, 1874-07-25
Examination Of thcs Isaacsons cot-
'ciuded--- -T'licy Aro Handed
Over To Tho Grand ~
jury,
The COMMUNISTS Break Up a Fir6.
Patrol Meeting in the Seven
teonth Ward. !
The Citizens Of the Tenth 's>s =. On the
y 49,, Ra<t7fvSif Question.
fudge Norton's Opinion on tho
Now Fire.Ortlinancc.


Aldermen in tho 6hanty Business.
THE BOARD or UNDERWRITERS.
Tho Chicago Board OF UnderTsttcrs Aela
meeting at their rooms, No. 127 LaSallo Htrcot.
yoaterday morning, Mr. George q. C!arke In the
Chair.
The Chair stated TINT as It was special tnoet-
Ing le would Gull upon tho Secretary to road tho
call signed by thrno mornbnrs sof tho Board,
'whiol, was done accordingly.
GEN. ARTHUR O. puCAr
eaid TINT they met for tho pnrpoao Of considering
tho means OF protecting tho city from further
oncroachments in Tho yalue Of property BY irc.
The prcss Of Chicago had Advocated the
placing Of the Fire Department nnder thoir
control, something they did not want They
wore thore from I'LL parts Of tho country to
represent The i,,toroyts Of tho stockholders Of
thu different companies, e,ld to mako money for
thom by underwriting. They had worry flno
'u1neB of buildings In tho rebuilt portions OF Chi
'oago. These structures were very Aigh-so
high, indeed, TINT tho tircmen woro, in most
:instancos, 1tttorlY unable to reach tflom oxcopt
artar nlliot delay, when the far1oB had nc
compshed tloir work OF destruction. lie begged
loayo to oIor
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS The eafety Of tho business centre Of oh-
cago IL greatly npcrilod by tho absence Of iron nht
ps.ience Of tho past senr nas fully Demonstrated the
t1snt other to correct such deficiencies or to COM
pensato the un,lerwricrs for them therefore,
Of por cent addition to Doarl ratcs on Ill buauess
brick, stone, Or iron buildings Within Ito city, where
ind y % RI he asa csg 81 s fe5e% sa
pro Futa If shutters are put on during tho life OF
policy. ,,,
tc5s warranted be put in tho policy that tho shutters
shal1 he cloBud At night.
DEBATE or sltUTrER8
A1r. Critchell remarked that they charged in
distances of 10 feet up to 30t Which ratio was
graduated rs tho distance was incroasod. Ho
WIS III favor Of doubling tho existing charges IN
order to avoid confus,on.
A1r. Toall asked whether the gontloman meant
to mako tho rufo imperative to induce business
mon to practice ccpnonay by placing iron shutters
Oh tlDir bnldngu2
alr. Critchcll said hla proposition may bo 80
conttruett
Nlr. Smith was notan favor OF such radical
,neasuroB. The higher they made tic chargo
tie greater would DO tho dosiro to avoid it.
6ucont Charge would not reform tho Fire Do
partlnent, mako statesman OF Mayor Colvtn,
Or keep Mark Sheridan sober. He thought shat
kind Of thing would do 10 good.
Mr.. uosmer thought that tho charge WAS not
sufficient. The placing Of iron shutters on al!
buildings ho considered most necessary.
Con. Ducat considered tic city attll much Gu
dan6oretl, aud that danger would not diminish
N<Hf sr8Ii shutters wcro generally adopted. II
was mono 61s y business to throw out threats
to tho city. =; .:H ::22slncss wns 70 mako money
for their ntocahpV' - and attcnd to their proper
business. They Teo,sAaa DO moderate IN theiE
viows in regard to IT, r,aatter.
oyEn-1SsultAScE.
Mr. Moore said that IN idea had got abroad to
the offoot that tic rebuilt district was oyar-in-
sured. which was all wrong: Tho city was not
pvvr-inBured. People slnulu 10 caroful LII max.
Ing such statements.
hIr. Case said that 1t was nearly impossible to
nscartain tho exact value of properly III Chicago.
