The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-06

buildings erected during the year Is 1e7o -,
ing 480mo than in 1866. The numbe, -
dangerous buildings reported as existing in
the city is 331, many of them owned by nor
residents who cannot be fourd. In 500 tene-
ment houses, the proprietors have been oblig-
ed to put in "fre-escapes," and in one case of
the refusal of proprietor to do it, he was ar
rested for misdemeanor, and the case is now
before the courts. The use of blue stone for
caps, or brick piers for foundations for iron
fronts, is strongly condemned as very danger
Gus.
The great newspapers of New York are
the Herald, the tribune, the World and the
Times. Very few people have any idea of the
amount OF capital invested in these American
"Thunderers." The Herald is soon to be
moving into new marble palace ON
the corner of Broadway and Ann street,
which cost over S1,000,OOO James Gordon
Bennett made the Herald. The expend-
itures OF the Tribune for the past year were
100000. Horace Greeley made the Tri-
bune. The World occupies one of the finest
newspaper Offices in New York. Manton
Marble, polished writer, is its presiding
genius. The Times building, which fronts
Printing House Square and merges Park
Row. and Nassau street together, is beauti-
iui building. The Times made about 100000
'ne last year. Henry j. Raymond, one of the
nost prohhc writer's of the day, made the
| Times. -
LIE oihclal examination to which alluded
IN former letter as to the reason WHY re-
cent fire in Broadway proved so destructive
and was not sooner extinguished is a result of
Importance to every city and especially to in
surancec ompanies Twill mention few other
facts elected by the examination. 1t was stated
that New York, with population of $1,000
900, uses 50,000,0O0 gallons of water daily.
while London, with population of $1,000
900, uses but 900. In London the water
is measured by metres; in New York it is not
measured. John H. Rhodes, water purveyor,
testified that the head of water at the n.y.
drants is not sufficient to supply hand engines,
and the only wonder is that New York was
not burned down long ago. The waste of
water from the Ridgewood in Brooklyn is
almost equal to the waste from the Croton In
New York About four fifths of the water
in Brooklyn is wasted, and an additional
main pipe is to be laid the ensuing summer at
cost of S1,0OOO00. Mr.. Rhodes says the
former pressure at the hydrants in Brooklyn
was 40 pounds-now 1t is only 10 pounds.
The examination went to show that some
thing must be done to prevent the excessive
waste from the two great acqueducts; and
the only feasible plan seems to be check on
water extravaganee by the universal adoption
of water metres.
Brooklyn, the "City of Churches" on the
other side of East river, has, in the list of her
clergy, two of the Maine Episcopal Diocese
Rev. Alexander Burgess, formerly of st.
Luke's, Portland, is now officiating in the old
parish of st. John, formerly under the charge
of the eloquent Seymour. Mr.. Burgess is
well received by the people. and by his gen.
tlemanly and sociable characteristics, added
to close application to clerical labors, is gain
ing hosts of friends. Rev. Edward Jessup,
also of Maine, and formerly Rector of Grace
Church, Bath, is now the respected and elo-
quent Rector of the Church of the Redeemer,
on Pacific street. The church has grown
rapidly under his charge, and within year
past, his new church, a beautiful edifice, has
been finished and occupied. Thus 1t appears
that if New York has given to Maine Bish-
| op, Maine has given to New York Diocese
two faithful laborers in the priestly Office.
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