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Show Suits Aealnnt New York. ) Chief Bonner said the other day that ; claims aggregating at least $2,000,000 were i pending against this city for alleged viola- j tions by tho lire department of patent rights. "Syndicates have been formed to , push these claims," said the chief, "and! there are two big suits in the courts now I One is for an alleged infringement of a patent on the heater stove used on our fire engines and the other suit relates to tho Kibbs relief valve. The city authorities have beeu legally advised that none of these claims can hold agaijwt the iity." New York Tiroes, j |