Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 21, 1874, Page 2

- orth avennto, enpine aund sundry equipments,’ Tor purchare of lot somowhern botwoen Madison and Van Durou strecls, and Abordecn sircel and Astis Tand avontio, englne-house, hose, elc, §17,107, For purghiaso of lot near’ Blato anil Quincy treets, for onglue-lioiso, englno, etc., $20,10, For ono_self-propelling_ fito onfiins to bo located on 1ot atready npproprinted for Franklin atreet, betwoon Washington aud Landolpl, pay of fremic, olc., £13,000, For two Arst-clnsa engiues to take placo of thoso rendered unfit for scevize, $9,000; for ono propeller floating ougine, wilh_capaoity to throw fiv o six rtreams of water, §20,000; for twonty-two watchmen for engine-houres, at $720 per sunvm, §16,840, For ot on “Tyler atroot, cuglnc-houee, cle,, $27,107 3 4wo propeller flonting Airé_cngines, with _capnclty 10 hrow five or six sireams, $10,000; for ono firpt-claes onpine at No, £0 Wout Polk rircot, to Iato place of No, 7, £4,600 3 for 16 watehmen, $11,620 £ fur 50 men to bo distributod among the yarlous companies, 1o be ot- anized aud deilied as suppera ol minors, and do Sy us ot wlion aceasio, requies, clgi monti, 1,000 por s, §33,03,34 ; for an acti m:‘r’-umn c?mr'.;n% wappora and minors, §3,000 o iments, ote,, $3,600, N fothl of tho catimates amounta to tho sum of £393,278,47, 14 CONOLURION wo wish to ray that wo havo considored it superfinoua fo multo n yoluminons roport of tho fire, na all the ely- Wnrastances aro well kunown to you, Tho chiarges ~ehich nre industriously circulatoll on tho alrent by srreaponstblo and ovil disposod persons, relating o tho management end morale of tho Dopartment, wa prononnco falso and nworily of consideration, Your closcat cruliny aa to the general govermmentof tho Uepartment 18 cordially invited, ‘Al of which is rospootfully submitted, MANK BHERIDAN, E. ¥, 0, KLOKKE, . A 0, Jaatrs AYATS) i, Toard of Polico for the Fire Department, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIQ BUILDINGS, Ald. Bailey offered the following, which was reforred to tho Uommitteo on Publio Bulldings ¢ Department of Publto Dulldings—This department 1s chirged with tho enforcement of the sovoral ordl- naneea in relution to orectfon of buildings, the alter~ atton or ropsiring: of thogo alroady erecicd, aud tho canstruction of fire-cacapes upon lenonient hiouses, factorles, theatres, opern-liouses, ehurclica, concert~ balla, and othier bulldings roquiring such nppliances, 8ro, 1. Thero is horeby oreated the Department of Boildings 10 conncotion Wit tho Board of Publie Works, with & Gonoral Suporintendent of bulldiuga, who shall bp_n mastor buildor of at least fivo yoars' standing in this city, and whose duty 1t shall be o ex- ercisan gencral superyision oyor sil bulldinga crected within tho city Umitn, withs view to tho strict en- forcement of tho fire ordinanco in tho conntruc. flon of all such buildings, said Superintondent to bo provided with & corps of roven uesistants who elall all be practical mochanics of ot least ten yoarw' Sxperionce, 10 bo cortifled by ot least two exporionced ‘muster meehntica of the city, Bald Suporiutendent to e clected by the Common Councll for a term of four yoare, at b salary of $5,000 per snnum, Tho carys of assistants to be appointed by tho Suporintendent, sub. ject to tho ratification and approval of the Board of Common Council, tho salary of each assistant not to exceed §1,300 per annum, e A Tlio! Buperintendent shall bo an ex-oficlo member of the Bonrd of Public Works, Thutall pans o specificationn shall bo submitted for ap- roval by the Superintendeut before tho ercction of the buiidtngy to bo constructed atlor suck plans, otc,, aud Ihat all plana nnd spectfications shall o indorscd by ihe Buperintendent, with tho scal of the City of Clicago, Defore tho commeneement of the fntended bulldings; fhiat all notices, permits, ond certificaten required to o tssucd under tue Yiro ordinance or Bullding ordl- nanco shall be signod by the Supcrintondeut. Brc. 3, That it shall bo the duty of tho corps of aasistaufs to report dofly to the Superintenient any deviations or violations of the rules of the Firo ordi- anco, in. tho construction, changing, or altering of ony bulldings buing orected within tho ety Limits tlsat tho Superintondent sliall, upon stiel report, n tify tho owinors and butlders of auch defectivo bulld- ing, nnd, 3¢ necernary, tako such measures to remody thy dofect ns tho Fire Ordinanco or tho laws provido, Sx0. 4. That it sbnll bo thoe duty of tho corpa of enslatints to attend ol fires that may occur fu thelr respectivo diatricts, and to report immodiately to tho Superintendent tho axtont of tha dumago Jncurred by thio bnildiug or bujldings subjocted tofire, and to sct fortl, nw fully as thoy ean nscerlai, oll partlictines, suchs 48 the number of said building or bulldings, the owner'a name, tho lossee or occupuut, and for what purpesa ocanplad, 8ro, 6, All oficers, Buporintendonty asslstants, oto, tti0 miay bo appointed undor the Firo ordinance, shal uvo (ho tight, fn tho performanca of thoir duties na abovo set forth and described, to enter upon and pxamine nll promises and bulldiugs wilkiu the city limits between tho hours of 7 s, m. aud 7 p, m, TEARING DOWN DUILDINGS, A communicatlon from the Corporation Conn- sl, relativo to_ the power to remove woodtn bnlldiuge orected within the old fire-linits during 1971 and 1872, Ambllnhed in_another columu, waa reccivod and ordorod puolished, TiE SPEOIAL COMMITTEE OF NINE an matters pertaining to botter protection inainst fire roported as follows, and the report vas laid over for publication : Your Spocial Committce, to whom was referred oer~ tatn resolntionn iu relatlon ta tho better protection of \hio eity againet firo, having tho same under sdviso- mont, respoct ully ‘roport that, in thefe judgmont, iho following ehonld bo passcd, belioving 1t to be our duty to tuko nll steps in our power to better provide *thoineans nud appliasnces for tho pxtinguishment of fires, and to proveut the ropetition af tho disasters of 0at.'s, 1871, and_July 14, 1874, and although somo of tho rekolutions refer 1o} matters which are uot under our imuediato confrol,” wo believo it to bo our duty, upler tho _circumatances, $o glvo cxpreasion to our viows upon o matter which secms to affect the very axistence of our cily, nnd wo are fully convinced thai, from our peculiar’location and thio prevalence of strong windy from the south aud sonhiwest during that portion of the yenr thut wo aro most linblo o fires, warrant us in taking radical steps in the line of pro- tection, Witeizaw, In viow of tho fact that grave and serioun charges bove beon and are belng made by the publis press and tho citizens ogaiust (he managemont and efticlency of our Fire Department during tho lato con- flagrativn ; therefore, bo 1t eesolted, That It 8 due totho Firo Department and to'ali our citizons thot a fall, thorough, aud searching investizetion ho made as to the urigin of the Isto fires, sud also s to tho control and_direction of the Yiro Department during tho ssme, and the Board of Palico 2o Fizo Commissjouors are feapecifuily requesiod. to tuko finmediate stups to accompish that bject. Resolved, Thut the Board of Public Works be, and thiey nra hereby, ordered o report 1o this Gouncil at their entlicat convenience tho evtimatod cost of wideni- Jugg Twvelrth strcet, from Michigan to Westorn avenuo, to tho widib of 200 feet, dtegolved, That the Board of Public Works be, and arg hieroby, ordered to prepare an_ordinanca for thy widouiug of Stato street, from Hurrison to Twolfth strect, nud report tho same to this Council at thelr earliest canventence. Resolved, ‘Pt the Board of Public Worka bo, and {tioy ure, beroby ditected to take jmmediato stops for the construction of a sutlicient uumber of water con- duits Joading from tho river, lake, or land tunncls into portions of tho city least supplied with water, and roport the same to this Council for their concurrenco aud approvel, Resotzen, That tho Bonrd of Publio Works