The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-17
Commissioner c. c. Rose Receiv-
ed Authority Today.
Rebates Will Now Be Made on All
Policies Dating From Sep
TENDER lst.
IT Is GOOD NEWS FOR ALL

MI c. c. Rose, insurance inspector for
this district, this morning received au-
thority in the shape of a telegram from
the board of fire Underwriters of Ken
lucky and Tennessee at Louisville, for
the removal of the pink slip from Pa
lucah insurance policies, effective the
first of the month. This nlws, willie not
unexpected, will come as a surprise to
the policy holders who did not expect to
have the removal of the "a per cent. in
crease ordered for past date. They
thought when declared removed it would
be effective the day the order was made,
and quite a sum will be related to some
policy holders who took out insurance
since the first of the month.
The history of the pink slip in Pa
lucah briefly stated is this: Paducahs
lire fighting facilities were inadequate
md the city officials knew it. Every at
tempt of the insurance men to have
hem increased proved futile and finally
The board of underwriters of Kentucky
and Tennessee sent a delegation here to
ook over the situation and make recon-
mendations. This inspection was fol-
lowed by an inspection from the national
board which sent an expert here. The
xpert made out Ut of improvements
and the city was notified that unless the
recommendations Of the national and the
Tennessee and Kentucky boards were
complied with, an increase in insurance
| rates would result. The city still re-
fused to act and the pink slip was
ordered for Paducah.
After much urging from the mer-
chants the cityoffcials decided to in
.rease the facilities. Every recommen-
lation made by the board was complied
with and last month the departments
were put into operation and notice OF an
inspection sent out.
| Mr.. Claude Snyder, secretary of the
Tennessee and Kentucky board of under
writer's, came here as a committee and
made an inspection Monday and Tues
lay. and reported back to the board. rec
ommending the date of removal of the
pink slip" for September LIST. This
morning Mr.. c. c. Rose. inspector for
this district, received telegram order
| ing the removal Mr.. Rose at once pre-
pared lot of official notices to the in
,urance men notifying them of the mat
ter. The notices read;
Notice to Fire Insurance Agents:
Agents are hereby notified that the
Is per cent. increase in fire insurance
ates. ordered by the insurance compa-
MES March 18th, 1904, known as the
pink slip" charge, is abrogated as of the
LIST day of September, 1904, and all
agents are authorized TO rebate pro rata
the unearned portion of the said pink
slip charge, for the unexpired portion
Of the term of all policies TO which the
pink slip has been applied.
ITO policy holders | desire TO say, that
the agents can not complete the work
Of Rotating in a day. 1t may require a
week or ten days; or even more. They
must have sufficient time. Nothing,
however, can be lost by awaiting your
urn; because your rebate will date from
he day of abrogaton
&C. c. ROSE, Inspector"
Mr.. Rose stated that he was glad the
late was fixed for the first of the month
is il meant rebate amounting to a
;reat deal to home policy holders.
Paducah is now prepared to fight fires
# any size. She has -four stations locat-
d centrally in the four divisions of the
ity with a large corps of firemen per-
ectly trained. The alarm system is as
perfect AS possible TO effect and Chief
Woods says he is prepared to give the
,eople the best service in fire-fighting
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