, 1873-06-10
INSURANCE AND. SHUTTERS.
Buildings Must Do Provided With the
Lattor or Go Without -,
the Former,
What Occurred at Mectug Of tho Board o.
Underwriters Yesterday Afternoon. !.

Tho Board Of Undorwrilors held a npecia1
meeting at their rooms in tho Phoenix Building,
No. 127 Lasalle Btroot, yesterday afternoon,
President Clark in tho chair. There wore eight
cen members prosont.
Mr.. Cutollcll, from tho Committee appointed
at previous meeting to report ratos to 10
charged for lack OF iron shutters on buildings,
aud to submit regulations for leep1ng tlom
closed aud In ordor, aubnittod tho following ro-
port:
In wow Of tho fact that bnsinoss ln,.1dlngs
with iron ahutsors o1cr rear opsnng thersby making
It possible for 1re to sprcad TO tho buildings oppo-
ssS}se| ~os the1ssoss sesss nessss5y
city aud tito safety Of which is largely condcd to
prudent management on our part TINT tho following
y q tho board s at onco
Fated Sept ia7s 10 taKe ESaeet % thst dato apply
present addition to bassrato for lack Of Iron shutters
On rear and sio openings II any grie stone OF iEon
ss sags e. TIN sSssso ey so
ion ~ shnttefs and doera On all rear snd
Ss opGE paEx 70 .ds Sf Tor sas ssp5surss ssa a.a sa
sens . sst T.. .na a.: sss = thsa { g fss
tors Or doors arc put on, The Secretary shall on
efpan, q psaons ns niasde to- soscnce @ of shutters.
ssoond-That ali risks written on md after Sept J.
under tho minimum tariff whore risks have not been on
Entcd specifically tho sano rnto ehnu bo nppdct by
The marty taking tho risk In all cases where budnga
ara unpfosdel with iron shutters and doora On rear
Tkird-N pcsm,sslon shall be granted by any NOM,
bor Of thls Board to Snt openings in division walls 70
tween buildings until the tbs premises have been saf-
lThc Committee hayo nothing to report upon tho
natter Of keeping 1he shuters closed and tn oFdert
because they were unable to determine what was the
bcst wayl
If the Board adopt the report Of tho Committee, wc
would recommend TINT circular DO printed setting
forth the action Of the Doard the attor, and at
leaat two copies left In every business house tn tho
city.
Mr. Cunningham thought thero ought to be no
discrimination in the width Of alleys. build
Ing fifty feet away from burning structure was
He moved TINT the rate be uniform, md that 1t
ba 80 cants.
Mr. Agar moved as an amendment to the
amendment that tho rate for m exposure acroas
ton foot aley be so cents, aud that the rats d.
! rninish cents for every ton feet.
Mr.. Cunningham accepted tho amendment.
This would make tho rate for ten feet and
! under so couts; between ton and twenty foot,
| 40 cents; between twenty and thirty feet,
| 30 cents over thirty feet, 25 conts.
Mr.. Drew moved that where there was an OK
posure Of blank wall, huff tho above ratio be
| charged.
! Aftor 8 lengthy discussion, some OF tho MEM
bers contonding that tho amended ratos wero toe
high, md could not bo maintained, and that the
| agures suggested by tho Committee were large
enough, Mr. Drow aud NIr. Agar Withdrew thoii
amendments, and Mr. Witkowsky offered the fol
lowing:
The rntos to be as follows: For ton feet, 60 cents
between ten aud twenty feet 10 cents between twenty
and thirty feet 80 ceutH between forty and 1ty feet
| 90 cents over hfty feet, 10 Cents.
hir. Drew hoped the rates would not be fixed
at tho present session that tho Secretary be au'
thorizod to have tho report printed aud copioE
placed on tho deaks Of fhe niombors, that they
may have an opportunity to think tho mattol
| over.
Mr. Case referred to the subject OF openings
in division walls, and urged that the Committee
givei somo attention, ind mako areport at a
| future meeting.
hr. Cunningham thought Just way WAS te
| mako It cost the owners Of buildings more te
leave tho shutters OF than to put them on.
An informal vote WAS then taken on Witkow'
aky'e amendment The ayes were 13 and tht
| noes 8.
| On motion, further action WAS doforred unit
| next Thursday afternoon, tho Secretary In tht
meantime to have tho report and amondmen
| printed for distribution among tho mombers.
Tho Board then adjourned.