bo, and thoy ure, hereby dirocted to coudemnn ond order tho removal of any wooden bulldings within thoe fre-limita Whonover 1t can bs dono legally, or whew, fu their opinion, the eald bulldings ure dangerous to the safety of thocliy. Iesolved, That 1t is tho senso of this Council that a corps of sappers and miners bo added to the Fire De- partment, whoso duty it shall bo to nid thio quelling of conflajgrtions by the removal or destructiou, or otlier- ise, of such buildfugs as may, 1o the judgment of tho FireMarslul, ba neecmary, LHexolved, Thot it 14 the ud‘r‘mum of your Committea int o proper ordinanco Ahould bo pussed by this Jounell compelling all chimoeys o be swept at”losst 3nce it byery dweive mouths, he sumo Committeo reported and recom- aonded the prssage of A% ANENDED FINE ORDINANCE, which wus laid over for publication. Tho ordi- nnuco i3 the same a8 that introduced by Ald, Cullorton at the specinl meoting Jast Friduy, with tho excoption that tho value of wooden buildings which may be repaired is reduced Lo 50 por cout, and oy amondmont is mado to Beo. 4+ ‘brobibiting tho stotago of rugs, wasto, or any other oxtra hazardous or extra combustible mu- toriul insido the city, excopt by special permit from the Firo-Marshal, EXTENDING THE FIRE-LIMITA, Ald. Btone said that, inasmuch s the firo or- dinanco had been laid over under tho rules, the poeoplo ought to have somethivg to operate in {tw stead until it could ba renchiod and passed, 1fe thorcfore offered an ordinance extending the fivo-limits, and ur&ud ita pssnge. On domand of Ald. Stout, the ordinauco was laid overs THE CITIZESS' COMBITTEE, It was then moved to suspend the rules and invite the Commitleoof citizons to muke thoir address, The motion provailed, snd (ke Comn- mittee, consistiug of “about soventy of the woulthicat ten In- Chicago, uppeared, headed by the Hon, W. £, Coolbnugh, who sdvanced to the Provident’s dewk, where, huviug been duly intro- duged, ho prosonted THE FOLLOWING ADDRISE: Mn, PRESIDENT AND CENTLEMEN OF THE Coaiox CouNcin: At a very large aud repro- sontative mesting of the pooplo of this ciiy, hold baturday svening lnst, “to consider whal mepsuros should boe taken to protect thoir city from tho dauger, which tho fire of Luesduy lnst proves to oxint, of s repotitiou of the calamity of Oct. b, 1871, snd to appoint s committea of citizens to prosent the views of the meating: to the city suthoritios and to the Common Coun- cll,” thin following resolutions wore adopted with giont unanimity and entbusinem : Jresulved, That s committos of citizens be appointal by (o Glulrman of this weoting (0 wall tipn tho Tluyor sud Hourd of Imblls Worl aud requost and G that tho ety suthorities do tako juiiediate zetian o compul tho destruction of all such Ludldings T uxisting within the fire-lunlte an fixed by law on i 14t of Gelobor 1671 und iut they iy prosent Lo tho Muyor und Doard of Public Works that, i addition to ee ilogut choraeter of such bulldings, fhoy are cou- stunt provocation to fire, aud as such'uro a mensco to tho uafoty of theeity, Ressived, ‘Thint tho eald Commmitles furthor rB!]!lell and demand of {he Mayor aud Board of Publio Works that an Lnmediato survey bo wude of wll {kose purts of thoclty in which woudon” hulldiugs of every Xind arg proubited by tho ordinance of tho Commoi Councll .1 Fohruary, 1874, and declared in forco Fub, £J, 1472 nud that they fake jmmediste utops for the Uestruction of vyery such wooden bulldivg, stable, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUERSDAY. JULY 21, 1874, barn, shod, or otlior onthouss crealed since Fob, 2, 1872, in vidlnllon of thnt ordinanco, “Ranolved, {Hio propotty-owners and_ residonts of ail yarts and rectloin of I‘{m ©lty, and ovory {rade and occupation, Do Insteucted to present thomirelves heforo tho Cone mon Connell of the Oity of Ohitergo, nt thelr meeting noxt Monday oveulng, mid_respectfully, but firmly, potition that body to pass an_ordinance withont delny absolutely uml vnconditionally Prnhlullhvn tho erec. tion of any woodon hulldings or karn or shod or other onthouss within the corporats Hmits of tho Cily of Onleago, nnd that thoy farther request the Cominnn Councll to provido, by ordinance, and - without deliy, {hat o wootten bultding or barn'or stable sow oxlat- fng i tho eity shall bo removed from I prosunt sito to uny other within tho corporate limits of Chicago. In pursnance of tho authotity conferred upon un In tho third rosolution, wa linve tho honor, with your pormiasion, to appoent bofora yon, and, on behnlf ‘of tho property-owners and residents of all parts and sectlons of thocity, and of oyery trado and oceupation, rnumctml\y ank to bo Lienrd, The propositions contalned in the remolution whicli wo are fustructed to lay before your hion- orablo body are two : First=Tho pasengo of an ordinance without delay abeolutely aud unconditionally probibiting tho “orcction liereafter of any wooden buildivg, or barn, or shed, or other outhousp within tho corporato Hmits of tha city and BSecond—Tho prasngo of an ordinance that no wooden buildiugs, or barn, orstabla now oxisting in the clty shall bo romoved from its presont sito to any othor within tho corporato limits of tho cil Ly, Those pralrnnmunu undoubsodly exprous tho opinions and wishes of the peoplo of Chicago with a degree of unanimity raroly if over boforo entortamed concerning any proposed logislation submitted to your body. ‘Thoy are so plain aa to bo undorstood by all, and tho nood of their ndoption has in our jud;zment becoms #o nr- parent {n the prosont condition of things, and in view of rocont occurrences, 88 Lo obvinto tho necessity of any clnborato argument in their favor, Asapartof tho measires roquired to gnnrd against the ravages of fire, and to securg tho presont and futuro safety .and prospenty of our vity, thelr importauca cannot’ bo ovoresti mated. THEY MEQUINE NO AAGRIFICR on tho part of any large or small proporty-ownoer whoso buildings have been constructed, und now oxist, undor the provisions of law, but simply rovido that buildings already crocted sholl 1ok 0 endangered by tho coustruction of new ones of inflammable exterior ; nor do thoy impose sny_unjust discrimination against thoso of moderalo menna who dealro to build homes for themselvos- aud familics within tho city limits, for it Is sueceptiblo of practical and oasy domon- wtration that tho cost of orecting small dwellings with outslde brick walls i8 nomoro exponsive, in view of increnced durability and decreased in- surauce, than if built entirely of wood. 'UNDED THEBE CONSIDERATIONS, which show, we think, conclusively, that no in- jury will be douo to anybody, and in view of the fnct that tho oxtonsion of the so-called fire limita over tho length and broadth of tho city, a8 nslied for in tho resolution, would add greater gtability to our future improvements, lesson tho chances of future conflagrations, and strougthen and restoro contldenco at home and abroad in aur city, wo feel that wo fully rofloct the popu- Inr will of tho peoplo of Chiongo in nsking the immediate adoption of theso measures by your honorabla body. You lhavo boen chosen, gentlomen, by tho voleo of tho poople to ropresent them in tho CHE Logislature. They look to you to guard an rotoot the Intercst, to Becuro tho sufety, and, Ey your ofliolal nots, to do all you cnn to pro- 1moto the futuro welfaro and prosporily of their boloved city. Upon you, and you alone, de- volves tho respousibility in the present emorg- enoy. . We rojolco that in np{mming ‘before your hon- orable body we como at tho Lidding of no party, or soct, or locnlity, or trado, or ononnannn,lo ask legislation at your hands 3 but in the namo and in bohalf of all in dtr midet, and for the commou and oqual good and benofit of all, wo ask the adoption of the monsures proporad. Your prompt and favorable notion, unon which wo confidontly rely, and of which, in faot, wo do not permit ourselves to doubt, will roussure tha timid and strongthen tho strong, and yonr con- gtituonts will alinost immedintely sward to you, for your ready