Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1874, Page 2

\ 2 e asrogardod tho protection of tho City of Chicago ngninet firo disnntors, ‘CommIssloner Shoridan assurad tho geutlomon that thoy sould not Do mote fully alive to that «question than woro tho mombors of the Donrd, 1o roforeed tha Committeo to tho requisition mnda by tho Donrd of Polics to the Common Counil, proviona to tho flro of Ju&y 14, jmmo- dintaly subsoquont to that cvont, nud only b fow ook ago. ‘Lhoy woro_going to lny yo anothor raquisition boforo the Oouticll, and Topod that thio engines, and othor mattors fimmml Dby tho Cuwmitteo of Firo and Water,would Le approved st tho noxt meoting of tho City Logisluture, M, MEKRY W, KING gaid that tho Commiites did not eall upon tho Toard of Toiieo to chinrge thom with remissnoes, but to consult with them as to tho best meana of obtalniug the additlonal fire protaction, tha noceneity of which was appnrent ko overy men whognvo nny thought to iho subject ntnll. Thoy had alsa como o offer euggeations to tha Bonrd, not in n epirlt of dogmatinm, but slmply 80 citizons who woro vory dooply intorcsted in tha snfoty of tha city. 11c had no doubl thog it partien would conto to & dofinite and harmonjous understunding. . NOYNR gnld that an important maltor to bo conaldered wae tho water supply. Uhiero was o goneral coni- plaint that tho pipes Inid In mast of tho strcots Swera nat of euillolont calibro to supply tho ou- gines in caso of an oxtonsivo firo. COMMISBIONER BUERIDAN gnid that, whilo that was to ba doplorad, yot ho thought,’ from somo oxperimonts which had beon mndo, that if tho callbro of tho pipes was incroasod tharo would not bo suflicient pronsurc, and thero would bo mors lost than gainod by the operation. At tho sama timo, hio bolioved that tho ongino-power at tho Wator-Worlis could, by golng t0 groat additional oxpenes, bo eo fu- cronsed au to obvinto thoe dificulty hespoke of. Mr, Bhoridan continued by saylug that ho had long been of opinion that the Ll l¥ systom of wator-works should bo ndoptod in Chicago. Paoria and other places had tried that systom and found it succesuful, Chicago was not too roud to accept n losson from othor citfes, Tho Piolly systom had the advautngo of sinipllcity as ‘woll'ns that of efiicioncy. U'ho city could bo di- vided into districts, onch boing provided with its own ongines and pumping mnchinery, In that way it vonid bo cany to chck confingration. Evory policoman could act a8 o firoman; thero would Ea no fatal dolay In waiting for ongines to arrive_ boforo o firo_could bo supprossad, for every hydrant, mith hoso attached, would bocomo o opgino in Itwell. That, o thought, was ono of, thp boat ways in whickl tho city could b pro- teotod, CONMISRIONED RENO 7 donouncod the delicieut water-supply in encr- gotio torms. 'Tho trouvls Lnd come originally from » small system of waler-works, bogun Whon tho city was almost in it fnfanoy, which 1iad boon contluted ovor finco. In tho first place, tho wator-works woro intonded to supply Watet for domestic uecs Tathor iban to supply firc-enginos. Thoy should go to » good denl morc expenso if fhoy waniod o water-systom commensurate with thoneeds of Chicago. MR, LEITER romarked that tho citizens had particulurly noted tho reductions mude in the fire _estimatos by the Common Council, The Council, no doubt, wero prompted to a spivit of unwise cconomy by the ory coutinnally raised by their constituonis about overtéxation, . Commesloner Sboridan in a short apooch pro- pounded a novel plon of fusuranco which s sub- sisutially oe follows: At tho prescut tima the insuranco companics located in this city have an annual incoino from preminma slone, of nearly $6,000,000, Teir average snnusl losscs aro ouly about 81,000,000, leaving & neb prolit of $5,000,- 000 annually., 1o proposos that tho cily insure Ttsolf, and that an fusuranco Doparimont fof thiat purposo. Buch a dopartmont ~would Dbo Fimilar in 15 workings to tho present Board of Publie Works or nny atlior large de- partment of municipal admioistration, 1t should bo governod by o Bonrd bayiug suprome controk over its own workings, A collection of pro- miums at tho presont rates of tho insuranco companics would, in ton yeurs, amount to £65,~ 000,000, with the sccrued ‘intorest, ‘I'hiu capital would bo sufliciont i1 itsolf to carry on the do- purtmont forever, Tho intcrest on this sum would bo sulliciont to pay all ospensos as woll 24 all lossos. ‘The minimum of tho insur- auco wonld be {ho total amnount assossed Jor. At thoond of 10N yCRrs no MOTo promivms neod be collocted. 'The departmont would sup- port itgolf, and would prove source of revenuo to tho city. Tlo afiivmed that ot the presont time many Iargo business houscs wero carrying a heavy m- sursneo rato, honvior in proportion than~ the amount_for which they wore assssed for city tnxos. ‘Thoy uro now insured for saors than the city would or docs nsscea them for taxes, Thoy pny faxes on nbout onc-tenth of tho amount for which thoy nro insurd. Uuder his pian tho Commissioner clnims jnsur- anco nnd taxes would be nssessed from tho samo valuation both in tho rick man's business-houso and in tho poor man's dwelling-houso, At pres- ent tho business-man moroly pays taxes ona portion of hiv goods, as ho claims that at all times o Jaro portion of his stocl in trado is un- pnid for, The ssme may bo enid of tlo poor man's dwolling-houss; it, too, may not bo aid for, yot ko pays taxes on its otal veluation, whether paid for or not, Thus his plan, ho said, cquolized taxcs thor- oughly, ond tompletely iusured ovorything on whicl the ten successive anunal promiums had boon Im\ll. for nil Limo 1o coma, At the closo of his romarks tho Commissfoncr was congrabulated by sll preeont ou his ingauioua schemo, ‘I'ho meoting then went into o gonoral con- sidoration of the Building law, aud othor things atready diccusyed by the members of the Citis zews' Association, A NEW PIAD SANTED, Br. Franklio MacVoagh said thst ono othor matzor romnined to bo considored. Tho majority of (o Citizons' Agnociation woro convinced that tho Chicago Firo Dopartment nceded a bolter heud—Tor goneral work—than tho prosent Firo Muacshal. Ho id not desiro tosny snythwg Larsh of Mr. Douncr, whom ho rogarded ns being & very valuablo oteor, under {hio instructions of n wan beitor 'qualiied for o Inrge command than himeolf. ‘Whore whs 10 fecking against tho Marshinl boyoud sshot bo Dad stated. 11e hoped that somo " mTangoment would bo come ta 8o Lhut, in tha eveutof auy chango, Mr, Dennor could bo rotaincd va u gnb- ordinuto. That ha was o good froman overybody acknowlodged. At tho samo timo thoro was o vory matoriul diferenco between a good fireman and o groat *‘ Iiro Genoral,” Commissioner Seridan entered into o dofoneo of Marshal Bonner, in which hio wus baeked by lousra, Klokko aud Rono. Thoy peked if tho Committco bad any more compotent ofticer to muggoet, Thoy woro willing to liston, Br, IIL W, King said that Gen, Shalor ap- penred 10 bo a favorito, but Lo was not taken up od an uitimatnm, {Io was, undoubtedly, » man of gront sbility, and deservod o trinl. r, MacVonish wuggostod_thot Gon, Bhalor be invited to como horn from New York and obsorve tho situstion for himsolt. Thin proposition wus, aftor somo discussion, »greod o, and the mosting sdjourned, Everythivg pasyed off in good huntor. ——— SENTIMENT IN NEW YORI, ‘Speetul Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonuk, Sept. 25.