New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ur NATIONAL FIRE UNDERWRITERS,

THE NATIONAL f1ltE UNiJIh VIM
PROPOSED VIRTUAL PROHIBITION OF THE tR i0-
TON OF INFERIOR BUILDINGS III
VAECED PREMIUMS.
In response to q special call of the Execu-
tive Committee OF the National Board OF FIRE ohueU
~vriters largo meeting OF delegaes IRON various o
insurance companies was held yesterday NJ O"u'i
,rers Hall ia Broadway. Nearly all the large lo'elEh
and domestic companies wezo represented merry A.
oakley the Presdent, was tn the CHAIR ana Jnnge
Iames Nichols Of Hartford acted as Secretary ON
xsk,ng the char Mr. oakley delivered the following ad
dress: -
You hsye been called together 20 consider what ACTON
1ecomes necesS,ry I'm consequence Of the new crsIs
which Sbe recet hre the City of Boston has Drought
10 the Business OF fire insurance in this coyntry ofs
creator by ffr and az an infinitely graFer chaITSttr
man we have heretofore been called upon 70 consaer
for ia has brought us face 90 face VITA GSS o have
hem unwilling to acknowledge 70 ours, Fes: 1917
s f insurance companies doing business in tho United
states by ca tensive unlocked for, asd Co
he dnTmg tIe rest OF official lives, TO witness an
other such calamity as Chicago N ISL 1eS tle bostoh
fire az 1870 nteusiSes the sgnlP canoe OF iCaeO anu
bids Is take heed and make prov son Tor snluf occur
rences othot y the large ccimerc3l ceher ol our
coupfry Not Uuy does q concern us VINO tt iliubCu
Nun concerns tho capitalist himself. tho
nt.tIoIdeT .he owner of real property. the
merchant u. manufacturer and IN fact every class OF
our citizens II that provision made not ony
Tor greater security by the prevention OF srch mshaps
IA the future but also by eS9rged accup cn1
bling the companies TO meet them VINO oHnhrupV5;
Few lntck gent persons Will deny tat the uaISn vi
profit heretofore secured Cat no time Ia the lst
years averaging over 10 pCr cent 81 the premiums re-
eclved) wholly insufficient TO meet tLs deLihu
and therclO fore we have reasonable souhu " 1
the pWeic ready 10 meet our very SQ"ii1"u.o
aud Wsf demand for better rates everywhere for ns
Which must engage the attention Of the Board at this
session. The thorough organization WhlCh We hfV zen
chaos which then existed makes the last one OF less DIM
Guilty than at any time; but IN order 10 accomplish
this enectually. 1t NAV be necessary 10 maze sV,ne
eAansos o' oi ~ dstl in Tep9rd 10 when win Doe
Of he W.
Eomcry. soon 10 be submitted TO you.
There other topics OF great importance when l.
have uO doubt VIII o. solved by the present SITUATION
80. ~ ~ tt iard To ali of these matters trust you
Will give thorough consideration aud let your de AOsFa
tcns characterized 10y calmEcss, ana YOU cannot IA
Of success whole country Is alarmed at the increas
aud present years have shown 10 be possible, ana
our power in the exgency. TINS Board affords
by It's o. all the great and nearly all OF the shdil
capitals engaged Ia the business ol hre insurance an
admissible medium to secure REFORMS not only 10 rates
OF premium aud contracts oil lso aIee gut III we ~. ~
srctiOn OF buildings aud the increase OF means iOr the
prevention great couha grauOHs. Look to It, then
gentlemen that be NOT found wanting n the courage
ana skill "hioh Is necessary 70 ueot ,u , ~ - -
emergency, and that VIC Ice not deferred py the rear O
adverse results from manly assertion OF our rights
Thomas d. Montgomery, the general agent, READ an
Interesting report reviewing the operations Of his de-
pirtmcut which had resulted in the formation OF oyJ
Local Boards and in the rating OF lA53 different localities
of an which there records. He advocated the adj
Nanccucut az rates. and concluded as follows:
tat question of frame Nausard roofs, deem
that the only builders eva 60 cuic IuhN We 81 ILL.,
T, even ii 10 De granite. We may ultimately have 10
g. ~ far hardly know whether You are prepared for
IN. now. 20 Offer the lowest rating TO buildings formed
entirely of burnt brick; ANA IA The interior OF Dmld
hes "" must through one scHC VI NOR ia s,rly
nj t Gld ~ the building, tut also as remotely as pOs
Ii, NON tue heating apparatus Of the eJdce. AL
tIr, ut LET IN be noted were IL is said, united tue
recon- beginning of the Summer 81. hfe III Boston
Al oycr.tedted furnace. ignition OF the surrounding
elevator the already dried frame Mansard IOO anu
IL % icw minutes the surrender Of the granite front,
nakr h fake, 90 the OverpuWcrng heat were OF course
followed by The entire aunIuilajion OF the Dudlns'
Euo the scattering OF Tue hdmes ID tAe eLtnSs
vlo.nit,. But ihiug 80 n time you may say; And
81 place record here our views as 10 the uhdesla-
biltyo frame Mdu-drd~ an" u9 lIdc lIOnipltol!
