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Page 261
... fire and safety codes served as a lever in the payoff game , but not much else . Fires , of course , were pandemic , but for the bustling city the clanging of the fire bell was usually an event mourned only by individual sufferers and ...
... fire and safety codes served as a lever in the payoff game , but not much else . Fires , of course , were pandemic , but for the bustling city the clanging of the fire bell was usually an event mourned only by individual sufferers and ...
Page 265
... fire . On November 1 , the Common Council " passed a resolu- tion that asphalt pavement be adopted instead of wood , both for streets and sidewalks . " 22 Over 122 miles of sidewalks had burned in the fire ( from a total of 680 miles ) ...
... fire . On November 1 , the Common Council " passed a resolu- tion that asphalt pavement be adopted instead of wood , both for streets and sidewalks . " 22 Over 122 miles of sidewalks had burned in the fire ( from a total of 680 miles ) ...
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... fire limits were extended after the 1871 fire , but con- ditions leading to the fire were not corrected . Another disastrous fire in 1874 led to the formation of a citizens ' association which worked for civic improvement , while a ...
... fire limits were extended after the 1871 fire , but con- ditions leading to the fire were not corrected . Another disastrous fire in 1874 led to the formation of a citizens ' association which worked for civic improvement , while a ...
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