, 1881-06-22
Protest by tho Underwriters Against
Changing Them.
luinons Results of Surrounding tic
Ciiy with Wonlcn Buildings.
Destruction Which Wood Has CAUSED
Here and Elsewhere.
An Appeal to tho Aldermen Not to
Undo tho Work of Yours.
Constant Violations 0! Tho Existing Ordinance
Thu Lumber District. >

meeting of Insurance n9rnts wns he'll In the |
ruull,s Og tho lI'ard Of Un,tcrwrters+ llrynt |
iuck. yesterday nitcruuii, 10 tslke htiinn with
reference ~ the HH1innlicD 1ntrNtaeN ly Ahl.
Iilrcih modifying thu osD fnnkny tho ilrc
limits rnHxirnstvn with thse Of tho uity. 'fhu
amendment. which Is IN thu hhis'ls at tt0 cons'
itiec u,l Fire md Whlct. n,,shrtzcH tho rrct'-
tion Ut frau,e dwellings }xk, aud II feet high III
tho following districts: West alsc. A0uth oi
Fourteenth street. wGsi III Asha'tl Avcntic, mil
North OF Nurih avenue; Ho,lth Sit(u, sutitt III
Twcnty -snroni strrut MID west Of Csirk; North
Side, north or Surth avenue.
AMDSu Ttu>Al: PRESENT
wcrr f}cn. Ducut. II. j. HtrlfH!it, j. II. Floy
Chnr,es Drew, Herbert Darlington, Jonashan
Guolwin. 'rllonns fiOM1nht. W. II. Cunning"
hum, !. II. Muurr, ". i. ftar.'y.a y. Wilson. U.
l.. ltetrlh, wialn Warren, C0nral Witknw-
Wy, j. Il. Murphy. Il. ". l[usmer, u. j. Smith.
}. N. 1loners, II. ". llirc. q. y. MllllHnr, and
ihnrlps l.. AEclA: nlsu, Il delegation from thu
citizens Assoc,ntio,,.- -Anrahnsl Field, E'lsun
Ke!th, X. r. Cranv, C. II. Henderson, mud arcro-
tAry Amber.
On mutton nr ten. Ducnt, Mr. II. j. Smith was
elected c.Hirnnl.. He saIl tho primo nhlcna Of
tho gutl1crnx WIS III consider tllo changes n'll
contraction which II WINS pro,'oscit 10 nuke h,
tho lire limits by HI ortllnnuce rcnllttix III tuo
Council. Thcru WIS
NO QUESTION BEFORE THE PEOPLE or MORE
IMPORTANCE.
Since tho fire. uf 1871 the tl,Ycr from n 0er-
urttl curltlngrnuon lils bGr tcssecA hD per ech+
Int NOW II tsns proposed 10 allow tno 'thtisernA
i,latc erection OF trun.u buildings III ctrt'll, llnr.
ttons Ut tlu city. IT this wuru t!n,1c. nothing
would prevent Chicuyn from srln1 srrottt1'!ott
with woul and Totally destroyed by tho ,mxt
Euncrnl lire. Th,,sc who lived hero III ls'f r.ml-
ixc, fully tho slitsHcr thoru VII, ~ ts,nlb,Isiblu
IoSsl,,s IL, il rs every citxr, sI,onld ioek II i.
nIl ounht 10 tec huw l!rpnrfh't tue EnAtter WAS
.-tu Cp1ttlt1H NGHut;tt lions 1fAI ItGl1lur-
y. Thrro might IL roo free ln tt,o "rE!t'snt .s
@ limits ic"pln :" 10 axtrriirs. nit. III nnlrvwrit-
W, thpx could! not innk at tho question II ait
Th IT, s,k sts' Il tsS "a a ,ot VIM my
nirreu d the eiy aKaIn Injured by lire, with or
t;sn DHrut :,,ovc,l the appointment Ut II enln.
,ni,tce 10 snb".!t. such protest us thoy might
,n1ut.t Scssrs. t'1,nlta9n. uoodwu "iskowsky,
III. .Nmhins slid lilo Ci.lzens' Association tad
sr.Msca tho pnssnge of the lrusthi fro ortli.
na'iec, und would uh!fo With tho lnstlr''lc" a''c
~ wonx1Su III ;. nErESsr ron IT.
New .Aldor.,c., cau,e III every year who did not
uud hn.l to 10 convinced 1t Its Wisdom.
