, 1874-10-25
MlSCEL.LAN

GEN. SHALER.
II is believed that the VARIOUS o'sae1 eeuen.0
x.,,ic1, nave stood IN the way OF 1en- 5naiei
coming to this city, and assuming Pon'e4o1
.r,are be can render the Fire Department essen
fa, serrice, nave at last been settled, ana 'nas
a., ofrer can be made him which IS worthy Oh
and may receive bis acceptance.
7, war stated Yesterday that the subject hao
been referred to City Attorney Jameson Tor MS
oulnion on certain Law points involved. 1his
opinion be gave to the effect that, while len,
Sha1er. nonresident, could not be appointed,
an officer of the city, yet be conlQ Do ehpioto1
by the municipality. as Mr. Poole wss y tue
Library Board, 30 that Ills services eou'a 10
used -, n.rd ~
After receiving this opinion. tho boafd e, ot
Police and rire Commissioners adopted tue 1oi~
lowing, which is perfectly sAt'sfactofS ~ 'no
O., Citizens Association
WuEREAs The National Board OF uaoel "t.se arssaJ
imn1ict confidence in the ability o. de1: a1s1anost
gha1er to organize thoroughly f'se oe'As'
Irrr.x Roll, the .t,ove-nau1ed organizations ex-
strono desire the services OF tne sa1o
Cen. Alexander ghaler to this c1ss, q. tne1 o"n
uense for the purpose Of consulting Win ano
authorities such improvements IN aa1o f1re
snsrtn1cnt as his wisdom and great e1pez1cnce NAY
rscrnrnend. therefore, be
p..n1r.d That Ger, Alexander Shalcr be employed
n the REORGANIZATION aud the establishment Of dis.
f4nlne in the Fire Department.: and while SO engaged
- assisting in the organizing and the disclplnG OF
eaid Fire Depa1tu.cn he shall be known as Consuis-
tnr Engineer this Board and ahaA be respected &c
erossded. houer~1 That the City Of Chicago shall be
ut no whatever for the services 60 rendered by
the said Sha1e- and that his employment shall NOT III
te.fere In any particular with the powers ana uates
Of the Fire Marsals other officer or officers o1 TINS
Board ~ now defined by law; aud that the salo
6ha1er Ehn make no claim AGAINST he salo eaty iot
rfNatH
rendition Of his services to said city as aforesaid
MARX SHERIDAN,
E. F. c. hLoKkE,
c. A. RENO,
JAMES AyAR6, JR
fully concur in tho pass.ge Of the aboys reson-
HorA. H. CoLs1S' alasoI
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The Society Of the First Baptist Church have
selected the design submitted by A1essrs. VII
cox L. Miller architects, and have decided upon
proceeding at once with the erection of the new
building, which will be situated on the southeast
corner of South Park ayenne and Thirty-6fst
street..
Tha sacred cdifice will fece to the extent of
1O7 feet on tile Avenue and 165 feet On the other
thnrocghfarc
TIE AUDIEECE-RoUN.
having m are, Of 10 By 50 feet, will be arranged
in the amphitheat11cal style, which Will have
maeni6cent effect. The pews will be arranged in
conceutric lines, with the aisles radiatiug from
the PASTORS position on the platform. This
great room, together With the galleries. will seat
!. 500 people without crowding them in the least
The lecture-7oom will also ba located on the main
floor back from the audience-room. and commu-
nicating Herewith by corridor II feet VICE. 1t
will have an area Of 4s by 10 feet, with capacity
to seat $50 persons. This room connects directly
with the street., as we'll "a with the main audlto-
Hum.
On the main floor, facing Thirty-drst street,
will DO situated
Of the church, 29 BY 81 feet, md connecting
Herewith will be- the PASTORS study, library,
and toilet rooms, all approached through WIDE
corridor.
FOUR DnEssISG-nooNs,
with all modern accommodations, will be pro-
yided The galleries will be reached By four
grand etaircasee, feet wide each, which also
lead to the Sunday school room, on the second
floor Of the chapel building, IN the rear. This
apartment will be the most complete Of tho kind
in the United States. It will have length Of 96
feet, With width Of 62 feet, and comprises
central room 4Sx55 surrounded by eight class-
rooms. and BY the Sunday school library and
teachers' ps1loE. It will be capable OF holding
500 pupils.
and woodwork will be in the most approved
modern slyle-nothing will be left undone to
render the new church the handsomest temple
Of religion in this city.
TIE EXTERIOR STYLE
is that known as the early Gothic, combined
With modem tt treatment III many OF the minor
details The building material will be chiefly
Joliet limestone, very handsome SPECIES OF
mineral; the windows and doorwaEs will be
massive, and.richly carved. in the antique style.
combining simplicity with grand effect.
The main building will have an altitude Of SO
feet from the sidewalk to the apex of the gable.
The eteeple-tower, at the angle Of the building,
fncing on the avenue, will be lao feet nigh, ln-
cluding the spire. This tower Is ~ feat square.
The Sabbath-schoo tower and spire, facing on
Thirtv-frst street, will be 16 feet square, spd
will taper to the height Of 100 feet from .he
curb8tone.
TIE STYLE
OF the whole design il unique. being admirably
broken 30 rs to give picturesque and imposing
outline to the whole ednicc. The design OF the
facades is entirely new. The grand tower is q
model Of beautiful architecture. according to the
deslgn in the hands Of the archtecrs. The
small. sharp ee!l-turret at tho sundav-schoo en-
trance in the gives character to that portion
Of the building. This section OF the structure is
treated in more domestic manner than the
church proper. but tho whole building ia in hAr-
monious keeping.
The same a,chitects are the designers and su-
perintendents Of the new Plymouth Church
building.
Y-AFTERNooN LECTURE So
CIETY
The 6unday-Afternoon Lecture Society will
open it's second season next Sunday, Nov. l. The
FIRST lecture will be delivered by Prof. Nathan
Sheppard, who has been 30 successful on the
platform, and delivered one Of the most attract
ing addresses of the course last spripg. His
subject will be " Physical piety." PROT. Shep-
pard will be followed SUNDAY, Nov. 8. BY the
Rev. Robert ColIyer, on "The Human Life OF
Washington"
Prof. Z. Colbert will lecture on the 18th ol
November on "The Moon;" Mr.. H. W. F. CIeve.
land will lecture Nov. q on 1.-The Artistic Deco
ration and Improvement of Our Streets;" Prof
William Mathews, OF the University OF Chicago
will lecture Dec. 6 on tho Mock Pearls OF HIS.
tory" and Ir. j. J. Laloz Dec. 20, on " The
ma CAora IN H,,-;];,