Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-05-08
Mutual A0ayancs agaja2 FIR, ,
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BY thoie who were oppolsa u N,
philanthropic inititutioo, il has 10 ''pH
that if large fire wa' TO happen ii ~
would rala the members IF the f,sis!S n
there has as Sfea1 a ftc as polIi6lv conid |. Wv
peefed, taken pl4cc--and inciaiirg The f,v..s,
fires which have occurred IL Betkei.v NJ W."
rick, Spotfyvaaia, Logifa, pcince G.,,a. ''le,
Gioncster, aiIl one qsota, that is, ons 49,. s.q
<un', toe fame paid On snte'ing. is efficient -
replenih the fumes: tbs News, TIA VIA, ,t.
advance is saliacioss, Mountaineering III, envy
nous dsf'u5sion at Norfolk, the. f9c;.v ~
f4nds enough to pay every ooe fine fuF ',.,.
and the quo!s which the members Dav now e.,
2 complete fuud 10 anfwcr aglinN future |ot,.
which may ln;are fhen for many yeas 70 cur.
perhaps iur ever. As the ins1rs,22 Is io,lo,f.
the !u.ds will he 70 tIrong, that great ,G
deed matt happeaheiose another quota be Dcc.T
ry the intereN will be 70 coatIlersbIc, th,.;t
in few years no great loles happen, il w;l
augment The funds Yapldy, Independent Of n.
new jnfnrances which no doubt will bs made.
Che foci-.y has been extraordinarily ungo,r
nate; il all the hou!rs in the Gatc had be4n
adeaed in the fame ratio, it would be At H..
rate Of upwards OF 5000 houGcs per snnam IA
this fate. Now as it is wei, know, thar on an
average throughout the f.tr, hardy m5rs tb,,
ffy buildHgs per annu.n burn--this ihews tn,
this iocitty has in the mo& extraordinary nso-
.ner been afflicted therefore it is rtafonabrt,
hope, that in :uturS III: loiIcs will no,be G. great
as hey have been, bue. that they will be much
lejs. As the tyfem is now, and viii be better
uaderfood, the lniursnce TO doubr will ks, 0 IN.
crcafrg. II is devoutly to be wifhed thar lie
people would rife en rss0c and infn;e all which in
time they willy /; there being upwards Of four
hundred thouiand buildings in this fate, the cor.
tribution would then be mere uih-, perhaps
not more than ten or fifteen cents for each hor(e
PR annum. On an average of yeara hardly
nore than che opt OF every ten thou(and houcs
is yearly, In this fate delfoyed by ire--then f,
as the insurance increases, the funds augment
az one to thirty three and the Xix increales only
as one to ten ,houIand.
Some complain OF paying a quota, but they
ough! TO ConEdef that we cannot always prevent
fires, and that their own houics might have been
included. Notwithstanding the enormous and
extraordinary ohts, / cannot Zee Ii: sEca; bard.
lhip complained ot--wllen man who OWES a
blick houie in the country, worth one thouiand
dollars, who eneted in the beginning Of The H.,
ftitulion, paid On entering nine fittings ;?cr
100 dollars then he has bsen injured going on
nine wears, ofcourfe at the rate o: o1c !hli!l0g
per lco dollars year for the Qaota be pal +,
!. OF vii only be abfcribedby the fire which nap
pened l2ff February wh.n abroad il would
have co!a him upwards q f':y four !hi!l'75s 10
ring th,t period. Then taking evan III. Pr !.
nm m, quota tog.fhcg Cakes Il Only dies per
cent. when abroad he YOU'D bagsPGd 9 percent.
and bow rlsch raore pieaGn6 is il Sat W keep
the money here, and faccour oUT uatos,aaa'e
f9!low citizens. Confd:rirg the deloi5. caani,
V which ragei at Notfo @l:Ee IS tee
tender heart who wouId nos ctleara!ly coat-i3s;c
to aid ,hofe unfortunate pcor!e. aed tax more
70 when by that contribution caey 60 d al.ita-
bl. aa, and lecu- at the .ane IN: thsie own
property.