The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-02
INSURANCE IS
lDROPPED;; FIRE
Peril GREAT
|COunty's Property Valued
at Millions Given Only
$60O,0 900 Protection.
MANY POLICIES LAPSE
Political Break Is Blamed
for Situation; No
| Money Available.
MANY POLICIES LAPSE

B County property valued at three
and half million dollars is covered
by insurance totaling only 100000
RECORDS showed today
Items for insurance in budgets of
u he various institutions were Strick-
q EHl out by the county council last
~aptember. Since then many policies
have expired, and the county is
without funds to renew them or to
fake out additional protection
Many other policies included in
The $600,000 figure of protection now
I, force will expire within the next
& ew months, and by the end of the
ear some institutions will be virtu-
= lily without fire protection
n Institutions hardest hit are the
+ Sunnyside tuberculosis sanatorium,
~ and the county poor farm.
At Sunnyside, the situation is
made far more hazardous due to
{he present water shortage the in
kitution is experiencing. Political
(. ktape is unwinding slowly, and al
bugh several adequate remedies
'e been advanced, no work toward
Gecting the water shortage has
49,. started
ldings at Sunnyside such as
structures, Outbuildings and
& plants, usually covered by in
y e, are valued on county books
zoo Total insurance on
is $337, 900.
gineers of the Indianapolis
r Company, after a survey Of
water situation. reported that
institution would be at the mer- |
bf flames should one break out. |
Yemen would be forced to depend
s@ only the 1500C- gallon storage
Dply, and chemicals.
More than $50 tuberculosis pa
& hts 90 housed there.
Politicians Blamed
The fact that no money for insur-
|A nee was appropriated by the coun- ,
is laid by politicians to the old |
Hseach between the county commits |
DnerS and the county council A
e. Ia jori1y on the former is favorable |
the DodsOn faction Of the Repub |
ssAan party, and a majority of the |
gCer is said to be allied with the |
ction headed by County Repub- /
& pan Chairman George V. Coffin.
4 The insurance items we're stricken |
III on motion of Paul Dunn, sec |
lded by DR.. Soils Runnells, both
Aenlbers of the Coffin majority on .
II lie council of seven.
& The Dodson faction on the county
i mmission consists Of Cassius L.
ogle and Charles o. Sutton, George
anider, the third member, is a Cof-
supporter.
Since the beginning of 1927, poll
8 les totaling $159,000 have been al
lived to lapse on Sunnyside, and
( bly, three of $4,000 each have been
ken out. In force now are policies
falling $4,000 on property valued
S714200. The premium item
icken out was for $3.50.
Many Policies Expire
lat the poor farm, the valuation Of
40 500 is covered by insurance
falling $50,400. An insurance itPm
500 was stricken out. Since
R27, a total of 1000 has been al
I wed to expire
The Negro orphans home, valued
$145,00O, is covered by $4,000 in
3 rance. Policies tOtaling $4,000
We expired since 1927, and $4,000
this expired in 1928 A $500 item
insurance here was stricken out.
THE insane hospital is valued at
b2 900, and is covered by insurance
ling $203,374 Here $500 has
zted since the first of 1927.
he workhouse, valued at $4,000
N voting machinery, valued at
100, is covered by $500 in insur-
,see, $2c, ZOO having expired since
27.
The guardians home is valued at
1000 and is covered by $26,800 in
detection. The detention home,
ndemned by the grand jury is
M lued at $500, and has no insur-
Rce in force.