compliauce to thoir will, tho well- earned plaudits—than which nothing enn bo moro gratifying to a trno roprosontative of the poople=—of Wolldone, good aud faithful sor- vants." Mr. Coolbaugh added that hoe had boon ro- quested to stuto to the Council that o committeo waa proscnt charged by the Board of Trado with the duty of presenting numerous potitions whick had been in circulution llurinf; tho past forty~ cight hours, and that Mr. A, O. Tcsing had beou requested to prosent thoda petitions. THE JOARD OF TRADE. Provious to the prosentation of the Board of Trado petitions, Ald. Plckering submittod tho following communication : BoAnD 0¥ TRADE, SECRETAIY'S OFLIOE, Citzoado, July 40, 1674, 10 (he Honoradle the Common Counvid'af the Clty of UM- p ayo : G¥aToLEMEN: Tam dirocted to communteato to sou hio uxpression of this Board, bud this day, after o= tice, and a full constdoration of tho questious involved, and In view of the growlng importance of tho subjoct, 10 aak your prowpt and fuvorable consfderation of tho suggestions mado, Tho Loard, at a largo meeting of $io mombore, adoptod the followng ¢ “In viow of the disnstrous uxporicncoof thia and otlier cities during tho past fow years, it has becomo sppurcat that all great citfes, s “now constructod ond protosted sgsinat e, o lidble wnder curlnin proba- 1o contingencics of woather, water-supply, or munice ipal mismuusgement, to wid eaproad dovastation ; and “Inview of the tarriblo lossos and sufierings by fire siuce 1871, this Board deems i¢ o dnty imposed by tho rocont-conflagration tu urgontly call upou the cit{~ zons of Chicago to adopt such measurcs of self- protection s ahall offer sceurity agaiust fature shnilar aftlictions, and to thia end the Board of Trade makea the followlng publio recommendations : [These recommendatlons are published etsowhoro,} 1 huvo the Jionor to be, on behalt of the Board of Trade, vory Tespectfuly, Cithures Ranpoves, Seoretusy, MR, A, 0. HESING then took hie position on the platform, bearing in his hands the mammoth potitions circulatod by the Board of W'rado. Ho enid ho bnd the honor, in the namo of an organization repre senting millious of dollnrs in tho City of Ohscago, to present potitions, signed by tens of thou- sands, roqiosting the Common Council to oxtend the tire-limits co-oxtonsive with the city limits § and he underatood that tho mechouics and la- boring men bad also. jolned iu tho petition, While' not long sgo ho stood in tho samo plece, defending the poverty-stricken peoplo of the North Bide, aud bogging for them the' priviloge of putting up such houses as they could ~build on their own lots,—at a timo when brick wore $15 por_thousend, and wages woro from §5 to $8 per day,—to-night he stood thoro asking the Councll to assiat the cltlzens of Chicago in pro- tooting tho great commercial motropolis of tho Northwest, "Thio stand ho now took was not in- Cconsintont with that two yenrs ago, Lhings had chinnged ; materinl and ‘labor wore lower, and whon ho' looked to_other citios, whaso pooplo were in tho habit of building clicap brick houses, hio could see no ronson why the people of Chica~ go should not do the samo, Thirty years ngo o firo ordinance was passed in Clncinnati, and to- day thore was not a woodon buildiug in that city, If this woro dous in Chicago it would would mnot only protect property-ownaers, but would restoro the city's credit’; capital wonld flow_lhither ; lusurance ratos would o lowered, and the differcnce would eompensato overybody for tho extra exponse of building with brick. 1Io would suggest that tho poor man bo allowed to build the walls of his cottuge of whatever thicknuss he. saw fit, An 8-lnch brick wall waa suroly botter than an 8-inch stud- ding. Ho beggod the Uonneil to pass the ordi- nauce, and aver[vlbody would thaul them for it, Mr, Coulbaugh sald he was authorized by the Preeident of the Counoil to #ay that if any mom- ber of the Cltizon's Conunittoo desired to submit suy remarks, tho Council would lston to them with pleasuro, DIHOUBHION, Ald, Quirk snid he undorstood that the domand for tho roforence of the ordinauce submitted by Ald, Stone was Withdrawn, and ko hopod that ordinance would be presented again and passed forthiwath, Ald, Stout withdrew his domand for its rofor- cuco to & committce, and tho ordinsuce was read agnin, Ald, Btono movad to waive the engrossment of tho ordinanco, v _Ald, Cnllorton thought tho passage of the or- diunnco useless in its prosont stute, ng it did not offoot oxisting ordinances, The Chairmau explalued that the objoct wns to Liave it servo au a tomporary ordinuuve until & datailed law could bo passed, Ald, Oullertou ¥ald it would be botter to pass the detallod ordinance, snd not bogin plocemenl. 1lo should opnoso the prosont ordinance. Ife should demand its reference to & committoe un- der tho rules, Ald, Bohaffuor urged that the ordinance be passed in ordor to proveut the ereotion of wood- on buildings whilo tho Couucil was engaged in disoussing tho other ordlurnca, ‘Ald, Spaulding offerad - a¥ubstituto, providing that the firo Jimits be cxtonded to tho city lunity; that no wooden buildlug be eracted thorein ; thay 1o wooden butlding be removed without consent of the ownors of ull the rest of tho proporty in _tho same block; and rupunlhuz- all ordivaucey or parts of ordivances in conlliat thovowlth, Al Nicholgon said it was woll known to evory IJowger in tha clty thoro was uo logal objuction to the passnige of the ardi- panco offered by Ald, Btono, If mom- That the above Uumn\l!lm'{ in bobalt of bors of tho Councll, in tho faco of thia fact, desired to tako tho rosponsibility of dolaying' 1ty pnseago, lob the paoplo know whu thoy wers, Ald, Camphell snid thore was no oconsfon for lureys thero could bo no lisrm in postponing action, and having the ordinance published, Ilo didn't want il the old roukorles driven out to tho suburby. ‘Thore should bo & well-maturod ordinanco, i AXl. Cosy #ald it could do no hurt to poua thin ordinanco how, a it wonkl provent tha oraction of woodon bulidings, A great doul of timo would bo consumed 1n fixing up the matured or- dinunco, Ald, Htono confirmed thia viow, anving that tho roport of tho Solect Conunities was vigood by- but flve motnbers out of mme, The purpose of the temporary ordingico wag to sorve until tho other could bo agroed upon, Ald. Bohoffner. snid that montho would bo tafcon up in passing o final ordimauce, whilo It this wera phesod to-night it wonld bo au eoruost of what the Council would do, and would say to tho pooplo * Stop tho oreetion of framo biiild- ings!"" [Applause.] It wonld give that much oncouragoment to capitalists and dishoartoucd business mon, It was o duty the Council owed, and ot a sluglo momont ehould bo lost in por- forming It 1o proforrod Ald. Ktono's ordinanco to that of Ald. Spawlding. * Tho Clinir docided Ald, Spaulding's substituto out of ordor. 5 Ald: 8paulding withrow it Ald, Cullorton fusistod that Ald. Btono's ordi- nanco wauld huvo no effact, bocuuso it ropeslod nflfllth “Ald, Ttichardson nsked him to read it agnin, and ho would find that it ropeated overythiug in confliet with it, 2 Ald. Cullerton snid that it repoaled tho ontire firo ordinanco. Ho was in favor of proventlug tho erection of sheds and woodon buildings: of all duuurl}nlunu, sud of rostricting manufnolo- ries, bue and should doman: forrod, "ho Chairman refused to ontortnin the do- mand, ns tho ordinauce was bofore tho Council by unanimous consont, Ald, Cullerton claimod that unanimous con- gont waa not given. Bovoral Aldermen oried out: It was tih'flnl" Ald, Ltichardson ealled attention to the fact thiat tho passago of this ordinanco would only ropeal Sec. 11 of tho ordinance defining tho firo- limita, Ifauy ono doubted thig, ko vould call upon the Ifon. 1. (. Caulfleld, wlo was present, to stato if thero wora any legal objoctions to the prasago of tho ordinauce. Ald. Oullorton—* 1 object.” Ald, Richardsou—*"That's whero wo waut to got you. Wo want to kuow whore Euu stand,” 'Ald, Campboll proposed that the Touncil take up tho detalled ordinauco reportod by the Holock Committeo. 