, 1874-07-25
a,il tl,.t a nnnstaprod 1tr. cssea roao1ullona IN

said thai he considered Mr. cessa roao1ut!ous IN
tlio light of. Instructions, and hh hoped thbY
would DO adopted. Thu Committee wontl have
t11oro Mctght with tho eltizona Il sl'cy went to
hold had boen only fruitful In thn llna Of acca-
aations by citizens agatust tho Insurance
lnor. Wild statemontH warn made relative
tt9 oyer-inauraneo and kindred mnttors.
eort- .somothiug sonsiblo. Some gout!omen
satt, tint. tho CITY ,wna depending on 8-inch
1nf.rns and that firo-plugn woru fnw. Mr. Uhoa-
brough said on tho other hnnd TINT tllere was
not Bin,glo i,yarant in tue city moro tlan a
es esis d astsnt So ss s % o a2a TS rs ss; G
bend of tic City ,uovefnment. said Tint Marshal
Donnar waH not tho nlan for The place. Tint
was now oInclal. 1'lioro should bo another man
~ 1lan with tho brain Of. a 0onoral-to con-
trol the Flro Department. II tho preaont Nlnr-
shal waB incompetent, TINT WAS i worry grayo
state Of affairs.
T1E NOMINATING conanTrEs,
consisting of MeHsrH. Caso, Withowsk, aud
1sosH. fetfrtd, and! hftor long 'ahsencc. rn-
tnrnod With tho following report. which was ratt-
t1pa:
l, 1n1pre!ion ef Bast'nt9s-s. 8. Hayes, John 2.
:. fSf* Dspattmtrs-H. W. King, Q. q. Hammond, ".
:, 4 I,%rt z esosige s eo t. sni Dr. W
Bniidiaq Mm-o. &. MiGhari, -~ peabody, L. Il.
Davis. Judge Hale Charles II. Drcw.
. Lffs !n9nts'-a1safegor A'!sms, hfr. slsllon. Of
ogtlen Sheldon, D. Il. Fish, Il. 3. orischol George
iNe t,tmi,s-o. n. noudorson, Levi no+onfe!l, II.
g. ca,lfesa, r xllay,sqo George H. 1yon. ,v,,so
II. Chaso, g. Wstkownki, JuIlgd Z. Gary.
THE NATIONAL BOARD.
Tho Secretary OF tho l9oarl Of Undorwritcrs
recoivDd tho following dal'htrll, Which was road
Nsw YonK, July u, 1874.
Doard o} Undr,1rr,trs, Ch,cago:
Whnt nave yo'sr r'ty authorities done about extra
ro patrol talIed fur Ey our Committee on tho 22l.
Answer III tinc for o1lock meeting to,tlay.
Genera, Agent Entionul heard.
Mr.. Cunningham moved TINT tho rcply bp IN
ono word" Nothing"
Mr.. C1arko entd TINT tho telegram rehd had
tofororo to tbs original telegram which came n
fow days bofofc, demanding tint rntrol Of LOO
mon bn appointed at once. 1fo confoBsed TINT
lo understand tho lettor to Con. Dueat,
threatening tilp withdrawal Of bevoral insurance
companies untosB cortnn provisions wero COM
piled with. Ho did not know whether they
meant TINT tho patrol should bo appointed BY
tho eity v9!ch Ind 70 power T. apponti BY the
largo: lit camo to tho nlntsor Of citizens' pa
trof, he cn,1ld get plenty Of volunteers, Il thoro
Was any necessity for tho 1onsnro.
Air. Witkowski said that people q good Way OF
HtT0 HluID 6INIt4 hubNt IAt AAaAttLk tiA' Llo4
) ssero in Chicago. lie hoped nothing would be
done raBhly.
Gen, Ducat stated, In explanation OF wbat Mr..
Clarke had Bhid, that ho lad received private
lcttor from New York, stating that elofen fire
insurance companies wore agreed among thotn-
selves to Withdrew all business from Chicngo
Of, account Of tl.e prevalence Of great flroH
On motion Of Mr.. 0ritclell, tho matter oil
answering the telegram was referred to the
Chairman.
1NsUnArcK ON 11rnn nu1LDlNos.
Gen. Dscat offered the following:
Realized, Tint, after this date, tha Bonrd shall,
within tho district bounded by The ako on the east
Hnrrison gtrtss on tho south, lalsod street on th<
all buildings orer two stories high. WAorc nnnnfactnr
ing Is done, uncsB %atchmaily with watcli-clocE
be kept OH thu promises at Ill times whom the handt
arc not at work.
Tho resolution wRst aftor somo debate. re-
ferred to thu Committee OF Threo hYat appoint
cd by tho CHAIR.
ntASsAnDs, .....-
Tho following offered by Con. Ducat was lait
upon tho table:
WHkREAs, Tho rnofs known aB MantArd or Frencf
roofs, constructed. aro dcciued by this Boart
extremely taugerouB, III most EcnB 20 high
be entirely out Of reAcl OF tho Eiro department, ALT
defyinB Its Efforts, and consequently exposing TIL
whole CIty to conngrat!on,
Hesoivci, That tho Donrd will decline to insnrt
buildings having French or ManHar roofs, ,lnless th
holc shall be built Of iron or olher rc-proo 1natt
rial and coyercd with metal or Blae, unless at IN nd
aitional rate Of per cent.
Tho General expressed hinlself Hornewbnt dis
gl1stcd at tho mal1ner in Which his last rcsolu
ton was dleposcd Of.
as several members hal to attend committee
meetings, tho Doard adjourned.