The age-herald., 1899-09-15
BOARD TRADE HEARS INSURANCE REPORT Will Place Policies Through Lo-
 cal Agents. JUMPED THE CITY COUNCIL Resolution Conforming Appointment otDetectives Introduced-Wil Try
 to Have Street Car Fare to
 Ensley Reduced.
JUMPED THE CITY COUNCIL

l was clearly shown that the organization is prepared to tackle every question invov- l ing the public welfare.
 | The meeting was held in the parlors of i Elks' hall and largely attended. A number of merchants and business men were present who have heretofore shown l little interest in the organization. President chalifoux stated that the
 meeting had been called to hear the report
 Of the special committee on insurance
 rates. and 10 take up two other important l questions.
 He referred to the insurance question as
 one of utmost importance and advocated caution in handling it. while expressing his sympathy in the movement. He also stated
 that on account of the absence from the | city of MT. MeGowan of the committee, only partial report would be made. outsid IFS omer Lower Rates John W. ONefll. in the absence of Mir l McGowan, reported that correspondence | had been opened with underwriters and l that resident agents representing com l panies outside of the compact were offer
 ing insurance at much lower rates than l had ever been offered in the city. As an il- l lusration he stated that the Southeastern | Tariff association had raised his rate from 1 Sl.35 to $2.05 per hundred dollars and that
 an independent company had offered to l take the risk at even a lower rate than what he had been paying. He asked fur
 ther time and stated that on the return of l the chairman a complete report would be 1 submitted.
 Marcus Veil of M. Veil X Bros, stated 1 that he was unaware that his rate had been
 raised until recently when his firm in- | sured special shipment of goods and l found that the policy called for $1s5 in- l stead of the former rate of S1.l5. When | kick was made to the local representa- l tive of the Southeastern Tariff association 1 he was told that nothing could be done l Mir. Well stated that he had been called
 upon by local agent representing an out l side company who offered to carry his risk | a $l, and that the tariff association peo-
 pie were now willing to take it at that
 rate. notwithstanding the fact that they | had booted the idea when $t rate was
 mentioned to them before.
 J. W. Anderson, of Moor & Anderson, re-
 lated similar experience, stating that his
 rate had been raised from si 10 to SLIGO and
 that other companies had offered to carry
 the risk for s1.
 Gus Rotholz of the Peoples Tailors,
 thought that action should be deferred un-
 til the full report of the committee could
 be heard and suggested that the merchants
 stand together until some definite action
 was taken.
 It was the sense of the meeting that the | business be placed through local agents.
 and on motion of Mir. Klotz the commit
 tee was granted until the next regular
 meeting to make its report | Reduction of Fare
 | The next question was request from the
 citizens of Ensley and Pratt City that the
 Board of Trade use it's influence to have
 the fare the Ensley electric line reduced
 from 10 to cents fEom those places. It ! was pointed out that the distance was not
 as great as to East Lake Gate City,
 where cents charged In placing the
 question before the meeting MT. Chalfeux 1 stated that in his opinion it was one of | great importance to the merchants of the
 city.
 A resolution expressing the sense of the | meeting that only cents fare should be
 charged from Ensley and Pratt City was
 adopted, and the matter referred to the
 committee on suburban trains and excur- l sions to confer with the officials of the | Birmingham Railway and Electric com
 pany.
 Took Up Detectives The next question brought before the meeting was the action of the board of all dermen in appointing two detectives. J. | H. McCary and pr. Mobley. members of | the police commission. were present. and | MT. MeCary was called upon to explain the 1 situation MT. McCary is also a member 1 of the Board of Trade, and stated that in- | asmuch as he was a member of the police 1 commission he preferred that some one | else should critclse the action of the alder | men, He took occasion to say. however, | that the police commission was created by I the last legislature to administer the police | affairs of the city. and as far as the com 1 mission was concerned 1t was being done
 to the best possible advantage. He referred l to the action of the aldermen in appoint | ing two detectives outside the authority Of | the police regulations
 s Condemned Board of Aldermen 1 aThe following resolution was offered by | MT Fowlkes and on motion was preferred | to the legislative committed: .s ''Whereas the board of aldermen, at a recent meeting, elected two city de- tectives to serve under the mayor, with 1 out the concurrence of the police com mission, and therefore 1t Is believed, without sufficient legal warrant, the police commission alone being the reg iularly constituted department for lthe | admins tration of the police service, and | the lawful channel through which all Appointments to the police TOT detee- tive service should come, and "Whereas, the two detectives chosen lxn+ l1da urVtaan fn n Ia of the police officials will, in the nature of things. prove ineffective, If not worse than useless, and
 ''Whereas. these detectives are to cost the city at the rate ofi $40 per month, now, therefore, be 1t | Resolved That this board of trade, while keeping absolutely aloof from partisan polictics. condemns In the strongest terms the action of the board of aldermen in this matter, ion the ground that the taxpayers are made to contribute $40 per month without re- i'm md haf