, 1874-11-03
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Between tho Citizens
Association and Gen, Slialer.
Tho General Accepts Temporarily tho
Position Of Consulting En-
gincer.
New Tonr, Nov, 2,-Tho following corresponds
Chico will DO published hcrD to-morrow:
ftf1tdtha Naa nax

New FonT, Nov, 2-Tho following corrcspond-
onco will bo published hcre to.morrov
,,...... .,.,,u ,. =. ,ChtcAao, Oct. 2s; 1874,
communicated to tho Citizcns' Association 10 IN .rnnh
lnt,tc through thu Association yo, ths rtsotinn
10 o an no
Fro Department. Il 10 with grcat pleasure hit tba
yitsssls' association now conveys 10 sou tho action Of
nosz Of fife Uoihtosioness and 0it.sens' Assocsa-
TREY !npraelleale to cs.abs for sou position with
nue1entent powers. 1t IL almost needless TO- toll you
i innt q5 pe"lo would havo been ga to contio 70 you
ia,tn II your sred. s1iity and rrudsnco bt tho Oil.
staa sGaa Aasos!a!lon lid not snggss to The Fire Commits
iasy saole EneS,us ''na Tilt Iis ts cotnmssto1ers INN
tsr a e1aS ea al of formal action III TIC direction of
Gsens e on, Ind tne pcople of oncago are arc
Iay - 1gr aa Clearly sore o tlo nor,ant distinction -
c1insiGte ri1, q ainertty krh u we should haso hecn
cEr wc 70 snter u iom yeu end the position row ton-
orly, and snccess III Which ts silbfoes 10 liz CO.
operasson T., n. support Of tho Board q Fro Coma-
IN s u s'n saSneao o a do aud must reside
tha % Iiro aware no sas ~ 3 ,aSi saa
isss' sa Sy,e e's ss,ves. sa t t. e. TX
hya soray lis a Wills eea inei! Sieffofa1s ffora e
hcir power and tho restrictions 1t liz Charter taer
s'rero wiah to forward tho work sou aro poW cacd to
10 10 5 s1 'n. na esisstiye expression In ho facilities ro
ilotsenont Of llis lonor tho aaror of Uhicago &C.
eonpanies tho rcsolMtion Of tho oommissionors, Wo
meat cordially approve tho action uf p,r Fin nnnr
md our cltizul's in9orso 1t heartily. Willis you ere
aofesa oiI aw1r9 Of tho rnu'a interest Iii your
Interest Of the cotutry, sou eloula also Ia
Informed Of tho special participation Of The Chjcaso
u02FN QI I41fQ-DuQGrNrtutB tito invitation
tended to yo.l. Tho lt,anniy of Tho Invitation to Won
to come to Chicago IL Of remarkable character and
Whne y nss assars you Of Tho widespread nprreea-
os in ilro nairs, 1t must nlso convince you that you
s a1sense of formal sat,efity snd Issponsiey'
Enp1rt surl na IL prcpnrt very rarely for called
InANKLlx MAorEAaa,
President of the Eitizellhs ABsOcatluu Uhieatfp
GEN. sllALEM AccErrs.
ttaas'. ''nortaga Es4. 1resicnt caten, ds,oetaioa
DEAN sla: lam III receipt Of your communication
Of Get a. trans'ittng copy Of the prcamblcy and
era Of tho Oty Of Chicago tito 24ti uf Ocobcr last
tendertng to mo tho position u! Consulting Eng.
Association, askng accept tue position tendcred
conferred by tho action of your Board of Tiro
ua Would ana much to '"y prefer IL fpy e a.,a, a
III oflcc With sufficient power to enforce the
execution Of any plans which might DO adopted for
tic Improvement of your Firo Department. aud which
would necessarily inrolse responsibility for s con-
dt'St, noserthcnss Recognizing tho absence Of legal
sx s pssen s 81 epes ~ ae 2s
Of his Ionur tic Mayor, your Association, and tha
Board of Underwriters, anil viii render to tha oluiais
al, sho a,a Ii my rowes. thank You for o1pressng
SO clearly the absence Of al responsibility IN he
poaiion, to which am invited bit shall undertake
respectfully yours, ALEXANDER BuAuEa.