bummor-machine, that 18 at prosont ruliug tho cities of this laud of liberty, no powor on.earth oan infuso discipline into s body of these fol- lows, Every ono of the ‘*‘boys' knows thut bis retontion in his place dopeuds, noton tho atriet fulfillment of whnt-nword!nitn tho intorosts of tho poople—ought to bo hfa ay a tool for tho maintonance of the rul of fhe party that pays him for hmnfi‘ its tool byfilvluzz bim tho sit- uation, And, elu? humav, attouds to thad kind of work ho is {n fact pald for, Asitismot very casy to effoct a obange in tho mods of fill- 1ng thoue places, since that vould only bo conse- quent on » ohange in tho eutire systom of government, tho lfins«mga of whioh we onjoy, wo moy as woll consider [t ag estublishied thai discipline will not bo obtainad vory casily or spoedily. That bolng o faot, wo must look fo tho only offeotivo mennn of protection agaiust the ravages of fire, viz.s tho brlvk walls, While tho five of lust ’lluundny hias agaln shown their suporior valuo in wohidly buith bouscs, it has also domonstrated, In tho Instancos of Afkon's Thoatre, tho Continoutat, tho St, Jamos, and Miohigan Aveuue Hotels, and woveral othor strug- turow, thas sham brick binldingu are, it anythiug, ovon more dalgorous than mere (ramo struc. turesy it for uo other roason, from their sham appearance of solidity, whish I8 the reason that such wonsuros of prooaution that would bo takon i the casos of frame bulldiugs aro dlsregarded in tholr cason. 1ionoe the Imporative necossity tor the prosor- yation of tho wonlth of tho oity ds_ tho onforco- ont of & good bulldiug luw, and tho limitation e} of tho lborty of evory rookloss spaculator, who, conaulting meroly his own momentary intoronts, tloos not hesltato to endangor the safoty of the property of all his neighbora by coating n lumbore yard with somo briok und shoot-iron, baaly suf- flcient to givo lus grand structure tho oub ward n{lpunrmmo of a_solld bmlding, As tht day mil novorcome wlien mon will ceaso to ox iab to whom tho prospect of. golleotivg the lighest posiblo rontu.from the chospest possi blo Louses wonld not bo o stronger motivt than any other, peopla must bo forced Into com: plishco “with a Taw socuring the intorosts of thi neiglibora, and of o community thoy aro lving Ih. OF courso ‘this fu an Infringemient ‘of thi right of liborty of the individual y ia opgam] u tlie spirit of fraa institutlons ; and, posslbly,* b ternnlistic nonsouse,” but it is novertholoss no coasaty to the prosarvation of citlos, and the poopla—in this oaso as in many others—will haw to tako their chotco hotwaon the rolativa imnor- fouco of tho intorosts of socioty and civilization fa n,falnnl. thé unrostrhinod rights of indiyidua pariles. Dy the foatures of a good bullding Inw, ove) mnn oupht to be forced to bulld in & way affo) Ing tosaonablo soourity agaluat the oommunioa. tion of a fire from one Luilding to anotnor, Foi this purnose 1t s nooossary s First—Thot the outaidos of any bulldlng be ¢onstruotud of non-Inflammunblo substanoca only This requirement would do away with that hum hui; known g8 the tar aud gravel roof, or srould at least onforce an actual coment covering of tho samo; with that other humbug, tho gale vanizod iton cornicos go far aa tholf shoat-iron covering {8 uailed to woodan supports, connects ing dircetly with the boawms of theroof 3 with all wooden cornices and lélugnrbnnd ornamants, ninlgd to outeida walls of housos for tho gratifl cation of that batbario tasto that, from want of cuitlyation, hias not yot got at tho flat glimpse of the porception of *beauty,"” cunamfing n **the proper thing belbg in tho propor place ;' and [ast, not least, alao with that fira-trap, the Mannard roof, as tue construation of that daoo- rativo fentura from non-inflammable matorial iy rathor an oxponsivo affair, which fow would care to