~Fho withdruwal of the Undorwritors from Clilcago continuas to bo tho mpin topiv of Iutarest in insurance circles, whoro tho mattor hag beon thoroughly canvassed in all \ts aspects. It is ot without rograt that the in- suranco companies withdruw from such a flold of outorprise as Chicaga presonted. A caraful oanvass of tho Wow York iusuranco companive L8 clicitod au almont UNANINOUS DETERMINATION TO WITHDIA, Tho companies belonging to tho National Board witl oll comply, Mupy of them had slveady bogun to olose up thoir aairs, and tho action of thie National Hoard waa very larizely nuticipatod. Tho jvsurunco officials generally oxprossed o dosiro to roturn Lo Onicaga whon the Local Governmont bod mo improved ita dofonses agninat firo that tho companics contd do uo con- sivtontly wilh thoir #afely, * Bomo foars have ‘boon exproesed that *wild-cat " companics will pruy on tho Chicazo pooplo now thist tho rogu- Iar compunios hovo withdrawn, but it is pspooted Lt tholr loneo uf busincss will bo short-lived, as the proaperity of Ohicago do- mands a sound besis of innurance, ‘Lho goneral sxpoctation, howoyer, is thut Chicago will soon porcoivo what ig.to 1ts pormancnl aud immediato ravantago, ond adopt tho COMMON-HENHY PROVISIONS proseribed. As muok of tho avtion of the Une- Yorwritors rospooting Chicago was basod upon that eity’s dafeative wator-supuly aud sysion, it muy be ‘woll to sonsidor . i shiof polnia of tho saport n this rospect, 'ho chiel g{ the Consmissiouer of Publlo Works, furnisbed by Prosident Oakloy, of tho Natioun! Bonrd, ati~ awors the mquiry, and will bo found below Tifora 1801 tho friuctyal matus for tho weoter-supgly | ty wera 8 $0-inol maln from thu recolvini 1= o ih nvoniiv, dowit FIMth avante Lo Iwenty= fhind srcot, thenco down Droadway to Houston kirecl, Hhonco by & -nek mufn_down Lrosdway lu Fullon siroot, tionco down Broadway by s Uhliel wali to Towlibg Green, theuco to Houth Ferry by » l-incl \ THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY,‘SEI’TEMBER 206, 1874, ‘mafn,with 20-4nch gros-town connections at Fifty.sev. entl ‘streot, Thirty-nighih Alroct, Trrenty-ninth strocl, Thirtoontl streot, Hotaton alreot, Pearl strcot, Fulton atzeot, and Wall atreot ; oiso & 40-inch nain from tho Focelvlug renevvolr to Kifth avenno, thienco down FIfth avenuo sud the Bowery {0 Fourteenth slreet (o Avos nno A, thenc through Avenus A and Kwox o ' 20inck on Iait Droadway, = cone rocting Swith tho mevorsl crossfown 20 wl 19:-fut plpes lso, a 80-iuch main from the ro- volving resersoir to Eighth nyenue, and down town throngh Elghth aud Ninth ovenues o Thire fountli, conneeting with soveral —malnst o O0-fach’ wunin from tho recelring reservolt fo Third aventio, and down Third nvenuo to Fourteon(h streot, contecting wiih tho gayernl 20-4nch maius, In 1863, & 4B-inch main wan Iald from tho new recelving resorvolr to Fourth avoutie, thouco 10 tho distributing reeorvolr, In 187, & Ykl main Infd from tho 48.nch pipe st Fdrty-accond stroct and Madinon throngh Madinon aventio, Twentys sisth streot, Third sveauo, Bleeckor stroct, Mult strout, Now Dlowery, New Clinmbors pirect, lo Chat- Dam, " thenco by ‘& 2d-inch pipe throngh Chame bers' sircot to ludson, aad 8 20-Inch pipe in Chureh mirect from Fuftion to Gamal, This wipo 18 conneotor with n 20-Mneh ono 1 Pear atreot, and in Fast Hroadway with o 10-nch, and J24nch in William ntrecf, o a0-inch in 'Drondway, o 13- inch in Canal, Hudson, und Grecuswich strects, and with o 16-fuch on Fullon strcet, ind han furniskod the supply by 12-Inch connctions for tho soveral avgo datje-narrio hydrauta an cach street, yotween Fulton and Canol atrcots, on oach side, about' 100 feot from Church oirecl, 'In 1874 hun beon coms pleted a new main from tho mew recolviug Teservolr fo Tenth nvenuc, thouco to Thirly-elghth strect, with 12-inch connocilons at Boventy-soventh, Boyeuty-nrth, Boventy-firat, Sevonticth, Bixty-third, and_irorty-olghth stroots, pnd - 20-fuch con- nections _at + Tlfty-savonth and "~ hirty-clghth stecots, and tho Doportment in now laylng ibls °main through = Torly-sccond ticct, from Tenth avenwuo to Fifth nventis, to connoct with thomains on Ninth, Biglth, and_Soventh nyonucs, Broadway, Blxth, and Fifth avouuos, and with tho £0- inch matn'on Forty-sceond atreot, and with tho dis~ fributing _rescrvolr ot Norty-socond etroot, Tho Dopartment, s nopn a3 tho Legislaturo farnishes thomeans, will loy un additional " 48-inch main from the now Yecelying ronervolr to Eirst ave~ nitio, and theuca ta Fourteenth sireot, to bo connected ‘With tho suvoral cross-town malns, and a 30-fnch maitt from Forty.accond Mroet to Sixth nyenue, tirough Siath averve, Thompeot stroot, and Weat Droadway to Chambora streot. Thomns 1. Montgomery, the Genoral Agent of tho National Board of Firo Underwritors, stated to-aay that thero soomad to bea feoling in Chi- cago that tho [nsuranco compnnics reprosonted in'tho Doard WERE NOT IN ZARNEST in their Inteulion of taking no moro risks thero, Dt the companiea woro decidodly in _earnost, atid the ubiversality of sentimont’ among thoemn in that regard was oven greafer than he bad lnd reason to oxpoct, ‘Tho question had boon raised in Cbiengo, 08 au argument ngnhm tho with- draral of thoir insurance on Chicago proporty, that it would bo dienstrons to iko trado and crodit of tha city, but ho answored that it wns nothing mora thun & moasuro of wolf-protoction, and the samo requirements would_be necossary in any othor city. Communicationn recolvoil from “a Iargo numbes of compnnies in difovont parta_ of tho conntry, mem- bots of tho DNonrd, showed not only that thoy woro in favor of numlfllnncu with the recommendation of tha Excoutiva Committeo, but that savoral of them 1AD ANTICIPATED TIIE BUGGESTION ond had slready declined to do uny furshier busi- noss m Chicsgo, In fact, instead of tho com- panios following tho rocommondntion of the Committeo, tho Committco hnd only ivon volco to tho opinfons of tho companice. t waa I\DPE(!, hawaver, thut the citizens of Chi- cago would soon seo tho nocessity of tho procau- tiouary measuros requived by tho compunies, and would procecd to varry thom into effect s speed- ily o poraible wheil they saw tho compnuics repregcnted by tho Board WENE DRACTICALLY A UNIT in their dotermination to withdraw if radical ro- forms woro not adoptod. But uudor iho oxist- ing ciroumstaucos, tho Executive Committoo would havo been fuittless to its trust'if it had not ingnod its recent recommendations. llenry A, Opkloy, Presidont’ of tho National ~Doord, slate yestorday that roplies to the recommendation of tho Doard had been roceived from a Jargo number of tho out- of-town compauies, aud thoy woro, without cx- coption, in favor of withdrawing their businoss from 'Clicngo, Among thoro which had thus answorod favorably woro the Providenco companios, aud thosa of the smatler Connecticut cilics. Ho nlso said that, by roforring to o lato copy of Tug CnrcAco TnipuNe, ho eaw that the ordinanca establishing the fire-limits of Chicngo lind passed by a bnre mojority—2l to 14—just onough to carry it. Ono of tho chiof opponents waa the Proeident of tho Iire Board. OPINIONS. Tho following are the sontiments of tho ofilcors of somo of the principal companics : The Prosident of one of the principal iusur- ance companes in this city gavo & coniidont ox- preesion to tho oplufon thiat ning-tontha af tho trugtworthy companics had already discon- tinued busiuosu in Chivogo, ouch wn tha distrust sttached to companics inewing in Chicago tuat their goneral busincsa was boing injuriously affected by it, somo poople actually rofusing to insuro in such companics ; 0 that tho duty and the intorost of thoso com- panies compolled them to adopt these measures of soll-defenso. TNE FARRAGUT INSURANCE COMPANY doos not belong to the National Donrd, Its oficors thonght that tho Board Lod been too hasty in its nction, thongh thoy sympathized with tho desiro for tho better profection of Chicago property, Thoy olready hindt somo risks thoro, should not with- drav, and would continno to reccivo good risks. They did not think the *‘Board companies” would gonerally give up busincss thore. L'horo wera plenty of colmpanics who would still accept ighs thero. Thoy were porfeotly entisfied to continue (here. THY JANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY announced their intention of susponding all business with Chicngo from Oct. I, In accord- auce with tho recommondations of tho Roard. So far ae tho robuilt district of the city wns concerned, thoy had olready rofused to take any rieks. The object of tho action of tho insuranco companios was simply to jn- dhtco the poopla of Chicago to adopt Buch mons- ures as would ronder thio city memsurably safe. An ofiicer of tho ATLANTIO JKOURANCE COMPANY ¢ gavo it aa his opinion that tho position as- sumed by the Exceutive Committea of the Board would bo vory gonorally sustnined by tho membora of the National Board. Tho Scerotary of the Citizous' Firo Insuranco Company spid that tho action of the Comuiltea of tho Nutional Board had not beon taken without dno consid- oration. Somo such nelion would have boen recommonded) even if Chicago hnd not beon afllictad sith anothor great fire iu July last. Tho ofiicors of tho LAMAR INSUBANCE COMDNY weroln