New-York tribune., 1874-12-04

protection for the Of the e but deenna OF highest
es referred be delayed single day unnecessarily have
h,ve only suggest conclusion that opinion The orgn
SHOULD not be DELAYED Until quarters
Very respectfully. your Obedisnt servant
Conuns Engineer the board Police and Fire Commissioner.
Another series OF recommendations VIII DO maze LOT
the Western Division OF tho city the present week VOr
these see supplement TO this repcrD Should all OF
thpee suggestions he carried out they will 90 great
way toward reinforcing the Department and giving
reasonable chance Of protecting the city Inc wan1 OF
proper equipment OF the apparatus ana especmly W
the hook aud ladder trucks was one thinE that LII
pressed such OF your Committee IA visited the several
stations. Your Committee urged with great earnest @
ness upon the Board OF Police and Fire Commissioners
the necessity for the adoption and immediate putt&nS &
into operation OF all OF these recommendations hn1 ~,
plea OF want funds il that can be made aeai5e
Immediate compliance with them but attention 10 'nr m
discipline and morale OF the force can be oiecteu q,
once We await with much interest the action IN re.iu
to these suggestions. ,.. ..,oh
Chicago as you are aware covers nearly half as mnch
again territory as the City OF NowY0rk with tle auI
ton OF being surrounded on two sides at least win
dangerousl0caes d acut OF andy to our de
feuse OF Al steamers IS trucks, and chemical ehse'
in all G5 companies with force OF 700 onccrs anu ny ~
new ones ordered, OF which. as before s,,ue' @
not In commission, and force OF 2y omcers % nn ~
and any accident s sure TO throw out Of com
mission the injured engine for weeks at tImp, tn"s @ v
senlng the force at command. In the opinion 0i your
Committee stated TO the authorities, there shou ~
be less than 40 steamers and IS trucks 10 ehdoo mr in
parmcnt to cope promptly aud efficiently WIN iiu ~
ibe extensive business and wooden localities. One use
ful addition has been made by the Fire Department IN
the lumber district. that l., tho building OF
cserps placed at the head Of the slips marked on me
map. As the supply OF water IS c0nsahl' tner si'"
utility can readily DO sceh'
FIRE TELEGRAPH AND BUHDING LAW
The full Information obtained and examination given
by your Committee to this important branch OF protec-
tion enables them to state it condition with entire ac
cnracy The system in Is called :" The American,
or "Gamewell's." best known the boxes used are
OF the automatic pattern OF these there are 275 street
boxes up or about 25 to circuit, or Whlcn 'n"o
are twelve 200 additional boxes have been Ordeeu "
the Common Council, and will be erected AT once "A
substitution Of the newer ones IN tho more mportah
districts for those IN use VIII DO made. iIe syStci VI
LAYING the wires over hOuscOp3 referred 10 IN thc re-
mort Of July II still exists. and has been the means OF
causing the wires TO De burned cut ahi sbIcVu,
commodate hOusemOvlng, raising, ana building, uht
thor conducting capacity has been seriously impaired
offering greater resistance III consequence anu ~
ing prompt working IL Will be necessary ere long 10
rfnfOrco with new wires those already In use; untH
this Is done, 1t can hardly DO implicitly reieH OIL
conduct Of the telegraph is In tho hands OF Mr E d.
Chandler an accomplished operator ana eiccuIGian
who DO relied upon to Dflng II 10 pGfectioH "AoN
ever the means are placed at his disposal
n The compilation OF building law Is III the Danus oi
competent committee, and Is under the care u @ .ro
CitIlaus Association. Having given this law u very
careful examination, hnd 1t very marked improve
,nani noon the one no In force Your Committee have
suggested numerous amendments t. IT, all calculated 10
increase the safety Of tho city These are now uuuer
consideration by the Committee having tho law III
charge. The law will be presented for the actlon oI
either the Council or Legislature early In 1870
In this connection, feel 1t Our duty to state that
iron shutters have been placed upon many buildings
SIN
I,rye rumber OF owners have ordered them for their
buldHgs they to be erected at once-hls Is most
hopeful sign. ., 49,, ..,,,.b,,or4 ~
this bureau, The Police and FIRE Commissioners Hylhs
okan the invest into the origin or nreS INTO tntt
o,n hands With the burdens already resting upon thS
Board have little hope OF ITS duties being thoroughly
performed. .,.- -, !, All, ,t.,o,o, nv
cent tho sinking OF The cscrus heretofore referred TO-
On The completion OF tho water system next year more
annie means Will be availaDe-ont the exposure re-
rnans A. before No floating engines have is YET Deeu
nrovIded for upon the river and lake IOnt5 1Our
oWn,it urged the utilization OF the Iyer tugs ia thS
connection. a., T. --. .;.,o-,, a
The Committee cannot close their report without ad-
vrrfin 10 great zeal and Intelligence SHOWN oy
the Czens Association In thcreHJrs 10 secure 10 Acl'
CITY All tne necdful projections tnut VIII prevent . -
naval OF the great conf sCraiOns OF 1871 ana lo' lhs
Association promises there snail be no rch4dtloh OF
effort on their part to accomplish the desired result;
tlcy stand ready TO second any OF cur susGestIOds.
Respectfully submitted.
Henry 4. OAKLEY
STEFH..S CRCWELIr sneciol
IUCIUs j. HENDEE, }C'InuiItee
GEORGE l.. CHASE,
MILAN III. Ross,
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