Milford chronicle., 1906-02-09

ISRAEL W. DURHAM
Iish malfeasance in office on the mar
OF former Commissioners Luper. Lam
bert and Durham and some of theil
suDordinates, especially that which re
iates to receiving the actuary's com
pensation and also to the illegal fees
said to have been taken under Dur
ham.
The committee has not yet decided
when it will hold its next sitting If
at all. At present its members say
It has no information which will Jus
tty a continuation Of the investiga,
tion. Should any information be laid
before the committee, however, a meet.
ing Will be called to consider IT.
What the Probers Revealed.
Following in brief are the facts
brought to light by the insurance in.
Vestigating committee which sent its
report to the legislature:
Aeturial fees paid, either by volun-
tary agreement or by compulsion. to
commissioners, or their personal rep
Fesentatives, as follows:
George B. Luper, $15,Ss
James H. Lambert, $2S, 1888.
Israel w. Durham, $4,000.
Edward H. Eccles, $3.50.
J. Clayton Erb, s141,22S.
Carried on the pay rolls of the in.
surance department by Israel W. Dur.
hams order for no actual work: R.
NJ J. Reed, Charles B. Gray, Edward {
!. Davis and Israel Stone. i
No ahooqx q
by auditor general and state treasurer. L
No audit of accounts of any state
department for 20 years. b
Insurance department is the only II
one that does not file sworn pay roll r.
with state treasurer. b
Recommendations.
The committees report reviews the p'
testimony at great length and then It
makes the following recommenda, he
tions: sv
First-That the insurance commits.
sioner' as well as all other officers,
employees, servants and agents of the W.
commonwealth, so far as practicable.
should be on salaried basis. and that
III Tees now authorized or hereafter to of
'e authorized by law should be paid an
" the commissioner to the state treas. ase
lrer for the use of the state. NO
SecoRd-That the actuary Of the in. %,
urance department should be an Off. rec
er Of the commonwealth, required to ace
ct exclusively in that capacity. for Tb,
.ooa latoH ne snould receive a salary of ais,
5000 per annum and be provided with com
q adequate corps of competent assist. SON
aus. to be on salaried basis. for
lhlrd-That instead of examiners of 7.
surance companies being selected that
and paid by the com driv
mics examined, one or as MANY ex- nan,
ainers of insurance companies as HAS
ay be necessary should be salaried sist
ieers of the commonwealth and tbat lrno,
cost OF the examination of insur- coun
ce companies when made BY him II w
'uld be upon fixed rate proportion. stich
to the work done, and its cost naid tbis
0 the state treasury for the use of
state. 80 u
'ourth-Fees and charges of the in. M
ance department and taxes paid bv wall,
lrance companies should he "a. ROAD
ed so as to lessen the burden upon Masa
policyholder. -''4- a,sss, ,r'''l.,
should be a complete MIN
'ganization Of the clericaI, force IN a fra
insurance department. and the The
tent system of allowing the insur. the n
commissioner to draw uuon the arrive
e treasurer for any sums he NAV lot of
lder necessary as an expense of covere
once should be abolished. was n
should be made for we're
larterly audit of the accounts of
various state officers receiving
~ or having in their control or Carl
ct to their charge any contingent lie wet
either by special officer consti- Indian
by law for that purpose or a La Far
al assistant in the Office of thu bride {
OF general the Inc
committee further George
lmends to the attention of the mony v
nor and the attorney general the torium
lony given which may tend to pills ant