consultation yosterday whou tho roportor callod. U'heir Survoyor had just roturncd from Chicago, and was mnkiog o verbal report, 1io statod that the peoplo of Chicago woro doing what they could to comply with oll the propar domands, Thoy wora puttivg in larger pipo- and otherwise ehdeavaring to fncroaso tho was tor-nupply, and ho thought within o rensonablo timo no gpecial caudo of complaint would oxist, 80 fur pa existing causes epuld bo romoved. In consequenco of this roport, the ofticorn of the Company were undecidod™ a8 to low they would act. Willlam IL. Rous, agout of tho Queon Fire-Insuranco Cm.uYnH)' of Livorpool and London, letleved that all: tho foroign com- ]mninw, as woll o# his own, would withdraw, botl ocatre thoy wero mombors of. tho Nationul Bourd, and woro disposod to follow {ta ndvico, aud beenuso it wos in tho intorest of nll the compuulos ta do 6o, ¥ AMITY INSURANCE COMPANY sro not membots of the Buard. Who Prosident stated that ho tlmuz!hl tho Board askod nothing unreasouablo, and that their roquiromonts wore wutirely iu tho intorest of stockholders, aud for thoir own proteotion thoy should follow the ad- vico of tho Board and WUITE KOTIING IN QIIOAUO, Ono offect would bo thoe formation of many ir- reuponsitlo companice, who would endoavor to talko tho place_of _tho withdrawing companios. o Niogars Flre-Tnsuranco Company, s mom= bars of the Doard, will withdraw. from Ghicago with tho_othors, Lancashiro Insuranco Com- pouy, of Mauchostar, Logland, {4 a Board come pany. The manugor snid that ho should nch with the other compnnios In cnmylvm with the recommendation of 1iho Bor Tis Compuny would probubly resumo bustnesy thoro if v‘w requiromentns wero fully met, THE GIRAKDIN VIRE INUUMANCE COMPANY, mombers of the Bosrd, had niready withdrawn tholr Ciilengo ngzoney, as fts oflluers lind mudo up thelr windy thas business there was unproliiable. OTHER OFFICES, At tho ollcen of tho Adrlatic and Qorman- Ameresn Companies, tho oflicers wero rotivent as to the action of thair Companios. “Tho Prouidont of tho Thanix ITiro and blarino Insnrance Compony eald thab that Company would withdraw with tho rost. The Iopo Iiro Insurance Company aro uot mombors of tho Board, and long sluco gnvo up business in Chleago us unprofitablo, ‘the Firomen's Fund Insuranco Compnny havo not Insured in Chiongo for some tiwe, and have cancalod throo-faurths of thelr policies there, hoy oro not membors of the lloard, 'Fho Pacitio’ Firo Instiranco Company, though not mombans of tho Tourd, will_probu= bly follow tho example of othor _compauics. At {1 ofllca of tho Lafavolto Firo Insuranco Compnng, ono of tho oflcurs stated that ke wis in doubt us to this doclsion, butb did notb himsoll think it was judicions to withdraw, One of tho oiticers of tha Irving ¥iro Iumurnnoo Compouy siated that they had nob wuitton auythlusin Ohlckfio sinco Angust. s own oplnion was that the notian of the Board was n &NM Wrong. Moro timo should binvo beon allowod the Uhicago paoplo to moko_ tho required changes, Tho ZLbna Tusuranco Company of Hartford, 1t wau ntated, would cortainly withdraw from GChicago buelnoss with tho othors, Tho Standard Firo Insurance Company bolioves it to bo sstop of gront wisdom for* tho Undorwritors, and n propoe ro- gord for tho Intorostn in their chargo, Tho How- ard Firo Insuranco Compauy has alrondy with- deawn from Chiosgo, Its ofticors will sustaln iho notlon of tho Bonrd. At tho oflos of tho London Assuranco Company, of England, ono of tho = mausgers safd thay lad sont word to their lgmut in Ghicago to huspend buci- nepd thora on Oct, 1, ‘Thomaln anxioty was on tho subject of the Firo Dopartmont of thot eity, whoso inofllclonoy throatonod ovory company with groat loss nt any momont. At tho Ifomo Insurance Company's officoit wns stated that thoy woro satisfiod with the netion of tho Doard, and should comply with it The ofii- cors of tho Willismabnrg City Insurance Com- me wore uot propared to stats what helr nction would be, Lhoy would sond thelr Qonoral Agont to Chicago noon, and bo govornod. by his raport. Atiho offlco of tha Now York Tiro Insuranco, Company it was stated that tho Company still has risks thoro, and, nlthongh mombors of tho Tioard, would contiiuo to issuo pollcios ou what tho oflicoru considerad good rinl. rod gpod 11 OTHER EASTERN OOMPANIES. 208TON. B Speoial Dispateh to The Chicamo Tridune, Bostox, Sopt. 26.—Tho insurance’companios of this city whichdo businoss in Clicago, some cight or ton in numbor, including the Manufac- {urers, liot, Iiromon's, Neptuno, Franklin, ‘Washington, Fanoull Iall, Bhoo and Loathor, and North American, havo not yot taken action on Underwritors to discontinuo buaincss in Chicago. ‘Thero will be & mocting of thoir officers on Mon- | day or Tucsdny of noxt weal, ot which tho pres- ouce of tho agent of tho Board of Undorwritors i8 expected, whon & deoislon on tho courso to bo pursucd will bo mado, Probably they will all agreo upon whatevoer polley is dolormined upon, and stand by onch othor. The opinion mmong insurance men is that tho recommondations of thio Bonrd will bo sdoptod and onforced.., Thero are ono or Lwo_insurance companics In ho ity which are not olxs‘msed to acquieses the recommendation of the Board of Under- writers, ‘T'ho Manufacturers' i8 roported to bo of tho namber. Thoy desira to continuo busi- uess, ch”fii"“ oxtrn ratos for oxtra businoss, It is doubtful, howover, whotlior any company has doflnitely devided what to do, or will be dofinito- Iy decided until after the meoting noxt week, HARTEORD, Spacial Disnatel bo Lho Chicago Tribune. Hanrrronv, Conn., Bept, 26, —TFho Lhoouix In- surance Company, ono of tho oldost and most roliablo n this cicy, voted to-day to immediately closo thoir Clicago ngoney. Thoy want it dis- tinatly undarstood, howover, thiat they do 8o in- dopendently of tho National Doard, “Thelr ox- perienco fu Chicage, oven apart from tho gront tire, hag boon ona of constant loss, and thoy hiavo dotorminod not to continue longor. Alost of tho companios would profar to romnin, though nono aro anxious to do 8o, and, unless steps aro taken promising a complianco o good faith with tho recomiuondations of the Board of July 24, overy agoncey will bo discontinued ou Oct. 1. ——— FIRE PROTEOCTION, 7o the Editor of The Chicago Tribunc: Sin: Now that tho question of firo-limits has beon settled, 1t bocomes of great importance to decido what woshall do ab and witlin those boundaries to oxtinguish or rotard tho spread of contlagrations when thoy throaten us. Aud first, as to iro bouloyards. I approve fally of tho proposition to flrst meko our rich and boautiful businoss centro safo by widening ono of our oast and weat stroots from the lake to the rivor, planting It with. treos, and clearing il lumber yards and similar dangorous businoss from tho banks of tho river within puch limits, Tootesd of making (his brond Darrier as far south ag Twolfth streot, I would supgest tho lino of, sny, Harrison strect, Nearly all tho buildings of any valuo on (liis thorouglifaro woro dostroyed by tho firo of last July, and ho ground could bo bad at a low prico, whilo it i3 suilicicutly far south to includo all of our presont chiof businees quartor, snd cyen pormit us Lo add to it our third, Tho pur- chinso of 76 feot on cach side of Harrison stroot wonld givo an avonuo of betwoen 200 and 260 foot in width, which, with a line of largo trees at cach sido of it, wonld mako a grand barrior to the spread of avy fire, whilo the river would bo almost au equal protection on the northand weat sides, 1 would furthor suggost that tho clfy placo on avory tug bolonging to thie neighborhood a poworful stonm-pimp and sufticient hoso, bo that in caso o firo npproachod near to eiter sido of tho river, avery tug in tho harbor could bo con- vorted iuto a powerful and offoctivo ateam firo- angiue, aud, In winter, nrrangomonts could bo mado for the tugs to be placod ull tho waw slong the rivor and its branches, so that, when frozon in for tho soason, they would bo distributed “yhero they could do tho most good."” ‘T'he coot of all this would bo modarato, ITar- rison stroot from tho river to the lako is abouc thrce-quartors of o milo long, piving on both sidos n frontage of say 6,000 foot, oll of which would bocomo flrst-class business-property. Franting on a superb and finoly~plauted stroct, 220 feot or