, 1876-08-20

work in connection with marine boilers, hut not
with such as were in use at the Natef-N orhs. ~
One Of his snoke-burncrs was NOW IN use NJ tue
repair shops of the Watcr-WoTks, and it d!d not
consume the smoke ut all. Mr.. Trautman,
Chicf-Engineer of the Water -Wo.ks, was ca1lea
upon to explain about the effects OF tue Lester
machine on the boilers in the pumplns-"orhss ~ 5.
He said that he was only an assistant Tnen tne 9
burner was in use, but he knew that II pu1lcu
off the bolt-Acads Of tile boiler. and there WAS
not proper draft when it was in use
Mr.. Lester said that the bolt-heads were
burned ntf because the coal was piled TOO near
them. The matter of the draft had been I'M
proved by later Inventions.
Il was said Of the Couehln machine that it
would not burn soft coal screenings At all.
Friday Mr.. Hazleton informed the Committee
that his apparatus would sarc 50 per cchs.
Yesterday lie made proposition to guarantee
to the city saving Of Is per bent in its annual
coal bid. ..,
The Committee then made journey around
the city, and looked at the various patents in
some Of the buildings and factories in town.
They inspected them all. and have pretty
thorough knowledge of how they will benefit
the city. No conclusion as to which patent, Il
any, will be adopted has yet been reached, and
though the Aldermen probably have their minds
made up, they will not express any opinion till
Monday, at II o'clock g. ln., at which time
meeting will be held, and the proposition Of
Mr.. Chase, representing the Diehl patent, Will
rived at.
POPULAR LOANS.
There were no subscriptions to the popular
loan Yesterday. Those patriotic citizens VINO
were willing months ago to subscribe $50.0o0 at
the first lump have not done SO in amy case.
Those who promised faithlully-aftcr investing
enough to pay their taxcs-to call again have
not been heard from. The many bankers who
have from day to day hecn on the point OF in
ycst.ncnt still hold their money, aud the city
still holds the blank warrants. The numerous
reports Of capitalists-East, North, West, and
Soutll-wllo would invest $4e, ,030 or SOU, 0D to-
morrow have all proved untrue SO far. The
latest reports arc that prominent citizens will
work to have tho loan all taken in Chicago, SO
that the credit at the East will be good when
loan Of 81, 500 900 from that quarter is request
ed; and that there is q man in Canada who has
$l00, 900 to put in warrants, and savings bank
President Of this city whu, when he returns the
being now out Of the city): will take a,out
plan. But little reliance is placed in any reports
Of the above nature by those who have been
fooled By them so many times, and at last it
has come to be the general opinion that there is
no patriotism in the heart OF the average citl-
gen Of Chicago, but that few of them. to par
tally fulfill promises made long ago, advance
lust money enough to pay taxes, the warrants
being receivable therefor. The city authorities
do not like to yield 10 the conviction tbat the
popular loan is failure, but they are fast max
ing up their minds to express some sentiment
of the kind. The reasons for the unpopularlty
Of the thing bother their minds also. That
there are many Investments paying more than
per cent interest at present is not BY any means
clear but there arc not loans as well secured as
arc those rlade to the city is as sure as thing
can be.