Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-27

Geo. Paul. for services a. civil engl-
neer. asst8 sa ,t Ns ln 4
1.-THE petition for bridge on the line
of Mt. Vernon and washington
Township, was not granted. aa aa
4 The petition for bridge appropria-
tion, on Black Hawk Greek was
laid over Till the April session. 1872.
On motion, the Board decided that
when II adjourned. II would adjourn
y meet on Monday. December 4th,
1871. y ss.se4 s.
The compensation Of the Roard
was allowed - follows; 1ai hrl
u q. Close, 2 days, 10 miles. $500. efs
q. b. Van Saun, Q days, = miles,
1854.
a. 4. wsatherwax, : days, / mile.
tS.12.
Record of the proceeding read and
approved. ..',.s., M, 49,, ...7,.., i
Board then adjourned. i..t,..
t..4.fs.s, I.,,ss,.. - C.,ClIO6E,
! Attsst: s - ~ Chairman.
ID. w. FooTE, ss -
ss County Auditor.
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iesis'id 81 Chicago. a'tit a41h
Tbs following editorial from the
Ntw YORK ladcpenicnt on Chicsgo,
ID The best wc have yet seen ia print.
70 wns written while the frs was
raging a8a ls''f4~ - asiiiia 4
Chicago Incompatible In her mag
10 industry, enterprise and growth !;
unapproachable In her calamity !n8g
Pen cannot express the horror OF
that fearful Sunday night, that more
fearful Monday; and even a. we
write on Tuesday the destructiun is
unstayed. sunday morning Chicago
was the fairest. - she was the most
audacious city on the continent
Built up from creamy quafries. IIfted
like . sudden exhalatiOn, ~ III from
the magic hest Of some mighty Mul-
ciber, and eOlid,, IL seemed, and se-
cure. except from the visitAtiofi Of
God, 10 has sunk down into the earth
--w0od, brick, STONE, and fldn--un-
der His Valuation, In the most terris
bic fiery ruin that history rec0uuts! !!
IL had not seemed possible. HH-
man sklll, ;~s-S had Thought, In years
Of conflict against the demon Of
fame, had seoured the advantages -
The fire started in Q wooden quarter.
But Chicago was built OF brick and
stone. Yet, once started, the flames
tapped up even the buildings deemed
absolutely fire. proof Chicago had
Grand water worka. and m abundant
supply of water; she had the best
modern appliances for 6ghting f1se
with winter and steam. But when
the fiend got way. and hin rage was
famed by the fierce gale, be Knocked
all the futile ettempts of rnan IN stay
his course. He laid Chicago--fresh.
grand. beautiful Chicago-ali In
Wha. can we. say more? We do
not vet know the w0rst. Y But We
know that already an area OF Ave
square miles 10 covered With blacken-
ed walls--and the flames are un-
qusnched d We know that the Court
House. twenty yearS In building,
half the ,lifc.tin1e of tlIe City--wap
syept away In. thirty nsinutes !; that
tho &herman House, and the new
PAelflc Hotel, tho lMFgest In the
world,l haye peFishsd; ) that thesa
mopster railroad depots. and these
grain elevetore, which Chicago IN.
vented. 1n0 which WE j61e then
| AIled TO lteplotlom wteNR sfe lht1o1sa
bnshels o. Whset and Desp,; lepea1l
deetE0yed; that Ao newspepQH VII
this (TueGdayl mofnIn4 bh0& Cht6A-
| |gopo hOt6U1o36 WnndSf6fS tlI6 ~ 3Jo0a
|ngarsD that 1ndioate itDleuv - 11ets
types 10 al melted hy the l1ennee; thae
by ,lthe destrucEl0n, Of IL te1egraph
statione the doomed city hao once
ana n1aii1 bean out or nom C61i1lnu-
nlea13on wtths che esOsyunpAtnisin
world that the gas>wOrks and wa~
ter~Eorks are gone, and that when
the nat1les are extinguished the city
Will be In darkness, and IT. children
wiilsuffer for wnter; that. In short,
the enttre busineee part Of the city
and miles n extent Of ~ fesidencea
are in ashes. The great IRE IN
New York In 1885 destroyed sfx
hundred and fofty. elkht houses. -
This has l6we1e0 twolve th0Ixsand. .---
The flre In London in 1905, ravaged
four hundred and thirty liz sores. -
This covers over three thousand
acres with ruins. That 6re--Which,
like this burned from d fatal SUNDAY
through thfoo days, 0nnsumed the In
feetion Of the plague, nnd In time re-
structures with solid masonry and
bfoad strsots-- destroyed, hy q liberal
connpensation. nifty million dollars Of
wealth. "A like com nputati0n will
count the loses NJ Chicago by hum
drsds Of millions. and VIII for . sea-
son cripple the commsrce ufi the con-
tinent but no euch incidental. last
ine galn will follow from the de-
stfI1cSionl OF Now city. that had
besu built with mo- stint OF money
and skill. gs. as.. " snlN 3.
Last week . public spiritsd citizen
Of Cincinnati psesented 70 that city
| the most beautfful and costly f0un-
tain everyet setup in any place In the
world. Ali dsy thruuGhCut al time,
wn1 % stipulated that IT. sprays end
| ists or wnter should eapirit and nlrt
their fuam % delleht the ohlldren
| and nnDery-maid2 that shall play
| ab6uk &C the ee0erntions after Mr.
PrObssco n dead. II n o purely
modern dsvioe, with not D suGgo1,
ti0n Of Annphitrite, nor Of ! hel
nymphs md dOlphins. and yet ln
seve rely classic taste. Above IT, mol.
ished granite e0lumnss 10 basins,
and It. statuarx. rise q majeetic ng'
ure of The GsnIus 81 Wstsf dlstfIb6t.
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dieabled those mNpstef epGtn9e TN
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