theroabouts in width, 1t would speed- ily Lo worth far moro thon twico its prosont valuo, Detween it and the msin rivor on the north and betwaon tho Iako and South Dranch {horo aro probably 100,000 feot of frontago. Haw, suppoto the total cost of tho improvomont should bo $1,000,000, which s in my opinion an outsido value, uesess £50 por foot on the ITarri~ son strest frontage, and S17 per foot on sl the proporty noith of it to Soutls Wator streot, all of \which would bo oqually and immenscly banecllt- od, and tho necesuary cost is provided for. But I would notrest entisfied with only our buuiness centre thus mado snfe. For tho futuro it would bo woll to look ton similar safogunrd for tho ontire city, aud such a ** wall of circum- vollation " already -oxists in our parks and tho boulovards now connooting thom with each othor. I would proposc, thon, to oxtond our city 1lmita to tho Fifey-fifth stroot boulovard on tho south, and tho proponcd Divorsy avenue boulo- yard on tho north, and the ercction of any more woodon builditgs i n)l this spaco. being probib- ited by law, would, in timo, give us an oxterior as well as interior batrier sgainst general coutla- Brations, : It is quita probablo that tho incroased value of praporty on Hurrison streoz would boforo long tampt proporty-ownors to lay out similar avenues at distances of a milo, or ovon logs, from cnch othor thraughout tha city, but the two oirouity 1 hinvo namad should bo' mado, and at onco, by tho logislativo autliority of th city. Noxt, T would say o fow words with regerd to our supply of water for fira purposes. And I waould rofor, in doing 8o, to & plan proposed In our papors tnany yeurs ago, but which Tecoived lens motico thun it dedervedl. That iy, tho lugiog of largo pipon through all' our uirooty Dolow the fovel of Laio lichign, connecting with ono anothor a¢ all streot jutor- soctions by cistorns of sufiiclont capacity to fve o amplo supply of water to meot any possiblo domand. Thare is probably no otber oity in the country po aitunted as to command auch su im- monige, rondy, and conviont supply, aud, as their would bo 'no pressurs upon such wator-mnins, lioan pljic o coiout oF ulinilar motorials could Do uod, #o 46 to mako tho outire cost compara- tively light. Desiring to make this communica~ tion as brief ns possiblo, L shall’ not oniargo on tho advantages of this snggostion, which muss bo manifert to nnf ono wio givos it o moment's thought, but will procood to sny a fow words on the subjoct of roofs. It bug beon proposed iu womo quartors to nbolish uot ouly the fur- ihor construction of for and gravel roofs, but ovon to order tho romoval of thoso nlroady in nso, which would bo oquivslent Lo unroofig at Jonat ninetuon out of overy twonty buildings in tho city. Now,if wo do this, what can wo got n placo of thom ? Ihough lovs dangorous in great five than composition roofing, tin roofs 8ro noL ug porfect & protoction to the buidingy thoy caver, whila thoy uro twioo as costly ; aud slnto, tiles, &o., requite a cmm of raof and an extra ptrovgth of walla that would demand tho romodeling of almost overy houso in tho olty, Coment Yoofs—I moan miortar comont—hayo beon toated and found to crack 4o much as to bo in our climato unrohiablo in thumsolvos, llut, as tha only complnint ngaluet fole and gravol roofs i8 thoir tondonoy in o gront firo fo fiy off in lnrge flnkou and oncry firo to o distuuco, how would it do to covor vur present flat [roofs with, say, halt an inoh to an lnch of gaod comont mortar, which 1wight bo furchor and choaply protectod from tho wopthior by a varuishing of asphaltun? It (he comont should thon eravk, it wonld do no peout Iiuym, s thoro would bo & aufiiciont aud rolfahle root underlying it, whilo in case of firo the woight of tho mortar rosting upon and forming n purl of {t would carry tho fult raollug duwn iuto tho huilding, uud so doprive it of filu dan~ gorons qualition, In making the foregolug suggoationy, present thotm s original with mynelf. ' Blowt of them hnvo boon mudo bofore, but [ beliova all of thow, ormodifications of ull of thom, might be I do not tho recommondation of tho Natlonsl Doard of” ndopted with groat benofit to tho city, and all who aro fntereatad fn it. Tofora closing, I wish to point out what it appoars to mo ia n groat and dangorous dofect in our prosont Fira ordinance, It is that olnuso which provents the usa of woodon posts fn~ stead of iron cotumns In the Intotlor of buildings, In tho gront flve uf_Qotober, 1871, whon groab Dlacks wero wwrappod in fiames and neomed ofton tomolt awny In'a fow minutas, It waa_noticad that fron columna {n many casos scomed to melt in tho intouno hoat soonor than s G or B-inch woadon pont would bo_ burned through. Notie- Ing thin, not only tho Aldormon who framed and passed ‘our prosont Tire ordinanco, but even architeets of oxperionces, tontlfled that, in thoir opinion, . woodon . columus , would last In n hot firo ns loug ns_iron ones, and Bo-it contes thal wo now kava built, and aro building, ntores aud warohouses 50, 75, andi100 foot wido, in which all tho Intorior supports of the floorn and roofs are 6, 8, or 10*inch wooden posta, Now I must protoht agaiust suol an intorprotation of tho facts of onr groat fire, It Lruo that In the proat hont of Buch o gront and BWOShINE con- flagration, holiow 1ron colmnng might molt bo- foro woodon onos - wonld quits burn through, Lut in an orainnry firo, whoro tho hoat is los in- {ony, thoro ean bo no doubt of the fact that an iron colunn, and espoclally & solid ono, will Inut and give support far longor than ono of wood 3 whilo it I melf-ovidant that,- whilo waod ndds to tlu: combustiblo material in & building, ron doos not. Ihapo that, whea our fire-ordinance cones to Do roviked, this mistako will bo noticed and cor- roctoil, M. Guicaao, Sopt, 23, 181, LCCAL _MISCELLANY. THD EXPOSITION. Yestorday was o gront Grangors' day ab tho Exposition. No lees than gix raflroads brought inthis poculinr clhas of lumanity, sovoral of thiom in great numbors, Thoso wore tho Chica- go, Burlington & Quinoy, whick bronght alono not lesn than tan passengor cars coutaining ovor 1,000 shiow-soers § the Chicago & Alton and Ilki- nols Contral, which brought about 800 each ; tho Chicago & TRock Island, which brought about 700 § and tho Dauville & Vincennes sud North- weatorn, whosy comblued passopgers incronsed the attondanco at tho Exposition by about 1,000, In addition to this, thero was, notwithstanding tho rain of tho aftornoon, a very good city at- tendunco, A featuro of tho £xposition which hatdly obtains tho attontion on the part of visit- o which it merita is tho display of CERFALS, FIUITY, AND MINERAL and otlier vogotablo producls of the lands bo- longing to tho land-grant rairoads, Yo any ono who Las the ambition of becoming a sottlor, and tho oo of ono day boing the rovered bu toothtess oldest inhabitant, or, porchance, sol- itary contenarian, of o flourlshing agricultural Togion, tho squash wolghing 31834 pounds dls- played by the lowa Rallrond-Lond Company, and tho 63-pound watormelon of tbo Chicago, Bur- lington & Missour Railroad, and tho plates of apples grown upon tho domosno of tho Kansas Yacillo and Atchson, 'Topeks & Santa Fo Ruil- ronds, or tho magaiticont digplay of corn by tho Union Pacitlo, wil provo a strovg incentive to the carrylog out of his ambition, Howevor mich tho system of land-granta to railroads may Lo condemned, nobody should allow kis littlo political projudicos to otand in bLis way of obtaining, by a thorough examination of tho agricultural aud minoral display at the south end of tho gallory, some idos of tho resonrces ot undeveloped Americs, espacially on tho lino of tho Kanens Pacufle, which rond bas a wonderfully fing display of frults, ¢ Lvery ong who visited tho Txpositlon yester- dny was delightod with tho groat improvemont ‘made by adding'a numbor of now jots to TIHE FOUNTAIN, whoso presenco addod n thousand-rold to its boauty, Tho mauagors havo accoptad :anothor bint from Tus Lurwyys, end have mado ar- rangomonta with tho Lincoln Park Commission- era for a couple of awana nnd a pair of geoso. Whon theso aro sailing around the basin of the fountaln, it will bo & fit centro-ploce for the Ex-~ ‘position of 1874, £ Not a littlo disappointment s folt by all par- ties ot tho Ixposition on account of the vory Y\mr show mudo by tho Cornell