, 1874-09-01
Tho Measure Within tho Control Of
the Insurance Companies.
Lot Them .Dolnand TINT AL Existing
Wooden Structures Shall 10
Provided with han-Combus-
tiblo Roofs,
And that Their sides Shal1 "Be Coated
with Brick.
Refusing Inuuranco upon All Buildings
Not Adjusted in Accordance
with These Demands.

hot Au7uStcu Ill Accordance
with These Demanas
W1zEnspEs, Germany, Aug. g. 1874.
The llon. n. T. ca.l6au9h:
DEAn Sin: Tho American papers are oeeln
ming to arrive, giving full acconnts OF tho roccn
extensive fro III Tue South Di'lsion OF oh'caBo
Happily, tho yalno OF tho property dcatroyet
fall far below what the ifat toloerapie chDle r.
ports indicated. and 1t would soem that the III
surnnco pretty nenr!y covofs the ncInat yal''o o'
tho things consumed. IN some respects TUG ift
Is undbubtoalS pabllc "ploselne III aisguiao,
In that 1t Inns removed by tho destruction OF
thousand combnstbo rookorles, htanalne
menhce to tho blsaness-uastfact from tllat quar-
ter; and 1 suppose tho hakcd ground OF tue
burnt district wonsu he!l lot moro now shan II
would oeforo tue nfo Win tue nlsofablo build'
inss thcroou,-eScoptlns' OF course, tho we'll
tmEfoFo0 lota OH Hapash aua hiicll'fah hVonues'
Nut tnofo Is "uotheF s1'o Vi lno easo' ahosncl
aspect OF tue 'l1"t1ci' 70 W eons'aoieo' "nlch
dno"s tnas tue hro ............
h1s DONE oh1oAoo o'EAr nAha.
IL haa gwen soseIo snoca u ''o co"nuoaco ol
sho o1'aloo "oelo ~ tno aato'y u ptop'
crty IN tao Vaocn CAty OF tho oreas "eat'
IL haH manaleet3 ereatca tcenns OIL insecurity
ana 1ohs OF cohnoonco III the int"Eo oxemptlo'l
Q! our osty rom laf'hor '1statlohs OF lno same
Aaao. A!l tno european paPoss '''o oeoh us
eaaslhg sho snolce., ana luc,9 CONCLUSIONS arc
Inc same: that v!heaeo VIII coI'slhue 10 10
Hcourgei by terrible conl'aefat1ons until tue
masa Of wooden houses nro nll consumed out of
existence. They all seem to understand that
,t,aua ~ ,,4o1 s,,,,ro ,o, ~ t1,.o it, tnn.
'nolo s4u w.. ~ 49, ~oao r4"o se"o
monts "leh sh'"g'o lools 's!ns oaaos'y bou'n-
trff ~ mud
they apec,taso on tho consequences Of aro break
inr ont in t;,ese dangerous SECTIONS. and pwocn-
;nr, n III ,oforo ~
n5 =" o'tei 80 , -,,-
over which you presided, and tho resolutions
that woro adoptod suggesting measures for tho
tut,,ro an fcfv. and tayo ajso I;cruso5 var,onu
,,saoa T., ~ .,,,,,,o ta,"
pl4nn "uu oa,!eea plopoeeu ~ Wv pnono JUL
nnlB having the Same eAa In 7le"' Bus, IN my
Judgment, they all miss tho mark, and fall fur
short Of what ia absolutely necessary to be
done
~, .,,,o ,,u ,, ~ ,o,,,, ,,,;. ,,ro.+o.t =, su
Ano t'"1o uas com" " !ooA nus 6lu"tos' " all
local questions fairly Ill the iaco. Ihord should
ba no moro neglect or ielny, paltcring or auack-
cry. THO right thing
snou1n M DOME Ar ONCE:
1or, sooner OF la'or' "' "oss CONC
to it, whether VIC like 1t or not.
Under the effect Of tho sharp smart and healthy
scaro from fla Into scorcl. am prepared to
H. H. ro,,a,.,. I.s ,,,o''
loA4n 'ns' so.notn'"e 'Ao s.'. ~. A1 A"a oeua W.,
resolved upon by The City Government aud
insurance companies:
/. Tho latter hayo demanded R. reorganization
of tho Fire DenArtmont. with uow Chief Fro
Marshal, larger water.pipes in tho business por-
tiouB Of ths~ CITY, moro tlrc-ongines. powder
brigade, loating onginas on tho river, at, oxten-
Bon Of tho firo-limito; aud they hayo thon COM
Melted their efforts Inv making a lnrgo ntlyanco
&i,n !
their companies for their late pretty ueyero lcs-
eon as quickly as possible.
2. I ain prepared to barn TINT tho Council
escont @ those touching tic organization Of Tue
Firc Department, which Will 10 declined. Tho
Council will vote liberal additions to tho taxcH
for tho profeescd purpono Of extingniahing fires,
bccnuse:all this can be done in tho pleasant and
profitable direction of iucseasol patronage, Jobs
mud expenditure.
Tho protection OF the city bning thuB provided
for ~ tho careless public will resume their
gleep, which the recent copilagration so nuduly
Yuko IN somo night flndinr
TIE WHOLE CITY ENauLrEp IN FLAMES,
with the rod torch of auuililation llottinr for
tho second timo tLo grand palaces, banks, stores
calamity occurs, The iirc-aws viii DO
poor mon and tleir demagogaes. until thoy
BECOME littlo @ bstter Il than dosd;lettsr; ;l;
L EinCarGIY trtEt that EllEu will be thu mt
result md wofu1 iinala Of ali tho nresons h;r,,s
stopping rcsolycs. but tie purbIiud. solflsh iu-
torest Of /. multitude of indiytdualy. nronsinr I'M
ceaslugly in one direction. viii nrottv surely
NAV tlo heart ont of tha preaent nuruosoa nf
Tia w;Ror closscs. Peop]o FcooI down ra,,i,,lv
aftcr rreat oxctomouts, and s,o roncion of rarc.
less i,1;liiYerence now u1,ccocis them.
Int sns,ni,,r thai that'tho i iira.limiis % arc extona-
cd to Tia civ hnnnr;oa anil Tint s5i]il an nxtra
il added to iho annual taxos or foati,r dobt Of
Tia citv in nSin1 oI1it;omnl ,vat or.ninna h,,;15
inc and aaninn,nr rvor fro-stcan,ars for snn,.
uer gnrvicn hi }or. lorre reimbursement ~
machincR Ind man. nnd sannnrs AMI miners
what than
Win tha futuro eofotv of tho c1tv finn In
guaranteed vii tho ino,orabo md nnchau"s
ablo Laws Of continuation bo uiucated3 viii tic
confldencn ut can;toiinta IN o~amnt;on frn,n
Bwoening firo.yisitnt,ons In rontnrcI '"'
Ait tIeso uuontonn mn fnrce1 to
ANSWER IN rrx ,,rnsT1yr
Tho city will not be- safe or seoro. hut will co,-
tinuo to bo in neril whio tho hs;ro.a c"ntra "a.
,pnInu c,croloI H., .;. ~. 's'e as.a.o sts4o ~