5 340 Ald. Richardaon—""Will tho gentloman voto for it if 1t comes up 2" Ald, Campbell—“That's my businoss.” Il added that hio sew an attorpt to ovado the main issuo; ‘to sny that thoy wore tn favor of some- thing, but to nccomplish nothing. It was boy's play; it was undignitled. Ald, Stone—** Why did ;au refuso to sign the roport of thy Comumiticos” “Ald. Campbell—" Becauso tho mooting of the Committeo was not called in n&n‘o{mr place.” Ald. Tuohardson said ho did not boliove that the pooplo of Chicngo wanted any Western aveniio dignity af this time. If tho dotailed ordinanco camno up, tho Alderman from tho Thirteonth would opposo it: ho know it wounldn't pnss; he hoped it would nover pass. Torjtho offect upon foreign capital, the ordiuance offerall by Ald. Stouo ought to bo passed to- mght, and tho nows should be flashed Lo all patts of Amorica and Europe that Chieago had ox- tondod lier fire-limits to tha city limits. Tho voto was thou talien on tho motion to walvo engrossment, ag follows: Yeas—Tichardson, Foloy, Warren, Cooy, Fitzgorald, Sidwoll, Spoulding,’ Plekering, Stobe, Sthmitz, M. 1. Tiahoy,. 11haceth, 'oiark, Woodmnn, Itohoe, Wiilte, Miuer, Heath, Quirk, Oloveland, Mabr, Bout, Bck= ‘nrdt, Schatther, Lehgacher, Murphy, Brand, Lynel, Qoreoran, Jonos, Bir. Mresident—il. Nays—iteldy, MuGlory, Qulierton, T, F. Balley, Campbell, Catnon—0, Bo tho engrossment sns waived. On the ]mm!ngn of tho ordiusuce, the voto stood as fol- ows: Yean~Tichardson, Faley, Warron, Fitzgerald, Cooy, Sldwell, Braulding, Plekoriig, Stons, Schmitz, M. B. Dadloy,’ ifldroth, Clark, Woodman, Kelioo, White, Miner, Meath Campbofl, Quirk, Cloveland, Mo, Staut, Schaffnor, Lengachier, Mutphy, Brand, Lynel, Corcoran, Jonus, Mr., Trosident—uz, Nuyo—iteldy, ‘McClory, Cullerton, T, F. Balley, Oaunon—S. So that tho ordinanco wns passed. Following in tho full text: De it ordutned, ete, Bro, 1, Tho fire-limits of tue City of Chicago aro horoby exteuded to the corporate limits of suid elty. 50, 2. All ordinanees o parls of ordinauces con- gliug Bopevith ato boraby ropualod. g0, 9, This ordinanco shall ho in”effect from and publication, that this ordinnuco be ro- after its poesugo uad di o Council adjon ————— THE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS, ho Chieago Doard of Underwritors held a moeting yesterday afternoon at their offica, No, 127 LoSallo street, near Madison, In conformity with the provisions of Sec. 2 0f an act entitled an “Act to ennblo Boards of Undorwritors, in- corporated by or under tho lswa, of tho Stato of Iliinois, to ostablish and maintain n Tire- Patrol.” Mr. Goorge O, Clark, the Iresidont of the Board, ealled the mooting to order, and siated that, to fully explain th object of the meoting, it would bo neccasary to read THE LAW in rogard to which this meeting had baeon ealled. Tho Secrotary, Mr. Alired Wright, thon rend tho following scction of the nct above referrod to: S0, 2, In the mouth of Julyof each year, thero shall o bold a meoting of sald Board of Underwriters, of which ten days’ presions notiee shall bo fuserted in at least ono daily paper, published in the city where Puld Tosrd of Undorwrltors is located, at which moot- ng cacli_jusurance comp corporation, associa- t{on, underwriler, agent, perion, or persony, doing o firo-jnsurance business du the city, shall huvo therlght to bo ropresouted at such meoting, and shall bo cu- titled to one vote, A maforily of tiio wholo numbor sa representod shall Tave power to decklo upon the quostion of susiaining the Fire-Patrol hereinbefors mentioned, nud of Sxing tho maximnm amount of cxpeuses which eholl be in- curred thergfor during tho lscal year nextto eusue, which amount shall in o esso exceed 2 per cent on the aggregate of premiums returnod us recoivod, a8 pro- vided in Sec. 8 of this sct, and tho whole of such amotit, or o much theroof 18 may bo nocessary, muy bo assessed upou all inaurance companies, orgabizi- tlons, corporations, assoclationt, uud persons Who u- sumo risku aud uccept promiums {or Aro-insuranca i said eity, a8 Lercinbeforo mentiouedd, in plroxmruou 0 {ho soveral smounts of premiumes returned as rec Dy each, a8 _hercinafter prosided, and Auich aascn ghnll bo collectable by and {u tho name of sald Board of Underwritora i auy court of Inw in tho Stato of Ii- Tinots laving Jurisdiction, In aiich manucr and at such allm lflr times a8 sald Board of Underwritors may do- rmiuo, Thoe'Olnirman stated that in, nccordance with the ebove seation, every insuranze compauy that did business undor tho fawsof the Btute wan ontitled to vato, whother it belonged to tho Doard or not. WO MAY YOTE, Mr, Case moved that tho Secrotary road tho names of all the insnrance compantes doing business in this city, Ilo guvo us bis reason for introducing this motion, thut it might bo known which cnmrmnuu wore entltlod to vote, ‘Tho Chairman stated that they bud no list of companies excopt that contained in tho Inaur- ance flerald, which was rather incomploto. AMr, Caso's motion heing ndoptod, the Sacre- tary road tho list, only tho ropresontutives of about twenty-fivo answoring to tho call. The Bncmtm—i/ ulso rond thio namos of thoso agouts who had recoived notices to atlend the mootingy M, 8, M. Moora moved that tho Fire-Patrol bo sustnined for auothor year, which motion wus udopted. THE PINANCES, Mr, Critchell moved that tho Board of Undor- writers bo empowored to proenre a first-class ut- torney to prosocute thoxo who did not pay their tux, Mr, Moore thonght before such a resolution wad entortained thoy should mako an approprin- tion to covor tha oxpenses for the coming year. Thore wore $3,000,000 of [uvome rotarned lust yoar, and 1 per cont on that would muko the swm of £26,000, whioh ought to bo sufliciont to keop up the patrol during the year, 1le would like to hoar trom Gou, Ducat, Chafrman of the Commit- too on Patrol, Goun, Ducat siated that he lnd worked oub some suggestions, but hoforo hiinging them bo- foro tho mootiug} tho motion to coutlnue tho Tira Putrol for auathier yeur should bo recousid- erod, und * according to tho flaw " should thon be added, I'ho motion was than roconsidored, and aguin pagsed, with tho aboye amoudimoent, Qon, Ducat, the Chuirmisu of the Commltteo on Tatrol, stafod thuh ubout $26,000 would bo rm\ulmd to suktain tho presant putral, Mut, to muko the patrol offective, thure should be o brauoh on the Bouth Bido and one an the Woest Side, und 810,000 would bo royuired for cach of thosd, fu addition o tho abovo-namod 20,000, Ha bad made the cstimates from tho .mout coonomical standpolnt, - The Chairman stated that on tha Lasls of Inst year's roturn & tux of 1 por cont would amount 1o was opposod to hasty legislation,- to about $26,000, and on n tax of 11¢ por cont it would nimoutt to abowt 830,000, A, I J. Smith thoughy thut Ltho exponsas of the Firo Patcol for tho coming yoar shonld bo minch loss then thoy woro lnst, 08 the apparatus aud overythiug olso had beoh purchnaod, ond tho only additional nx\vaum would bo the branch patrota, In his opfnlon, a tax of 1 per cant on tho extimato of last year's recowpts should bo onvugh, ’ A LAWYER WANTEN, Mr. Critcholl renawed lus motion that the Bomd employ a good attornoy to enfotco tho provislone of the now Inw. Mr. Moore conld not soo why thoy should sua tho companics for tho amonnts thoy had yot to bo assersed. Tho law was new, and lmown by fowy if tho bilis were firat prosonted many of them would undoubtedly pey, Mr. Critcholl snid they ‘could send no billy booauso thoso companies” refused to mako thoir roturng, and therofors ho had mado his motion, 1f thoy wonld ncoomplieh something they must act at once and deolsivoly. Lo ovoreomo ‘all obe ’uutlonu, ho would put ‘hia motion ns followa: That tho Tiro Patrol Committoo be empowored to omploy counsel to ouforce tho Iaw in regard to the Firo Patrol, In this shape the motion was ndopted. Mr. Cago movodl that TIL MAXIMUM ASSERSMENT " should not excood 1 per cont on tha returns, DMr, R, J. 8mith did not believe that this was enough, on