New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Special Committee Investigating
Situation Votes, 5 to 3, to
Recommend Split
COMMERCIAL co. NOW HAS
BULK OF SCHOOL POLICIES
Agency List and Amount Carried BY
Each to Be Reported to Common
COuncil-Fault Found With Al
legged Weaknesses In Protection
For School Buildings - Two In
crcaSes to Be Favored.

The ghost of the controversy that
was aroused about a year ago over
the placing of approximately 81 $780,
900 in fire insurance on new school
buildings with the Commercial Co.,
stalked through the city court room
last night when the special commit
tee having charge of the check-up
of fire insurance in effect on munich
pal property, including that of the
school department. went on record
in favor of a redistribution of the
insurance on city property ION a
more equitable basis" according to
Councilman w. d. Boyle, chairman
of the committee. The committee
also voted to include in the report
to the common council. list OF the
amount of insurance in effect on city
property and the agencies through
which it is placed.
After having held several meetings
at which policies were examined and
insurance conditions discussed in
their application to the municipal
ity. the committee last evening con-
sidered recommendations for action
by the council at the meeting We'd
nesday evening. June Is. Council
man w. S. Warner favored reporting
the agency list and the amount OF
insurance placed by each, and offer
ed a motion to this effect but Coun-
Gilman Cooper and Harry G. Han
cock were opposed. Councilman
Boyle said this should be a feature
of the report as it is information
that many citizens have indicated
they would like to obtain. IF the
city has nothing to be ashamed OF
in this respect. why not show the
lst?" he inquired. When the vote
was taken, William 6. Dunn, Milton
D. Jones and Councilman Warner
we're in favor and Mr.. Hancock and
Councilman Stanley NJ. Cooper op-
posed. The motion prevailed.
There was a discussion of the adj
visibility of making a recommends
ton that committee of insurance
underwriters supervise the placing
of new insurance but it was felt in
advisable to do so and the matter
was dropped, only to bring about
consideration Of recommendation
to have the insurance redistributed.
Councilman Cooper said he believed
the school department insurance
we'll handled but Councilman Boyle.
pointing out that vacancy permits
were not attached to some policies
and, in others, motion picture equip
ment permits We're absent. Mr..
Hancock said he understood that
special permission had been given
to leave the motion picture permits
off in view of the fact that the
equipment was not in use.
Councilman Cooper said he could
see no particular benefit in recon-
mending redistribution. The Com
mercial Co. has the bulk of the in
surance but he understood that the
matter had been gone into thor
oughly and the school board had
decided that the company's repre-
sentative was entitled to the bust
ness because of the great amount Of
time he had given to working up the
plan. Mr.. Hancock, Mr.. Dunn and
Councilman Warner disputed the
claim that the Commercial Co.'S rep
resentative originated the plan. Mr..
Dunn said he would not favor a
movement to disturb policies in eff
feet at the present time, but he be-
lieved there should be a redistribu-
ton of the school insurance relative
to expirations and new business.
The committee discussed the prob
able effect Of such recommended
ton, and it was pointed out that in
the event that the common council
approved the request for redistri-
button. the committee or any other
committee would be entirely with
out power to force action. The
school board could refuse to pay any
attention to the request and all the
committee could do would be to re-
port back to the council the attitude
of the board
Mr.. Hancock said he felt that the
report to the council should not in
clude the agents list but If the COM
mittee was to go part way. it should
go the entire distance and he
that the recommendation be
made for power to request the re-
of the insurance. The
motion was adopted unanimously.
Although the report of the COM
mittee will not be completed for a
few days. 1t is understood that only
slight changes in the amount of fire
insurance in effect will be recon-
mended. the largest proposed in
creases decided being from $500 to
$4,000 on the electrical apparatus
in the Elm street headquarters and
from $4,000 to 100000 on the fire
and police building on Commercial
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