undorgo! Sccond—Thnt all outalde walla bo constrnoted of sufficiont .zmnfim to keop thom standing, eyon though tho Interior of a bullding be de« stroyed by flre, thoroby most offoctually protost« ing the ad{;zln!ng strugturcs apainat the direot offects of the hoat, aud of thoflamesissuing from tho burning bnlld(ng, and socuting the working {flromon ngainst tho now fearful danger of belng crushod to death at auy time by tho falling walla of tha buitding ho 18 workingon, This condition is tho more necossary iu the canos of all those Inrger bulldings, whoso interfor arrangemont precludos tho crection of unbroken partition walls, This nocessitates a groator thicknoss of the extorior walls, roquiring uo losa than 13 inches on top, and an addition of 4 inches in wm‘fi lower niory. or sny for overy 15 feot in helght! A wall of this thickness will aupport itself, and its stability will not dopond on joists and anchors, which latter onght to be prohibited, sinco when the timbers fall they siwply help to pull down tho walls | It further necessitatcs tho abolition of fron columns as thoy are now used in support of guperincumbout walla, If jron columns ars poaitivoly required for that parposo, thoy Gught to form tho core. morely of a pior, built of brick, or, bettar atill, of a con- oroto, mainly compoged of that roliable none conducer of heat, plaator of Paris, As to the inconvenionce of such plora {n stone fronts, any srchitect who cannot construct an oponing, ?hdug o tolorably fmr width for » common stons ront, and support the weizht of the superinoum- bent walla by the two piers on elther sido of tha oponing, ought atsonce to resumo his original busluoss of voodchoppiug. i cannok be obtained in consoquonce of the busi- noss requiremonts of the place, still the eraction of partition brick walls should not bo altogethor omitted, as it Is now in many of our so-called first-clans palacos, since in Iargo buildings tho are necessary to give that stability to tho oul mdo walls which ought to bo an absolute requiroment, and which othorwise can’ only bo obtained by an immonso thickncss of exterlor walls, That incressed thicl*wcss shonld Do re- quired in all casos where patution walls cannog e builk. Ouo groat danger arising from Iarge buildin (without uubroken partition walls) boing the linmense leat, engondercd by tho free sway which tho flamoes linve throughout the whole ox= tent of kuch & building, provision ought to Le mado to stiflo tho flerconces of the fire in all uoh stractures, This can bo brought about by o rulo that in alt largo buildings, whero unbroken parsition walls canuot bo crocted, all the floors of ench story must bo filled eolidly with a con- orete packing botween the timbers. Such a provision would most effeotually weaken tha force of the fire in theso largor buildings. Tlioso are the principal feutures of a buildin 10 which, in my opinion, wonld placa at leas tho new portion of the city reasonably beyond dangor of beiug again consumed ina largs conila. antinn.provmed tsexecutionisstrictly enforced. 't {8 nocossary Lo not only punish tho own architeot, buildor, and foroman of tig Inting the provisions of tho law, but % one forca the robuildiog of such portiony which ara not in conformity with tho same. Giva every private citizen the opportunity to lodge come« plaint in anse_of any violation, and lot tho De- partmant of Publio Works Lo obliged to exgming tho cause of complaint, and, if tho snms bo sube stantiatod, ta forco the romoval of tho enmo, and have tho partioa bossing and superintonding ite ereotion punished, without calling upon tho firat complainant to bo o witness, or take any othex part in tho prosocution, As there is a provision in the fire ordinances now, requiriug that a tarand gravel roof ba covorod with coment, the same ougbt to bo ene forcod on all buildings erooted since tho