aocount of tho branch patrols to bo established. Tho Houth Side did not noed o pa- trol an much now as two woeks ago, and if iho Bouth Sldo bnd one, the North Bido could do- mand ono with just as much right. Ono brauch on tho Wost Sids would, {n-his opiulon, bo suli- clent. Mr, Gritcholl moved, ns sn amendmont, that tho tax be 1{ por cout. Mr. Caso #ald ho mado tho motton to hayeitl por cont beonuse tho expenso of tho patrol this vear would ba much lews thau i§ was Inst yoar, T'ho dopartmont was now thoronghly organized, and thore would bo no oquity to huve a branch ou tho Houth Side nnd mnono on tho North_ 8ide. With only ono branch, on the West 8Ido, . tho nescssmont would bo sufliciont, Desidos, ono branoh at o timo could bo mado more ofifciont than thros. Thirty thousand dollars would undoubtedly bo realized from this year's agrossmont, ni ‘tho roturna would have to bo made uuder oath, and thore wero no allowances mado for lossos, and tho full umount would therefore bo renlizod. Mr, Critehell’s motion to make the tax 1} per cont was put to o voto and lost, T'ho originat motion of Mr. Cnsa to make the tax 1 par cont wus thon adopted. Mr. Mooro inquirod whother tho old Patrol Committee holds over 2 The Chairman roplied that the Donrd of Un- dorwritors had full control in regard to the Com- mitteo, If tho outside agoncios had any objec- tions, they could conio once a year, sud voto on this subjoct. . ‘T'ho moating then adjourned, e g = THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS. The Board of Firo Commisaioners indulged in o characteristic wranglo yostordny. COMMIESIONER KLOKKE ncoused Mr. Ayars of miestating tho manage- mont of the Donrd. * 4DId you,” sald ho, **sny, in the first placo, that tho Board made a flgure-head of the Mar- shal ? In tho noxt place, did you sny that men of habits of intomperance were rotained aftor you had moved thoir discharge, to the dotriment of tho Dopartment 2 You made these statoments &8 published in Tus Trupsuse and Times." A YREE TALK. My, Ayars—Whatover I gaid, it was truo any way. Bheridan—I underatood you to say that you woro not reported very woll, Ayars—If you will bring me the papor I will 8eo how tho report agreos. DBut ns far ag tho Murshat is concorned, be is a figure-hend,jand that is my opinion, aud for this reason: Ho has boen two or threo weoks trying to organizo a truck company, and wanted a foreman, and for that time thoro has Leon mo attontion paid him. s Sheridan—FHo said it was not essential. Ayarse—Ho enid thab the ronson he recom- mended that man wag beeauso ho was o diseipll- navian, As soon as the question camo up.it was not n matter of cspecinl intorost to the Board. Inekihe Fire-Muarshal whethor a foroman hag beon appointed 2 Baniee—Not that I am awaro of, Sheridan—Phoro is an acting foroman thoro, We have one or two houses without a foreman, Ayara—Then alolish your foremen altogothor. Tleroe is u man acting foreman on a private’s pay. Now, I sny whon o darshal is made to wait soy- onteon days for an appointinent, ho 18 & moro fgure-hond. y Sherldan—The v ]§lvea the powor of making appointments to the Board. yura—I am not making any charges against this Voard. *Tdo say it is n fanlt thnt the Bonrd runs in this way, when tho Marsha! makes a recommendation, and no attention is paid to it. "The Marshal explnined that the delay did not materinlly affect the working of the company. A QUESTION OF VERACITY. Ayars—Now, in regard to how tho papors re- port me, I don't gey auything. If you will ask mo what I think of tue Depurtmont, L will toll ou. Kioklko (with o copy of the Times)—Tho quea- tion {8 whether you toll the truth. Aynrs—Wel, if you moan to insinuate tbat I am not tolling the trith— Kilokke—Thore 18 tho Timea. Aynrs—I have not read the Zimes. I will rend 1t af my lelsuro, and thon answor. Klokke—It doeen't take long to answor yes or no, Ayara—As far as what I said outside, it is no butinoss of the Board. on! Kloklke—This Doard wants to know whother it bns o gentloman to deal with. Aynrs—It very, much dopends whother I have gontlomen to doal with, Xlokke, but I will r{‘umlvcr you, I dow't want to beat round tho ush. Kloltko (snroastioally)~TIt looks like it. Mr. Klokke appeated to thoss in the room to judgo whother the Board was run pronerly. Ayars road from tho rtoport in tho Zimes, snd pronounced it incorreot, 1fo hind not said that Mr, 8toriden seid olwell had o family, and was & good politician, as roportod in the Zvmes, and tho Board discussod the man’s capacities, from which discussion it could bo ferred that ho was of no nso to tho Dopartmont ; thut Mr, oo had admitted thiat ho was too far gone to oot any wervico, but proforred to uccopt Mr. Sheridan's contrary statomont. After further talk, AR, AYAUS gaid : “I know that whon men hinve beon brought up for trinl tho Commissionors Liaye buen np~ pronched by men who have triod to got tho judgos, for such tho Commssioners aro, to boa lonient with the mon on trial. I rocolieot n lot- ter was. hrol:i;lw from ono city oflicial and read to tho Doard., Anothor city ofiiciul brought the letter ‘and remained round to see what offeet it produced. This slmply shows what influoncen aro somotimes brought to bear on the Board. do uot euy that tho Bourd does not reelst tho prossure,” - Heno—Do you think we are o very impressiblo Bot P Ayars—I think wo mado a gront mistako by leiting Aldormon_nomiuato mombers of the old Dopartment to fill vacancios. I think wo did wrong. 3 The Doard was paoified by this thme, buta onornl row appearod imminent at firat, whon Ir. Kloliko cnllud on the Z%mea roportor to note down his collesgue's orror. g THEE SHANTIES. The Bosxrd of Public Works having submitted an fuquiry to Judgo Norton, Corporation Coun- sol, as to tho way toproccod against framo build- ings illogally orcoted within tho flreylunits, Judge Notton respondod as follows ¢ TIE OPINION, Crry Law DUPARTMENT, Ciizaaao, duly 17, 671, u the Manorable, the Barit a7 Publle Worke: GENTLEME! You statv in your motoof the 18th that, nfter the fire of Qetober, 1871, you gavo por- mixsfon to cerlaln parties to erect wooden bulldings, ot oxceeding 20 feot fu hefght, within the fire-limnit, ity agraunuont o ale park to remove the sawo of u e year, &';u 'l“’fl.lolll::glflhl that, whilo the Luildings erected on publio gronda have been removed, thoro aroa number wiill stouding upou private property, which the owners refuss to remuve, although ordored €0 to do by the Board of Publiv Works, Yol anl 1y opinton as Lo what Getion you have power to tuko fu tho premises, 8to,7 of Ohap, 11, page 41, of tho Revised Ordl nances, prohibils the oroctiun of “euoh buildluys within the flm-!lmlll. aud subjeats tha offouder to @ fino of for every ' Lwouty-four hours during which such bufldings wro allowed to rematn ; and by Soe, 8 of tho euie ordinance, mich bulldings aro deelared & nutsanco, and 1t i mado tho duty of the Board of Public ‘Worku, sfter twenty-four hours’ notico to the owner to abate tho wame, W des mollsh or rize Lo #awe to the ground, 1 find uo ordinnuee of the Common Councl), and no arder of thio Joard of Publlo Works of record, nuthior. fzlng the erection of wuch buitdings In the l‘l).l of 1471 {n thio Aro-limt, T hiuk, aa ticso buldinge woro crooted by pure wivslon of tho Board, upou tho expross condition thnt fhiey rhould bo removed 0t 1ho ond of (ho year, they cloarly come uuder wio provisions of tho vrdthance abovo rrnrerrml {0, aud may bo abatod inas summary ‘mannor. 