The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-01-10
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD FIRE lNSI RANCE L.
Annual NLeeting-The Old Board Reelected.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Har-
office in Bel Air, on Monday. Mr.. Geo. A.
Cairues was called TO the chair and Joseph E.
Baeman appointed Secretary.
The President of the Company, Col John
Carroll Wash, read the annual statement and
the report of the Executive Committee, which
were accepted and adopted They showed the
affairs of the society to be in highly satsfac-
tory condition.
Col. Walsh also read the report of the commit
tee appointed to codify The by laws. On motion
the report was re-comnitted to the committee
with instructions to change the phraseology
where necessary, and have the charter and by
laws printed in book form.
On motion of Mr.. John j. Alexander the Exc
cutive Committee was authorized, in its dis
cretion, to instruct the Treasurer TO refund to
any director money paid in error by any mem
Der.
Mr.. j. P. Silver offered resolution modify
ing the by flaws relating to the insurance of live
stock, providing that in the case of stock killed
out of the stable or off of the premises of the
owner, no greater amount shall be paid
for such took than $40 for steer or OK,
$50 for COW ard $3.50 for horse.
Messrs. VIM. n. Harlan, n. N. Mock and
others objected to the resolu ion and it was
withdrawn.
The old board vas then nominated and unan-
mously lie elected, Mr.. Geo. J. Finney casting
the ballot. They are as follows:
John Carroll Walsh Jos. b. Hanway, j. p
Silver, D. W. Taylor, John 8. Da,lam, VIM.
Webster. Thos. Fl. Nelson, WIN. BALDWIN, Z. e.
Kinsey, Edward NJ. Allen. of Hartford county;
John Stirling, Thomas Gorsuch of c., james d.
Slade, Edwin Scott. Samuel P,nkerton, John
Persol, Frank NJ Sparks, w. o. b. Wight, OF
Baltimore county.
Mr.. William Webster, the special agent en-
ployed by the company to readjust insurance,
submitted his report, which was referred to the
board of directors. 1t showed that he had re-
duced the risks go far, S24 SIS. and had increas-
ed the premium notes IS 499.43, besides having
added SO 600 insurance which the company
would not have gotten on account of the
expense attending it in the ordinary way. For
this work he had received S104. 1t had not
paid his horse feed he said, but he had under
taken the work for the purpose of showing the
company the advantage TO be derived from en-
ploying special agent to readjust insurance.
The cost of read justing insurance is paid by
the Company in general, the object being TO
place every member on equal basis with
every other member, in his insurance. 1t is
therefore a benefit to each individual mem.
Der as well as to the company, and the agent
should be given all the information necessary
to facilitate his work
Col. Walsh presented resolution thanking
Hon, Noble L. Mitchell for his prompt action
in securing the renewal of the charter of the
Company, which would have expired on the
9th instant. The resolution was adopted and
the meeting adjourned.
Immediately afterwards he directors met and
unanimous reelected Col John Carroll Walsh
President, and Geo. Il. Calrnes Secretary and
Treasurer.