, 1874-07-19
THE FIRE.


HE FINE.
tConttnsed from the First PnRc.)
have company Of sappers and miners to pu1
down houses; hooks ladders, axes, everything
DIR. Hesing had shown that combat with mr.
| WAS d great battle which put mon on thelr met
tie, and all they wanted waa to be otacered. In
men were here, but the organization was not.
THE CHIEF
should be like General in battle, with hi
aides at hand he should know whore every en-
E'ne, hook and ladder was ; lie should hght his
1att1os cnolly. and with lis men ana macnfnes
he must remember that he must not go to battle
without q reserve. Suppose gang OF lncendl:
aries took it into their head to hre the city, "ha'
f1remen would be ready7
| ~ TIE ORDINANCE
gave the Fire-A1arshal authority to call the poo
PIE out, and this should be dono. The moi
should be roped of, and tho fight carried on ill.,
side the ropes. While they were proposing to
protect the city against IRE. there must be
4 LIMIT TO THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
The city could not buy out belt OF property
round the city. The people were taxed beyond
| thelr abilities. What WAS necessary WAS pet
| ter government. The power should be taken
from the Common Council to tax the people
heyond a certain limit. prolonged applause.l
| When certain reforms had been made. there
| would be industry and efficiency in the city
offices. The subordinates would not be loatng
and lounging around saloons;, economy would
be the watchword, and the public trust properly
dispensed. Tue wealthy men must be sa.ls ie
to sacrifice love OF display to protect their
neighooEs, thus setting good example. He was
! not afraid the city was going to oa burned out.
He could say that, With their defective apparatus
and organization, the Chicago Fire Department
had succeeded in checking one Of the largeat
fires of history. Let them have this credit.
Ha believed Chicago would III time have the best
Firs Department IN the world, and bs worthy Of
her future.
MR. cHAn1rs RANDOLPH,
gecretarr of tho Roard Of Trnde said these
calamit.es were atrec,inr our credi, but. coming
upnu ,a ns thav xrnra tIar wars infurinr us IN
Tia on,nion 81 neon,,e obros1, Va aif knew
We had these tirel:raps in the direction Of these
prevailing viuda. Now We had a broad SPACE
which could not again be built up with shanties.
Tho resolutions calling for the
EXTENSION or THE r1HE-11M1rs
to the city limits, he fully applauded. He had
been doubtful after the rrest fire. Re to tho
wisdom OF extending them. but all arguments
which then weighed had passed away How
were these buildings to be renoyed' Those
which had been erectod in violation OF law snould
be pulled down in course of law. They were to
be found in nj! parts OF the burnt district and
must be removed. Was there auy chance Of re-
moving those TINT were no. violating law He
thought that
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES
had no right to take these buildings as low as
they did. The citizens should discourage the
taking of risks on such property. 60 as to make
them Improbable. We're one to wait until thew
Ind been burned awny one hv one. or aoHnro bv
square He hoped his hearers would think Of
some pIan. Thousands and thonsantls Of names
had been attached to petition demanding the
extension Of the limits Tho Roeton fire. al1owed
that wooden shantes we're not the o,,lv th;nps
that burned. Perhaps va we're raising too much
nnronr ahont won1er hn;,dnoa NJ Rondn1rh
bui}t strt1ctures in Tho hnanoss d;a,r;ct and |
"a lIetl uoon fla ,uthoritiea With rerard n
ruE p,pr nru,Br,1ryr
8 man of brains was needed Ha must h.vn
* yo;te-s He h.a anthoritv. ri
Mr Enndo1n1,-t NJ, ,x;th fhasa r,,,.,;sa;o,,
ers over him ETrouendor. ,nr,ovua1 H.
had nothing 70 in with t,,e anno;nrment ~ h;a |
u,,hor1r.tss r~ .n-,,saa r. sats.;,aJ ~ ta. e.a
r;tv fTramand .nn,onsa ~. ~ uae ein1aS
must be rcorranized We lnav how
Fire and and Police Commissioners wero appoint-
% or elected, and VIC knew too we'll what kind
u nen eney were TREMENDOUS applause.] lie
" ~ - 1''ot orsr,-o,,, -. ~.
" which reasonable fra conld ha artinon,abed
without apparatus. Some Intelligent head was
leeded to take this matter up and proceed to act.
me oou4esata system Was one which should
a., oGun "uopscl seans aso, lns5eao o. invest
low vithont an amendment to tha * st,te one cnno
.titutiou, and he questioned whether the people
FOuld vote Tor such an amendment The. cHtab-
laumeht u OF tne hrc-h1nlts coextenslve to the
;a ma,rsrtInt ,ns 10y tha feuzaaup o. sne
:spable man to tale sole charpa of tbe Denarto
oent at salary, if necessary, OF S25, 900 q Yoar
Fare what were needed [Applause1
The resolutions were put and unanimously |
a1iod,
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m,, I'M n coaA4ITEk. aal
Ing enair asseo no" toe eonmiseee called LOT
one or tue RESOLUTIONS Hl1ould be appointed |
Col. Hammond moved that the Chairman,
'ice-p President and Secretary of the ,nnet;np ba
Committee to appoint committee Of twenty
re from each division OF the city to wait on the
layor aud others. The motion prevailed.
Mr. Coolbaugh was. on motion, made Chair
Ian OF the Committee, aud the meeting ad-
burned.