, 1874-08-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY,


1naurauco.uon fool rhtl,er soro because t'Io
Common Council llns referred tho rocolntnondn-
ton Of tho riro Commissioners In regard to tho
Improvement Of tho Fire Department, instead Of
taking Rrtion thereon at once. To lilo oom-
paulcs heretofore lnnntiuuad In rI,E 1'n1DuEE AZ
hHsing stdrswu from tho city. only one las
baen adlod d',rlng lint wook, namely, tho Malt
atcra' i Drewers, of Now York, of which
nfeesrs. Dhtrot b Montgomery aro tho agcnts,
The phnnix, of Hartford, aud tho Standard, Of
Now York, which wera roportod 90 having with
drawn by tho times. ....
pEsr THE HTATEstEST.
1hcHo companiea hayo mcroy coaBed to write FOR
tho proHonk. having moro risks than they caro- to
hAve, and tits faot Mas roportod IN TEE Tnfnusx ~
tWo. Wcoks ago. Tho untruthtul Shoot which
n,ndo tho falso sHaortion las promised tho
agents Of those companies to mako tho cuatom-
ary retractiou ths morning. Thors it, howoYer,
probability TINT . .,...........
Will !cavs tls on n,aaao within short tme sllonld
thu Council porsfnt lp it's proHailt inactivity.
At tho meeting Of tho Board Of UnlarHrItor1
ttlla afternoon resolution lT!ll DO lntro luccsl
oontlcmfng tho slaw action Of tic Council and
tho oltlzoi,a, and urging upon tho Board to take
stringent inoasuros Ut onco.
Tho syntonl Of bi iokorago will nlAo como up,
aud an etfust will ba usae to abolish ts.ia os-
nUxionh hYatonl.
All effort will also to made to l,avo
TIE FOLLOWING AstENDMEETa
to tho standard tarin OF ratios 90 into o1fsot ak
once:
tir. wa'l.-For nrs wall. no. r,alus at lo..t .
feet ahoyo tho root, charge Of 10 cents oil lilo
$40 VII DO sddsa to tho basla r.to IN buildings md
Mansards-For Mans.rtl roofs mt constructed
wholly 0f hre.lroof material, buildings {ratou by
Bcheiulel over 70 fcet hight charge pi per cent
MI! bs aaaea TO Tho basis fate buildings And eun
tents.
On buildings csa than 70 feet high tho charge will
iron Stutfers-Tor The absence Of standard Iron
shusters a side and openings Of brick, stone,
Or iron bs.snrsb bt,tidinga charge of er cont viii
10 added 10 thu basis rate on buildings and contens.
t'essS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IT nRsnsf communications o.vesa
sSs g Sf y r.ss n ss
DO closed snsi tucked At night.
Specifications for construction Of Iron Bhters and
doors can 10 obtained At the oco OF tAa Doard No.
127 Lassfle stroot. For shutters openings nboye
tho firkt sory, fastennE IL required that can Ia
| oponed from tho outside 4nd inside.
| Hutchn.sn and Rdtch- Cf1eks-Thst charge Of 10
cents ps Madn for tho Abscucs OF watGll1An and
watch-clpck n any building usea exsluaycy for naa-
ufacturag, With over sght hands At work, Of in any
carried on. yis: Woodworking o. repstring Of any
kind. yarntshtHg, paper boI-making, boot and shoe
making e1eep Il DO entirely for local rotatl custon)
] ing, map-makiug, anu book4blnling.
! ATLANTIC AND rAU1F1o
An adjourned meeting Of tho atoenno,ucra
and oficora OF Tbs Atlantic and Pacific 1uBuranca
! Company was hold yesterday at tho Companys
| Office, for tho purpose Of hearing tho report OF
| tho Committed appointed to raise the additional
expected TINT hlr. Lipplncott would DO prosellt
anu pass upon tho aocurittea ofrcred but he was
| absent, and It waR thought beat to adjourn the
m1olaug until thlB afternoon At O'Clock.