New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-13
NATIONAL BOARD ofFIRE UNDERWRITERS.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee Of the'Nsnohal boafd oi
fire Underwriters yesterday at II o'clock al ne rooms Oh
the NewYork Board OF Fire Insurance ComPanes me-
Messrs Curtis Paine Ml,nes' dIs tm R
ard SatteEee Head, Conner CfoWti my 60
and smith Mr.. Hexd presided AMI NJ balNI' "t'' - NV
Mr. g A Van Allen Of the Commerce Insurance 20 Of Al
hany was elected member Of the EXECUTIVE Commute ~
place Of Mr. Price Of that e,y re,sg Committee submitted
roo ~ Tho onerations Of the New York members OF me
Co,ee and 6ber in carrying the purposes Of the July
Convent Of Underwriters which was accepted ahe oueu
on le The following ise an extract rom the report
names Of "a Bd q which Were ,s organize, ,ss q, GSS s.
oar supces and mf1 b ss." done except few nstsnees
ordinary eheeeter We osing - S IN
OR esorts thus m have been crowned with
srce the most hsng and day bring renewed assurance
that oil WORKING well Or m % & insurance. Interest, before
many elapsed we shall not AL In paeine such interest
and a. the time will make his assurance aouo1
Mr HOWARD in behalf Of the Hartford Underwriters re
QUesed that the Executive Committee take scuoh WIN IeI
to the following subjects believing that e hegec' u ne
had been prolific source OF disaster
Granting discrnintey the privilege Of unlimited insurance
The writing general pOioies-ssPecialy on the contents Of
dwellings .,....,.. 81. ,,.,.,,..
IRE and before such he satisfactorily asceT
allowing tie use Of s generated naPhhs bsn1rs ard other
The securing municipal action generally win prevent the
storage Of coal snd il where they would expose other
securing As speedily a. possible the organization
and the advance Of rates to reouneSng snd'rd throughout the
The adoption Of the een; msS'uIe for the deieeons
punishment OF ncendiaries
All Of which were referred appropriate COMMITTEES
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Executive Committee met at o'clock ?.
The Finance Committee presented through it, Chairman
the following report which was accepted = H.. ~,
tsyiteys Of ne United Stafet: .
The Committee f9sase having Considered the es' Of raising
That all the information they have been able to obtain The
Tee and others 10 Organizing local boards fixing premium for
printing hs stationery and Ill other erpeue' will not eIoeed
they therefore recommend Of 80 each $1,000 Of The
companies may be disposed advancing the nere', Of
Fire Insurance IN this country and s the Treasurer De ososd 70
United stste. requesting payment Of said tax p,., c,.
Mr. PAIST offered the following resolution
ko,ss Ina ,s coIpiss d 10 ns,5 10 NJ, Ter
influence local boards iormei 10 al places where 20 such
organizations exist and that such spea SCENTS be inaoiedto call
agents together for such purpose.
Referred the Committee Local Boards with power to
The Chair announced the following gentlemen TO compose
two new Standing Committees
Committee on Form Of Polcy-Messrs Howard Plat Cur
lis and Smith.
resolution was adopted urging measure. or securing
ncpa action 10 the soWaee OF coal oil and products IN
places where in case Of ire other properties would be enGAn
gered
resolution was adopted requesting all local Boards Of
Underwriters adjust their that local tar and
licenses that NAV be imposed in the vicinity agents
collected from the insured addition the regular taf Of
established in such the local Boards shall
resolution was adopted that all local Boards Of Under
writers he requested inform the National Executive Com
mee Of any of ncendarsm in their localities OF any
suspected Of the and II any what steps have been
taken bring the offenders 10 justice and also OF oonVe
tons which have taken place.
The Committee then adjourned to meet at 10 O'Clock this
morning
Local Boards Of Fire Underwriters have been established 10
the following places since the meeting Of the National Boerd OF
Fire Underwriters
Adrian Mich Albany y. Y. Aug1r, Gs.i Augusta Ne An
s;erdsm n Y. Atlsnts Co; Bangor Me Baltimore Nd Boy
CITY Mich; Boston Mss Buffalo, n - Brgtsmion, n 4;
Bridgeport Conn Bath Me Buchanan Mich Belfast Me Cincn
Ohio Cleveland Ohio concord " H. Canssots n Ctsu
tsnquA Board N.Y. Chcsgo H. Charleston sc Clinton Lowe
Els ~ Y. Eysnsyie ind Eutaula As Ff-ep0Tt III fsA
River MEiI; Fort Wayne Ind Fou d. lac, Wis Geneva n -
0aesburg III Castle Ind Grand RspdS Mich Hudson,
~ Y Hartford Conn Hamilton. n. y Hauulbs Mo- Hdar
JAct'onvlle, Iii Joliet I.i Kansas City. Mos Little
Rock, Ark. Louisville. ny. Locspori, n. y Lesven'
worth, Kansas, Lafayette, lad Lawrence. basL la
Porte, Ind Lansing. Mich lie Crosse Via Leroy n "
NsnksiO, Nina. Noble, Ala nlwsukee Wis IohswL ~ VI
Iowa Memphis Tean Monmouth III Norfolk We. Nssar. Tall,
~ T. New.YorE \. T.! HsvHavsn Conn New Aleaay. lne
Ne. Nebraska City GeJ. Newsrk }. J Niles, Mich
Nn sssto,- Mafs. wOfleahL La: Northampton Mass
Norvsis OHIO No-Wst Conn NaihuI, Qseen'oug y r.
osvoso, n oshko.h VS. oupnwat lSgs m Psn.yfi:
6oI Fsa,s hs S''ia''Y P.dgeh Sy Pn MAG
PiypOcif, Ms., Quincy. H.; Rockford, III R9g6 y. -;
Rochester. n T. Sioningon, Com Springfield Ill; SEP
City Mich 81. Louis Mp y Paul, MINI. Syracuse \ W
81 Joseph No. spHnsfsN, Mas 81 Johns Mies'i
Savanna Ga scLuyihn Co.. Penn - John. N p
Troy n \. Toledo, o Taunton Mas Unea ~ yase ,. -
Co.. n. y, Wilmington. y. c. Wsdo Co. Met Nl.ina'PoIS
Penn