Watok Company, & i6 appatout that theur fac-similo building has Proved an orror of judgmont. ‘Tho propriotors ovidontly concur iu this opinion, ns, boyond a fow walches and n fow spocimens of tho parts of the works, and tho men who sits with his logs couked across the door to Loep tho burglars out, thore is really nothing to itract attontion, A very wtorosting TALEONTOLOUICAL DISCOVERY wag made yufilurdnfi by Mr, Laflin while digging in the roaf of the Exposition Building, when ho turnod up the fomur aud & fragmout of tho skull of what that gontjoman holds must havo Leon, Judging by the ‘signy of docay on the bones, ono of tho very oarllcat sottlera of Chl- cago. 1o at ouco notified Coroner Btephions of the fact, aodaa £oon us that functionary hos done with the subject it will bo turuod over ta the Acadomy of Scionces, to doelura dofinitoly npon all particulnrs in the 1ifa and history of thio lnto propriator of the intoresting romains. During tha attornoon the Executive Committeo held a meoting, ot which, smong othor businoss, thoy commonted upon the fact that tho Pan-Han- dlo Toad was tho only one which had declined to grant tho fayors to intending Lxposition visitors which the othor rouds ind ngroed to nccord. It s probable thiat tiio action of this rond i8 in tho mtorosts of tho Cincinnati show, which necds tho fostoriug care of tho railronda much moro than the Chicago ono, Tho netion of tho Com- pavy is mean—but then what could_bo oxpoctod ©of & road with sucha nomoas the * Pan-Liandle?” Nogotiations havo boon began with THEODORE TIHOMAS with & viow to having him give a concort at tho ixposition Building ono evoning durivg hin stay Liero with bis orchestra. If theso aro succossful, and on that ovoning tho management ¢nn mnko arrangomonty to Jiavo tho Prodigal Son thrown in, tho crowd 1 attondance will bo somothing unprralleted jn tho Now Heminphore. Among_athor notabilitios who intend shortl to visit tho Lixposition nra ox-Gov, Digler, Pol- Jack, snd Curtin, of Pounsylvanin, who visit Chicago on the 22d and 284 of October, with tho special intention of scoing tho show. To-dny is +Poopio's Doy " again, and tho enjoymont of it will be incrensed by the porformauce in tho moring, by Pao's Military Band, of & choleo programme of musio. r. Pago's Dand is a good one, bt oven though it had a thousand faults thoy would bo forgiven if, during their porformauce, thoy played ono pioco which the Iixposition band bave not ployed at loast ten thousand times. A bust of tho Rov. Robore Collyor was placod on axhibitiou yesterday in the'phatographia da- partmont of thoe art gallory. It is the work of r. William W. Btacr, & promising youog Chi- tago artist, Who lins boon in Boaton sluco tho firo of 1871. Tho bust roprosonts tho popular blagkumith clorgyman e ko was_ five yoars ugo and iy, thorofore, loss robust and mora spiritial than tho Mr, Co\![ynr of to-lay. But it s pro- nouncod an excellont picture for the timo it rop- resonts, aud, as a work of art, it is almost fault~ os5, At tlio meoting of tho Exocutive Commitieo yestordny, Mossrs, Bouton, Drako, and Raynolds wore appointod ag o Tiacoption Comumittoo to wait on ax-Govs. Curtin and Pollack whon thoy arrive horo noxt week, Secrotary Noynolds was ulso Instructod to koud formal invitations to tho Commissionaru of tho Cincinnatl, Louiavillo, Et. Louls, and Iudionspolin Expositions to visit iho Chicago ono. ——— THE GAGE DEFALOUATION, About two wocks ago, whon tho timo was drawing noar swhon My, (lago's property was to ravort to thoeity, under the trust-deod mado by him lapt Decombor, Comptrolior Iayes applisd to tha Corporalion Counsol for an opinion as fo whnt course it would bo advisable to pursuo, "Thut roply i ag follows, JUDOE DICKEY'S OPINION, The Hom, S, . Ttayes, Clty Comptrolter : ot commiieation’ of tho, 16ti fnat, (shout tho @350 mattor, of which You bad tatkod with wme botoro, bus which had not before been subimittod 0 mo), waa found an wy tablo ou Monday the 21st inst,, ou my ro- turn from tho Supreme Court, ‘To-dny, for tho tirat timp, Tmn furntalicd with & copy of the trusl-dead undor which thio queations arlse, After tho granting clauso, the dood roclice that, « "[lifg conyoyance 1w nado for bettor sceiriag tha City of Chicayo ngafuat sny loss on account of indobleduecs of suld Gage aa Late 'Wreasurer, oto,, in my trust for Thio followlng purposas.® *To fak possasion, " oto,, and undor the direotion and with the sonourrenca of tho Comptrotler,” otc,, and 33 Acon 88 tha samo can bo doue ta tho uterost of all concorned, * to soll and cone Voy eafil promises, or suy part of tho samo, or Ko much thoreof ua mmy lo roquired Wpon. such forma as fo wiid Prusteo and o Comptrollor msy scom best” and sive_ procooils, aud pay th same from timo to B e camury. 1 Hauidation pro tanto of ‘whafovor ki or swns Aro of ehall be found duo and. owiig ® by Gigo to tha city * until the wholo hioll be pald,” "Aud upon further trust, that whon il 2110 dndublodnoas fs pald, o rocouvey to Uago all whioh uay bo lgtt uhacldy wiil 0 pay 10 Gage any over- cood, I any, oio, D, ProveO et coal datale eball not bo soli In socorl. ‘ance with tho yrovislous Lercinbeforo wot forth, within Hhio period of oyt montha from tho data hereof, then yuid Gonnptrolloe shiall Bavo pawor 19 oRder » pofotiiy- tary wule theroof, on Auch Lerns as mhall to bim sown ey for tho iprests of waid Uity o Ghicago. Tewiil bo obuorved that Gngo's indublodtioss f8 no- witora. statod Jn o docd ; thst for the st clighit ionthis thero 8 1o powee o eoll unleas it can bo douc to tho intercst of all concorned, Bad, Of COURK, UL- Tozn It wan to the interost of Gago fo have tho salo snado, ‘The cight montha Laviug ozplred, tho Comp- troller kan tha nower to order A peremptory rolo, on sugh torma as ko him aball seem boat for tho Interests of sald cily, Dy tho word ‘peremplory salo™ fnn this contoxt is micant, I concelye, that tho Comptrollor iaa tho power to order the Trualce pere nnmtnrll{ Lo roll upon propor terms, and not that tho £ald sl bo uncondiitonnily made, Tt stinply muoaun it tho city fanot bound to walt longter for a salo of tlio proporly to bring ta full valuo, Mir, Gnge's infer- ealanro to stand i tho way no longor, Tha Comp- troller (lu view of tho amount of the Jabillty and all othor sotrcen anid meats which the city haa of ultl- ‘matoly reallziug tho monoy) fxto Judga for tha olt whietlier 1t 16 hottor for 1o ity that the proporty aba! topoidfor it e wil bricioagh fraatly uaer o valuo, or whethier it ia bulter for tho city that » ‘minimust bo fixed, below which the property ksl not bo sold, Inview of tho known fact thatl a largo in- dobteducss does oxiat, T have no donbt that tho trust- dood In auMciont §n form and substouce to authorizo o #alo by the Trunteo, As to the formn and time for adverlising, and other stops tiocosmary to {imure good ditla to (o buyer, it 48 proper that {he Compirollor should in such cass ordor the Trusteo peremptotly fo procerd to ael, stating what pronorty ahall bo Rold, at what #imo, & what pince, npon what notles, Aud upon what terms, siating how much i bulk shall bo paid down hy tho purchineer, or whist proportion of the bla auall Lo pald down, and what tiino shall be given on the de~ forred paymonts, atcl in what foslalitnonts, if more thints ono, thio deforred paymenta stiall bo socured ; sy by noles'of tho purohasor socurod by mortgago oh the Jand, or by such mortgngo aud personal socurily. ‘What thoea terma should bo Ju dotall fo not & question of law, nx\m,yi that tho Jaw roquires that they should )0 roasonabio, and such as ara calenlated o realizo o Intgent, nmotnt practisable out of tho propesty, cflhlllllcll“r with the hypotheals that tlio salo it bo made, Lhis much the law demands, {n view of the interest of tho dobtor, If, in view of tho intorests of ho city, it be thoughs that tho property ought to bo eold for less than niiy given minfmum, this might ot any tme bo modifl- od by tho ordorof the Comptroller, If upon auch Lcrnia the property romalns unold, T havo atetod whist 1 conslder would “be proper, and sdd that I think of nothing more which would bo necessary to givo the \llgflf A good title, ’ou nlao aek whethor it would be prefercble, or more 10 tho interests of the eity, to obtaln an order of Court prior to o sale, I think it probably would. 