, 1874-09-26
.s .srcgsrdod tho protection of tho City Of Chicago
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Colnmysloner Yhorit!an assured tho, ,Rcut'omou
that tlloy uol,id not DO moro fully alivo to TINT
question than woro tho momboss OF tho Board
lIe referred tho Committee ;1n To- % M t fo1a,s.1on
Council, provious TO tho iiro OF July II, iulmo-
diatoly subsequent to ttat event, ma only 10"
wocka ago. thoy woro gnng to lay rot anothor T.
tllo engines, and otllor mattora granted by the
Qutnm(ttoo ot Firo md Water, would 10 approved
1t tho uoxt meeting Of tho City Legislature
,a,t;tus ~: mEKny y; H. KING ;s'. mi, ,,rou ~,
board OF roiico TO chargo thom with ron'Sh''ehe
but to consult with t1otn MS TO tho beat mcai'a
Of obta!ntug tho additional iiro protection, tEo
necessity Of which WA apparens 70 eyary mn aM
They had also como to offer suggestions to tl,a
Donrt, not In Rpirlt OF doEn1nsinn', 1',t simply
NJ citizona who welo worry deeply lfltcrehtet u n
the safety Of tho city. 1io hea ho t;oubt 1nat a
understanding.
said TINT MI important inaltor to bo oonsidcrod
E9 @ ~ir m mAf3 e it'd lsfo os 81 tno s,roess r
wero not Of sutltoiont cabro to supply tho Oh
Einea III case Of m extensive flto.
COMMISSIONER EiIEn1pAN
BaIi TINT wlliln that WAS to bo doplorod, yot ho
thought, from Ho1no o1rerimontB which had
been lnatle, TINT II tho callbre Ut tho pipes wad
increased thoro would not bo sufficient pressure,
and thero would be moro lost thnn Ea!rod bY tho
tho ongino-power Mt tho Wator-Worhs could, BY
going TO great additional oxrensa bo so H.
croasotl al to obvlato the difficulty lie spoke Of
Mr.: Sheridan continued By saying K Tint ho haa a1
paoria and otlor rlacos had tried that sys.om
mud found 1t successful Chicago was not too
proud to accept n losson from OTHER cities. Inc
well Is that Of efficiency. Tho city could be d.
vided into districts, zach boinE provided With iss
own engines and pumping machincry: ln that
way 1t Noufd bo eany TO check eonANszssioh.
would ba no fatal doay ii, waiting for cngincs to
arriyo before fro could be Suppressed, for
every hydrant, NTH hoso attached, would bocotno
an onEinc in itHelr. That, no thought, wna ono
Of. tho bost wa3s III wl'eh tho city could 10 pro-
COMMISSIONER REso
denounced tho dolicieut water-aupply in cner-
getio termH. Tho trouble Ind como originally
whom tho city was almost In Its Infancy, which
had boon continued aver since. In tho t,rst
place, tho water-workB woro intandod to supply
water for domestic u1cB rather thnu to supply
moro expense II thoy wnntoa q wster-systcm
commensurate with thenoeda Of Chicago
Mn. LITTER
remarked TINT the citizons hud particularly noted
tho reductions nado in tho iire estinatDH by tho
Common Council. Tie Council, no doubt, woro
prompted to spirit Of u1,wisc economy by tho
cry continually. raiHcd by their constituents
about oycrtaxation
pounded novel plan Of insurance which is sub
utnntin1Iy ns follows: AZ tho rrcaont time tho
INSURANCE companies located In this city haFo an
annual Income from premiums nione, Of noafiy
about Fl 900 ooo leaving net pEoi1t Of - 0oo,-
600 annually Io proposes thnt tho city insure
ttsolf, and that MI insurance Department for thas
purpose. such departments :, would be
fnfr1 n
Board OF Public Works or any othor large dc;
r,artuc,,t Of municipal administration. Il should
be governed by DoaEa having supromo control
over its own workings. a collection Of pro,
companies would. in ten ycara, amount to So5,,
600, 600, with tho accrued interest. THU capital
would 10 sufficient i'll itself TO carry on tho de-
partment foreyer, Tho interest on ths SUN sum
~ all lotsos. Tho minimum Of tho insur.
a1lco wonld be tho total amount asaossod
tor. 1t the ond Of ion ycnrB NO moro rlemiuins
need be collected. The department would Hup-
port itsolf and would prove source OF fovonuo
to tho city. ,,..--....
11o affirmed that at the prcaont time manv
largo business houscs woro carrying lieaFy ~
surance ratio, hoaYinr III proportion than tho
tn1cs They ure now insured for more than tho
city would or does asBeeu thom Tor ta1oa:
They pay taxos on about one-tcnth Of
the amount for which thoy nro insured
nncc and taxea would bs nsseaBed from tho sarno
valuation both iu tho rich mans observation-disclosures
and III tho poor mans dwelllng-houae. At prcs-
ent tho b1lsinceB-nnn moro'y rayb taxes on ., =
lines largo portion Of hia stock in trndo is un-
paid for, Tho same may 10 said OF tho poor
nnn's dwelling house; it, too, may not DO
Paid do yet 10 ays no,o taies es or on nn ts
Thus his pl.n, ho said, equalizea taxes thor
oughly. and completely insured everything. on
which tho ten successive annnal premiums Ind
boon pnid for nil limo to como. ..
At the close OF his ronsurks tho Commissioner
WAS congratulated by 81! present On Ills 'nyeHIoua
scheme.
Tho meeting then went into O gonesa. CON-
sdcraton Of tho Building law, aud othcr things
asren1y discussed by tho members VI the CATH
zcns' Association.
h H1.w DEAD WANTED.
bfr. Franklin Macvoayh said TINT one othor
matter ron,ainea to bc consiaorna. The majority
Of tho Citizens Asnociation wore convinced that
Tho Chicago Fro Department neodcd l,otter
heud-for general work-tEan tho prosont Fro
h1aeahal.. llo did not dosIro to aay anything
hss Of Mr. Bonner nsos5,a ye eS oas4 ssgaSa cs
tho instrnctions of u'nn better qualified
for large command thnn himself. Tllore waa
no feeling against tho Marshal beyond what he
had stated. 1le hoped TINT some arrangement
would bo como to so Llat, In tho oycut OF 01aS
change, lr. Dcnnor could DO retained aa sub
ordinate. That ha was good Aromnn everybody
acknowledged. At tho Same tmo thoro was .
very material difference between good fireman
and great +" Eire General"
Commissioner Sheridan entered into dofense
Of Marshal bonner, in which lo WIS backed b,
Measra. laotko mud Homo. Thoy asked il The
Committee bud any moro conpotent officer t.
suggoBt. Thoy woro willing to liston.
Mr. II. ". King said that Gen. Slalor mp
ronrcd 10 DO fayorite, but ho was not taken VI
III an nitimntnm. iio was, utn'onbted!y, mar
Of great ab1lity. md deserved n trial.
Mr., MncVeRgl, suggested thas Con. Bhnler bs
invited to como horo from New York aud obBoryt
the sitMstion for liyns,lt.
Thia propoyjtion wus aftor aomn discussion
eEreea to, and tho meeting adjourned
Everything passed OF III good hunlor.
SENTIMENT IN NEW YORK,
Sptetat nsnattA to 3'hs cAfcdgo 7rbune.
NEW YoAK Sept 25.-pho withdrawal Of th
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