Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-08
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committee yesterday that they had
made reductions in these penalties
from .Os96 cents per 500 Of insur-
ance to .OO96 cents. a net reduction
Of eight cents per 500. thereby in
dlcating their belief that the newly
installed paid fire department had
reached a point OF practically 100
per cent. efficiency. They gave
strong commentator TO the Depart
ment OF Public Safety and all OF its
officials and to the Council for its
splendid, thorough cooperation, in
securing such remarkable results in
such a brief space Of time.
1t should be understood that these
penalties applied only TO the business
Section, and not generally to the
residential sections. The under
writer's have announced that on all
policies written since July IL, 1921,
where these penalty charges were
included in the rate, there would be
-ebated. as OF February 2, 1922, the
pro-rata portion of the eight-cent
penalty removed through the eff
clent work Of the Department Of
Public Safety and the Council. It
readily can be seen that this involves
a tremendous amount of calculation
and detail work on the part OF local
Insurance agents. and it is the desire
II the committee that all persons af-
tected by this reduction will be as
lenient as possible with them. as It
undoubtedly will require several
-nonths 10 work out individual re-
bates on the thousands OF policies
affected.
: The engineers OF the Board OF
Fire Underwriters, in their recent
survey, found that conditions in Will
mington from fire insurance
Viewpoint, had so vastly improved
that the promised elimination OF the
penalties and consequent reduction
of rates was warranted, and imme-
diately issued their reduction order
At the Chamber OF Commerce to-
day the following statement was is
sued in connection with the an
nouncement of the cut in fire rates:
1T will be recalled that last sum
mer the Middle Division of the Ma
tional Board Of Fire Underwater
assured the people Of Wilmington
that Just as soon as Wilmington cor.
rected its fire fighting deficiencies q
would automatically arrange such re-
auctions in rates. and these oficial
are to be commended upon theii
prompt fulhllment of their pledges
TOO much commentator cannot bi
given the Department OF Public
Safety and the Council OF Whining
ION for their earnest efforts and ef
b. hcient cooperation in giving thi
city such splendid results. In fact
Il has been stated by the Board o
. Underwriters for this division tina
Il Is truly remarkable that Whining
.on has been able to install such al
efficient fire lighting service s.
quickly.
The Department OF Public Safet.
and the Council had given to tn
property holders and merchants o
his city a distinctly valuable servic
IN installing such an efficient paii
lire department. and in securing
thereby a reduction OF eight cent
IN every 500 OF fire insurance.
corps OF engineers visited Whining
'.on last month and made a complet
'eport OF the findings in connection
with the present fire department. ]
was found that tho department !
ably managed and the apparatu
practically standard in every re
meet The deficiency chasg Is nov
less than one cent. which places tn
wilmington department on a stand
ird with any city OF the country o
he same size"