The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-05
SLIP NO. SO REVOKED.
THE TARIFF ASSOCIATION TO RE-
STORE THE OLD RATES.


The Fire Department to be Put on a
Paid Basis and the % Gents In
crease in Insurance. Removed -
The Southeastern Tariff Association
Committees Conference With the
City Council
"Shp So" has been revoked. the fire
department is to be put on a full
paid basis not later than Feb. I, 1890, and
last night the special committee of the city
council and the special committee of the
executive committee of the Southeastern
Tariff Association, after conference, which
was most cordial, celebrated the new COM
pact in a reciprocal way.
The conference was held in the mayors
private office. There were present w. d.
Dsane, compact manager of the Southeast
ern Tariff Association; j. s. Raine of At
lanta and Henry E. Rees of Marietta, a
special committee of the executive commit
tee of the tariff association, charged with
comforting with the people OF Savannah on
the insurance tariff rates; Mayor Schwarz,
Aldermen Myers, Cam, Bailey and HaineS
of the special conference committee of the
council; Supt. James Manning of the water
works, and Chief Fireman Puder.
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY THOUGHT.
The conference nesting was presided
over by Alderman Myers, chairman of the
special comm ittee of council Chairman
Raine of the special tariff association COM
mittee stated what was expected Of the
Savannah fire department, and he was do
lighted TO learn, he said, that the council has
already acted In the matter. The executive
committee of the tariff association was not
Mr. Rama nj ha nj
council had taken in the last six months,
and now that the committee has learned it,
the way is clear for an amicable ADJUST
ment.
Mr.. Rees followed with a statement that
there is no ill-feeling existing and no vim
Gictiveness on the part Of the Southeastern
association that led to the PRONUNCIATION of
s'Slip 33,n but it was done TO arouse spirit
of reform in the equipments aud facilities
for insuring better fire protection for
Savannah.
oNE-HALF OF SAVANNAH INSURED.
The people of Savannah should be as
deeply interested in the matter as the in
Eurance companies, Mr.. Ree5 said, as the
latter have only about so per cent interest,
and the other so per cent. is held by the
citizens themselves. as only about so per
cent. of their property is insured. Since
his committee has visited Savannah 1t has
bettering its fire protection, and therefore
his committee is prepared to meet the city
on halfway ground.
Alderman Cam read the report OF the
special committee, OF which he was chair
man, on investigation Of the condition OF
the fire department, recommending what
the department needs as presented to the
council last July, and which recommends
tions were adopted by the committee Of the
yVhola IF o0unCil a favu dava latar
WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE.
Mr.. Cam followed the reading of the re-
port with statement that the council has
been acting as rapidly as practicable in the
Recommendations; that the committee
recommended the purchase of an extension
or aerial truck, which has since been
contracted for; chemical engine,
and that has been ordered; 1000 feet of rub
Der lined cotton hose for the patrol wagon
when changed into hose cart. and that has
been bought. A new fire engine and new
hose reel have been added to the depart
ment this year, and the design is to put, as
recommended by the committee of the
Southeastern Tariff Association, the fire
department on full paid basis of A men,
consisting of chief, engineers, foremen,
ii drivers, 25 fremen, and superintendent
of fire alarm apparatus, etc. and Alderman
Bailey, chairman of the fire committee,
Chairman Myers said that ne is fully
satisfied that the city council and the
executive committee of the tariff associa-
ton are not far apart in their views as to
what is necessary t. have ample fire pro-
lection, and both parties are drifting in the
came direction.
THE CITY'S PROPOSITION.
The visiting committee asked and OBJ
tanned leave to retire for few moments,
and on its return the council committee
made the proposition that the city will
carry out its predetermined programme to
put the lire department on a full paid basis
by Feb. l, 1890, and sooner if practicable, if
the Southeastern Tariff Association will
revoke .'Slip 49,"
Messrs Raine and Rees retired again, and,
after a brief consultation, returned and &C
cepted the proposition, pledging that as
soon as majority meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the tariff association
can be convened, which they said would be
within week, ''Slip 33" will be revoked,
and the old rates restored.
THE OLD RATES RESTORED.
Late last night the committee from the
tariff association determined to act prompt,
ly and not await a meeting of the execu-
tive committee in Atlanta. Relying upon
the good faith of the city council that dur
ing the month of January a full paid fire
department will be provided and put into
operation, and other suggestions carried out
as agreed upon, the compact manager is
Instructed to restore at once the rates that
existed previous to the PRONUNCIATION Of
slip SO.
Messrs. Raine and Rees will leave this
morning for Southwestern Georgia, but
expect to be in Atlanta Saturday, when
there may be meeting of the executive
committee of the tariff association.