The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-06-19
Remonstrance from Insurers.

The following document VII explain I
itself:
To the Honorable the Committee Of the
Astoria city council. appointed tO con-
sideg the petition OF Rescue Engine
company No >. Astoria fire depart
mcnt:
We. the undersigned. agents of the rc-
spcctiYc fire insurance companies carry
ing risks against losses by fire within
the limits Of the city Of Astoria. 90, on
behalf OF the companies We represent,
respectfullYand deaIneStlypr0;eSia against
the proposed absence of the Rescue
steam fire engine from the city for
thirty-SiX hours. at any time, but more
particularly on the day set apart for the
public celebration 81 the Independence
of The nitcd STATES. day on which. as
has been fully demonstrated IN the Te-
cords 0i fire insurance. more losses have
been sustained ihan IN any other one
dan of The year.
We further respectfully call the atien-
tiOn 0l your honorable committee iU the
fact, ihat every fire policy underwriiten
in this city is based upon an application
signed by the insured. and the policy j.
granted upon the understanding and
agreement between the insurers and the
insured. that the statements made and
subscribed to iu said application for in
surance are trilc. in each of said appli-
cations the Fire Insurance company
applied to j. assured. IN answer Go the
question. "Nhat are the facilities for cX-
iinguishing fires ia your town )? that
there are two steam fire engines ina the
Astoria fire department, always on hand
10 attend every alarm Of fire and for tine
protection of the property sought to be
insured
As the absence Of one of said fire en-
gines from the city limits would
bc contrary 20 the statements made
un the application. we recognize
that. not only are the interests of
the insurance companies we represent
iR jeopardy, but that the force and virtue
of the policies held by parties whose
property i'm the city Is insured, are also
i'm Jeopardy in case of fire 0ccasiOnin9
loss during the absence Of Rescue fire
engine: because IL is distinctly Stipuiat-
cd and conditioned in said policies that,
( If there be neglect or deviation from
4 the laws or police regulations made 10
/ prevent accidents from fire. iaS repre-
/ senied i'm application then, and in every
{ Such ease, this policy shall be- void
4 Therefore. while fully acknowledging
and admitting the mcrited claim Of
Rescue Engine company No. >. 10 amy
. favor that could possibly be conferred
upon them-nOt conflicting with serious
public interests - for their constant
alacrity and perfect efficiency, in justice
4 10 both insurers and insured, we are
most reluctantly in duty bound to pc
Z titiOn your honorable committee nOi 10
permit the Rescue fire engine la be re-
/ moved from the ciiy of Astoria "n the
! Fourth of July.
4 a IInrnr,- ,uant far Firsruap-s
I Fund Insurance company of San Fran
/ cisco; California Insurance company Of
7 san Francisco.
: TRENCHAED y GPSHUE. agents for
! | niOn Insurance company, san Fran
/ cisco.
/ l. w. CASE, Home Mutual Insurance
/ company. and Imperial. Northern.
( Queen and London.
/ 4. II. PAGE. GeTman-AmeTican.
( 4. VAN DUSEN. Liverpool. London
and Globe, North British, Connecticut.
and Commercial Insurance companies.
GEO. W. HUME. Commercial Union
Assurance Of London, England.
w. W. PARKER, agent for New Zea-
land OF Auckland. New Zealand. and
Z other fire insurance companies.
ASTORIA, Oregon, june Is, 1881.