The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-12
CITY'S FIRE Insurance
Manner in Which II Is Placed by City Ol'
ClalS Having Charge Of It,.
APPROPRIATION FOR THE YEAR
1t Is Provided for in the Annual APP
preparation Ordinance and Amounts
to Sl,5oO-Insurance Agents Who
Placed the insurance on City Hall
and Other Property Of the City
How Bills Are Paid.

In the annual appropriation ordi'
uancss, as drafted by the citys legisla.
tors, there is ono item, as follows: In.
surauce, s., 500 This amount is ap-
propriated annually for placing insur-
ance on city property. and ia regulated
by commission consisting of the
mayor and the presidents OF select and
common councils.
The usual rate is about II per cent,
although on some property it 10 not so
high Some of the policies expire in
March Of this year.
Insurance bills are paid as other bills
contracted by the city. They are sent
in quarterly, passed upon by the audit
ing committee, and then have to be
acted on by councils and the mayor
Formerly this branch Of the city's
finances WIS carried on by the city
solicitor. Bills would come before the
auditing committee and tho members,
having no knowledge of them, were
placed in peculiar position. In order
to know what they were doing they
passed an ordinance rectifying the
matter.
Among other matters that would az.
gravate the auditors WAS that OF in =
surance on fire department. houses.
The members thought it was waste
Of money but while the subject WAS
under discussion the Neptune Engine
compauy'S house of Dunmore burned
down and nothing was saved That
settled the question for all time.
PLACING THE INSURANCE.
Mayor Connell, Charles Z. Chittsn-
| den and Captain James MOir have
made very fair distribution of the
patronage at their disposal and iusur-
auce agents in general have no cause
for complaint. The commission has
been very impartial. The bulk of the
insurance is, of course, on the city
/ hall
The Insurance carried on the city
hall was placed by agents named be.
low. The amounts are as follows,
each representing savsral policies in as
many different eompanies: Robertson
& Hitchcock, S1OO 600 & G. Bolana e.
Co., $40 900; Peter Roblug & Son,
$40. 900; H. Il. Paine q Son. $l0 500; Il
w. Luce q Son, 81 500; Norman &
Moore, $40, 900; G. H. Birdsall. So 900;
James D. Evans. $1,000; Phillips q
Holmes, S11. 900; W. F. Kiessl, $1,000;
c. H. Schnlt s. Bro, $1,000; Henry
Belin. jr, s., 900; W. j. Birk' q, 81 900;
w J, Lewis & Co., $4,000; Charles
Fuller & Co., ST. 500; A, Conrad & Son,
$4,000.
Miscellaneous insurance is placed as
follows: C. H Schadt & Bro have
81, 600 on stone crusher and $500 on
road roller; c. G. Boland has $1,000 on
the same, $1,000 on the station house
and 81, 800 on Capouse bridge; W. }.
Lewis has 81. 800 on Capouss bridge
and 1000 on cremstory.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.
Fire department property is insured
as follows p. Robling, 81 2j0 on
furniture of franklin. Neptune, Ex-
celsior and Columbia companies;
81, 900 on furniture of the Liberty and
Niagara companies and 81 100 on
buildings and 81 900 on furniture of
franklin and Neptune engine houses
g. A. Schsdt & Bro have 50, 100 on
furniture # the Crystal Hose company.
w. J. Lewis Il Co., have 81 900. five
eighths of which is on building and
balance on furniture of Liberty and
Niagara Hose companies. This firm
has 5000 on furniture Of Cumberland
Hose company
Phillips IL Holmes have 50, 900 on the
building and So, $50 on the furniture of
tine Franklin Engine company, and
SO, 7j0 on the furniture Of the Hook and
Ladder house besides $4,000 on Colum-
bia Hose house
w. ]. Burke & Co. have 81, 800 on
building aud $3.50 on furnituro of Gen.
eral Phinney Engine company. This
firm also insured furniture in tn
houses as follows Nay Aug. 81, $50 Sji
Eagl", 81, 3Sj Excelsior, 81 900 Phoenix
! 81, 800 rs besides So, 15O on buildings and
| 81, 900 on furniture of Franklin and
Neptune Engine houses.
G. G. Boland q Co. have s., 600 on the
Neptune Engine house ssnd furniture
$500 on the furniture Of the William
Council Hose company and $500 on the
furniture Of the Relief company.