, 1874-09-24
A nAETARnT.Y nJnW

About two months ago the National Board Of
Underwriters adopted six resolutions in rofor-
ence to Ere riaas III Chicago, embot1ying cortain
demands which .hay mado upon our city author
ities. These were:
l. That tho permanent fire limits should be
made coa1teusiva with tue city lirnita.
2. Tint Building 1aw should ho adopted, tho
aame iu substance AZ the Nsw York Building
law.
8. That thoro should DO complete rcorgauiza-
ton Of the Fire Department.
4. That water-maius of certain aizo should be
laid iu cortaiu districta,
6, Tint provision should bo made by law for
an investigation OF tho causes OF all 1res with
view to preventing ince,ldiarism.
@. That all lumbor-yaris aud other inflammable
things should DO removed from the southwest
cru district Of the city.
The hrat requirement of tho list has already
been complied with, aud tho fourth is being CON-
piled with as rapidly al possible. The third
md fifth cannot DO complied with until the
noxt meeting Of tho stn1o Legislature. Az to tho
second, howeyor desirable it may bc, it is we'll
known that two years Of iuccesant effort WAS re-
quitcd, together with the expenditure Of
$4,000 in money, to procure tho passage
Of tue New York Building Law, which,
| We were expected to mature and pasa In two
| months. The aixth ia simply impossible OF
| execution, and must hive been knows to be- 30
| when put in the Bciedue. It is requirement.
not made or enforced In any othcr city in the
United statoe. It must hayo boon known to
those who adopted 1t that tho.o ia 10 loyal pro-
coas by which d lumber yard-much less q half
dozen nilos of 1u'nber-yards-c be moved
without tho consent Of tho owners
The City of Chicago having failed to comply
with four requirements which it was known that
it would bo physically impossible to comply with
in TINT time, tho Executive Commttoo Of tho
National Board Of Underwriters, sitting in Non
York, yesterday resolved to withdraw IA many
insurance companies as they could int1uance
from Chicago, rofuHing to writo now policies or to
reuow those expiring. This cruel and dastardl,
blow was struck ut tho credit Of Chicago undo,
the circumstances We 1ayo namod-that Ia, with
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whether just or unjust, tue demands n1ado upon
liz could not DO complied with in tho time given
Whom we say tint this was cruol aud das
tardly blow, no do not question tho right o.
thcRo Insurance companies. or any others thu
thoy coll influence, to 80 away. insurance IL
trade, vocation, pursued for gain, ike m.
other trado or vocation. If these cou,panie
fnd 1t not to tholr profit to stay horo. 1t il
proper for them TO retire. The decent ant
busincBa~liko way for any OF thcm to pro
oeed, II deairiug to withdraw, woul
DO to privately inntruct their agent
10 writo no moro policies hore, aud to nosif
their customers, 10 that they might got other in
sasancs. Wa Hay that This would hese boon tli
decent cotlrHo to l,ttrauo. Instead OF tliB, tho
have taken course and pursued policy cacu
cplated to produce panio aud to impair tt,
credit Of this city In tho farthest cornor Of Chris
. tondom Moreover, they have takou coula
Implying tint their own mombess cannot b
fully relied on to carry out tue agroement unles
, 1t 10 proclaimed from tho housetops.-an apprt
: honAon which wo believe ia Justified as regard
aoma Of tho bent companies In Hartford IN
Philadelphia,
Tue TRIBUNE llan. up to this timo, sustai no
tho demands OF tho National Board Of Unloy
writer's. aud urged upon tho city au.horlties
j speedy compliance with thom no far as thoy wo,
reasonable md just. Wo hayo gono further IN
| urged compliance With demands nlado upon CIT
, xanH in their private capnnlty, ,-somo OF whio
have boon tytanuloal and idIotlo+ Dut We no Z
| farther Tho National Board Of Undorwrlte1
D | ia1 done ita wurus. II las lone tiat uorst In