, 1874-07-19

3 The St. Louis papers rejoice thar 81,
> companies are unaffected. The ua,ts99 uts9 boz;
has no losses whatever; the 4. oTTleu Sta
8 $4,000 on State s:reet and Wabasn ..o nouts lss
Citizens loses 1000 in the gsrna 3I!saae I"e u
J ing. Auc loae no;
+ The New York companies ,,,o
, themselves on comparatively slish. .eo'ogntala
, east OF Third avenue, none Of thana Nssea il
tnlhg 20 10 Win the frames west of st.ta ~
THE Posr~oFF1cr 3'@$e ss:eess
It is found harder job than wae =.
pected to get the Honore building in ~. my q.
TOR the Post Office, and since f:en Gsaaness
aoes noE WISH to move till everything /. ~
sst ness ~ ., w. couple OF wesks befoe,, ,'.at "a
and HalHted are abandoned Thav saatnsta
aud lac9nvenent, but they viii auswer e.e csaaF&
! bly, well, as make shift. et 1aasoca
THE BOARD OF TRAnv
Inc following preamble aud reao,nfo-
prepared BY Mr. A. II. Wright, Of tha pas.7ea 7ea
1 laae; aha WI be submitted for the cors,S..a q
In view Of the disastrous ern.yt,n,.
other cities during the past few Tesrx thts sat
apparent that all great cities - now sas oeooas
protected against ire are hbe unass ased .ni
be contingencies Of weather. 4atsr s,nni' isain pro-
pal mismanagement, to widespresa ds4s3,o u mna:el
In view q our OWL terrible loases ma .n and
IRE since 1871, this Boarl deeus II es1a2s h
.ns !eso1s to1 urgently uli uron rs y
zens OF Chicago to udopt such meaaur,s " ae ot'
lection as shall offer security against
aMictions; and to this end tia Boaru Of Tr.3 nn.s
tie following public recommendations e mtg
FHat-That the fre-limlts shall be rrs,+.,.,
the corporate limits Of the city. and fh,. ~ ~
the erection OF no wooden structure Of INV ds
tion, shall e permitted within the said limits
SecanH-That the city snail be diyided ;n.a:
| detached districts by q system of vida hor,.sssA
teadinE east and west, and north and snuth nG
the heart oi Tue city and to accomplish ,hIs tM,a
| amendment to the Constitution Of The s.a.a - ~
for permitting the city to defay tie e1peoss n ..
lshlng such barriers to the spread Of ire. A~
IM'Td-Ihat the Fire Department Of shta cuv ,,,a
pe Divorced from M, municipal poltiea and IT,. =,
| shall be necessary to this end.
THE suAS11Es.
| It was the opinion Of the Corporation Co-n,,,
| yesterday morning, in response to the onas;ns
asked him by the Public Works Commlssjans,4+
first, and by ths Common Council second tn.
the Board OF Public Works has full possr n
cause the immediate removal of the shaniss ND
district Rince the great freof 1871. Tie orinios
was based on the section OF the Revised ()nh.
nances (6ec. 7, Chap. II, page 21) which I'm.
hlbirs the erection Of such buildings within tbt
fire limits II by general sutez,aes
any parties were allowed to put uq
Wooden structures tor year, owing i
was no bar to the removal OF these structures
now, as they come plainly within the provisions
Of the ordinance The opinion il, 81 made opt
this morning, that the fre-traps may be ton
down at once.
Tho opinion was not given out because Ii.
Corporation Counsel wishes TO obtain more llpht
II there be any, on the matter.
