, 1874-04-23


Meeting OF tho Nstttunni lsonrd In Now
York City--lmp0rtnnt Stnttntics~.
Oppressive Liquidation Complained
OF.
Nrv Yonx. Anri) 29.-Thn Efchtl Annual Com
,on,;o, ~ t,'o Notfor,, noora ~ 17iro TIr,or-
.,.t... ,..a-.. -. ~. ~. 1rs.,s.,
Wftors ooga1i lta eosblohB nero to-day Aenrs III
Oakley presiding.
onklnv nroccottod tn i1e,tvor 1a .n,uai at1drose.
IT, oo,,as.,,,ato 49, ,1atsa,,a, ,,oa,x, NJ, In
!4o cohesa1ulaeoa tao Ha1lonal l'oa'u VI ''o
1olflBhlnB condition, Tho spirit OF unity among
Its 1nembors never having bocn moro apparent
than now, Ho reviewed tho bupiuess Of tho past
,o., o,,a1,z,. t,,at - ~ ,oo,, n,,,,,tv hottcr
yoa.' a''o"nb s''''s ~ nau u'on o'1s, p'
lilo reported healthy condition OF
tho lrcnl-board sygtom, ind gradual
odon.o, of +l,o avatom of achof1u1o rat,nr in all
,,t,o.. ~ ,,,,arto,,oo III o,r,oot1v odvocotod
pi..eo =, - s"'eo ~. 49, s.,..
thla eyhtem, nnu 4opoo tu,3 l.a aupol93!'y ~ usui
TINT Of special rating would como to no appre~
ciatoa by all underwriters and tho public. Tho
1nootlng at Baltimore OF the Chiefs Of tho Firo
Departments Of tho cl1of cities Of tho Union
,raa r-ot;fnI ~ rnt,co incronacd intcroat IL
ysrio1a ouartors in tic imnroyemont Of wator
sunplies. He criticized with Royority Romo OF
thop frccont insurance lorialatiou. referring mr.
ticu1arly to that of tho State Of Wisconsin,
wl,ic!, makes tho amount insured. and not tho
that must be mid ty tho company, He hoped
TINT tho Board would take some acliou to nulllfv
ths 1ecislation.
TN THE NATTER or nEwARps
Offered for ipcendariov. be ~ reportci that tho ro
anita lind been yory favorable, Ho read table
showing tho number OF incendiarios now con-
fluod IN various State priuons, which was al;
Homo OF whom are sorvfnE life golltonceH. The
statistics furnished by tito companies Oxhib1tca
In shockinu mnuDor how tile crime Of arson
had extended throughout tho country.
NEW FORM OF roI1oY.. .-,
TINT tile Committoo TO whom had boon referred
this matter, had decided, upon mature conslilef-
atiois, tnat tho poncY 10" III uHe coula aos Do
materially, improved. ...
TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
stephen CoWclls chairman o1 tne GAecutl3o
Conmittco, presented tho annual report Oh tnae
COMMITTED. incorporated III lhe report Wa6 tno
following resolution WHICH WAS adopted:
Hesolvea, That we recommend to the Nntonal Doard
tho adoption Of tlo general rue rroyaaile tat ~
", fasS aos n nj. a ~ cnet ~, r.
on,I ra,ns nv 81 eans, 'ha ncv nn tSot TN H.
ccutiyc Committee have mower, wlon deonel adviss.
ble 10 PROPOSE lno In addion 10 tho abo7a rcquiro-
meut.
Tho report OF Gonorn1-Agcnt Thomas Fl. Mont
| comcry wae then submitted
Tho Chair,uon apnolntcd Committees on su-
poryising Agents, Hire Department., aud Wator
supply. :,
tpJ1srnrsrs.
| Tho Committee on Adilytnloots mud Statlstics
| then pronentcd their roport through Ii. II. Hall.
| Ho ronortod that thoy Ind now in their poraeB.
sion tie oxperioucos Of seventy companies, in
ten claBses Of hazards, and ten companies in IN.
| wnrtls of ono hundred classes, The returns III
| tho nosgession OF tho Committee represent the
| following amounts;
insured roolen ,n,l]a s5s. .os1. .4n,
Flourins mla. a7,6l9' '4s:
Boot and shoe manufactures. s............ M,so3.74i