1 do not ‘mean s proceading to forocloso tho equity by a judiclal malo, but an application for an order of Court (In o proceeding m which tho Trusteo and Gage should bo Tindo partics) wyon tho Trustea to. eell ugion tia terms You Tany Bugyest, 3{ {lioso. forma wero ADprovod by thie Court it would relleve you and the Trustes In o ‘measure from _reaponsibllily, and would ocut off all complnint on tho part of Gage. I ihink it saforand ‘more prudent that the Trusteo should acll under tho diroclign of the c““fli ‘or with tho presout consont of Gago, Biddors will, 1 tbink, givo more for tho prop- orly whero they hiave such an sssurance that tho buy~ or will gota good titlo, - Lespectfully, : T, Lvux, Dionry, Counsel tb tha Corporation. THE COMPTIOLLER, upon recoiving sud roading tho above opinion, . wroto the following note: Crry CoMPTROLLER'S OFFIOR, Olt10A00, Hopt, 20, 1874, e Dickuy, Gounte lo e Crgmtion ‘ou will ‘pioado proceod witliout delay 5 obtain s order of Court for the wale of the prope erly inclidod in tho deed of trust of David A, Gage and wife to Georgo Taylor, Eoq., $o socuro tho fndubi- edness of sadd Gago 10 tho city. 6. 8, Hares, Comptroller, i A BURGLAR - SHOT. Thoro aro two polico officors in Chicago who can shoot straight, as ovidenced by the fact that ono of & party of threo notorious burglars wae shot twico at 2 o'clock yestorday morning whilo attempting to escapo. ho wounded man gives (he name of Georgo Harrigon, and gays ho canto from Dotroit lust spring. But the dotectives say thnt - HE 18 PIILO DURFEY, & woll-known burglar. Tho circumstances at- tonding tha shooting are as followas Oficer Muraano, of tho regular forco, and Oficor Powars, of Pinkorton's polico, whilo on duty at the corner of BSouth Water atreot and ¥ifih ayenuo, obsorved thros men coming out of the enloon of Georgo P. Gillam, No. 210 on tho first named streot, Murnano had watched tho trio from an opposite cotner, in company with Powers, and, when thoy omerged from the door, tho former appronchied thew, and asked what thoy were doiug in tha esloon. The bur- lars immediatoly stnrted to run, going in the fifcetion of Woliwatcot bridge, ‘the policemon giving chaso, Whon running up tho npprosch ono of the party turncd around and batloocod to tho officors that it they camo any furthor ho would shoot them. DBoth ofticors thoreupon DDEW THEIR BEVOLVERS ond fired, just as tho fugitives roached tha coutra of tho bridgs, and whon about 100 feot from the pureuers, AMurnana fired four times from a swall rovolver, snd Poyera throo timos {rom & much larger weapon.. The shots did not soem to bavo taken offect, for tho mon ran to tho north end of tho bridge, and thenco down tho viaduot-utops to tho ratl- rond track, Tho officors pursuod closoly atter them, and Murvane observed one run under the Lridgo and stop. Mo followed hiwm, and, whon Do feached bim, found Lim ‘lfylng down. The man sald hio was wounded, and Murnane rafsed Dim up, and, after taking him a short distanco, found that ho was uuable to go further, sud on esamining him discovered that UE WAS BHOT. ¥ Ho immedintoly sont for Dr. R. L. Loonard, and that physicion came nod administered Teatoratives to the wounded man. Two bullots Tind ponotrated his body, and the Dactor was of the opinlon that thoy Wwould prove fatal. Tho prisonor gavo Lis namo os above montionod— Goorgo Narrison, A wagon was proourcd, and ak 4 o'clock ho wag couvoyed to tho Couuly Tonpital, 1o wns visited by a ‘'Rivuxs roportor yesterday afternoon, nud refused to givo any Btatoment regarding his pregonco at the salao, othor than that that ho woa intoxicatod, and had been omployed nt Dotroit as o shoomnlker, but i been hore for throo months without employment. When arrosted, soventeen cigars, $2.10in currency, aud a card boaring tho namo of Lottie Fisher wero found on him. 'Tho physiciaus b the hospital stated that he showed signs of improvement, but it was not poesiblo at that timo to dotermine tho ulti- mato result of tho wounds. ‘Tho pationt way strong and healthy, sud hod good chauces for Tecovery. THE DULLETS - outered the back, ono of them going in about tho contre aud just to tho loft of tho spine, lodgung in or closa to tho plonrs, tho dirco- tion taken by it boiug disgonal, ‘This wound is connidorod tho most daugorons. Tho prisoner stated that whero tho ball struck him it cautied 8 stinging or smarting seusation, but ho paid no particulsr attention toit. Tho other ball wkruck tho roar part of tho right side, 0 inches below tho one aboyo mentioned, sud passed through to tho skin, agsinst which it rmlgml without coming out, and causing & black sud bluo mark which plointy indicated its progeuco. It is posuiblo that this Bhot has injured the in- testiucs, in whioh caso tho prisoner's chances for lito aro vory poor. N MABLISON, O DURFEY'S, CONPANIONS ran westward on tho railrond track whon ho fell from the wouuds, sud oscaped. Yoslorday siternoon, Officora Durna and Behanack, of the Chicago Avenuo Station, arrnt- cd James, alina Doo, Farmor, o iwell-known criminal, as ono of tho fugitive burglars, 1o was at 2 louro on tho southonat cornor of Mar- kot and Michigan streots, aud ia woll known as iba companfon of Durfoy. Of course Lo de- nios any connoction with tho crimo. Up fo last midnight, tho third person had not boon found. ‘I'ho Lhioves gained outrance to Gillam's placo by bLursting opon tbo front door, sud holpad themsolves to vigars snd liguory, and securod a small gom in cufrency, Thoy aro men who Llinve tho roputation of going for honvy booty, und tho oficors say that yestorday morning's worl was tho result of u wanton, diunkuo Jark. e THE NEW PUMPING ENGINES. To the Editor of TAe Chicago Trioune: Sim: Iwieh yon would call tho attoution of {ho citizons of Clslcago to tha following: It hag boon proven that the present engines in tho wator-works aro only dolng ono-third tho work that tho coal thoy aro using ought to do, and the Board o Publioc Works, having advertised for cnglnes that would do tho work for one-third tbo cmomnt tho prosont en- gitod are maing, has recolved various bids, ono guaraniooing all thoy nsked for, and ono gusrantocing twico what tho pres- sont ongines sro porforming, which wonld effact 20 aunual saviug of from $10,000 to 880,000 par month of coal if the water is pumped to the samo holgbt a8 at prosent, and from £60,000 to 8120,~ 000if tho wator is pumpod 'to tho hoight tho Bonrd asked for. If tho Board doubta the ability of these men to fulfill thokr bide, thoy might tako timo to sutlufy therusdolves befora siguing & con tract for any moro liko the one ut proont in uso, og thoy have mover pumped any water to tho height of foo, the hoight it was #id thoy wore to i)llmp it, tho stand-pipo and tho Tosorvoirs not boing noar that helght, but only about 00 feat. It nlso sooms vory strango that the Board ahould leave the soleotion of th engines to Mr, Grogoir, whon tho anginos ho has welected nud designed vequiro thres timos tho conl that ouo of tho othor biddors fiunmntnua, and twice tho amonnt that tho lowest idder guarantoos lio will require, I hopo some of the fusurance companies, or large proporty- holdery, or somo who wanb better protootion feom firo, will tako tho subjoct up, Lixarsuen, Qustoaud, Sept, 24, 1874, e Sy CGENERAL NEWS. Tho Northwostorn Fortllizing Company, of Hydo Pask, was declarod to bo o nuisauco by the Supromo Court Thuraday, aud tho works will hivo to bo romoved, Nieholas Bock, & commisslonalro, foll down a bnsomnent tairway yosterday, while engngod nt worlk, and wag badly injured ahout the neck and ht‘“‘t o wag romoved to his home, on Coruoll slrcot, Unlquoin phraseology Is tho monu of o Gor- man Joatauritour on tho. East. Sido, who an- nouncos 58 au ontrao **eolmmuthred ” ribs of hoof, “ermmborey” savco, sud ¢ mush mallona” Iils compatriots Liava an opportunity of onrich- ing tholr knowledgo of the Enpiish lsngusgo by tho froqueut porusal of this bill of fare, A novol chair waa on oxlibition on 'Changa yestordny. It containod horns onough for no {css than four dilomman, being mado of oight very flup horns from cattlo, ufixuuhmma ot Bt fiouin;‘ ‘10'. ‘}\‘Ifl 5 IFIF, lf[ram ?l f’t’\? Bt. Lonis gen- ool r. I, I, Tlowar B tho Chieago Packora’ Immcllu.