The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
FOR OTHER PURPOSE
The Children'S Home to Be Fitted fol
the Rescue Mission.
SOME CHANGES TO BE MADE
New Policies Written for the In
surance OF the Court House
and Clock-How the items
Are Distributed.

The county commissioners will in a
few days surrender their lease on the
building now occupied as the Women's
and Children's home. and IL will then
be repaired and fitted up for the Flor
ence Rescue Mission. The county's
lease runs until next September. but
the owners of the building have con-
/ sented to release the county from the
lease. provided the commissioners clean
up the place and repair some damage
! that had been done TO some of the
| rooms. which will be done. The coun-
/ tvs charges at the home will be taken
/ to the state orphans home at Twin
| Bridges as soon as the weather per-
mits.
County Auditor Winters. in his con-
troversy with the commissioners over
the insurance on the court house prop
erty, came out a substantial victor. but
he is not entirely satisfied with the new
| policies written. though there are some
important and very material changes
from the old form, which he had de-
clared were worthless and did not pro-
tect the county. The old form reads as
follows. giving the items of insurance:
Eighty thousand dollars on the two
story and basement brick and stone,
metal-roofed buildings, adjeiniug and
communicating with frame, metal-roof-
ed dome. occupied as a courthouse and
jail, situate on the north side of Gran
lite street between Alaska and Mon
tana. Risks Nos. TO s. Sanborn, Per-
ris fire map of Butte, Montana: $1,000
four-dialed clock, while contained in
the dome of the above described build
ing; $4,000. on the furniture and fix
lures; and $4,000 on the blank books,
stationery and maps; all while contain
ed in the above described buildings;
mitted.
1t is understood and agreed that this
policy shall cover loss or damage by
lightning to the property herein in
sured, located as above described,
whether fire ensues or not; provided.
that II there is other insurance upon
the property damaged, this company
shall be liable for only such proportion
of the loss or damage as the amount
hereby insured bears to the whole
amount insured thereon, whether other
insurance contains a similar clause or
not. Loss. If any. is hereby made pay
able to the treasurer of Silver Bow
county. Montana.
The new policies distribute the items
of insurance as follows:
Eighty thousand dollars-On the two
story basement. brick and stone. metal
rooted building. including frame, metal
rooted dome, boilers. hot air and steam
heating apparatus and connections.
gas, sewer and water pipes, all electro
cal connections, apparatus and fixtures,
plumbing fixtures, all vaults and fix
lures therein, and all other permanent
fixtures and improvements as a part of
the building, occupied as a court house
and jails, situate on the north side Of
Granite street, between Alaska and
Montana streets. Risks Nos. 3 to S. in
elusive. block No. IS. Sanborn-Perris
fire map of Butte, Montana; $1,000 on
the clock, while contained i'm the dome
of the above described building; $4,000
on books of record. no one book to be
valued at to exceed 500, and $1,000 on
stationery, maps, plats and drawings;
and $1,000 on court rooms, jails and
office furniture, fixtures, nnoleums and
carpets, all while contained in the
above described building; 100000 total
concurrent insurance permitted. Loss.
IL any, is hereby made payable to Sill
yer Bow county, state of Montana.
Privileged to use gas and electricity
for lights, and to make alterations, adj
ditions and repairs to the building here
in described, without notice to this
company, or prejudice to this insur-
ance.
II is hereby specially agreed that this
policy shall cover loss or damage by
lightning (meaning thereby the COM
monty accepted term of lightning, and
not in any case to include loss or dam
age by winds, tornadoes or cyclones) TO
the property hereby insured, not ex-
ceeding the sum insured. nor the inter-
est of the assured in the property.
whether fire ensues or not; and, pro-
vided that IL there is other insurance
permitted upon the property damaged,
then this company shall be liable for
only such proportion of the loss or
damage as the sum hereby insured
bears to the whole amount of insurance
thereon, whether such other insurance
contains a similar provision or not.
In the new policies the loss. II any,
is made payable to the county, and Mr..
Winters claims that IL should be pay
able to some person, generally to the
treasurer.
Mr.. Winters also takes credit for de-
feating the scheme TO establish coun-
ty orphans asylum in opposition to the
state institution.
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