The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-27
PREPARING FOR FIRE.

MEETING OF THB BOARD OF uNDxRwRrrERs-
OF JULY.
The Fire Patrol Committee OF the Board Of Under
writer's circular last Thursday 70 all insur
ance companies doing business this city, requesting
general meeting a the Board rooms yesterday u
twelve o'clock discuss the danger properly arising
from she Centennial celebration with It's attsndan
paradcs and fireworks on the I'd and lth OF July
The circular was well responded to, AND about 100
gentlemen, representing the different insurance CON-
panes this city and vicinity, met yesterday at twelve
o'clock In the Board rooms pursuant 10 the call
Mr.. Crowell chairman OF tho Fire Patrol Committee,
called the meeting 10 order, and Mr. Hcald chosen
chairman and MI Anderson secretary Of tho meeting
After the calling Of the roll MI. crowell stated the
purpose Of the meeting, and read set OF resolutions
with preamble, prepared BY the Fire Patrol Commit
tee concerning the precautions to be taken in the
Of house illuminanons, and recommending that
policy holders should be notified that the pro
cautions prescribed taken. thor policies would
DO vit,ated.
This resolution objected 10 BY several, who
thought that tho Board Of Underwriters though they
could recommend certain prscauI,ons had no legal
right say tho policy holders that they should
this that method OF illumination. One gentleman
suggested that tho words might vtsats the policy"
be substituted AZ the Court subsequently, would deter
nina
Mr.. briggs, Of the Williamsburg City Insurance Com
pany said that he thought the Fire Patrol COMMITTEE
worry dull present. and from the last reports losses
by IRE during The year Il was computed that nearly
one half OF the losses by tho work Of
incendiarcs Therefore the precautions and rcstrc-
lions could not be too strong or too many, when
many dishonest people were liable to set their places
Ore and lay the blame on the fireworks
Several other gentlemen spoke on the same subject,
and many Of them thought there was more danger
from tho Roman candles and skyrockcs carried IN the
procession and bred or carolessly by excited crowds
Than there IRON the illumination OF the houses
Mr. Crowel said that tho Fire Patrol Committee
would double thor usual force on tho Fourth OF July
having patrols Al each station. besides temporary
patrol In the neghbornocd Of street for
committee would Also give their personal attention to
the matter during the day.
Mr. briggs thought there would be more danger from
fre small towns and villages, and that tho resolutions
should be published throughout the country After
some more discussion the whole referred 10
the FIRE Patrol Committee and the following preamble
and resolutions were adopted as tho sense OF the
Board
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magnitude sa Sy mean: :sions bonars. sorchishs
processon fireworks &c. which must endanger property
Resulted That the occasion is one Which jussines the
costly experience In the pAsy that nevsr city
and s.ed spon e InsrssS
property. their own Or that Of others the coming
the sad evidences Of some terrible estsstrophe I
,on WIN only b ~ sAs rssa. o.
M handed ~ the danger that shrsatens MS
osSes Iocai,ies here deem their
duty counsel an unusual degree Of cau,ion In the hand
a ON The 81 ana 4.S July and ths every m.mSsi
Of necessity for this caution Only by each assum-
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peril The danger l. common one since .he range and
and :. s .ac Si. each in peculiar
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Resolved That we invite Hnd ola from the municipal
from the Fire and Police protection for az
citizens aud to. shs interest: which We a Ant
menis ordinary circumstances feel that the
ana continuously execsed 70 prevent fires, and also
energy tbe quick extinction Of such
Resolved That the Fire Police Commissioners ur-
cng he most thorough and system
prevention and ws his s GAS IN
supply toward relieving the anxiety OF orr citizens and
'n ns Ss Ere her.
will net consent 20 he display o. areworts within or from
public private budines except in the following
By gas Hxtures when the gh least twelve inches
ramoyed from and Curtains. bunting
rery are suspended within roach OF the lights
~ hanging lanterns lighted with tAow candles
metal fassnngs aud suspended the
outside building u least eighteen inches from all
wood vusk beyond tho reach o. bunting.
BY stationary lanterns lighted With wax Or talow
dies tape IL meta Astennrs or by lard
or metal the lanterns 20 be placed upon
iron window ss 81 least six inches from who'd
work hled with rwise
being condition in all cases that supply Of water and
responsible party shall be stationed every hoor
Resolved That the attention policy ldcrs be called
that increase hazard without the 81
tie and void their respective
policies and that illumination 10 manner other than
above provided for may prejudice their insurance.
Resolved That the above resolutions be given the
OF the city with the that they rccsive the wide
publicity hich their Importance emands.