\omu Aicdiary Tho Cary Club, which is composod of Indios who writa for tho press, was convenod for 2 o'clock yontorday in tho Lakesido Bullding, but owing to tho small attendanco no meoting was held, When tho Club assomblos, at a summons to bo givon by the Sccrolary, Miss_ Laura AL Tubbnrd will rend®au cessy ontitlad * Phyalo- logion] affinity tho true basls of union betwean the roxes,” It is understood thata proposition to admit _gentlemen who write for tho press to momborahip will also ho takou into copsitiora- tion ot that mooting. Information obtained from tho agont of tho Amorican 8tesmship Liua, of Philadelphia, fn this city, confirms tho statomont mude horoto- foro thial thera s . rofiux of lomigration from this country. Cortalnly sliowance must bo mado for tho fact that many aro induced to visit Turopo by rosson of tha present low rates of possage, but whors families take shipping it fs a wattor af grave mignificauca, Tho agout Foports that thorg are 200 porsona, on his books for tho ntonmor leaving Thiladeipbin to-day, and ihin numbor largoly consints of families who have beon Woestorn soltiers, and sro roturmng to re- main-in Europe. rrn\:ahly the dovastations of the.grasshoppors and chincb-bitgn havo operated to bring about this state of aflairs, TAKE WALNING, A fow days ago Tue Tuisyse published an in- sulting_ lettor sont by somo seatnp in reply to a ledy advortising in tho columpn of thig paper, and statod that i€ any individual ropented the offenso tho mattor would bs handed over to the polico, Tho following from tho Now York Herald of tho 22d will servo as a good procodent: Carlo Bondelro Panciatich, of No, 105 Fourth nye- nue, was arrented yestorday afternoon by Capt, Irviug and Dotective Lealiy and locked up at the Central Oflico. Lie Ia charged with ‘writing obscens, insinuating, and insnlting letters fo ladies who Lad advertised fn tho Herald and othor journals, Signor Panclatichia mothiod was to sclect " somo_announcoment from the columps of the Herald through which s lady was scok- ing omploymont, and, undor protatise of Lavingjoue. tuing {0 offor iu’'tho way of occupstion, adroltly couvey an fndocent proposilion, In oue cuse tlie Ttalial rufinn ‘had the temerity (o send his picture, and that caused Lin fall. Tho portralt wns eont to Capt, Irvin with {natructions for tho arrest of aud it followed almost at onco, Ospt. Irving Landed the plcturo {0 Dotoctive Loaliy sud desired him to hofd lilmself iu Teadinoss. * A lotter, purport- 1ng to ba sont by » lady, waa dispatchiod to thie Italian, "Liio note rojucitod an nppointment, and Panciatichi prompily want to tho polut indicated, oxpoctivg to ind & victim to bis ovil acts awaiting him'; but ho found tead Dotoctive Leahy, who st onico gecursd the scoundrel, Upon being conveyed fo thie Central Oflice tho prisorier waa searciicd, 8nd on him vero diacav- ered o largs numbor of lotters ready for tho post. ‘Thoy woro nearly all allke, writton In bad English, and containing tho most fusulting propontiions o tho Indies to whom thoy were sddressod, 1n each cano tha advortisoment answorod was cut out and pinned lo the {0 of tho note, 80 that no- miaiske could occur. Tho fellow's folly and moauing wore o thinly disguised thot s prompt and condign_punishment” s cortain. 110 will bo arralgnod at tho Tombs Folice Court this ‘moming. THE BOLDIERS’ HOME. . Tho Board of Manngors of the Evanston Sol- diors' Homo mot at thio residonco of Dr, Hamtil, 620 Wabneh nyonuo, yosterday aftornoon, Pres- out, Gon. McArtbur, Mrs, Androws, Ars. Bloln, Mrs, Ball, Mre. Bradwoll, and Dr. aud Birs, Hamill, - . Tho Buporintendent’s report was read, show- ing tho Homo to bo in a flourisbing condition, and with moro fumatos than over boforo 8t any ong time. During the month {on wore reselyed and six dischargod. Tho Treasuror presontod his roport for th Iagp throo months, showing that $2,297.84 liad bocn disburacd, Jeaving o balanco of $167.88 In tho Tronsurer’s hands, Tho Trensurer reportod that be had beon nnablo to cotloct outstanding intorest duo tho Ilomo to the amount of £900, ‘v!vhich Lo hoped, Liowever, to sccuro in a fow ays. Dr. Hamll), from tho Monument Committeo, reportod that ho had takon no steps toward tho orootion of tho monument, oxcept to agreo upon its charnetor. Ho oaid 1t would coneist of o base of building-stone, upon which would bo mount- cd o granito shaft, tho whole to be surmounted by the figure of a soldior on parade, between 6 and 7 feot in hoight. Tho Visiting Committoo roported_that during tho lagt month thoy had found tho Home in cx- collent condition, " Nrs, Myra Drodwoll avd Mre. Hamill woro ap- ;mmt‘c;rl the Visiting Committon for tho ensuing month. On motion tha Board adjourned to meet ot tho Howo tho last Friday in October, leaving thecity at 2:45 a. . g ORIMINAL RECORD, ORIMINAL COURT. Judge Rogers—The Andorson arson caso ocon- pled the Court tho ontiro duy. A detailed roport will be found in another column, POLICE COUNTA, Justice Boyden—Edward Lawrenco waschargod with an attompt to swindlo Jobn Joncs. ITo wag bold to the Criminal-Court in bail of $700.— Chinrles Arnold, charged with perjury, was licld to the Criminal Court in bail of £3,000.—Goorgo Tandlo was chargod with the iarcony of property belonging o Frod Hackuye. . Ho woe nold o tha Cruminnt Court in bail of $600.—~Robort Woodman and Charles Bwith, charged with rocoiving ftolen goods, knowing thom to havo boen atolen, Coutinued Hiil tho H0th inst,—Jamoa Burton, charged with swindling 1. Blakeley, of Ironton, Vis., out of $100, was held to tho Criminal Court in bail of §600, Justice Scully—William Gubbins, charged with the larcouy of 82 from Williaw Harris, Coutine wod till 10-day.—Christopher Doylo and Magde- lena Simpaon were chargod with sdultery. Con- tinued till to-dny in bail of €300 oach.—Michael Chit and Blakemnn & Piorce, charged with vlvl‘:flou of galoou ordinance, woro tined 20 oach, AHOELLANEOTS, Tho Bonth Chicago riot caso, whick was to havo beon decidod boforo_Justico Do Wolf yes- torday, wau continued till Mondny, YA syntomatic caso of robbory was umnoarthed yestorday, which has boen going ou ginco last ‘April, nud perhaps_much longer, in which tho firm of Bronson & Bro., No. 103 Madison stroot, at tho cornor of Fifth avonue, havo lost goods to the valuo of botwoen $3,000 and $5,000, Tho fira bavo i thoir employ o 1ad named Edward Gorry, who bas boen whh thom noarly oight yoars, and in whom thoy had the most implicit confidenco. IL seoms “that this boy hns been nindo tho tool of some fifteon or twonty mou, and usod from timo to thne to purloin cflflh(h trom his omployors, When anorznnity offored, ho would carry thom tho goods stolon. dho frm bovo, for many months past, boon awaro that thoy woro befng robbod, but havo beon unablo to trace tho eourco of the roblory, Flually they had cnuso to suspook young Gorry, wlio is only 14 yoars of ago, ‘Choy informed him of thoir suspicions, and_ inaucod him to mako s confossion. Tho Ind did so, in- forming the firm that ho had boen porsunded by thess partics to commit the crime, Yestorday ir. Charles 1), Bronson aworo out a warraut be- foro Justico Hainea against Thou, Major, A. C. I Worros, and a man named Conrad Fraulk, charg- Ing thom with Tocoiving atolon {wfldfl - knowing them to bavo boen stolon, Constable Hartman racoivod the warrant aud mado tho arrest, and brought tho parties boforo Justico Ifaincs. Major waived oxamiuation, aud, bolng unabloto give bail, was committod to joil to await tho action of the Grana Jury, Worros and Trank sworo piacod undor §000 bonds onch for their appoaranco Tucndny, Linto in the ovening nnotior ono of the party volutarily surrendorod himeolf to tho anthorition, Othor arrosta will follow this, s the boy has mndo acloan broast of tho whola affair tromn begiuning to end, ‘Lhie man Frank was known a8 a former proprictor of & protty-waitor-girls pnloon on Mnudison street, near Fifth avonue, prior to tho'closing of thoso Places, 'The oxact amount of tho loss by Dron- #on & Dro. could not bo ancortained, but it will not {all fur short of tie figure given abovo. (+. C. Nowton will bavo to ansyor tho ohargo of lurcony this morning, boforo Justico Sonlly. Jumon Lroighor scousos bim of the theft of 'a haveo, Johin Mughon involglod James Flootfoot iuto changing an 0ld Btate bank $10 bill, which wan worthlous, nd was arrostod and lackad up in the Madinon Stroot Station o wwait a hoatiug on (ko chargo of larcony. