, 1869-07-15
CORRECT C1TY TINT

ahking for Tho establishment Of syste1n
Whereby Tho correct sinp shall be furnished
10 tho people, by rncana Of tclcgraphio
connection of tho city clock viii, tho Denr-
bonn Observatory. Tho petition also rroyel
for Tho appointments u crson desNuntci
NJ city iItne.kerpcr
Tho itnrostnnnc Of n know!nt1Ha of TIN
trno "iI,no of .lny" In mi "vrr"asin,n.cl
ny Tho gentlemen wlltao iIhnI"H ntc attached
Il, tho }pslt!on. Our lno l,ns t,otn kept,
h1n,'halty, crer Shire slin n,lvous uf tho
ait'r*. Inha''Itnnl. l,ut i,uw rrlt 1. IN kcpl
INV mny ho J,hiEnl ffuii lin fncI
tAnt eacl, IF Uur ]cndlnH Jowallom
hrepa hin "wn "s"gul4tnr" Hwingng
Independently of nlt tlu ,rAt, md
That they efion tli1or from eacli usher, mud
ftum tl'r UuusL House clock, i,y tuoro tllnu
fvo minutcs. 1nlcod, wo Lavo nav M
sneana If knowlnK how tho time runa In
the Court llo,ssc o1oerl by climbing 10 tin
lo,ue enl n whit Ut inHpeoiiun. A great
Inany 5cnra ngn the bell used 10 strike tho
hours but large huillinH tmk hru ono
night, 1efure tho Introduction of E,s flrs.
alntm Telegraph, osnl tho wntclunan failed
~ runse i1,o pcurlo siIl Rotne one ha,l first
awakened hin. Then II waA determined 10
iua<uta check un the wetehman i,y
making hi,n striks tho hours iy hhnd, II.
tr'ter I" which It ~ss n"orHnary for him ta
walk dowDA f!iHht u stairs an't ciat..l,cFo,er
hrtcrrl rafsrrH lelwerh tin tiinns u hreIng
lAs clt,ck-faoo aptl pulling tl.eletar. Tia time
occupied III tho journey varied from ,.alt
minute u tlIn aas.e asl4lot last II an lnur.
according 10 tAa oe!eslty m movement dis
which was TOO fi.At IT |. o'clock might ho
too slow at O'CLOCK, and ricc rfrsn. We
have not heard TINT this clumsy device Inns
Jet bean improved upon, though the indi'
ytdual has been changed several Gmea, and
The SALARY of the Office recently increased.
This difference Of opinion with regard
TO time often gives rise to grave mistakes.
Trains arc missed and workmon shut out
from thei1 places Of employment through
being two or three minutes late by one
clock, which WIS not the standard Of tho
tardy ones. From the same cause notes
Ivedes been refused. Woremenber n ,,sa
which occurred duringthe corner on wheat,
in the summer Of 1868. A certain operator
had sold 10000 bushels short, agreeing 10
deliver before o'clock He offered it at
. ,o;nr+oo hofo-o . ~. ~. 49, ~. 49,
other refused to receive it, as the hand Of
his clock was of the figure. The seller was
sarne - 1900 ~. L..sa1 ..s..eS- -. 49, .o7s
~ rheo+ hs;na ,b,t mnch 1ors, M 4ha - 49,.
div.
Every business man in tte city nil, nm,
cede that We want An authoritative
standard of TINA zh;ob ,o. ,,o -ato--oa l.,
=, 'e' "A11eAt .~A'A ~ 1cAei4su ~
'tt ssa ehpa.ea cases "nue every 1u1lst Ii
aware mat notnlne shoula Dc accepted as
m authority which Is not correct. Iho
DRY "aF Oh knowing the time truly Ii to
compare the regulating clock with The
LINE ~aen Ano"o H'@iS cftss the wires of
tne u.1As' instrument Inc time Is keps
n tUs asltono"'ca. -, purposes ~ mo
opset'ato1S. AL snat Is needed
Is to make telegraph connection between
the University md the Court House, to
Fegnlate The Court House clock ct short in
teryals by this means, and then to mike
the clock itself strike the hours Mt the
proper instant.
Even II it be not conyonient In ,nake
tbis connection The co,n,,,r;Eon noiobt ,t;1l
Ia e,ractad l,,, ,,,oa,o ~ = ao-ta1,1o ,t-.
snch M tbnt ueaa hv profo.,o,