Sir. keith pledged thu assIssuMcu uf tho .tsso-
fn's s y y IL % f'ss' toa IL ss"p 's
eso Md s ,or tho morSst q sh' s;I;r s'f
In III .ieas e9s i'zs %rs 'ip tsa sH.s hs
nsa.i,tsuesnrss a,il NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ilnt ,,u
s on. "s Ms w X rssa %'s. atnsy Il w os ~ %exs s l
IL r ct,ctctl. Or tu thruw TIC door wIa opui IN
'isn ,ncat la sat i. .ntlo ,.tt,e difference whit
the huiiiuKs weru 10 In uscs1 l0r. AT knew
that il wis wooden houses thnt burned up Chi:
GNYu Alll Cllilu t'enr unt1s II u ApG0tid
sontr Of tlc c6inGus.i!o parts Of tho. o,y alltl
rru ns Is''Sr A Ws ,ose rs 10 iii seas
Nith irnau brii,nss; Ths should IL cotu-
". Goodman, from tho Committee, thon sub
THE FOLLOWING nEi,o1rr:
In khc Iinoi.ti,c The EttH Cnuucti VI nte CITY 0f
Chfsta9:, Tl.c unte!s!x..cl y coninlttee r. ny
liz safs,y. 10 tho iirS. ornances ,ot the clty,
md 10 ssIch suggestions ~ III lhulr opinion TIC
s ,as aoa st & st e IT, xru tho
taughi ny tho Ereat M tirs r 9stnr; w., a y, @ ho
ornslco cr"ultna tue prlart;eltt of ll1lldl.ixs:
mud also IN or,itl,nnco fulfilled AN nrt!lttscc
s.oraEe o. co,,it'nst.es an! other reg regulations A.
prcsertntlon Ut life n'll property IN thu City ot
D.; ily ti,o first Of these ordinances you crcatcd
hn executive department tnr tho survey astl ~
| snsctn Of L.llIt.inau aud havi1,g claruo pf tl,s
ers as ssoa e ec,e Y"a av au s fo1
+! sui,at,lc officers and iildicntcd their duttrs:
fe ~ u she 10 aaxee iaS s ro s'e
Seny ;nc Sc II s9 n'% Of a. Rcr eent x% d.
tttssnes % % proyci r % for % it, nbussa,snt, @ % a pr,
Xias s9o slSs IT, rc, W. to s'Sys'r y $
Isak q highest M! ,hore9f a,'d limited lh9I! q
as%ss sbo b xo % 'yS Cqf ta. a,s9 9e,Gpss M
! ,nuter'nl. Yna regulated si'o eonstrucnop o
S yntns store tS '",s stn. sSps '"s!ss
! .thsr ap!u"dspes y Gui!aiass Within tho eorpts
tLo hipit 1t hut'il,,ss nri Thickness ii waiis d
% %ints!!!xent bs'snss4:l,ci'. hay!iY III Wow tnt
IT, 'f!s'}; W. %s.S fs'f ie e'y aSs a%
iuu declared tcrtuln scrtiona OF thu old ursIl
wnsS I'LL at y a "fs ss s'sS asy aS ''s ss 'ss9 Sf
pr.t'ucts o. petronum and othsr conaustihles
ss s II le 1ss Sst 81 ssa 'he
IN the puGic hrrvcu. Then und uut TIL then,
COULD ilsoPElrr-ltnIptIss lsisEArill
! FlsEElf;
! con,i.lcnce was inspired 20 which tho.
! tho future took tho pIuco Of painful np!rehsn
'fhe Insurance. interests ot tho pIty hRo.
,nes" ] iscasiIrss % w!t nua!ica npns.'s. Gap'
! vserytnlup periul,iinx 10 Chss9o ipoScI VII
more !avor, and the hodsFs u millions VI dol
IT, 1s a hi i os s s ys.t sssF Ess ceS
| teiore., Tho i'is'ira,'co Asss sap'.ai. Wiz!
v Va. .g III rvsysss fsss'f Il; In Z fss ps ;sssst
| $jlbIa,,u, tho lant t.sW0W0 ialug II,
tru'lsaa purely because OF tho growing uolll
tlnce tn our city. THE underwriters vt Tho c,t,
with view VI contributing tu tho sntrlr u1ltl,
viz: tho public sAfety.-so adjusted shsir rnie
! olperul!tisM and lheIr tutcs fur computing it II
10 iHlke 1t tu tho intHrcst Ut -llol0eEs
h1ikl viii special irieruneU 10 safvty fru,n i!r,
Tho h!ghth ut buildings, their depth md whit
( tlu kind u rout. thC CUTTERS aid cur,rcs, III
I tilcknrzs uf wults. tho hi9hth 0l patnpeta. ID
chlmlitys, skyghts: well. .f1lcs. shutltrs. eDu
!, '1,ln!e'tians. hunting. and occupation W1gu u
I tol.sisi.rc'l when establishing il rAte; and i
dangerous were wotatn aiktlblartls Of. tho Tor
/ III AOtscs believed To le TINT they aided nm u
lru vhnrge VI ~ ceilts per tl01 in rvgry cAs
Whefa they existed. TAgy Eurcfuly surycyg
every building. nutrtt their h!Htlth. n,atcrlAl
(! taickncss Vt wallis. and nthor particulars. W
t"sAccsls snesu puns with 1nerri!,x aeoI,sat
equipped All! tnIntAitiel thun u au pxtiellse 1
some 3iun per unt1tsln, which hAS l,uen paid !.
! by u. Insurance nyrnta aEl thoF ctlIMlMncs