Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-25
AMOUNT FIXED BY INSURANCE
COMMISSIONERS HOST.
ACCORDING TO NEW LAW
Act of Last Legislature Complied
With, Making Sum of Money Avail
able to Superintendent of Public
Property for Rebuilding Purposes
Little to Be Used Now.
Madison, April %.

Madison, April %.
The aggregate loss by reason of the
fire in the state capitol here February
q, as determined by Insurance Com
missioner Host, according to law, was
S1s5,O46.9O
This action of the commissioner
makes 1885,, O469O available to the
state superintendent of public proper.
ty for rebuilding purposes. Only some
$25, 900 of the available money will be
used at this time, and it will be used
in restoring the north and south por-
tions. =. IL is the plan of the governor
TO await the action of the legislature
and capitol building commission before
proceeding toward building the east
and west wings.
The insurance commissioner yester-
day transmitted his required state
ment to the state Treasurer Kempf, as
follows:
Dear Sir:-In accordance with Sec
ton 3 of chapter 6S. laws of 1903,
have ascertained and fixed the amount
of damage to the capitol building and
its contents by the fire which occurred
February 81, 1904, and herewith | file
with you the following statement Of
same:
Damage to dome, east wing, west
wing. south wing and extension. and
north wing extension of building, $780,
425.4O.
Damage to contents, consisting of
furniture, fixtures and supplies in the
following departments: Executive
chamber, department of state, Offices
of labor commissioner. board of nor
NAL school regents, dairy and food COM
missioner. state board of agriculture,
superintendent of public property,
railroad commissioner, superintendent
of public instruction, state treasurer,
tax commission, adjutant general, fish
and game warden, free library commits
sion. G.. A. r. memorial hall, senate
and assembly chambers, and several
committee rooms, S5,621.50; total,
1856. 046.9O, which amount is to be deb
tied by you TO the state insurance fund
and credited to the fund of the superin-
tendentof public property to be used by
said officer for rebuilding or restoring
the property damaged by fire. and to
be disbursed by you in such manner
as other state funds for the use of
said officer"
The Statute.
The part of the law passed by the
last legislature, according to which the
/ insurance commissioner acted, is as
/ follows:
Statement of damages TO be filed
with state treasurer. Section 3. In
case any buildings or property of the
state shall be damaged by fire or tor
nado the commissioner of insurance
shall within thirty days ascertain and
I fix the amount of such damage and
/ forthwith file with the state treasurer
IA statement of the same. The amount
/ of loss when fixed shall by the state
/ treasurer be debited to the state in
surance fund and credited to the prop
er fund of the officer, board of control
board of trustees or other agents, in
whose control said buildings or prop
erty belongs, to be used by said officer
board or agent for the rebuilding or re
storing of the property damaged and
to be disbursed by the state treasurer
in such manner as other state funds
for the use of said officer, board OF
agent are paid out, and if at the time
of any such award or loss or damage
by the commissioner of insurance
there shall not be in the state insur
ance fund an amount equal to such
award, the full amount of the award
shall, Notwithstanding this fact, bC
promptly paid by the state treasurer
out of any moneys in his hands in the
manner above provided"