The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-18


CITY HALL INSURANCE.
The distribution of the insurance on
the new city building has caused a lot
of dissatisfaction among the insurance
men who do not get some of the business
and they were in attendance at the
council meeting last night to enter a
protest Councilmen Elliott and Belts
had been appointed as a committee to
apportion the insurance and they re-
ported as follows: Walter Noble, 81, 900;
F. S Thomas, $1,000; w NJ. Forbes,
$4,000; Charles S. Elliott, $1,000: d. w.
and Carl Nellis, $500; c. G. Blakeley,
$1,000; w. c. Stephenson, 81, 500; H. E.
Wentworth, $1,000; Z. W. Poindexter,
$1,000; A A Rogers, $4,000; Wilson & Co,
$4,000; Gillett & Gillett, 50. 600; W. S. Ber-
gundthal. $1,000; h c. Bowman, $1,000;
w. H. Eastman, 81 600; 1. T. Loclxhard,
81, 500: c. ID. Myers, $4,000; r. B. Nc
Master. $1,000; Elliott & CTiswell, 50. 900;
Grail & McKittrick, $1,000. This insur-
ance is for five years and is at a $l.20
rate.
The committee had been instructed by
the council to divide $4,000 insurance
equitably among the principal agents of
the city and were given full power to
act. The committee reported to the
council because some of the companies
had refused to accept the form which
the committee insisted upon having.
They wanted the insurance to cover
damage to sidewalks, sewers and the
like Four companies have agreed to
accept the form and take the entire in
The insurance as accepted by the local
agents will hold for time.
H. c. Bowman, representing the in
surance men, addressed the council stat
ing that he did not consider that the
insurance had been divided equitably.
and while he thought the committee had
done the best it could, he asked for a
reconsideration of the matter. Q. G.
Blakeley and t. d. Humphreys also told
the council that they thought some COM
panies were getting the best of it, and
asked for a new deal. Councilman Cha
ney moved that the matter be referred
back to the committee, but after hear
ing the opinion of the committee on the
subject, withdrew his motion. Council
man Belts explained that the commit
tee had devoted entire day to divid-
ing the insurance and the members had
done the best they could. The commit
tee had discovered there were forty-two
agents in the town and found 1t would I
be impossible to give them all part of
the business. He also explained that
some of the agents who had made the
greatest complaint had not even applied
for the business, and he thought that if
they did not consider the business worth
going after they should not expect to get
it. The insurance had already been
written in accordance with the instruc-
tions received from the council and he
objected to reconsidering the matter
Councilman Elliott agreed with Mr..
Belts and added a few warm remarks
He said that the insurance agents who
naQ Iall6d gel the DQSllSSS IStQ Occn
abusing him and the entire administra-
ton. They had accused him of boodling
and had included the whole admfnistra-
ton in their charges. The agents had
also threatened that the city officers
would be remembered" at the next
election. He said that he considered it
a shame that such charges should be
made in order that the agents might
giving them any of the insurance and
requested that the matter stand as the
committee had decided
Councilman Hughes said that he
thought $4,000 was not enough insur-
ance to carry on the building, which he
considered to be worth 100000, and sug-
gested that $4,000 more insurance be
placed. This would give the dissatisfied
agents a chance to1get some business
and would be securing the city better in
case of a loss He offered resolution
same committee will apportion the ex-
ira insurance.
RELEASE OF MRS ADAIR-
Councilman Morgan introduced a reso-
luton that the fine of 500 imposed upon
Mrs. N. G. Adair in the police court be
set aside The fine was imposed by
Judge Magaw who found that Mrs
Adair had assaulted three boys. She
fired a rife at them because they We're
playing in her yard and when she tried
to drive them out they "saSSed" her |
The testimony showed that she fired at
the boys. Mr.. Adair was present ana
explained his Wifes side of the story 70
the council. He said he was employed
nights and was obliged to get his sleep
during the day. The boys had disturbed
his rest and when his wife spoke to the
boys they used insulting language City !
Attorney Bird explained that the mayor
or the person acting in his stead could !
remit the fine. President of the Council
Elliott said he would take the matter
under consideration.
VAN VECHTEN ASKS FOR Elk
TENSION.
J. A. Van Vechten presented a COM |
munication to the council in which he |
stated that he would be unable to finish |
the work of grading Lane street from |
the south line of Williams avenue to the |
south line of Piercy street within the |
time called for in the contract and asked /
that the time be extended The work