The age-herald., 1901-09-05
DISCUSS NEW RATE
 OF INSURANCE Board of Trade Appoints Con- -mittee to Take Up Matter CONTRACTS ON NEW BASIS Members of Organizations to See That
 one-Thlrd Reduction Is Carried out-The Question of Licenses.
CONTRACTS ON NEW BASIS

The Roard of Trade has decided that ali insurance contracts made by its members shall he made in accordance with the ne" rates. reducing the basis one-thiro' io make certain that this Is done commit tee was appointed yesterday to take up the question.
 The board of control of the Board of Trade met at 1 o'clock yesterday after noon at the office of Attorney J. w. Tom I lnson. Those present were: President l Colman Blach, Attorney John W. Tomlin- l son. Secretary Roy Mccullough, H. H. 1 sinnige. J. H. McCary, J. H. Leath, J. D. Collins, Oliver Chalifoux. Jacob Bur ger. John W. ONeill, Simon Spiro, G. B. McVey and simon Klotz.
 Question of Insurance Rates.
 The question of insurance rates was taken up and after a brief discussion a resolution, which Is as follows; was passed:
 Whereas. After persistent efforts on the part of the Board of Trade, the new in- surance rates will in few days go into effect in this city, reducing the basis rate one-third, and
 Whereas, It Is important to the mem bers of the Board of Trade that they should get their insurance in accordance with the understanding heretofore made with the Southeastern Tariff Association, be it
 Resolved, That the chairman shall ap- point a committee of five, of which the president and secretary shall be ex-of- fico members to see that the new con- tracts of insurance made by the members of the Board of Trade are in accordance with the proposed reduction; be 1t further
 Resolved, That any member may sub init his insurance to this committee or to the secretary or the attorney of the Board of Trade, whose duty 1t Is, without OK pense to the member, to see to 1t that their contract Is in accordance with the contract had with the Southeastern Tariff Association.
 The president then announced the fol- lowing committee to act in pursuance of the demands of the resolution; H. H. Sin nige. J. D.. Collins, Oliver Chalifoux, G. B. McVey, Simon spiro and Holm W.
 To Discuss Licenses.
 The members then took up the question of licenses and passed a resolution to the effect that a conference be held with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen relative to the adjustment of licenses. The text of the resolution Is as follows:
 "Whereas, when the license schedule is once adopted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen 1t Is difficult to get any modification thereof or any changes o that which works injustice,
 Be 1t resolved, That a committee O five be now appointed by the Board O l Trade to take up the question with tn, Mayor and Aldermen before the schedul, for the next year is agreed upon with { view of getting an equitable adjustment l of taxation
 The following committee was then ap l pointed; J. D. Collins. H. H. Sinnige Jno. W. ONeill, Simon Klotz and J. R. P Durham. They will report back at g special meeting.
 The chairman of the committee appoint ed to raise funds for the entertainment oi the Typographical convention made his report. R. " Taylor was elected a mem Der of the Board of Trade, and Jno. L. Parker was appointed on the committed on the Birmingham and yicksburg rail. road matter