prevent amy more going ur We snail take larger
sirdc the Improvement Of buildings tnau We shall IN
any other one particular. will mention that the day
Rcr tho the Cincinnati Local Board increased the
stocks Of goods contained Ia INC buildings 50
severed u per cent the ruling rate, aud within
few days past tht Local Board of this city, by uhan
Dr Stevens a. representative Of the foreign insurance
romaucs pledged the hearty cooperation OF that GLASS
Of interests Committees Oh various subjects were ap
pointed 20 cousIde' ANA report this morning. A g.
tl.k.r i'reeuiont and T. wilcox were elected
~ IN vacancies the Executive Committee Tie ques-
''or.>. rates was made the special order hr
70 day.
NEw LOCAL RATES.
The following classification and rates. with
plt rebate 10 e assured aud tubect 90 brokerage not
exceeding i've per cent went elect yesterday:
Private warehouses IN NcwY1Tk City, Brooklyn, Jersey
t1ty. and Hohokcn: FIRST class-Brck stone, or iron
bindings Iou oil Tie. slate, metal non shutters TO al
Windows. parapct walls, not less than nye feet ia hight
royod with stone aud metal stone CUTTERS
e. uO fastened brick, with metal fastenIngs
an being iu height not over 90 feet above the basement
49,. Second tiaesBrck stone, or iron buildings vary
nr Ip aIr particular from the first class and being
Light 60 feet above the basement, Co.'s
TnIrC c.l--Brg- stone, or iron buildings varying IN
any particular from the second caes ana Dtlug IN night
MOI over feet above the basement 1880. Buildings OF
class exceeding co feet in hight charge i've cents
sscY additional lU feet and fractions OF 10 feet sky
hgus-bula.uEs OF either class having skyllEht open
ihgS through floors 70 be charged an addl
ttunai cents. MtnsaId roof constructed entirely OF
Other metal urd IN and covered with slate OF
metal, having walls through the roof and COPIED, no
Whatever being used IN It's construction, may DC
permitted without charge, except Tor night above base
n0O Nusard roof varying from the above III any
pIcudr Subject always 10 charge as above FOR hight
nf huIluiuEj. charge additional, so cents. storage
stOesF-t class 1850; second class, 5000 third class,
Same classification for storage stores.
Provision WalehOuscs-First class, Co.'s; second
.las-. spsO; third class, $3.50; fourth class,
sOlU Churches, &c-Frst class, Co.'S second class,
third class, lO12O; organs % cents additional 10
rate building. Retail stocks hazardous 70 So extra
hazardous, Lumber-yards, lJ0l65 stave yards,
IOOIIC Naval stores, IN frame sheds, 2OO22O tar IN
frame Suede. 1OD2lO Private stdOlcs-BricA and
tents. 75s5 Rate ocean steamers 10 and from New
iOIk, ItI cent.
CITY MYSTERIES.