For example, no mnn there could 20 within
$4,000 of What tho Pacific Hotel WIS worth. II
lo were to 70 into auy business house in Chi
cago alld aSk how much it was insured for, how
much stock uas carried, and whether 1t WAS not
overnsured, ho would, in ni1o cases out OF ton,
bo shown to tho door. g, WhIe such = teehnS
1t WIS also impossible TO ascertain whether tho
city was oyor-lnsured. He did mt believe TINT
1T xas. Flo thought tho resolution called for duo
deliberaticn. and ho moved to refer thcm to
SPECIAL eolnnsttoo.
Mr.. Teul! seconded tho motion, nnd. in 30
doing, said that hIr. Case had uttered bis aonti-
lncnts prorjGely. Ho thought the resolutions.
deserved due consideration, although Ae agreed
with them III tho 1nnln, and would 4otc Tor them
Whcu they canlo up.
SHUTTERS AGAIN. ...
In rel,}y to r. question:, Con. Ducas atatcd that
iruu ehuttorh we're not 1llalo condition OF
hiidn i, ay American city, e.cspt, aap,Is Naw York
Alr. Ncoro road the section Of tue Now York
Inv ,egardpg iron Shutters and ca'ogizcd II
very highly.
hir. Hafellt moyod, as IN amendment, thai
the Committee when appointed. be tnstflctoc
to havu tho provision contained IN tho reBoin
irons hlatlo il part OF tho building law Of tbs
city, which wns accepted. .
Iho motion for reference to committee d
three Wns then put Anl carried
Alr. Davis moved that alt othor matters appsr
tainng to tue business Of the underwriters rola
two to city iusuranceH 10 referred to tho ean'
Committee which prevailed.
THE COMMITTEE
appointed by tho Chair were MceBrs. Teal
Dllcat, and bryan.
air. Cuse said that, ln ylcw Of tho great agita
ton which existed relatiyo to danger from tiro
ho thought 1t woll to mako
gouE DEHN1TE PROVISION FOR FUTURE Goo1
GOVERNMENT,
and Therefore bogged leave to Introduce the fol
lowing:
In order 10 obtain Immediate md practical result
fruIn the many suggestions ladb for reform LII til
luatur of prevention and OF e1tiug,iahiug fires,
ReSusri. That tho following demand immediate at
teutinn. ind VIC recommend that committees b8 NJ
pointed OH tleao several subjects. each con1nittee
consat ol ya nsontorst two Of whom alall bo Unte
xeE n he 9'hsT M sso ,s ess amd sl FSs a
prepare q accommodation to bo presented M to- gor
erul nertMS of tlese committees. Wlateyer recon
1ueut]atIon shall 10 adopted In this general neetH
tiB Do1rd, With tho cooperation OF Citizens, will gu
dtsIynr to have II 0Ilcu carried ont.
Nfsoiced, That tho Chair appoint committee
thlce members OF tho hoard to nominate thu uc
esssary comnllttara, viz: -
Mater SupptN-Iylranta, size OF msina, cstcrn
etc. nrt immediate necessea Of the sa1HB.
fjre itrurltH<nt-uenetAl management and c0l
troll ulao numbers anl kuts Of utesis neclrd, vt
ftvr Lt"its-Tu prcpAra MI orlinanee also pr
Visions ju rugar4 to moving or raaiNG IT building
Widening of Streets cto.
fus,xrtioa p} IfutId,ngs-Ftrc Wari1enE, law Of i
apaeln, patrol discovery and prevention u fire. OF
f;ujld,ty Latu-TD exanlne and amend prts6nt !4s
putting IN iron slntteEa; making them li ntclp
requirement; skylights, hHtchwayH, e!oYagrs; pr
ttct}nn uf city frol manufacturing establishment
siSlIli.eatehalN. etc.
fi,o in4uts-Kcquirsng by law inquest Into facts
t,e1rlall,ud lrsa, Coroueria inlueats iuso une
planned deaths, etc.
TIE nEnATE.
Nr. DasiH sail that u large number Of pro
erly-ownery wore already orBnnixotl Tor tho p!l
puse defined by MIR. Gaao. .lheir psopobits<
was to meet committee OF the Hoartl Of U,lo
writer's to 10 whatever could bs done to aecol
piinh tho object In Wow. A con,nittso Of u
l.t,aid waY alfeldY at work upon to lnattcr, at
Ep,s.d n,eet oo1n,nlttes OF citlxenH that oyenin
ur. Olarka called nj. Cass to tho chair, VI