, 1874-10-01

Mle, can point out morn thnn ono city ~ THO
un!tea statos whoro It would bo d decided ILL.,
prdyotllont lh adopting tho sJatont.
6avo hoYor, III any part Ut tho European
Continent or IN yonr own costntry, or tho Do
ininion Of Canada. mot bottor spocinlnn, Of
What Is demanded tn tnako Department efficient
thsn find in your dlfrntcnt firo-atattonH, iii
'cleAnllfcss. rlIysiqno and bize. l should liko
much to hnts lonrnt thst the cltlxo,n OF Chicago
tAko deeper Interest, III thou,, for tho mou'a
pettsona oo,niort, aa T woud ald nio, to tho
theso mon aro called on by night and
day to protocol, under tho acorching hnn'a roy
IN ,nlds',tn'nor. Or THO coldchs vintrcy nlght,
wsa tho hon y tos inlientos
wlon, III conversation with home ot theHo mon.
| learnt that, duriuE tito lats winter, somo al
tholn had douo duty during whole night at
fonr md tlvo ;dlatlnct tlres each ono occurring
city wlero h6vo, aud 30 llas every man, tn that
Department lad. to do tho same tl1ng bnt un-
| der very different usnto OF ctrcnmatalces. II
tro roturil from atlro Oh cold night, and liayo
u snilu ami kind words uttered to us by QUO or
| moro of tho mems wives, WHO are thorb by tho
| warm stose,-tsle cofce-or-tca-kotto boilins,-
aud each man accepsa from her, NJ from nlin-
known this repeated four times III sixteon hours.
The mons wctnocka arc strovel nround THO stores
mud, rothrn whon, you wi!l. dry, whrhl olothitIE
ii slro to bo ready for each. How d|fforont arc
yoar mon no matsofno Goa o. aatt,p ~ taao
.nSa H. nup - ~ = W. n.sts ~ fr,znn
or pants, must again bo put In iso. Can it be
surprising that nen will acpcpt thai cursod giass
Of liquor, by which they aro unnamed and rea-
dorod incompetent to perform their duly!
THE NEXT DRAWBACK
consists iu that tllero ia no provision made FOR
tho men in caso Of Rcodont, or, itl tho efent of
doath, for t,oir families I am told they draw
a1 nuatnE etist 'ne OK !l';oss ~ Il, 1s W. a"o"aa
y, 70 'aule"i :usn "c. ooHns, IN ~ .n sue ~, saso
~, ~ sonle nFGaues, 10 Eecel9e uoto con, .,
ntooralion: q l naSo 1an"o Que i. cns'. .,'.s un
y = no cfoute g nnY c1ty tnne
.s = 'aan i!a.ou i9I 4io ~ toea " ,ia
ns ~, ~ IN ulsonalGe Ct l4 outJ lott nets TO "snt.
~ ,a .no alo:rea' ttto pepatng3nit ~ htoh T. man
e teGe.,n = tcnnioa w H'us htu. ~ ~, cr nno
isT Eye .. s"o aoo'o al ospenao OF s1eAnoAs, DUE
'al. o'e.
Attenl to these small but Ajnhly~important
nlnttors and tl,dn claim from tic msu. Ia re-
turn, 4 faithful sdjucharcb Of uuty. Dril1 then,
ua1y ty III ~ nlsis'ons. .nI III G}mnhslnh h'!ntaf 10
.! .uoss VI fafls anu olaer a,lropcnn c'tioa, 1or
two ho,tra per day. It should also bo part OF
t!e daIlY duty fora number OF tfio n1en to ey-
amino parts Of the hytlrautB {uutil tanlB are
sllbstituted), making d rranar tcat "a to +tlth
pressure Or "nter ob1ainoa tleEelfon. az well aa
=" '. as:ossnn Up ~ u natet plPeS nuch pfcs-
obtnincd from thin would bo to place lie engine
OH tho hytlrant giving tho greatest amount
OF Watof in given tine, although 1t nlny
not to be nearest to tho iire by this moapa in
foW years, nll tho mon would know not otly
where to ltnd thn boat hylrant Int ,rnu]a he
no,,vora.,,t ,,t1, IT, ,ot,a1 as,,tiit; w $3.50 . ~
1'a 1e". n.sn @ s ne'ui % Io!ton ate poWut.
51. uo u4,G'uu cnn " ua1y av,st!eu ou ior th'a
uutJ H',d Eept astnnss lntAcs. Inc D!iBaao. as
bouy, Should DO drilled ot least monthly to Gon-
eral usc Of tho wlolo apparatus, viz. Laying
down and rcoli,e ,ln hose coupling autl upcotp-
iinr when wator Is on in f9rcrs or'othernian
l,aiilling the lntlor ner,aratua in nyery manner
nm fnr, '"o .ls'"s. M, - o'ssy uue ~. -
N!iu toLn!; 1oh: sucn ufl!1cu Inou "oulu pe u
Mote hVAll tlan dpubto tHe hlmocr III Jour lofce.
IhoY would, in this Way, DO made to fcol they
Wero more respectable and moro rcspaotol than
could pou3iuly be tl,oir position urcr tho proseut
gy5tnn
ho~or;,1, 1,c,a ,,,, . ,a,, - IT,.
,r o.u".tI a'auu wv cupJ y. ttio
DRILL or THE raa1s FINE DEPARTMENT..
had tho privilege, aone few years ago, Of befug
present at l'araolrili Of tbs Paris force an will
mention foW Of the ftata performed; and hrst 1npy
roiark that the rars Department DO not carry nor
anfro to use the loug, mlesths heavy ladders
used by tho Chic1go HrSado,-llSht ropca 'GnppyinY
thelr place.
large block Of buildings similar 10, but at least
two stories higher than,
1uE oIf1oAuo Tribune BUILDING,
was supposed to W on are Of the uppor lasa,
aud lilo in.nateg. being unaba to escape had to see
rafuga on the roof. 70 reach end those people