1 would stggast that tho Board of Publto Works mnke nn ardor that auch Hmillings bo vacated and res moved within o speciied number of days, dul that, i default thoroof, thoy bo deolnrod and treatod’ ny nuinances, sl ‘slated nccording to Iaw; and that publie nofica bogiven toall concorned, and personal natico to the ocoupants, necoraingly, Very respocts fully, Jxswr 0, Noiros, Corporation Counsel, *A roporlor inquired of Mr. Prindivillo WIHAT AGTION would be takon upon this raply, The Commls~ sloner suld that notico would bo seryed through the nowspapers to all owners of suoh buildings, and m addition to this, porsonal notico would bo given Lo tho ownars, ot to tho ocoupants In caso owners could nok bo found. At the oxpiration of fifteon dnys ull ownors who failed ta pny at- tenttdn to the notfcs would bo summoned for n violation of tho firo ordinance, and fined $26 & dny. 1fno further effoot was produced, tho Bonrd would tear down tha buildings, TROUDLEA OP THE NOARD, 1t rooma that tho prosont ordinnnco gives tho Doard of Public Worka conaidorable tronble, 1t provides that n bullding damngod less than 60 per cont can bo ropalred. Tha jury to dotermine tho extont of tho damage fs composed of ono man_appointed by tho Mayor, o sccond by tho ownor, and a third by the other two. A taso in point como \Hm yestorday, Mr. 0. W. Ienn, -gwner of No. b16 Htnto slrcet, on tho southor voundary of tho fire, mado application, and named a8 lig juror Mr. Dauiol Woary, The Mayor appointad Mr, Bramball, who deolared tho dmmnge abova 60 per cont. A third juror was choson, Canvilleby name, who decided for tho owner. Diamhnll protests, but tho law givos the building anothor loage of life, It was dormerly a house of ill-famo, ANOTHER OASE came _up Saturday, and was similarly decided. Tho Donrd, loarning that the building was ro- niring, orderad tho mon to doslsb work, It was found that the two jurors who declared the building fit for repair under tho lnw were ab work ropairing it. This shows tho corruption such an arrango- ment opons up, s REBUILDING. It is almost too soon after tho fire to look for any vory goneral activity in restoring the hurnt distriot. Thoso whoso property was destroyed are too busy in colleoting insurauco to bo ablo to say dofinitely what thoy will do nest. A tour AMONG THE ARCHITECTS yostorday revealed the fack that but one or two porsons have fully decided whon and how to zebulld upon the burnt ground. Mr. Van Osdol bog plous and specifications for two now buildings upon Wabash avonue, whilo arrangomonts for o third aro in process of complotion. Of the two first moutioned, tho firat is @ throo-story brick, with basoment, of 40 feot front wupon Wabash avonuo, wost sido, aud just mouth of Jacknon streot, Tho front” 18 to Lo of prossed Drick, with atono trimmings. Tho lowor floor will bo nwed for storos, and tho two upper for npartments on tho Fronch flat plan. The build- iug ld to ho 90 foot deop. I'ho othor iy o building of 80 foct front on Wabnsh avomo, fronting east, near Vau Buron, Four storos will ovoupy tho lower floor. In all ronpects of arrangamont aud architocture it will bo tho samo as the ono sbove doscribod, Both aro owned by Mr. Frank Stovons, A third structuro, to be bullt unon thé sonth- east cornor of Wabash avenue and Harrison stroot, of which, however, no partioulars can yot be givon, 18 nlso o certainty. Architeots concur in tho expeotation that tho Trench flat systom will bo quito genorally in- troduced in portions of tho "burnt district nnd adjacent residont quarters. The demand for thom mmny bo . estimatod from tho fect tbot in the caso of Washington Smith's new building upon Clark streot, north of Yan Buren, thore liave beon more than throo nppl{cutlmm for overy apartment or sot of apart- mente, Tt is not oxpected that any further businoss blooks ywill be coutractod for upon Wabash avo- nuoe south of Harrison stroot. LOOKING OVER TIfE GROUSD. A roporter of Tur Trisuse, yostordny fore- noon, took a stroll through the burnt district on the South Bido for the purposo of obsorving to what +oxtont improvomenta wore making., In tho district wost of State stroot, proporty-own- ors aro awsiting tho action of the Board of Pub- lic Wotke in oponiug up Dearborn sircet. On anfih avonno, notliing is going on_escopt the ropairing of louses on the wost sido of the slreot which woro scorched by tho fire, Atthe corner of Third avenuo and Harrison slreot the firemen_of tho Skinuer Fire-Escapo und ook and Laddor Compauy No. 1 wero en- g‘l:},'flll in tearing down' the dangorous ruins of tho Jones School. _Carpentors, undor tho supor- iutendency of Mr. Ward, wore ougaged in raof- ing over tho boilor-house, the walls of which were not much damagod, Dircetly south of this school Mr. P. A, Newton is building s two-story and basemeont brick house, 22x52 fact, in tho roar of which work hns been commencod on n two-story brielkbaru, 20x60 feot, desiguod for bis milk busincss. Mr. Frederick Millor, o milk-donler, at No, 173 Third ayenue, has commenced work on a barn in tho rear of Lt lot, and is pusbing tho work g fost s possible. On Stato street tho work of improvemont is going on at a more rapid rato, though that is slow enough, At 831 Stato, 'Louis Hompol is clearing away tho rubbish to make way for ona-story biick bullding, 20x80. At 821 Stato, Mrs, ‘Ticrnoy is putting up s two-atory brick sa< loon. P, Harvoy, thoe plutber, still occupies the toit on the ground 449 Stute streot. DI, Buck- holtz rotaius possession of tho land. Btate stroot, Gabriol Stoigor has omployed a lavge force of man in clearing away the rubbish, o will rebuild at onco. Pottor Palmer will at once begin the eroc- tion of a block of stores on the corner of Van Burcu und Stato streots. It is snid that Allon & Mackey will occupy the ona fronting Vau Buren stroot, and IL M. Wilmarth & Co, thoso facing Stato streot. O. August Vogel will immediatoly Logiu tho erection of two bricle stores nt 873 and 870 Stato street. At 817 State, J. D. Torry will begin fu 2 fow days to build a three-atory and bagemont brick store. . O'Neill Las avoub L\Vau!g-fl\'u workmen engaged in clear- injz nway tho rubbish of his buildings, 857 and 950 Stato streot, Ilo, too, will robuild at once. Wood's Hotol and tho' St. James will bo rebuilé at ouce, as hus alroady beon stated iu theso col- umus. On Wabash nvonuo nothing whatover was going on_in rogard to rebuilding, At No, 835, Williun I, Sponcor was engagod in omptying two vaults, in which ho had stored ns much of his stock as was powaible whean the fire reached him. As his goods were chiofly of o hardware charao- ter, such as guns sud pistols, yery littlo damnge was done thom, On Michigau avenuoe the ruins of the Michigan Avonno Ilotol etill obstruct tho stroct. Kvory- ihtl“fi‘ on this stroot remalns just os tho fire oft it, - Ono noticeablo and good work in tuo burnt district is tho plnoing of rails along the odgo of tho puvomont to provont nccidonts, This ant the work of filling up oxposcd privy vaulta is carrfod on by tho Board of Publio Werks., A’ forco of mou aro ot work shutting off tho gas and water, aud ropairing the street-lampy, I tho city woro uuwise enough to allow the construotion of woodon houses thio burnt district would bo half rebuilt,jboyond n doubt. As it is, thoro are about half & dozen sheds in difforony localities. ey INSURANOE. The insurance agonclos fu this city aro all Lusily engagod in adjusting and paying thoir losaes inourred by tho fire of July14. 