Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15

Inc supreme 'ohFt has affirmed
decision of the Milwaukee SuperO, y
in the garbage-plant ease. the ci,s IVY
defeated in It's appeal. The agito,;o, ~
the collection and disposal of gOrhss'
been perplexing the officials and aida
and citizens Of Milwaukee evor
Health Commissioners Walter Eoms1
made his sensational statements n ~
that garbage was being dumped mta
lak. and ha1 so polluted the wotor a
bay that it was unfit for dripkin, :,
poses until boiled. The Statements e
vigorously refuted by the Wisconsin
dering Company and by the then
engineer, George ii. Bcnzenherr n
company stated that there was NO W.
in the allegation that garbage had i.
dumped in the lake and the city cDrns
said that there was no truth in tho ~,
ment that the water had been pOlnl
An. effort was made to take the con,,.s
away from the company, or, at Least
withhold their monthly appropriation
it failed. The agitation gave rise Ia
sorts of charges and counter charges h,
scandals of every sort filled the air nj
contract of the Wisconsin Rendphl
Company expired in August, 1896. Thn
was q faction in the Council which nj
ored municipal ownership and desired
have plant erected by the city
operated as municipal plant, But
was decided to again award coutut
and accordingly, on Dee IA, 1885,
were opened. The Eagle Sanitary
Cremation Company was the Lowest
der. No sooner had the contract ID
awarded, however, than an injmci
suit was brought by Miller, Noyes
Ter, with J. II. Rice as the complains
restraining the erection of the plant
the grounds that the city had no mon
to expend for that purpose and had
ready exceeded the limit Of its bond
Indebtedness. The suit of The palt
was successful after being carried tod
Supreme Court.
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Insurance Commissioner Emil G4
ham has issued the following Letter
warning to fire insurance agents na
Of whom he believed are violating
statutes: Dear Sir-l wish TO call the
tention of fire insurance agents 10
provisions of section !, chapter lW' ~
Of 1899; also to section 1916, statutes
1893, which / understand are repale
violated. 1t has come to my knOVee
that policies are being signed IN O'a@
local agents, and sent to the Saa
agents residing outside of this STATE
issue the policies so signed ana Ev@
the premium therefor. This is a Vloau
of section 1, chapter 1870, when PROVE
that policies may be issued al Tue
panies' department offices, but upon
plications procured and submltea,p
company by the local agent, ana 'uas
shall enter such policy and the p"aE1
OF the premium upon his reeoruS' sn
I am led to believe is not done "@s
policy is signed in blank by ai agent
State is the loser to the extent OIL 'M
on these premiums, and othcr Sseae
deprived OF their commissions VI
business when written OUTSIDE VI ~
State. Section 1926, statutes o'
provides that any agent thai pFV'm's
insurance in any city or village 'ua
a regularly organized fire aep''%
must file a bond in the sum OF o",
sand dollars with the treasurer
city or village, and on failure %I
he is liable to fine of one hu.u'%
lars. Amy agent that signs Il p,'Da
icy does not know III Whal paw
State the risk covered by TINS pvs
placed by the general agent Il " h.,
placed in some city or village '''"' H.
organized fire department, Wnv''~ N
agent has filed no bond, W"'Vu
make him liable by reason OF n"''"s
tersigned the policy. II VIII DC ,, uP "a
est endeavor to put a sop 10 '''S
ton.