, 1873-06-13

York, viii remonber That IN many Of tho aiofoa thero
4 n9 ass. ss at ~ netting e1eept on auteEs hs,1
saehes and window-glassf Tie eaahea tato are, and
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hgh Tho new law !n regard to buildings 10 b e;net-
tere put nothing said about tho old buildings II
tho nov seores vii 30 safaE this WY, why not pase
.w requiring :hat eysry hailang te c1ly sho s
conare tlid Chief Engineer whom tho trouble ia in the
construction Of tho Buildings. Tho pino wood eashos
this citys -. !, =. 49,.
Mr. Cunningham had looked in 1t tho Board
Of Public Works ind Fire md Police to 800 II ho
could got their corporation: Mr.: Cartcr md
Mr. Sheridan Worn In hcarty sympathy with tho
movement, st,d wore glad to DO spoken to CON-
corning It. They believed tho city should pass
On ordinance Ioquirlngit t. So, upon consideration,
ha had prepared tho following -" "'' =
Resolved, That our Board at this meatng delegate to
committed Of avc Of it's sbcrBhip, to b appointed
by tho ptestdinK officer; authority ID prepare and
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s6sencs ofafon doosa and shutoss % on rear md .ds &
penfngs oi sad buildings, and to aa hs corporation
Chicago IN tho form Of Recommendation to tho 0om-
mon Council 70 modify tho ertettng ordinance In
accordance with tho e1preesod vioWu Of this Board.
Thst sSsme% @ the pseRef Wy to seseh tho sna
Of tho Board felt honvy responsibility reating
on him, and hence their guarded action, Thoy
felt the Council should act with them In
the matter. They should do horo what
would tako such action that tho Mayor might
lay tho matter before tho Council. OF courHo
that would not intorfore With tho establishment
Of 2 taEim BY The Board;
yet beon had. All agreed they should try and
Induce pooplo to have iron shutters, but 1t would
not do to mako the charge for their absonco too
e1tortionatc., Nor wonld it do to require. shut
tors on all brick buildings. He, therefore, Of
fercd tho following:
l<so,rtd, That for tho absence Of good iron shutter
upon Ill openings not facing streets, thero nhonll ba
charged folowa Openings areas 25 foet Or less
cents. This resolution to apply only to the territory
bounded on the north by Illinois srcct south by uar-
rIspn, east by tholake, aud west BY Clinton street.
That would cover the whole business portion
Of the city. They could not ask to lave iron
shutters On storo out on West Madison street,
wlloreifamilics lived upstairs Ono division waa
enough, sinco tho alloya wcro generally Of such
a width that they could bo classified as ho pro-
posed. ~:
Tho resolution was discussed Mt lon 9Th, gomo
liking tho simplfnod classification, md othera
tile limitation OF nroa, mad somo opposing both.
Tho author rcpled to tho various objections
thoy limited the territory, thoy could oarry out
the proposition. It they made 1t general, thoy
could not.
Then it;was objected tbatit would not work
the exposed building from any other They
should charge moro whom 1t was near D planning
| mill than dwelling. -:
Tho debate then driftcd away from tho amend
ment, and covered tho question: Of ''e1posuro," :"
| al distinguished from iron shutters, tho power
Of the 8eorotary to mako charges, etc.,
Tho first part Of tho ponling amendment was
beaten, and the second met with the Same fato.
|. Mr. Drew onorcd an amendment that ".where
ope9,nngs arc exposed BY building up 10 q blank
bo charged for exposure"
One gontloman thought that ehould be left
entirely to tho discretion OF tho Secretary. CaseB
would occur whoro the amendment would work
After some discussion III. Drew withdrou his
| amendment.
Mr., Cnnningham's amondmon. vas lost.
| Mr. 8. n. Moore asked 1t thoy had considered
the present rating il al those openings woro
| closed With shutters. Would 1t bo ratad thon
| too hfgl7 II 30, should not they make pro-
vision for reducing tho rates. Many owners
looked on tho proposed action Of the Board aa
arbitrary; To induce those mon to put on shut
tera, would II not bo expediont to lot the tariff
down. In como sections he thought they had
strained It pretty high. Il tbs risks were
diminished could not thoy alightly reduce rates.
It might be good idea to- havo committee ap-
| pointed to consider the matter, in conjunction,
Perhaps with committee Of property ownora.
1t was stated on behalf of tho Committee that
! tho present rates were hxea when tho rsAs woto
much loss than now Tho rates woro not too
was to induce people to put on shutters, who
wero now waiting for their nelghbors to put them
| on. All who put on shutters would have their
rates reduced the cents now charged them.
hr. Lyon offered the following amendment:
For absence Of standard iron shutters and doors on
all and side opcninga to brick atone or Iron bua-
ness buildings, for exposure not specially hazardous,
not than twenty IS eenta over twenty aud not
more than thirty, % cents over thirty and not
standard ion shutters and doom aro pus on shall o.
spplication promugate rate reduced to tho extent
q n additions made fos shutoss n eae oaae and
ductons At ha discretion from tho aboyc eohelnc Of
5etes when he exposures are fEom building. having
doors on Ill openings.
Mr. Moore moved to strike out all that part Of
1t changing tho rates.
! hr, Goodwin and others wanted 1t 10 f1el
that thore should be 4 reduction Where the shut
tors werc put on about equivalent to the ad-
vance which would DO charged II they were not
put on; Il any other course was pursued thore
would DO trouble.
toes work waH to get ahuttora on. 1ts members
thought tho municipal nuthoritios Should hayo
attended to 1t. When building began tho build
ingts we're scattered /; now they were compact,
aud special ratos were increasing In tho buslneaa
part Of tho city. The Committee therefore de-
clded to fix suol1. ratio as would induce people
/ to put on shutters. II they put thon,
on tho whole extra ratio would bo tnkon OF, In
cludtng the 5 conta now charged for abaenca Of
snntters., Tho original charge OF 5cente will be
included III any charge mado under tho now
tariff.
Nj. Cunningham moyod that the subject DO
reforIod to q committee, to report also upon tho
question OF considering tho reduction Of ratoH
!n caao shutters wore put upon buildings. ua
believed that. IN caHo all the buildings woro pro-
vldad with shutters, rates should bo lowered 10
to as cents.
Mr. oupnin8ham's motion was lost.
Mr. Mooroa motion, In reference to the drst
part Of Mr. Lyon's amendment, was agreed to.
The remainder OF Mr. Lyons amendment was
adopted.
I Tho report Of tic Committee as thus amended
was adopted-yoas, nays, 4.
Tbs vote. WAS then rooonslderod, and Mr.
Drew moved to amond by raising tho rates tor