'Thelosson aro not by any means 83 hoavy ng thoy wera firat belioved to bo, tho salvages belng very large. Bomo of the companios find tho estimates of their lossos as thoy,-wero first given to tho papsrs tabo just about twice. the rosl amount, aud mony companies which belloved thoy wore suilorors Jost nothing at all. Consaquently, the first estimtos of the total loss will bo groatly reduced, it boing Loliovod that LLRY THAN $2,000,000 will cover the ontire loes of all tho ineuranco companies, I'he agoucy of Mr, Thomes Goodman.roports {ho loss of the Citizens' Insurancoe Cumpany at about $7,000, it being at fivat estimated at 8,000, ‘Cho loss of tho Firomen's Fund of San Fran- g’l;wo romung the samo s first voported, ahou Mr, Q. T, Trosdway's companies came out mueh botter (hon was at first supposed, Tho Lycoming, which was crodited with a loss of £60,000, witl got oft with 28,0005 aud the Peup, which was thought to havo Jost 810,000, will noy havo to pay more than 4,600, ‘P'io lossies of the cowmpunics reprosentad by Mesurs, Barrott & Montgomery sro ubout 80 pur cont losn than ab first siatod. o Tradory’, of thiv ¢lty, 18 also much bottor oft thun at firat Leliwved to be, Tho fivst state- meont of & lovy of $100,000 hag now dwindled down to §60,000, and it mny Do still lowor boforo ho fiual paynients are mada, The Company {s nfl!luuung and paying its losucs us fust &3 pos- o The oompanios reprosented by 8, M, Moore & Al 436 Co. woro firat stated to fl;nvo lost {n thio nF ro- fi\m\ about $184,000, r. Mooro mow thinks at Lo can pay off nll the lossos with $100,000, Mr, William Warren, who, reprosonta tho Liv- gl;nool, TLoudon & Glabo, will got oft with aboub I'ho Morcantile, of thin city, wns first ropro- gonted nn having lout 94,500, while at prosont cnlculnl“am\ 1,000 will covor tho loa, Mz, B, W, Jowoll roprosonts tho Gorman of Erlo, thoe Morchants' & Mechanles' of. Orwign- burg, Pa,, aud tho Germania of Now Orloans. I'ho latter two companies come ont unsenthod, whilo tio formar, the loss of which was ot firal g;nln;‘)lat to bo €20,000, witl pay loas than Of Snyder & Asey s compantes, the Natlonal, of Philadelphia, will huva T pay abont 810,000, instend of 47,000 as at first roportod. Tho loss of tho Peoplo's, of Philadelphin, has boon reduced from 13,000 to £5,000, aud thiat of tio Home, of CQalvoston, from 810,000 .to §6,000. Tho Safoguard, of Philadolphis, was first reportod to linve lost 816,000, whilo thoy will gt off wlth about 87,000, Tho adjustern and CGencral Agonts of theso companies aro all in tho city, and will romaln bero until all tho louses aro paid. Tho Atlantle & Pacillo, of thin city, will bo aboug $5,000 bottor off than it was t first bo- lioved to'bo. Tho roport ficat givon ws o loss of $30,000, but $26,000, and porbaps less, wil™ foot tho Dbills, ~ Tho agont of thls Company states that its buslniess hns stondlly picked up sinco tho firo, and that thoir rccul([)tfl of yostorday woro honvier than at any ona day'sinco its organization. This Company will commones adjusting to-day. 1. 8, Critoholl's compnnies, tho Phenix, of Draokiyn, which reportod 1ts los at $30,000, hau & snlyage of §14,000, 'I'he Now Hampshire, of Manchoator, out of a loss of 84,000, Lns a salvagze of 1,000 ; tnd tho Missisalppl, which® hns lost §3,000, snves but $700. mqu{‘ H, Bouthvick, who reported the loss of 0 agansott, of Providonce, ut $3,600, ro- ports it now at 31,600, Tho Uniou, of Philndel- phin, loses loss than :3200, avd tho Fame, of tho samo placo, will got off with about tho samo wmovnt, Tho agonclos not enumoratod abova have ny yot boon wnablo to got at a correcs iden of thelr ealvago, thoic adjusters not having yot nrrived, but thoro is no doubt that tho cstimates they gavo at tirsb will bo greatly reduced by salvago and buildings that wore supposed to be Lurnt, but were aftorwards found to bave beon savod with but little damage. —_—— ' THE OITIZENS' OOMMITTEE, Tho Committeo appointed by tho oitizens' meating of Baturday night to walt upon tho Counctl and urgo the adoption of an ordinanco making tho fire-limits co-extensive with the city limits, ote,, mot at tho Mayor’s ollico last oveniug kb 8:30 o'clogk. Among othors pregont wore Judge Davls, ox- Polico Commissiouor Mason, Judge llale, J, B. Drake, Gon. H, Lieb, A. 0, Hoesing, G. M. Lyon, L. B, McCagg, Thoo. Knrls, W. 0. Clarke, J. V. Tarwoll, O, T Periolat, Gen. Drow, Gen. Wob- stor, William Broas, tho Ifon. W, I', Coolbaugh, tho Rtev. Dr. Ryder, 0. H, Cnso, Mr. Younyo, and Br, Hubbard. The meoting was called to order by Judgo Davis, who nominated Mr. Coolbaugh us Chair~ man, On taking the chair, Mr. Coolbangh stated that Mayor Colvin's absoncoe was on account of sicknoss, but that ho heartily approved the ob- jeet of tho moeting, and belioved tho Council would grant thelr demands, o sald ho had pre- pared'n writton roport of tiie procoedings of tho citizons’ muntln&: of Saturday night to lay bofore the Council, and oxprossed the hope that somo member of tho Committos would address thn body in detail. Bofore o loft his ofice ho had boen handed a batoh of potitions, which Lo hold in bis hand, which hud boen cirenlntod and signod by thousands in the lnst forty-cight hours ot tho instance of tho Board of Lrade. Ilo thought it proper- that somo ono bo authorized by the Committeato prosent thom to the Conneil, Mr, Hesing moved that Judge Hale prosont tho potitions. I'he Judgo vory respectfully declinod. Mr, Farwell nominated Mr.Heting, who finally agread to shouldor the responsibility. Judgzo Davis wanted two things done at onco: Firat, tho Council to mako the firo limnits co- oxtousivo with tho city limits; aud second, the appointment by the Counctl of s committeo.of five to co-operato with n like Oitizons' Commit- teo, to devise and suggest somo means for tho protection of the property of tho city agatust ro. Mr. Clarko enld ho had talked with mombors of tho Bonrd of Undorwritors during _tho day, and thoy favored the idon ndvauced by Judgo Davis, and would like to be ropresented on the Committeo, 5 Alr. MoCogg opposed the {)mpasitlon. He lhml%llt tho Citizens' Commitieo ought to con- fino iteolf to tho porformancoe of tho specifio dutics marked out for it by tho citizons’ moot- ing. .fimlgu Davie thon moved the appointmont of n Citizons' Committeo, with tho Chair at its head. Tho Chair declined ths honor, when it w#a agreod that, if the Council appointed the desired Conferonco Committeo of *Tive, tho officors _of tho citizons' mooting of Baturday night should npyoin! a like committeo. On motion, the Privato Socrotary of the Mayor waltod npon the Couucil to seo whon it would be convoniont for that body to receivo the Commit teo. Ino fow momonts Lo roturnod, when tho Committee adjourned to the Council Chamber and presonted its roquests, as atated In snothor place. 3 — THE ASSESSMENTS. Tho Clerk and Assessor for the Town of South Chicago aro busy looking over their boolts and escertaining whiat corrections will have to bo mado on acoount of the rocout firo. Thus far the personal-proporty books show 870 returna within the burnt district. s A visit to tho South Sido Assossor's oflice by a reportor of tho Journal thisv-morning elicited tho following information from Mr. “Jo» Greenhut, the Town Clork, who is busy looking aftor nssosemonts in tho burnt distriot: ‘Three hundred and soventy roturns for per- sonal proEnny within tho burnt district are found in the Assossor's books, ON STATE STREET fifty houses were burned down, whorein the As- sistunt Asgessors had ot found any porsonal ety worth littug for sssonement; whilo 1n 171 houyes porsonal property was listed and tha valuution was recordetl in tho Asscssoxr’ books, OX THIRD AVENUE ]'rernom\l proporty was listed in fifty burned houses, and the valuation is revordoed in the As- sossor’s books, From 121 burned houso num- Dors (on somo lots thoro woro shanties in frout, in tho middle, aud in rear) thoro came no roturns or roports of taxablo persoual proporty, on ac- count of tho poverty of the inhnbituuts or their ubility to hido their tuxnbla proporty. . ON FOURTII AVENUE 5 only from forty burned houses taxable personsl property was roported or roturned iu tho Assos- gor's books; from 111 burned howss nmnbors (roprosenting, perhaps, 150 ehautios, cottages, and houses) no roports of taxable personal prop= orty oamo in. : s ON OLARR BTREET in ouly eight burnod houses taxablo personal property was returned and rocorded “in tho As- Bossor's books; thoe othier fifteon burped honses do not cut nuy figuro on tho assessment Looks; being low houses of ill-fumo, with no taxablo in- Luwbitants. & ¥ ON WABASH AVENUE, from forty-six burned buildings roports of_tho yaluation of porsonal proporty aro recorded in the Assossor's books ; from 129 lots (ocoupied and unoceuplod) no roturns or roports of por- sonal propetty are recorded. : O MICUIGAN AVENUE, , from four burnod Lousos roports of porsonal proporty are recorded; from oleven lots nnd houses, noreport. OX CROSY STRERTS, . roturns from burned Loudos aro sa follows: Iubbard court, three; Pock court, "one; Eld- ridgecourt, ono; Congross atreot, fonr; Van Buren, four; Harrison, olght; Polk, ono Tay- lor, two, 'Ihe amounts are not yet footed up, 'lio valuo of tho