The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-29
RATES NOW ON THE OLD BASIS.
CIRCULAR ISSUED CALLING OFF
THE TEN PER CENT. INCREASE.

THE TEN PER GENT. lNCHtA ~.
Fire Commissioners Successful Trip
TO AtIanta-The Executive Commit
tee of the southeastern Tariff Assoc
citation Actuated by the showing
They Made-RemOvaI of the Ten
Per Cent. Increase Does Not Apply
to business written Prior to June
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Chairman T. NJ. Cunningham, Jr., of the
board of fire commissioners, who went up
to Atlanta, accompanied by COMMISSIONS
r. NJ. Hull, for the purpose of appear
ing before the executive committee of the
Southeastern Tariff Association, in behalf
OF savannaf's business interests, return.
ed to the city yesterday.
The fire commissioners accomplished the
object of their trip. as was announced in
the Atlanta dispatch to the Morning News
The 10 per cent. increase on insurance
rates for risks in the business section of
the city was removed by the committee,
solely upon the showing made by the com
missioners.
This increased rate was put upon Sa-
vannah a the time of the Cathedral, fire,
or shortly thereafter, and it covered all
classes of risks. A short time afterward
the increase was taken off the residence
portion of the city, and later was taken
off other first-class risks, such as cot
ton, where the proper projections were af-
forded, and others of like nature The
increased rate remained in force only as
to the business section.
Chairman Cunningham said yesterday
that the commissioners were received most
pleasantly by the committee and treated
with much courtesy. They made their
statement showing that the government
revenue boat Tybee, had rendered its ser
vices to assist the fire department along
the river front. A telephone line will be
put across the river TO the Tybee's dock,
where notice can be given her crew al
any time of any fire along the wharves
or from which notice can be sent to the
fire department
In the next place 1t was stated that i'm
proyement5 would be made in the water
mains where needed. A good many i'm
provemcnts have recently been made II
the mains, but there are others needed, an6
ii was stated that these would be attended
to. In the next place the new fire engine
and other apparatus recently ordered viii
be here about Sept ], or very shortly
thereafter.
The fourth matter placed before the com.
mittee was the fact that politics has beer
entirely removed from the fire depart
tee. This circular, as has been stated in The
fire commissioners on this subject wa.
| brought 10 the attention of the commit
| ice. This circular as has been stated in the
Morning News, prohibits any of the Off
GERS or men in the fire department from
taking an active part in politics in any
way. It prohibits them from attending any
| political meetings of any faction, and alsC
from discussing political matters arounC
| any of the engine houses or while on duty
These were the facts upon which the ex
| ecutive committee based its decision remit
| ting the 1G per cent. increase as stated il
the letter to Chairman Cunningham, which
was published yesterday.
The day before the fire commissioner.
went up a committee of local insurance
men, composed of Messrs. Chas. f. Prem
! dergast, John d. Carswell and w. L. Viii
son, went to Atlanta, their trip being os
/ tensbly In connection with the Germans
| Insurance Company matter. This company
! is not a member Of the association, and /
! is understood, has been cutting rates here
| These gentlemen however, were anxious I,
| see the old Insurance rates established ,anC
the 10 per cent. increase removed 1t il
| probable therefore, that this matter, a.
mitch as the other, called them to the Cat
City just at this time. Commissioner X
! III. Hull and Mr.. w. l.. Wilson RENAME,
in Atlanta yesterday, but the others re
turned. Commissioner J. ]. Carolan woulC
have accompanied the commissioners bu
was called 10 Baltimore on business, ant
| could not go.
Immediately after the decision of th'
committee a telegram of instructions wa!
sent to Mr.. Frank D. Holland, the stamp
ing clerk, in accordance with which IN
| issued the following circular of instruc
| tons to the local agents yesterday:
Southeastern Tariff Association, Offic'
of Stamping Clerk, Savannah, Carat,
Slip No. 1O5-June %, 1S9S.-At a meeting
of the executive committee, held In AT
lanta Ca, on the 9th inst, the charge o
10 per cent recently added to the rates il
Savannah, Ga, was abrogated. This rul
| ing does not affect business written prbo
| to this date, so no Endorsements allowin.
| return of premiums to the assured will b.
| passed by this office. Agents will kindll
| govern themselves accordingly and oblige
Frank d. Holland, Stamping Clerk"
AS win be seen from the circular the re
moval of the 10 per cent. increase doe
not apply to business already written
Whether anything viii be done with re
gard to that matter remains yet to b.
seen, If the committee makes any differ
ent ruling with regard to business re
Gently written, the local agents will o
course notify their customers of it, an,
they will be looked out for.
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