Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ?.

THE Premium Committee has arroeaed to the Fire De-
i PaJmen the right TO levy taxes the Insurance
campaies and 10 protect one property in oil confa-
grafton and allow another 10 be consumed simply because
is their pleasure TO do As 10 the first proposition the
right does not exist and much mistaken if it does
IN Tie second II Is my impression that the City Corpora
ton would be held responsible, and have pay for
pro perry DESTROYED under such circumstances The Fire
Companies form department of municipal govern
ment THIS enough Tor prese mt purposes in this line.
LIST us now what the Corporation of Nashville paid
out during the municipal year ending September 80 1854
for the support OF the F,renen.
The Recorder, in his printed report states the
amount 81. .................. $3,472 SO
In The same report may be found mentioned.
among the ASSETS OF the Corporation, twolois
Of ground with engine houses valued at &c.,
SO9- interest on this investment per CT 40S 90
$3.50 90
Say in round numbers four thousand dollars Not very
large sum- TO be sure bat more by several hundreds of
dollars than II received for wharfage dues nearly twice
as much as nom stall rents in the market house ahd
esed with of the other leading items of disburse
ment nearly much those for the street depart
ment two-ihrS much as for the gas and onethrd as
much rs those for the school department. Who this
tax? The properly holders of course-each and every
one OF whom has the right to claim and receive the assist
ance OF the remen in of danger from hre no mat
Ter whether his property Is insured or NOT nor whetner
1t Is III home company agency, or IN the hremens
own company Tor the public must recolect that the nre
men OF Nashylletese conseryaors of the tax payers
propery-haye an insurance company Of their own. And
be able TO show that thew ave- occasions mani
tested disposition to get rid of .he agencies, doubtless IN
the hope OF pos tossing the whole field themselves and put
ing moLeV IN Their parse In this they may nave Deen
dsapioned or nave iaed TO some extent IN sneir e.
ior's 70 impress iaJ1r'y OF our properly
are qh'e capable OF selecting insurance Offices lor 'nen
seVesI~lth The oesi That they offer indemnity more am
pie IN her company IMAM certain agency enees 40 winch
are known 10 possess large and ample cash caPals.
Returning TO the subject of taxes. will now state how
1t win the agencies OF Foreign Insurance companies
general ana tue United fremens IN paruSular. Eaen
and every ioelgn company on applying Tor license pays
the large OF $3.50 and this must be done annually IN
advance IL makes no difference whether the agency geS
any business or not the TAX must be paid Is act wei
known to those who are at all familiar WIN ihe
business in Nashville that the Agencies Obtain put tne
OF the business compared with what gwen 70 he ome
companies u Inc united Flremens, as also another
Home company, pay no such tax-and yet the rIenen,
having an insurance company OF iher own exempted rom
the GnnRdt Tax oil 500 PAID Dy eaeh agency company,
claim the right to tax these Agency companies or the