New-York tribune., 1881-11-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WORK OF THE FIRE UNDERWRITERS.

WORK OF THE FIRE UNl'hh"hA -
rHE ANNUAL MEETING ENDED - hEooLol 'ol",,,-
ApoPTED-1HE QUESTION OF oohAiooio-'
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR TIE ENeOINu -,
,r,,,o, ,oeet;p, Of the United Fire Under,
,r;,o,a ended Yesterday. The resolutions pIcscituu
70 The meeting OH Thursday were' WIZ s eS 40 q
suendpents, finally adopted by a Vo'o Vi % ~ o.
Th, the country be divided into districts for each OF
shieh the president Of the association shai appOmm'M ia q
rammttee Of seven, four members OF whlcn snaI Se
deIts of The district for which they are appointed;
the committees thus appointed snail, as soon a!e ne
sajcurnmert Of this meeting as practicable can Ia ter
re5Sectfye districts meeting OF all companies tran
sacting business therein, 0nd when tDe sau ConpI'
sail have perfected in each Of the districts an &
nn charged with the reOrga azaOn OF local boards tue
establishment of tariffs, with rules for meeting he com
petition Oi companies not uniting WITH saG 10 ~
ganizatioD, and the maintenance Of maximum rae U
commission (which commission shall hot e1ceeu ~ e
cent, except on dwelling ana 1afin prcIe534 y ircImdc
CT fcOrpOratiOn limits Of cities and villages ana 10 ~
al expenses save IN taxes an ioci OOaIu Telt Of
said district committed sball thfh IepCrV . ,rb mis-
their labors to the Advisory Committee, ana Win ~
Tie district committee shall prescribe that the mem
hsrship OF the district associations sIal sI ~ o
vepsS1s cormissoncd 10 them that the mem
bership shall be personal, and the oolE @ VI m m
pblisbcd by eaah district association. through %ch
members may communicate win one aholIeI
assOciaona shall. Immediately upon the competition VI
is 0rganzatiOn agree upon day on which an meMOerS
b0srs and all future action Of said district ass0cla
ticns upon rates to be through such local boards 49,
that association have authority 70 deeg9e to the siate
associations, when organized satisfactorily 20 mem, .e
dutv of organizing local boards ana establishing rates
therein; that exceptions shall not be made Tor any lo
eay to the rules governing te dlsinet ,P nf
the matter Of commissions, save with the alpro'u o
threofourths Of the members Of the dlstFct a'Soo"
Ths metropolitan districts III the state Of New-YoIk
shall he controlled by Tariff as3oeati IL IIe %l 90
NewYOrk for the Organization 81 Wlhch tue io'01S %
This association pledge their support. - MI, r-,1or
Tnat whenever the National Ioard or Flte Cnfa Cnff1
writers VIII assume the control OF me GisIvT tritfs
tons TO the extent of recommending minimum
and securing uniformity oil rules ana rts'n"G tn
serving however the principle oi dlsgcS icO ~
the extent above given, the memere OF thlS asso"'o
viii give 10 sad board their full allegiance ..,
Tat il shall he optional with the district ASSOCIATIONS 10
prescribe a fiat commission Of 10 per cent, or ~ let
cent fiat commission and per cent contingent interest,"
on the profits Of the agency aIter paying LOSSES anu
expenses. ,.,. ,.,,., r,;,o I'M ,or,,ritors
outside the metropolitan districts, risks al less Una.
tariff thereon, allow more thah ID per cent
thereon, rebates, direct or indirect OF
allowances Of any kind.
Let district: Maine, Ncw-Hampslire, Vermont Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Headquarters
I'D District: New-York, Pennsylvania, New-Jersey
Delaware. Headquarters in Ncw-York tlty. Win
gina, West Virginia, North Carolina Heaaquarters III
IVth District: South Carolina Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama Headquarters III Atlanta. - ,o
Win District Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
Nth District: Oregon Utah Arizona, Idaho Nevada,
Uoshir ton Territory-al terrItory living west Of the
Rocky Mountains. Headquarters, San Francisco.
The committee appointed to report on the Hep
kns paper discussing Federal versus STATE super
vision of Insurance III view ot the sirohg oppos
tion to Capitalization, as shown IN the action OF
Congress in putting on the table the bill OF ISoo
and in view of other opposition, deemed It luad-
Yisable to take any action IL the matter. Ihe re-
port was adopted.
Tie Committee on Business reported IN favor OF
the Notmau resolution on cOdlhed pOncles Il laNof
of the Hope resolution calling for united action
against unworthy agents in favor OF enforcing tie
laws concerning kerosene and then test ot not
less than 10 degrees fash These recommends
tl0ns adopted
The report of the Committee Assessments
recommending tie virtual adoption of the plan IN
force las. year, adopted.
The following officers elected for the ensuing
year:
For President A. LOwien SnOwleE, OF Philadelphia; ;
Vice-Presidents D. W. c. Skilton, OF Hartford; IL b
Bowers and H. W. Hail. of Newly Ork for Corresponding
Secretary, j. Montgomery Hare OF NoT-l ork Tor l.e
cOrding Secretary c. II. Ford, of New.IOrk, ADVISORY
Committee, j. n: Dunham, OF olspringleld; : r BogdeH
of New YORK; George +. Hope OF New-1Ork; ID. a.
Head, OF New-YOrk; j. W. McAster OF PhlIddelT Tha
Francis SweetZeT Of Massachusetts, j. NJ Andersen OF
Maryland; W. T. Brewster Oi Rhode Island T. > CAard
OF Chicago; r. j. Smith, of Illinois, Peter NOmau and
T. f. jeremiah Of NewIork; 16Crge L. Chase, u HART
ford: Henry POwles OF Newark, and ~ {. Miller Of
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