passaga of the presens ordinauce, instead of romaining o dend lotter, a8 it now is | One thing, howavor, may bs considered as core tain, namely : that, unloss tho public gathers suflicient moral courage and incelligouce to soe curo the punishmont of ofliinls for misconduch and deroliction of duties, whatever may be dons in the way of leglslation, will not avail muol aud mattors will go from bad to worso, uni general destruction and anarchy shnll reign sue rome | - Jonx H, Becken, Builder. P Gtoaao, Jaly 17, 1874, b 5 BRISG OUT TIE CANNON. T the Editor of The Chicago Lribun Sin: In ono of the minor aditorinls in your ise suo of the 13th inst., reforring to 8 communioae tion sigued * Laio," in the Clocinnatl Commer cial, yousoy: “Can we pob have s tral of prayer ve. powder, aud once moro come to the rosouo of Mr. Powers? Lot him got Lis appro- priation, and_ Alternatoly with ‘Lo’ bombard tho gatos of Meaven with gunpowder snd lita- nica, The alkali rogion on the Paciile Ruilrond wouid be & convenicnt place for testing the two mothods. And, to complote tho gratification the oqurlmuutu would afford, lot the contestaunis wolk to sud from the place, 8o that a respita from their clawors, of throe mouths at leaat, would be guarautead a woary publio." Passing over the ungraclous way In which Tma TrisuNe comes to tho * reacuo of Mr. Powers,”™ and the asporsion cast ufinu ths public in age suming, a8 it docs, that tho paublc would ba eatified to punish and get rid of any one labore g to oxtond the sphore of human eifort, permit mo to point out in what way the auccoss af my oxporimont would be of incaloulable vaine to this city. Evnr{ one must admit that witha drought and a high southwost wind Clicago i liablo at auy time to be swept out of existouce, 'here {8 no eafely for us exoopt we do ons of two things—we must oithor pull down our wooden buildings, or tindor, as thoy ara at presont and they woro at the time of tho great fire of 1871, t{uw, ifit sliall be found that showers oan ba produced ab ;nm“{l.xm ;:xpunm: P,v enum;n-unn:‘:lnlw ahall havo thoroin a cortain way of guar againgt dostruotive fires in tho future. 8 SRa There are groat “unnibllmou involved In this matter, and the apatby with which it is regarded by tho publio is amdzing, Millions of 50“5:. worth of property has boon deatroyed by fires, whioh, but for drought, would never have oo- aurrod, and othor milliony ata loat Lo the country through tho offact of droughis on agriculturc. Yat, notwithstauding that a vast array of facta indicatos that droughts can be provouted, the mattor caunut bo tested for want of a fow thous sand dollnrs- for oxperinionts ; and {4 is evon the judgmont of the Tuisune that the man who proposes Euch sxporlmonts desorves to bo sont on foot to the alkall rogion on the aclflo Italle Toad, L. Powkng. Uhicago, July 16, 1874, ANOTAEN AVENUE NEEDED, To the Editor of T'he Chicagu J'ribunes Birs In a former Jottor 1 oallod your attontion to tho noceaslty thora seomod to bo of constructe Ing another avonue boyoud Miohigan avenue,— that iy, to oxteud Indians avenun to Reaudalph strool. Any one who was on MMichigan aveuna tho night of the fivo would certanly nppresiate the need of such an avonue, Your”toportor doe soribea tho scouot Tho groat throug of pooplé who had beonn burnod ont, or woro in danger, wers crowding towards the lake-share, carrylug, iilug, Wshlug sud whoelin in'evory cuncelvable mauncr tuoir loads of housohl goods,” Tha down-town vehlcles wore pushing boutli~ ward, and at balf-past 8 o'olock 4o slroet became so blackadadl Sab panto provalied, sud & sceus of the Idost confusion ousuod, Tlie red glaro of the Fanidly-approuaiug flainck booined to ol off Zotroat totbosouthward, whila jn the minds of the approe ® (See Nevouth Puge.) proyont these bulldings from bocoming dry as - —Even whore unbroken pactitlon wally