, 1874-07-18
Adjustment OF Insurance Losses--.Kclief
Of the Sufferers...The Jones
School.
Outside Comments.

d. %u4Nh~
President Dixon occupied tho chair, and tho
following Aldermen were present: Richardson,
Foley, Warren, BpAuldinq, gidwell. Fitzgerald,
Stone, Pickering, II. B. B.iloy. sohmitz, Hill |
dresh, neidJ, oullotton, T. F. Bailey, Clnrke,
WoodmAn, White, Heath, Campbell, Quirk,
Cleveland, Stout, Mahr, Eckhartlt, Lepgachcr,
Cannon, Muxphy, nrsnd, Lynch, aud Qorooran.
Aid. Campbell offered tho following
pnkAnn1.E AND RESOLUTIONS:
WHsnE4s, The peop1a Of Chicago have suffered BY
tho destruction Of mora than 3a00 o0N000 worth Of
property hy tue two great rea OF oct ls7 and July
hsa btou tarious'y crippled and 4ts growth retarded
WuEnEAB, Tho 1ivse Of uaanJ Of chicago's valuable
cuale suffering brought upon thousands Of her pop'-
TnnHE4s Large portions Of tho city aro conutruct-
Cd s1opt entirely Of wooden bulldinBs de,soy
Cd together u SECTIONS inadoquately supptud With
should OCCUR therefore, In ylew Of past experiences
and the present dangerous condition Of tho city, II Is
inonmbent upon the Common Council to taks In: !lu-
tier by the construction OF water conauitH thu which,
lug Of strocts, tho eondemnng aud removal Of lan-
geroua buildings md by such other measuses 10 may
Rssolstd s Ihat tho Hoard Of Public Works be, aud
thy S @ af as1 ss Sr
uita lu4dns from the river or laGo into portions Of
TIC city i.est IT, snpo M UT wstA II Tats5 y; ; or h null
they are hereby, directed to condemn aud order the
rsiseyal 81 any wooden buildings withtn the ro limits
Whenever n their opinion she said buildings re dan-
Tro Department ought to bo 1eorgunized at once, and
tae W@oss aa}y Se to a tho neuS ii % q ooaass
tionB by tla removal dsstruetlou, oherwiSe, Of
such builllgs may, In the Judgment Of the F3to
! MarBhal, be NECESSARY.
WIDENING srnEETa.
| Aid. Richardson oftored resolution directing
| the Board Of Public Works to prepare an ordl-
nnnco for widening State street from Harrison
% Twelfth street.
| Aid, Campbell moved to direct tho Board OF
Public Works to prepare an ordinance for wtdea-
lng Taylor street, from Michigan ayonue to
[ Western avenue, to a width Of 200 foet lie sup-
portod tho resolution by aaying that it was very
Important for the 8ucceHHful dealing With fires,
that thoro should DO wtdo street running east
| aud weai.
AID, Longaoher moved to amend by having
Twelfth street wi0enod.
AID. Campbell Haid that tho expense Of widen.
ing Twelfth street would be far greater thai
Taylor street.
\ BrIEoT COMMITTEE.
Aid. Stone moved tho appointment OF aeloc
committee Of nlne, threo from eacil D1Yts!on
to conalder all matters relating to tue subject.
AID, Richardson moved to INSTRUCT tho Commit
too to report Monday night, aud to oonaldor Al
means for tho better protection Of tho cit,
against fro.
REMOVE UNLAWFUL BUILDINGS.
Aid. Pickering offered resolution directing
tho Duaru Of Public Works to proceed At once
| romoye. or cause to bo removed, all building
oreoted and now remaining within tho tlre-limt
in violation Of the orflnanocH ot tho city.
POWDER Bll0ADE.
AID, Uildrcth moved the appointment OF
speota. committee of threo. to report pFope
orcanIxation OF mon and materials for the put
mao Of destroying buildings in oaas Of ~ einol
gepeT. Tho motion prevailed, aud AID. HI