real ustate improvomonts burn- od down is not yot estimatod. ¥ THE NEW ARSESSNENT-ROLLA aro being rapidly mado out, and will show quite a rotluction }u tho schodnle of taxation in that soctlon of tho city, whioh was, to a great extont, the wost unproduotive part of the munioipality, —— ¥ 2 CORRESPONDENCE. THE ORIGIN OF THE CONFLAGRATION, 70 the Editor of T'he Chicago Tribuno ¢ Bi; Does it not soom very strange, and is it nat digcouraging besldes, that the burning of a littlo stabloju broad day-light should be allow-~ od to riso to suoh a’ disastrous contlagration ? Littlo fires of all kinds aro of fraquent Jif not dully oceurrenco ; why, then, did this ono pro- ross 80 for boyond the othogs 2 Must wo ronlly oxpoct that overy ono of theso little firos in tho future will develop to dovour a large praportion of our olty. 3 o rellovo, in somo moaswro, tho oxikting anxioty in regard to this question, und to trace tho oxact lossous taught by this firo, 1 beg loave to mako known through the columnaof Ticg ‘CrinuxE tho dotatled facts connected with tha outbronk of tho fire, {llustratod by tho following diagram: THE ORIGIN OF THF YIRE. TAYLOR 8TREXT : CLARK STREET 19TH STREET Teand, Aealy & ConEngras fli( Tho stable in which thefire first broke out—g oo ery, b. b, ylJl'xm’l'm( skoletons of ol frame bulldings, <. firick bulldings, Lalf burned, . "Tho oll-mill, & 40x40 throc-story brick-building, . Sheds and rookerles belonging to tho ofl-mill, /. Engino No, 21, posted by thie fire-plug, 0. 7. Bnrned framo-bulldings, nothing but ashes, . h. Frome-buildings, 08 yeb unburued, ‘The testimony of tho neighbars is, that fromy twenty to thirty-fivo minutes olapeed from tho first apponrance of tho blazo till Engine No. 21 was posted, Considering the anxioty of pooplo in such canos, I will assumo thatit was twolve minutos. A colored firoman guarding the xoe mains ofEngino No. 21 thonoxt morning informe o mo that thoy arrived nt the spob just thirey- two seconds sftor hearing the alarm, snd that then thoy found elx buildings in full blazo, 1n epito of this,—and with groat conrage,—thoy placed the engine right under tho firo, within thirty foot of the burning bulldings, They ase - sort that, had they been roady but five munutes soonor, thoy could bove iastorod tho fira without other assistance, No doubt hnd somo- Lody heon thora fifteen minutos soonor ho might havo smothered it with the loose rags lying about. DBut why woro thoso valusble fiva minutos jost 7 Tecauss people woro ndifforont about going to tho alarm-box, and bocauso thera was no _day-watch u'fion thoe hose-towor of the engine-houso, Hlarshinl Bennor an{n that doy- watching had to bo abandonod but Jately on ao- count of the small number of monéelglll) to an ongiue. Another engiuo (No. 10), due npon the firat alarm, was postod on thocorner of Clavk gnd Taylor streots, It arrived buts few sccoftda after No, 41, but, in consequenco of the extrema lougth of Hoso required (L judge it took about 400" feet) to rench tho Bpot, from five to oigbt miuutes woro lost in strotehing and couplinj nnd when the pipemnan avrived at the roar o! tho oil-mill, he was too late, sud was obliged (4 rotroat, Moanwlnle, the firo lnd taken firm hold within tho oil-mill, spattoring the burning oil in uvelX dircetion (ns ndicatod by tha oirclo upon the dingram), hitting the men of Bugina No. 21, and forcing thom to a hasty rotreat nndet abandonmont of tholr engine. - Had thers beon a fire-plugg on Clarle street midway botween Tay- lor and T'welfth, Engine No.10 would have ained flve minutes, aud found it possiblo to ox- tinguish the fire within tlo oil-mill bofore suy of tho burning ofl counld havo been spattered, Thia would have anved Engino No. 21, and the fita would have baen mastered ot once, Lot us, thereforo, noto tho scarcity of fire-plugs a8 ong of tho causes. The other engines dus_upon tho firat alarm woro ongagod upon tho West Side. It is now likoly they would hovo arrosted tho flre, had thoy been thore, for want of firo-plugs. Novw, what is tho state of things immediately after tha abaudonwment of Engino No, 21?7 For= ty to ifty of tho worat sort of rookeries are in full blaze, and shead of themn wholo neat of buildings of the sama charactor! -No wonder that pll other engines, as they successively ar- rived, found n confingration wholly boyond "cons trol. 'Lho whole TFire Department, a8 now ore guuized, was poworless until tho firo reached tho nowly-built part of the city, whero many opem spacos ' intervenod botweon buildings. !{'ha cauncs, thou, may be recapitulatod as follows : 1. Delay and ‘carclessncss on the part of the peoplo in giving alarms. 2. Tho want of & day-watch on tho onginee housc. 4 8. 'ho criminal indifference of the authoritios in pormnitting an ofl-mill {n that sort of locality. (Thero 18 u Tookory used as a distillery in the next bloek to serve as o powder-magazine in to= morrow's firo). 4. Tho scnyeity of fire-plugs. 5. The existonce of wholo af&unrua of rookerics, without intervoning brick walls, . C. T'ho wrotched organizazion and insufliclond resources‘of the Firo Dopattment, Much has boen said about fighting fires frond. the front, In n common-gense viow this is un- doubtedly the true way, pravided it can be done. "T'o reduco s firo to this poswibility is, or ought to be, oyor the aim ; for, onco reduced to thig point, it is mastered. A conllagration sprends protty much in tho form of a fan, and the battla 18 nafurally at both flunk-‘mlutu of tho front, in ordor to closo the fan, whilo a largo vanguard i trying to socuro the impossibllity of further ig- nition abead of the fire, That would bo system, But tho lato couflagration was fought without this or any system whatever, Thore was foo much fighting on thofront, sud the consequenca was the loss of two ongines and a mile of Liosio, 'hore’ was no_vanguard, ond the fire flow oyor the hoads of the firemen on build- ings opposite. But lot, for all ‘this, tho smallost blamo fall ou our bravo firomon. 'They have dono all in their powor uuder fearful odda. Put rather all the blamo on tlio systom under which our Fire Dopartment is meintained. The vory organization makos order oud systom an impossibility, And this blame hits our our« #olves, o8 citizons, for permitting the orzamiza« tion to romain in its prosont statoge Lot us bear inmind that in our city tho chances for cone fingrations aro tonfold, as compared with othor great citios, and thet our 1Nro Dopartmont, in- stond of boing in proportion better, {8 poornx than any other. Wo must improvoe (as urged by mo in sovoral lottops soon aftor the groat Ootoe bor firo) this stato’of things in both_directions; and L hopo we shall this timo, I, BaNyvasx, Ouicaao, July 20, 1874, COMPORITION RoOFING, * To the Editor of T'he Chicaao Tribune ; Siuts Asono of the sufforers of the late fire, I fool cousldorable ifutorcst iu the offorts now making towards o roform, for tha purpose of guurding our city in tho futuro againet such tor- riblo conflagrations as thoso with which wo have beeu visited. Various moasuros have been sug- gostod, many of thom oxcellent, but somo fow that forced thomselvos on my attention tho unight of tho fire have not beon, as for as I know, touched upon, aud I thorefore offor them for consideration. . Tho flrat I8 in rogard to tho roofing of ouxr buldinga, All tar and gravel roofs ought to be abolished and motal roofs substituted. There is no uso talking about streots 200 or 800 feot in width, when o strong wind will carry the burne ing folt half s milo oft and ot fire to othor buildings, In Europe no composition roofs are koown; they are au Amerlean, or rather p Ohie cago, Institution, and you vory seldom find thom in Lnstorn cities, Tho iden of thelr reaisting 1iro iy absurd ; thoy will only resist the firo until tho tar molts, aund, whon thp folt Is once ignited, tho roof burns as if kerosene wore poured” upon it. What makes tho come nosition-roof so dnnxinmua Is, that if & diro- brand or pieco of igultod folt falls unpon thoroof of a high building, 1t s either boyoud (800 Mifth Tago.)