Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-10

10 the Editor 0: the Free Press an. Times
L Wlsh through your columns to call the
$ attention OF farming communities to a few
iacts regarding our relations to fire insur-
apce companies. | feel warranted in the
assumption that few owners of farm build.
lngs but feel they are paying too much
money Tor insurance. We do not feel like
assuming, Individually. the entire risk Of
possible loss; and yet, the pr,m,ums We
have TO pay are heavier than we iecl ike
bearing year after year. In this Connection,
give fire insurance CT Danies the hanefi,
Oi the suppOsitiOn that >, or mos. Ofthem,
are conducted honestly. | DO assume, how
ever, that they become 50 rich ard power
iul, 50 well agreed among themselves a. 20
rates OF Insurance, ETC.. 50 protected and
iostered by legislation. that our interests are
uF'eh 10 the position always taken by the
"eaKer party IN any contract. l. would bo
useless TO ask the IRE Insurance companies
Oh TINS STATE to adopt other than the
rules ana regulations now pEacticed. unless
they deemed 1t Tor their interest 20 do So
| lhey Will trd 1t for their interest to make
q change, If the people will assume their
own risks, insure their own property and
/ pay their own lCsSes. Ia word my pro-
position Is this: Let the Legislature pass
d law enabling each town to insure us own
| property, the Losses % be equitably adjust
Cd and the amount raised by tax on a grand
Int taken for that purpose. The machinery
necessary to this would b, Of the simplest
| kind.
lst. Let each town at ii March meeting.
| or otherwise, elect an Insurance Board,
| 81 " .;, - "1si",ss nie",
reke ont = sre-5 -.f'..,..'7. :. - %
| arc Tbs 80 H., 81 i,,u -
| ~ in town an.,n ui.'cb t.cr. o-o ;...r-,br,
/ buildings
| 81 Let thi, b,arI in b.,t- t.o4 f,-
/ the purpo.c. src.,f- uir,t.iy arJ
I taoron obiv .hc ki,d. - b,i1di-g. -
/ contents and amourt 1t tbcr7 III, -
| vide the otrrer NJ rach ri.L Win ,.-1rto
| and b.udirr policy. entitlirg him Z, com
psrsation in ease II los. --.vi.l.1 10 t9s
complied with an ,,e,es.srv r,,I~- ,.,,1ri,r.a,
AGAINST fires which mo. .L,,l l'c q - =
tie contr.et bef,regn the ia-"reJ al ,5e
town.
4-h In case ,r loss ta.s hoard o., D.. ,b,
ediu.ters. to make oi; q tax ia tt.e rand
fist and rlses the s,-,,c in fhe ha-ls n tbe
constable Cr colleeti1. T5s tsv vgbsn
collected. Z, 90 into ti.s t.v.n treasury and
be 5lrayD chi, ~, the order of the in.arance
board.
OF eour-e the alovais h.+ a bri.f foutline
Time and cv-erie-fa ,,.rId ada r,e.J ~
.H p
m, Of Vermont are c.raiTe-. sooner or Iste~
- demand -rhati f. a -.etns of irs,-a,cs
rertec,lv -.cgra ana an sreb n h,.;s
a. 20 rl.ro nr6rr l,r., l,r+r,I
7 mean hv tLf- that ,r, h4vs n
z,i,. In ,.r.-o-., ,, -bo .L,~..+a-
IF ri-ks taLrr A. :. s. n9,r ..,,-rsni-s
-suI ont .fs;r cents l,~-e r.nlH'-. ~
thern vvortir,- -, c.r-,,i-.i7,n Tb,i- -s,,
daDerjs IN tloir r.r,-,,i,,rns and N Inplrefs
If instances nv r.i~rs i,-,',.rqe -
,r,,,Il r, ,-,-,.,t T.. r. -, ~; ~. -.
Tho eys,- 80 T5. -.-riali-, - r,5i-a.J
kird-lt .I,.fs - tl,...-,J o. .,- ,-rl -
ly ami ve are eor,1riI,d tom o4,r veo-,v
r-r.'-.i,,r,s >. II. ,.. ~ -.,.'..-i-{
IIIi91- -, b-;li-,-l ,-i ,'-',-,o-.,- -
gb-',15 -, f'.., .-.., cd t-fl
So .L, c..- - - -. 80. = 80:
s,,-eToa. --' ''-9
---It' "a '-.u u" Il -o-' 49, 1"A 4Asur
il= every lax payer lec'iAes "-erl anu per
IraiS '5l-d - Iv-'ilu9 .ue nature OF
Il Ao se19 D-'-''l= l"u 1@iiy tx
posed 20 hFe be- r1polis y u Tie Insurance
'''',iu' J-s- a. Au "ou.t report q ueltctNe
'-'iN-1 ''i'5=H ou' VI DIS oSh district,
- - S-Cl -''-c- may c-u95 c1Aase 'hat
80 Nv l. We "1i' o. fH5'
80 N'-Il' 'u-0 80 -O'S,' Iu'l nave &c
- ~ - JOui VHH -SN" "4..ln 'Ie iaS'
: : OI'S 90 "Ii SO hoe 'H- ~ uIea s'ahu-
l / 'ee4 s-ie ~ aSlns tNal IN thi7 town. lOGr
40. ..-o.s1nu ll uI--.l' Tou4i c4'eT every loss
- - '-Aoj P--~9 Il t'0 "a, t"eH'y
~ fe'1s 1Nl ~ ':a' 'liiio' W.. nav paiu
a ~ L.2' - '-u ,l'Syeh
- 49,, -, "a. isi ne ..
.. - ~ 80 - '-e L1i'et N
80 -. of -. T., - IL 80 Il ','t' see
,ir!kinsly -ilnlef 70 thi> iDe .Gct Is. farm