The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-22
DOUBLE sHEET-THREE CENTS.

BxTINoUIsHINo FIRES ny CoNrRAoTy--At u Q
meeting Of City Councils this afternoon, en- inn
portant bill will be introduced by the Committee
on Finance, providing for the extingalshing Of
fires by contract. The Committee, IN tbeir re-
port, state that they had unde consideration the
ordinance TO make the annual appropriation to
the Fire Department, and after a careful ex lmi-
nation report adversely to the same, and In place
thereof report the ordinance given below. The
Committee believe that she change proposed win
ecu c greater economy and more efficiency in
lhc Fire Department
TIE cost Of maintaining the present system ls
inCi easing from year TO year with the cJrres-
poncng security against the rayages OF fre, aud
no reduction In the rates Of insurance The in
creased cost Of the Fire Department within the
last seventy cars lsnearly three hundred per cent
the cost IN 1858 tei1g S36375. The estimated
cost for the year 1860, SlOl 72j Tue ordin tnce
reported below limits the cost 10 $4,000, a
sum that would remuncrate the Insurance Com
pHties OF tie Fire Association tor rgtniziug aud
supplying a drst-Class Fire Department. The
ln'urarce Cumpauie, ought TO have the control
auG mdnaE ment OF the Fire Department, as they
sre The parties who take tue risk OF fres, and
who would consult thtlr own interests in pro-
yoing he best apparatus for eXtinguishing them.
and who would no doubt in a few years relieve
the city fiCm ell expense incidental 20 maintain
ing Fire Department.
The following is a verbatim copy of the ordi-
nau,C:-
s,dunl. Tho seoctand Common Councils Of tho city
s muuupi do urUun, That the MAyuIof he civ be
600 hereby authorized aud ICquc, tea on into
'I'rl. W t coWICiCu. person persons Clrt
tc Nu1auNhmtn U nfes IN the city and the care and
mauaA,muuJ OF tho tIrC Department employed for thu
lupft az aCust rot exceeding the or seTonty-nye
.Nfu.hnd dollars uuruuly nd th" MBo- is hCrsb by
tler uuftui,c ard requested 10 Sdopt such rules aad
prescribe aud enforce such conaiu. rs h may deca
nee suh uHd proper to u-t and ,ual dsrlou isu "
steam I" -tn.lnes lose carriages and other 1re appira-
tus 'l uE iut several wards attrCts Of The C aud
u, l!' M' M' anu ehee1t useot the same, - ..5
section p Iuat tnC Ma of tIc h hc hief " Police.
ana uc Mhrsha suuu Cuusrtue Buard q be Is led
q tlIt commits orc OF ire CIy ui Philadelphia WHO
tIu have tuu 10 drCct aud mluage the Ftre Ds.
r tD EuNcrrmtutu Of the sine, suhCo utN t. the erns
IIe contract aulo'zod to be made by tue nrst secIon
Section That The sum Of seventy I've thpusand dollars
provisions OF Ibis ordnance, anta therefor shall
u' uruwu boy The Mayer.
IlIE FINE CoNFECrloNEUY sr1Rg of Stephen
i. Whitman, No. 1910 NJ lrk-t stree, Is crow ded
with purchasers Of due French bou-bons, fancy
boxes, swCetmeats and confecons Of all kinds.
We venture nothing in asserting thar there is not
II store in J. ndon or Paris THAI can surplss
Nhltnrns s iu the variety Of it3 asspr nenb and
lut qualy OF bis manufactures. Every thing he
sells is prepared under his own supervision, aud
ne uses tothii 9 INT the best and IN 4s. Wholesome
materials. Those wishing goods in his limo
should .ose no time in making tneir selections
as the crowd In his large store increases du. ~
HIS French mpora.ious have been immense but
OF course they canunO no d out forever. Those
VINO purchase early, OF course, have the choice
of goods.