New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-08

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msdc TO the bossef when they receive their wage
this evening These men have resolved they viii
neither " it nor drive" without this advance psy.
They have been receiving from 81 20 Ito q Is px
day.
ISrrnEsrrSG Discussion os THE PgrRorxux
QUESTION. Committee on Ordinances mo yes.
terday at the City Hall, Alderman Frear in tas
chair.
Mr. Stebbius said il had been foun1 impossible to
set fire TO crude petroleum, except by flame; even
the fire from "a cigar would not ignite it,. He said
few months ago d schOouer.load Of petroleum wes
landed at their yard in Wi iamsburgh, and b the
carele sness OF the lightermen tie load was st .
fire and the flames communicated to the stOrehouses,
and the result showed that although the pet; oleuIs
burned with flame, il would not explJde ike gun.
powder, a. was generally supposed Crude retro
lenrn AT 10 degrees could rot be lighted even by
match He commended the provisions Of the ordl
nance forbid1iDg the refining Of the crude aFtcls
within the nis OF the city. Tie thought reiDed pc
trOlelm would be quilc saie II II would bear Dca'
Of 40 degrees.
Mr. Cunning CHAM tho1glt that if the eyaporating
point was fixed above ilO degrees, II wouia put
virtual stop TO the business. The flames IRON the
oil he thonglt were lot harder to snbdue than the
fame, Of camphenc or brandy. The dihcuity IN
subduing the flames from all these combustlble ani'
cles lay IN the fact that they arc lighter tan WAFER
aud consequently float upoa 1t.
Mr.. Cameyon said there were not over 2,OH
barrels of refined o in the city, whereas there wer
al least 80, 900 barrels of whisky. Tie eyaporaii1g
point I 10 degees) wac unnecessarily high. III Id
aud they first put STANDARD OF l3J degrees On the
article but they hgd since, as Brooklyn and otlsf
cite. had done reduced the STANDARD 20 100, he
thought it would DO quite right to exclude The cruds
article from tho cliy.
Mr. Held Of the Hone Insurance Company said
the insurance companies were not 80 much iLeres "a
In the matter a. was Supposed for they could refuse
g. ns re in any ocli'y where petroleum was Stored
lie saw TO objection 10 druggists aud others keep
ing small qualities OF crude petroleum 10 metallic
packages. lie placed 90 alth IA chenlca esLs; 10
thought the question was-At what point would tho
petroeum become dangerous! lie knew that II
would not vaporize az ess than 10 10 10 degrees
Tie iusuiance companies lid nos desire TO interfere
viii the trade all they wanted was 70 puI the
standard nj "A safe point. They thought liO oegrea
too ow and would propose 10 degrees as the iniu'
mum. They must be GUIDED by tue temperature Of
the climate Of New-YOrk.
Mr. Cunningham thought 100 degrees 700 high ss
the oil never got heated TO that point, even when
freely exposed 10 The stmOsp phere in Summer. Ii
tie poiat was fixed at 100 degrees, from three 10
four thousand barrels would DO thrown out Of
market.
Alderman Mitchell ,aid he understood ths. 10
fined oils were quite as explo i've a. the raw ma
terial, and he believed it could be shown BY ex'
P'in'a Mr. Tacliabus mathematical Instrument maker
produced an apparatus for testing the oils. He hrss
showed that sample OF pure oil IRON schrllelip
Brothers would not lgule at The tenn ieaufe oI lhc
air, even when lighted match was applied. Tie
-ame OIL however, threw of an iIlrmnable yapor
at 90 degrees and ex ploded at los degrees.
Mr.. Decker, CAiei Engineer oi the Fire Depart
ment remarked that rs the oil appeared 10 yaporue
at 90 degrees, he thought that was the dangerous
point.
In nn.wer to the remarks of several genemeo,
Mr Lax ghabue showed by experiment taaI ieslss
oil in open pan was very erroneous method u
ascertsuing it, inhs hsnmabsity.
Mr. Douglass OF the Merchants' Insurance Com
pa v, hoped that the Comnittee would pass a str,n-
gent law. IL was absolutely necessary. lie pro-
POSED among other amendments that the pen,lly
should be "a fine II Al t00-cobhcaiion OF n. prop
rrty not beiug sufficient In macy The eyapcr-
ziug standard. he thought, ought " be one hundred
and twenty five degrees.
The Committee then adjourned nu, the lt,h inst.
at noon.
MEETING OF JoURsEYNES WHERLwRIGurs AND
BLACksglTHs-An adjourned meeting of Journey
men wheelwrighis and blacksnltbs was heli lass
evening NJ Military Hall. B)wery, for the purpose
OF bringing about an increase In the rates OF wages
paid by prOprlctOr,. Mr. Gt0rge Stevens presided.
Reports were received from special committees
representing II shops, all OF whom with bn' one ex.
ception, cheeruly assented TO tho pr posed ad-
Of 10 per cent upon the present. prioe-s9 per
week. Il MAS resolved that the increased slIes
should commence Gu Monday next. Mr.. j. Chlm-
berlsin, of the firm OF Chamberlain & Cooper, wis
present. aud bis v ,rds OF encouragement sere loudly
oneered. lie rendered Ihe taanAs oil tae meeting
TOR hia atte' dance.
FuNKRAL or Carr. SAND.--The ohseqries oi
Can't Henry A. Sand, Of the 1884 New York, wero
Yesterday held st Christ Church, Brooklyn. HIS
death was cause BY wounds received al tue baitis
OF Antietam lie was an esteemeed member Of Con'
psuy X, 7th Regiment, Il number Of whose members
were present ut tho funeral.