The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
WILL ALLOW REBATE
NEW INSURANCE RATE AGREED
UPON FOR SAVANNAH.
CITY WILL MAKE SHOWING.
MAYOR MYERS WILL WRITE TAR
IFF ASSOCIATION.

Letter to BE Forwarded Tomorrow
VIII Show That City Has Come Up
to All Requirements of the Assoc
cfatiOn-LocnI Agent Says That as
Soon as This Letter Is Written
New Rate VIII Become Effective,
Although Rate Book Won't BE
Ready for About Three Weeks.
Insurers VIII Get Rebate.
Within about three weeks the South
eastern Tariff Association will formal
ly place Savannah on the basis of a
first class city in an insurance way.
1t will take that time to print ard is
sue a new rate book.
Those who take out policies. how
ever, after Mayor Myers has written
to the Tariff Association. will be al
lowed rebate after the printed sched-
ule has been received by the local
agents. This statement was made by
one of the local agents yesterday.
A committee named by the South
eastern Tariff Association has finished
its work of going over the figures of
Agent Raine, and they are about in
in pamphlet form and sent to the local
agents just as soon as possible.
Tomorrow Mayor Myers will ad-
dress a letter to the associa-
ton giving notice that the city has
complied with the demands that were
made before 1t was agreed that a first
class rating would be given the city.
The Mayor will be able to show that a
building inspector has already been
elected. and that no frame structures
are being built in the fire district.
What City Will Show.
1t will also be shown that the city
has signed a contract with the La
France Company for a new first-class
three-horse engine, and that a water
gauge to be placed at the City Ex-
change has already been ordered.
Neither has arrived yet, but the gauge
will be here very shortly. 1t will
be placed, where it can be seen at any
time by the public so that 1t can be
told just what pressure is being
maintained from time to time.
The new engine will not be deliV-
cred before March l, but the Tariff
Association will be satisfied when the
showing is made that the city has con-
tracted for the engine. 1t had been
limited that the new rate would not
become effective until the engine was
put into service, but Agent Raine
states that the new rate will become
effective as soon as the pamphlet has
been issued and Mayor Myers has
written the Tariff Association that the
city has complied with all require
ments in the way of improvements.
Agents Were Annoyed.
1t is said that the insurance agents
have not had a very easy time of it
since the work of rerating the city
has been going on. Those who carry
insurance have not cared to take out
new policies at the old rate, when they
knew that in a very short while they
would receive the benefit of the new
schedule.
Those who take out policies after the
Mayor has written to the Tariff AS
sociation, however, will be allowed
a rebate, 1t being agreed now that the
new rate will start from the time that
the Mayor makes the formal announce
ment in writing, that all requirements
have been complied with. OF course
the policies taken out at this time
will not be based on the new rating,
and cannot be until the pamphlet is
issued but rebate will be allowed.