, 1873-03-30
THE FIRE LIMITS,
The Petitions for Its Contraction
Get an Unexpected
Setback.
The Special Council Committee Report in
Favor of an Amendment Milking
the Fire Limits Coexten-
sire With the City
Limits.

The Special Comnit!a Of Fifteen appointed by thu
Council hat Monday evening, to consider the potitio
for the mobilization Of the are limits tn tho Seventh
Eighth, and Ninth Nards met in the City C1crks Offices
yesterday afternoon. AID. Sweet presided and ther1
were present AID. Qutrk, Clowzy, Powell, Richardson's,
Clark, Warren, McGennlss, Stone, Silwcl, Sc1uitz1
Stout, Lcugscher, Sshafner, Ogden, aud Corcoran-
The Chairman stated tha. II change In the f18e
limits was recommended 1t would be precedent AMI
the Council would be covered With petitions for atera-
ton. He hoped every Alderman would express hi8
views.
AID. McGenniss inquired II any one know who
signed the petition. Wero they zc.ly prope1ty-own-
e1s?
Aid. Bailey said he informed that 10 600 people
would have signed the petition had they been asked.
lie knew nothing about It, until asked to present it to
the Council. One thing certain, the people in tho
wards named must have relief There wero sewerB
in tho district, property was valueless, anu not
dwelling had been put up there for year, til,
owners Of laod hadn't money enough to put up bzc-=
buildings.
AID McGenniss claimed that there were not 1905
vacant lots in tho district. The lceordtn1ncl w2.s
passed in good falth and many people, thinking they
would be secure under It, had invested money, and
their rights should be respected. court-houae w-&
to b. erected; it would he in direct limo Of IRE
the West Sidc the wind was southwest and be would
not vote dolla1 toward Its erection tho West 6ils
WAS made more ombuttiblo than it Is now.
~ a. t Gomty ~ noPsh % tne s os
~ gun4 P1s .1 ~ - ete. ~ ;;i ,, "n ,h 3!t
70 uepil'e .nem ~ @1o P'4'aeso "os1 'As5 "e1o
ooueso ~ 10y ~ ~o4 thin. that , ,1,.n .xhof
Ad carney olu not tu1lh lu1t atly 3AotA .34o VIZ
possessed . SPARE OF humanity WoGu enueasor @ q
crush Inc poor nen ~no o"ntu elu39 os, atu euu.a
not command sufficient fund. to erect hl1ca ouing
Aid Ba1ley Was Ii 1asoE OF 1na21nR tae hre uua-a
eoe1ecs1vs with the casJ limits. the petition Wa
ignored ne desired me con1nttee 10 |1e'' 'ne 4oe
'y nefeTS they nauG ' 1spo1 y, +h nm ,-,.rc
AID. 6cdauuet eald tue passaBo oi t'e use
w. gn.s.1ee to ths, money invested @ ner9
would 10 ea1e II Was natd, pttn1Es' ~ aens poo11
man tne r18ut 10 oulll saan.y, ou 'nsy nluss eHa
a1oef ine larger tn.cs. s. in 'st,,ea" lilly
"A: waieo had ecen pu. io i. ~ *, ,a
Onca8o ptouou'y tuo Aauo90'Tst e'J - 1no "o!tsf
anu not pace II n lcopatuy 4no popto bEost 1et
were satisfied WIN u tnS 90 anu u" IN
not % tne l!io ~ "cLo eu. - =. - @ ,. ~ ~ H.
portion Of The city the people n othef para "ouo &C.
mand mod11canohs' anu cou4u uo' ~ JusuJ 1e!nsen.
He WIS prepared to-day to lnc4ooe Inc "no'e cry Ia
the f1re 1n1ts.
AID Powell sald the people Nno naa s1gnea tue Ic@
tt1on merely demanded cQaat E1sn:s Via, W!;a ONE:
They were not permitted 10 creek falne oon8s, ~
tract Of lsnd Quarter Of n1e 80 aEay, wss nea
covered WIN tnoes-no1est auu ~ 81 49, I1 G1i
and N1nRt0 W1ruD could NOT D8 EeAeftAs 4e uet41cG