The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-01-09
THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE 90.
IN HARTFORD COUNTY.
Election OfDirectOrs-Reducc Rates ON
stored Canned G0OdS-PrOpOsed
Amendments 10 the By.l.aws, DC.


The annual meeting of members of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company in Hartford county was
held in the curt House, on Monday. The at.
tendance was not large Col. John Carroll
MIR. j Frank Rrasin being appointed chairman,
and George J Finney Secretary.
Ine annual s.a,dh h Of We Sonaion OF the
Mr.. VIM. Webster asked for the report of the
committee appointed at the annual meeting in
January, 1884, TO enquire into and prepare certain
legislation needed to promote the prosperity of
the company. Mr.. VIM. Young. chairman OF the
committee a.ked for further time, which was
granted.
Mr.. Young nominated the former board of d.
rectors. There being no opposition, Mr.. j. M.
STREET. was appointed teller and MIR. Young was
directed to cast the vote of the meeting for the
old board. who are as follow
Col. John Carroll Walsh James Murray z.
Silver, d. W. Taylor, John 5. Dallam, WIN Webs
ter. Thos. H. Nelson, VIM. Baldwin, e. NJ. Allen
and g Z. Kinsey, OF Hartford county; Thomas
Gursuch. John Sterling. Frank Nj. Sparks, Edwin
b. Wright and James ID. Slade, of Baltimore
county.
Mr. Geo. l.. VanBibber suggested an improve
ment in the mode of keeping the books Of the
company and In the form of applications for in
surance He said the methods used are the same
as those in use when the company was organized
40 years ago. The insurance business has gro n
to immense proper ions, and the Companies, after
considerable experience. have adopted certain
systems of keeping books and taking applications
which are better than the old methods still i'm use
by this company. He thought the applications
should be put IN the form OF interrORatOrfeS, q
means of protection TO the company against
fraudulent claims. changes of this kind should
be made with great care and could not be made
in general meeting He therefore offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Resoiped, That q committee of three members be
appointed by the chair to investigate and examine
the form of the application now In use, and also
the mode and manner of keeping the accounts of
the company, and II, In the Judgment OF the COM
mittee, any changes will be for he better, to sub.
for their consideration, at their next general
meeting.
The chair appointed on this committee Messrs.
VanBbber. Henry d. FarnandIs and j. NJ.
STREET..
MIR. j. NJ. STREET. offered resolution In regard
t. the insurance of canned goods In storage, which
ELECTED considerable discussion.
Mr. j p. Silver said that his experience was
that three-fourths of the Gamers store their
goods in their barns. Are we. said he, to take
such risks at per cent. and they to take lights
there 10 put labels on their goods. while farmer
is scarcely allowed to take lantern into his
barn?
Judge Price suggested some amendments and
the following substitute offered by Mr.. Young
was adopted
Resoired, That the rate of premium of canned
goods that are stored, be reduced to the rate
charged on the buildings in which said goods are
stored This not to allow the labelling of such
goods after night where light is used In barns
where cnnbustible matter. such as hay or straw
T. stored and not to amply to canning houses DUR
ing the time of canning.
Mr.. j. Street, also offered two other resOlu-
lions. the first of which was as follows;