The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-08
TO INVESTIGATE At ONCE.
The Insurance Investigating Commit
tee to Meet To-day.

/ The Meeting to be Held at Noon at the
: City Exchange to Map Out Line of
/ Work The Southeastern Tariff AS
ISOLATION TO be Called Upon to spe-
city It's Charges-The Subject Down
for a Thorough Looking Into.
The committR appointed to investigate
the charges OF inehcienty against the
Savannah fire department, made by the
Southeastern Tariff Association, will meet
to-day at noon at the city exchange.
Mayor McDouough has appointed Alder
men Myers, Dixon and Bohan TO repre-
sent the city on the committee. The
mayor is an ex-oficio member and chair
man Of the committee.
Mayor McDonough notified President
Cam, Of the Cotton Exchange, who is
acting ex-ohicio chairman Of the COM
mittee, yesterday at noon of the compile
ton of the committee and requested him
to call the members together TO begin the
investigation Immediately Mr.. Cam &C
cording notified the committee to meet
him at the city exchange to-day,
TIE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The committee is composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: w. G. Cam, John
Flannery and Edward Karow, represent
ing the cotton exchange; D. G. Purse,
John r. Young and J. Z. Williams, repre-
senting the Board of trade; Samuel Mem
hard, II. A. Palmer, A. Vetsburg and ].
II. Estill, representing citizens at large
and Aldermen Herman Myers, NJ. W
Dixon and William Bohan, representing
the city council.
Mr.. Cam said yesterday that the first
meeting of the committee will probably
| be devoted simply to outlining the work
! of investigation. lThe Southeastern Tariff
Association will be requested to appear
| through its officers and point out the de-
tects which constitute the ineficiency
| complained of In the fire department, and
to state in detail what, in their opinion
| is necessary to be done to place the de-
! partment in frst-class condition. There
| viii probably be a full investigation of
| the work of the fire department in con
nectlon with the recent fire on Bay street,
TO SEE ABOUT THE WATER MAINS.
| A member of the committee said that
| the question of the efficiency of the city's
water mains would be thoroughly inves-
! tgated. In commenting upon the article
/ in yesterdays MORNING News, a well
| known business man pointed out that
/ while it was true that the water mains
on Bay and BrOughton streets are small,
! those on Bryan and State streets are
| large and amply sufficient to supply the
! business district This fact will be
! brought to the attention of hecommittee
A prominent underwater informed a
! MORNING NEWS reporter that the state
ment that the insurance agents of the
! city had requested the Tariff association
| to suspend the increased rates until the
result of the committees investigation
/ could be made known, was incorrect. The
insurance agents. he said, fully APP
/ prove the action of the Tariff associa-
| ton, and will support it in the
| position it had taken, He said that Mr.
| w. L. Wilson, who is now in Atlanta, had
| been requested to confer with the officers
/ of the association, and request them to
| specify the exa ct charges which they had
to make against the fire department in
order that they might be presented to the
committee for investigation. Exactly
what these charges would be the gentle
! man profeSSed himself unable to saw