Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-13

But the rate would be so low that, as an
economic proposition, he could not af-
ford to let his property go without being
insured.
.. How would such insurance be car
ried on?
A. That is a matter of detail that the
Legislature would have to meet when
the people have decided that they want
State insurance. The following sugges-
tions have been made, however:
GOV. LEWELLING'S SUGGESTION.
First-In his message to the Legislature
in 1875, Governor Lewelling said: why
Sh0uid not the Sta6e' throGgn ITS insurance
Insurance for the people? The Insurance trance
as to nEe It 2 for he px o @
tual insurance 1t could be done without
partment could be readily supported out of
the fees. and the County Clerks and town
justice of the peace in the Immediate To-
cality could investigate every loss and
pertinent. which would make an assess
ment, as fraternal societies do in case of
death. and transmit the proceeds at once
BILL INTRODUCED IN 1897.
Second-A bill was introduced in the last
and making t the duty Of assessors to take
applications for insurance when listing
aa Board of ST ang
providing for the levying and collecting of
premiums in the same manner as county
WEBB M'NALLs SUGGESTION
Th,TaIn his annual report for o 1SsS sq
Their recommend that the Legislature pro-
control of the Insurance Department.
ITO illustrate: When the township trus-
take appieations for the various indiViduo
ais in their respective townships or cities,
Desire to carry. the length of time (the
classification and rates having been pre-
bepart pneg based upon the statistics in
this office Of the fire Insurance companies
preceding year. etc., at all other times the
applicattons could be made to the Coz County t5y
general fund to be placed in an insurance
fund until snGe f To p as the the r1nnn e9
penses, including losses incurred, and then
iected by taxation the same as other taxes
@. Are there any instances where
State or municipal insurance has been
| tried2
government accident insurance, and also
a system of annuitieS for labOrerS.
CD Sweden has a system of insur-
ance.
Cd The canton of Zurich, in Switzer-
| land maintains fire insurance.
| (4) In 1891 Southport, England, adopt
] ed a. system of inSuring its property it
self 10 the extent of one-haIf (see New
| Time" volume 1, page 1850.
| sd In 1896 Bradford, England, began
municipal fire insurance, laying aside a
certain proportion of the profits from
} the municipal gas works to be used to
form fund to set against loss OF munic-
ipal property (see New Time" volume
+ 1, page 1859.
| Co Paris is considering the advisa-
| bility of creating an Office for municipal
insurance against fire (see "New Time, -
volume L. page 49,
| % Berlin, Germany has very salts
| factory system of municipal insurance
! that works smoothly and contributes
materially to the city's revenue (Alonzo
! Wardall, in paper read before con-
vention of mutual fire insurance compa-
/ MES at Des Moines, December Is, 1880
(Sl It is not generally known
| that the corporation Of London actually
(, carried on the business OF fire insurance
I from 1851 to 1858, but was compelled to
| abandon it through the opposition }.
those interested n private unde takinSs
| who finally obtained a mandaHus IN the
/ court of kings bench to restrain Their
| civic competitor tWalford's Insurance
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