The Portland daily press., 1873-07-02
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Boston, July 1.-The treasurer of the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad Company gives notice that
the company has been enjoined at the suit of
the United States from paying the interest due
to-day on certain of its first mortgage bonds, in
GLIDING those distributed as dividends Or allot-
ments to share holders and now remaining in
the ownerships custody or control of the parties
thus receiving them. All coupons not thus en-
joined will be paid on or after Thursday.
Accident.
Laforest Savage, mason, employed in the
erection of the new Baptist church in Lynn.
was killed to-day by fall. His wife was on
visit to Portland.
A young German woman, wife of Henry
HOff, cigar maker, to whom she had been mar
ried two years, committed suicide this morn
ing. Cause, desertion by her husband, extreme
POVERTY and the prospect of soon becoming
mother.
insurance Matters.
Agents of insurance offices in New York,
Philadelphia, Hartford, Providence and from
several English companies were present to-day
in committee of twenty-five, lepresen ling the
national board of underwriters at the hearing
before the joint special committee of the city
government on the reorganization of the Bos
ton fire department. The opinion generally ex-
pressed by these insurance gentlemen was
strongly in favor of a board of fire commission
ers and the efficiency of the New York fire de-
partmenU was referred to as an example,
Nicholas c. Miller, President of the S a" In
surance Company of New York. and chairman
of the rating committee of the board of under
writers, said the building law in Boston was in
some respects in advance on the law in New
York. He thought it allowed the erection of
too high buildings and iron shutters, especial
ly in the rear of buildings, should be compulso-
ry. They had prepared schedule for the
erection of buildings, which they propose TO
write for thirty five cents as mercs ntile risk.
The rates in New York were to-day higher than
in the city of Boston, but they were being grad.
ually reduced by the improvements of the
buildings. In walk through the burned dis
trIct he had found marked advance in the
method of constructing the buildings. The
value of the high parapet walls, he called es
pecial attention to and repeated his conviction
that the city could do much in this direction
One matter to which he called attention was
the consideration of what could be done for
the safety of the buildings which had been
changed from tenements to business purposes,
a class especially dangerous.
risk in Boston to-day as compared with
that in New York was not as good even for the
new buildings being erected on Devonshire
street, because they did not have iron shut ers,
though when provided with these they would
be better than the risks of New York He did
not think that taking all considerations into ac-
count, risk to-day in Boston was good as
their agent in Boston no instructions in regard
to taking risks in Boston, except to make them
light till they saw in what manner the city was
to be rebuilt and protected.
BOwles Brothers.
SPRINGFIELD, July 1.-At the council OF
Bowles Brothers & Co., held at Inglesde, Sat
urday. their recent preliminary offer to their
creditors was revised and measures adopted to
ensure it's acceptance. through business agents
in all countries of creditors residence. Mean
while the honse is to resume in its auxaiary
branches Immediately and save the business
for paving off the debts in full.