, 1875-04-24
Proceedings ut Their Meeting In
New York Yesterday.
Reports Of Committees on the Origin Of
Fires, Patents, and Gas.
Tho Effect Of Aggregate Atr.Currents on
the Larger Cities.
Proposition to Give Chicago One More Rep.
roaentati7e on the Board.

annual aeasion, with even smaller attendance
nmons 'he aoeumenta presence vas a report
Of tho committee on the of'g1n OF t!rat Fstohts,
and Gas. Tho report recommends the oncour-
agemene OF Inventors, wio arc studying tue beat
,ntans for thc n,ovnntton or c4tfnr,i.1;rr ~
n,ss mn n,,.r,,a. ~ ~. t,oa, ,oaanM.4,. ~
i.'ee' 1ho !'ah!oc1 VI isses from !ueeno1a!lsfu,
tho use oil friction matches, illuminating and
other OILS, 1t ID stated incEcaaoa ycasy. Nearly
pnid afsso from islcondtasism. Or. Of 1900 fires
which occurred in this ctr III 1872. 400 originated
from friction matches. in Increase in tI,o cost
Of iusurapce, In tho Judgment of tho Committee.
would drive many ssci, Iszardous ar,slsa nmt -;
usc, Tue ComEnittoc considers
T1fE QUESTION or OILS
an important QUO and worths OF computsory
Legislation, aud recommends That prone, furn,
Of Jaw bo prepared which shall fuljy Cover Tho
necessities OF tho case, aud be- presented to ino
Lcgla,a,urcs OF al tho Stntes. In srantny poli-
cios tic prlyitege Of using lighter PRODUCTS Of
petroleum should be ignored.
TT 0As-NAcu,SEB
tho necessity Of ina!stius hat al1 parts Of gas
macllues, except the ssrylce-pipes. shall bo
PLACED ut \ sufficient distance outside tho prem-
iscs 10 opyiate all chance OF accidcut Ia conaid-
cred to bo vers apparent.
The Committee, iu conclusion, offered tho FOL.
loving:
Rt.otred, rha. 1t bo . ruls Of this poart that m
permit be granteel for l{gnng wiih rap1r auy Q! to
iight product. Of petroleum, when tho generator,
b!9xe: Or rany FnFt q. he arnasus IN iuG Ean- ma
eane 'soeaneo, n '0ea'so III VI aa'oo'nR 'ne pteio
,, ..tos j.. ~.
=, The 1epoEt Vas Accepted ana foferfcd to tho
Exec"1sa Sona.tistee; ..,.
lAe report OF TUG cohmsieo or Co-operation
los the Wet wss feao. nn!. on motion os Mf.
Snth' o. Cieag9 ascSp'ed mud referred to tho
Esecasise Con'1nfttee.
4noEeuAIE "Ispa.
uGolgo l. Hooe: 0! she Contioonssi, or NeW
Iesk, a. tue roq;est ~ fsle:asea. &c addressed sle
C0nvantiof on tHo enbJect ot Ga4regato "inas
aud their influence on different clties, 80 that
tue National Ioaftt might % aaanlad 20 mora
| properly protect itaslf IN taklng hazards. Ms.
Hops stated thas he had rlaeed hiuae!t IN cosn-
muncattou Win tAe bureau o. tne elshal o?F-
stca With rev 10 aseestanhg' y Il was POSSIBLE
TO obtain tabulatod Schedule o. tue velocity Of
'ind over tie various citos OF ibe Union, nnd
was i"tosmed thst taey ceuld; ae therefore
| thu On the matter, and consequently onernd Q
| frenllitiou. Which WAS unanimously ad3Pted.
tha committee or I'VE DO nppolntcc ~ tAo
Executive CoWtmstce 70 correspond Will tho
| Ualtol siates 5nhai scfVlea Depas1!nont upon
ti1e enh1ect, aiid 10 tauulate Inc ln1ofmason Oh
sassscd.
:, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE -y-
! INC foAo"h* EXECUTIVE Goinnnsstee Wa
! e!uctea 1ot th6 ensuing Feaf: Stephen CraNoll.
| u. 4. Hoalu, John W. Murray, Charles !'1htt, 4.
Il. l3saer, D. 4. Smith, D. Lockwood, L. q.
ucnsY Eellssc, ' '@'1
! evEsr.os OF REPRESENTATION,
l
4 Tong d!stuhs'on took placo as to wi'othor the
na.a1 insurance Ia.nnnos o. er,. Loaooa >aao0u
Sayo ,aase than one ,9'c Tug aF'ns o. the
an.ho1ig 10 a. yoo @ 'u or snetep as TIC n'a
Thn Chairman 1ulo4 that tho nornl Insurance.
s %i M ~ pu n1'v ~
and Masters Company voting, which caused a
elet issus.io oao ?; ;ha l., nsestoss t ot @ =.
, ! Ga 1am,c1 ho weld hanJ ~ i,;a ~os;1rat;a,e
Sotwi,Gstaudinc lila, rIa protest vas ss1sts;ned
by q Iarue maiority
Tho uuestjon Of tho noYa, Insurance Cotupap,
of T',m,3an VIVA aHain hrn'sI. m and tho snaeai
nacut. Mr I,nlsj1 wau asse1J ~ cast his ynte- n
ofdrr to ohynto auv iil-fooitnr betwaen In
tirc1nc;i 10 d. m t,e r.ound that AZ In h,5 M
,usinn,v N 80 c.nt ut vots for tt,s romnsny Nv ,n'i
was ouly amDowored to yote indiyfdualiy. ">'''
oTurl, nrr1cyns 1'rorrn.
cusie year. md +. a. iieudee, Wed prosi,1snt. mt
Thn tattar raf,,saI IL snrra nnI r. r. ci,aso ". =
el,n.cr in l,is ntsni. "'''
ria Snecial COMMITTEES to whom was rcferred
! v,rous rsnor,s ofToyaf lin fnIinwinr racon,s
,aa,a1st;on VIII, was a1onted. A'''A4'
ASe'>''' nrcoMuEsnsT1as,. r
That TIM rr.as,Irsr ri t,o noarI Ia IN ,1.ot,r,.
ycher u Tie Executive Couuiites; flat t!le ssa.s
) 70 Ir lnown III tho stAtl1lica nnreau aud that a
Secretary he apro!nted to Tue OF tie SAINT
ama 10 nssf'ed 70 uesots ~ VIZ ms o 10 promoting
ysaba 10 ,uats any reJaetio IN .hs present ssheuis
II rsIes bmt tst Tic COMMITTEE nrefor iaasur liz
mater entirely In iio haud. of tho Exesutiyo Com
tulttee, with full power to sct; that Tho Entes on
buildings 10 fixed 1T ~ for threr, aa,t fog ,yr
a a ,ns Y ass Se E1ecx Is
to ftsn4 sir sn c1a rc an s,y
Vii events lsa,sairng at 4tanrs by Which IT, III.
tercrts might be aeetsd takt tue expense Of local
11rUH dealt with 1UGUCScA IN tuA fpffA Q1 t01