Commissioner THOMPSON has mads a d;scov.
cry which may change some OF the aspects ct
the Case 1t Is, that the Common Council rasaed
an ordinance shortly after the fire suspaudina
for one year The fire ordinance then IN force
This was done to ALLOW the erection OF ehsn.,
ties on the Lake Park Instead Of giving Il,
parties permission to build for one 7ear
allowing men everywhere in the city to take ID
vantage OF the move that WAS we'll meant, but
not intended to leave the loose state of th;oef
which followed. The shantles oppoats The Cir
Hail. for instance, rere put up during this hat
Us, and before the present fire ordinance val
passed The question arises, therefore, can ths
city now order the removal OF thess traps. Thiz
action Of the Council was not recalled when ths
decision Of this morning WAS reached, and knoal
edge Off may cause change in the conclusions
The City Attorney believes in any case, thsi
the shanties can be removed on the ground that
they are public nuisences Rnd dangerous to til
7afety OF the city.
FIFTEENTH WARD FIRE-PATRoL.
Tho recent fires in the South and West Diris.
ons with which our city has been afflicted hart
'howu tne necessity for more efficient Or
,auization to look after thls scour6e Of Chicsga
70 this need the German element OF the FL.
eenth Ward has been fully awakened by thefru
IN Milwaukee avenue. To secure themselvea
md aid the city in preventing the recurrence ol
uch q disaster, meeting was called LIST uigM
It 452 Milwaukee avenue to consider plans IL
organizing dre-patrol among them
The meeting was called to order at about 9p
q: By Mr: John Boehler. They then place.
William Gastfeld in the chair, and msdt
clemens Hirsch Secretary.
Mr. Buehler then sisted the obtecs II th
Meeting, showing the necessity OF such IN or.
,anizatlon as had been limited at, and also TIT
iced OF immediate action in the matter. Tha
'afety OF the city had bsen left long enoughiu IN
he hauds Of q few, and it was tima for nav
departure. As the plans for organization wers n
made the night before and adopted by the 9aF.
'nteenth Ward we're quite insufficient, be moved
hat q committee Of seVen be appointed from
heir ward-ona from each precmct-to confes
nth Mayor Colgin, the Board Of Fire -CoEamis-
ioners, Fire Marshal Benner, ,and Fire-Wardens,
nd experienced insurance men, in order to Oh.
ain the information necessary for + successful
ali general meeting to accomplish this. This
1,ttee. appointed br the Chair ~,
'irst Precinct, c. Frenks; Second s
chnlt9 Ihrd, ". Iasthald; foulst
J. Hirsch; Fifth, Joseph sokup; Sixth John
uehler Seventh. John Lind. To these ~
dded the name OF Rudolph Perl, bscauseh he b.
,nged to aimilax organization in tbs Old
1untrT.
Mr. Scharlan hoped by the organization Nhes
ley proposed to form great help might 20 1eH
ared to the Fire Department. and the police
The meeting passed vote OF thanks to secona
assistant Fire Marshal Petrie for his energy.
,und judgment, aud earnest york st tbs Heoa
ilWaukee avenue.
The meeting then adjourned, with tho under.
anding that the Committee is to report II sea
sys. /
1sAAcsov's TRIAL /
Nathan Isaacsou was arrested Friday On ! +
arrant sworn out before Justice Boyden bJ =
:. Tolfson, q peddIor, charging him with alson.
is alleged that IsaacsoD is the party who f1tea
g building Oh Tuesday last that caused the con f
grafton. Wolfsou Was the first witness e1am'
ed. he testified that abont week prior e
9 fire, Isaacson offered him e100 il be wouh !.
ply the torch Of inceudiarism to the buIoloR.
d on account Of this proposition. With othes
Cd reasons. Wolfson swore out the WarlanL I
Barnard TitkoH5zy testified nexE- Hc sHofs I
1T he resided within two or three doors ot 10
use In which the FIRE originated, and that m
,diate1y befure the fire broke out he was dfs" + t,
, past the premises and saw Mrs. 1saacsou &
, wife of the prisoner, standing in the door o. :
, house With q bunch OF matches In her hana' &
1t ne passed On, and entered his oTn premises, &
in about six clinutes thereafter he heard ~ E
rrn Of fire. and running to the door. saw t1s Ct