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Iho citizons of tho Bocond Ward aro roquost- od to meot at No, #29 Fifth avonuo this ovening, Avonuo Mothodlst Churoh, having boon requaste od to ropont his sermon on “Tho Happiuoss of Infant Doad,” will do 8o to-morrow. An ndjourned mooting of tho Caledontan Riflor will bo hotd at 117 Wast Monroo stract thisoven. Ing ot 8 o'clock, thlw voters of thoBixthi Ward aco {nvited to at- nd a masg-mooting of tho Opposll b Dohold a Soia 11, "No. 207 Restos atomi thls ovouing, % ‘Tho Ropublicans of Wost Chie thelr now houdquatters, .eu?fiin'{l Enfi:‘:: :} alutod and Washington ttreots, this ovoning. Tho firat hiop of tho fifth Phanix Olub comes ot mi‘;"ii..‘.i‘\;‘é"ait‘%" nt lil:rn‘a DParlors, Nos. 70 aind 72 North Clark siront, The Rov. Dr. Eddy, Beorotary of of Bisslong of Lo Tiiel Methodor Sis tho Rov. Dr, Nast, and Dr. Wundorlich addrossod tho mombors of the Gorman Mothodist Confore onco lnst_avening, ot tho Gormau Mothodisk Churel: Moclk, on tho subjoct of misalons, Tho first of tho courso of lecturos to bo. thin wintor undar tho suspicon. of ‘tio Geien Catholio Library Assoaiation will bo dolivered Tuosday ovening by tho Rt. Rov. Joseph Dirons gor, D,'D., whoso subject is "“Tho Amoriean Digrimage.” The courso emoraces readings. by Aifred P, Burbauk, lecturos by tho Very Rov, A, Maorini, tha Rov, 2. W, Riorden, Williaw J, On. ahan, and a grand concort for o conclusion, g tickels aro 93, The coromony of dodlcating the now altars fn B y'n Oluirch, cornor of Wabash. avenuna and Eldridgo court will tako place to-morrow. Tho 1tt. Tev. Bishop Booker, of Wilmington, Dol., will proach tho dedicatory sermon. Tho following fa th ical Contral Park this n!:grl:t‘:‘: Ciiel e i Sharpancaters’ March, Fehdy Evorgreen Galop.,., Overiuro to Light Gaval Suppy Totpourr from ¢ Varitant oo Bihold Yo dorey Dirds (Gunbert TrGAGHFIGE).: . fiermann Mocking-Bird Waltz, ... I Fahirbach Overture * To the ¥eil of fiia Arad Grand, Taniaala ob Thomes 1%, Sylph Polkn,.... Totpourrd from © Marihia Tackollanz.... PERSONAL. Tho Hon. D, A. Wolls ia at the Paoific Ifotel. To will leave this ovening. Charles E. Culver, Eeq., has roturned from hi trip to the Rocky Mountains, and was on 'Change yostorday. Ass Dow, Esq., hing rocovorod from bis rocent sovoro accident, and was on tho Board of Trade yostorday. ‘The Rock Ialand Union in suthority for stating that Judgo C. J. Johnson and 8o, of that city ; tho Hon. W. Bargo, of Dixon ; and Judge Lot fingwell, of Towa, Liavo formed & Iaw partnorship, and will open an offico in thia clty in n fow daya, MMios Emma Cranch, tho now aspirant for vocal liouors, makes hior fourth public sppesrance in tho Theodoro Thomas concerts Lioro noxt woelk, Alr, B, D, Thacher, Weatern Agont of tho Star Union Lino ot Konsas City, [s in tho city, BIr. W. M. Larraboo, Troasurar and Bocrotary of the Chifcago & Alton Roflroad, loft for Denvor City, with bis wife, yostordny, to visit his chil. droy living in that place, Mr. Charles Furbush, mansger of Furbush'y Tifth Avenuo Comedy Company, s New York dramatio organization, now traveling through tho country, arrived in tho city yostorday morne ing, aud will remain until Mondny, whon ho leaves for Milwaukeo, His company i8 now play- ing at Jolict, and ho reports that business is ke formly good overywhoro. The romains of tho Inta Inmonted Col. Gower waro yoatordsy oscorted to tho dopot, followed by o largo concourse of his frionds and tha workmen of tho stone-yards, prior to convoying thom to Richmond, Mo., the former homo of tha deceased. Mayor Colvin, 8. A. Lovy, Thomag Hoyno, Gon, McArthur, J. 0. Rankin, 'Ald, Cosy, sud I, A. Hoyne officinted 08 pall-benrors. —p— THE CITY.HALL. The Clty Troasuror recelved 9,000 on teity taxea and £2,200 on wator taxes yestord: Ald: White says ho alwsye was a Ropublican, Ho claims to bave promises from the Board of ‘PublicWorks that overy foob of sowerage noedod in his ward will bo lud this fall. A, O'Brien is busy sttending to the Harriscn stroos bridgo ordinance, which passed the Coun- cll st thelr last mooting. Dy next spring ba Liopes to have the bridgoe in swinging order, Ald. M, B. Doiloy and Hildreth aro still waging war,in the offico of tho Board of Public Works, They want more sowersgo in tho Eighth Ward, Tho Manyor was besieged by sn unusual nume ber of sackers after Bridowell pardons yestarday. Owing to the sovero cases for which the pardons wero paked, ho granted but vory few. | Tho Comptroller is dotormined to push tka Gago matter to the bittor end, Ho will. not for an inatant countonanco any action on tho part cf AMr. Gago excopt & completo sottling up. The Bonrd of Pubtic Works yostardsy opened bids for the construclion of sewera in dificrort portions of tho city on tho strocts published in ‘vosterday morning’s TRiBUNE. Thoro wero fore ty~two bide 1 all. No awards wora mads, as (e uet;::ment of the bids will roquire soveral days’ work, e Tho Board of Polico and Fire Commissicncrs met yesterday nftornoon in the Fire-Manlc)'a ofiice, Bovoral policomen woro arraigued <n polty chnrgos, but thoro wore no diswmissal x fines. They auditod a fow bills, and refusod {o accept tho fire-ongine tost roport. To-duy ig tho last provious to the expiration cf tho ten days' timo that the Board of Equalization hove been in scesion for tho purpose of hearirg complaints on tax nssesemonts. Thoy bave had in ail penrly 2,000 catlors, but only adout twenty complaints have beon enterad, 1t ia probublo that the assossmontaon Wabash avenuo between Eighmnmh and Tronty-second stroets will Lo roduced. An incident happened yeslerday aftorncon in front of tho Lakesido Bullding on Adatus strec just cost of tho City-Hall, which for youtbfu wmartpess or dospair bas nover been equeled. A Jittla colored boy, scarcely 6 years old, nag obseryed to bo tightly fastening o amall Tore, ono end of which he bad looped arouy lig nock, fo tho _iron railing In front of tho building. Iohad just comploted tho knot, and was about to step off the sidewalk into otornity, whon ho was caught by a paszes by. Whon asked his namo aud rassona for suck a promeditated attempt on his lifo, ho replicd thst his name wag Willlam Honry Harricon Loggolt. 1lo suys it his fathor i dead, and that his mother ind ran away fram him, and thet hio had had nothing to eat for moro than a day, His rescuer gave him gomo money, wheroupon Lo rushod across the road to & saloon for a Learty monl, 1le scoms to Liavo no cara far tho fulute, and Baya if ho over comos 80 noar to starving 23 ho wasi yosterday ho will bang himoolf, Tho boy g evory apposranco of boing erazy, and ought to be looked aftor. ——— SUBURBAN NEWS. LYDE PARK, A poor unfortunato incbriate, named William 0'Brion, by some moans proourod & supply cf whisky Wodnesdsy night, and brought on rn attack of tromons, under tho nfluenco of which lio day or fell down on the track of tho Diincis Contral near Bizty-second streot. Thurediy moraing e was run ovor sud instantly killed by Eogine 118 aud cars bolonging to tho same Come pany obont 9:80 n..m. xngineor John McAvey snw at o distance whnt ho ot first supposed to Lo a shadow of some bushos; then it lookoed likoa cont that had fallon from soma train, untilccmw ing qulto near ho saw a crown of a hat under cve odgo of thocoat, Ho immodiately rovorsed Lin ongino and whistlod down brakos, buttoolaio tosavo what tarnod out to bo n man. The Core- nor's jury tully investigated the caso; oxamined sovontoen witnessos, snd in thelr verdict enid that no biamo can attach to_tho cmployos of the road. ‘Chomus O'Drion, & brother of deccose is in the County Jail under tho Vagabond agt o 1874, 1Io taught bis youuger brofher Willlam lo loyo drink. Williany ‘came near being sont up ten dnys ngo on tho samo chargo witl Thomas, but his frionds intorcoded and savod Lim for doath. Eraiy, In Lux Tamose's ** Baburban Newa™ of tha 224 fnutant there appeared an itom roficot- ing somowhat sovercly on tho Elgin Gas- Light Company., Ouo of tho stockholdets of the asporsed corporation lns writien to sny that chisrges uado pgaiuat the {lluminating power of their gas are destituto of logionl support, and aro, inpolnt of fach pod for the purposo of orgaviziug sn Opposition Ward Club. - Tho ov, Dr. Al'own, pastor of tho Wabash romarkablo for veraclty, ‘Tho gas spokon of by ' Prinuns correspondont is, saya tho ** Blovl holdor," of anolent duto, but the Elgin Company now furnishos o suporior nrtlclo, 1 1N