The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-19
AUTO INSURANCE
RATES REDUCED
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stated that Waterbury's latest fig
ures show 1t to have the lowest
accident record for the past six
months Of an area in Connecticut.
Local Activity Helped
Activity on the part Of Water
bury's traffic committee, civic or
CARNATIONS, the newspapers and po-
lice officials In urging safe driv-
Ing was credited today by the In
surance companies with being re-
sponsible for the low accident rating
for the Waterbury district and,
therefore, the subsequent slash In
rates for public liability and prop
erty damage insurance. John l..
Hines of the Waterbury branch Of
the Travellers said that the insur.
ance companies of Connecticut have
noted with much satisfaction the
increase in conditions In Waterbury.
$50 Until Today
The public liability rate on prac-
tically all passenger cars in the Wa
terbury district was $50 until today.
The new rate is $48. The property
damage rate on practically all pas
senger cars was $l4. The rate
today was announced at $11. On
the heavier passenger cars the pub
lie liability rate Is dropped from
$40 to $50 and the property damage
rate Is decreased from SIT TO 81.
The public liability rate on hired
cars was $285 while the rate effec-
tive today is $255. Property damage
rates on hired cars remains at $50.
Cut Of 81 Made
In the class No. non-ownership
car public liability group the rate
was $18 but today's new rate Is $l4.
The property damage rate has been
dropped from "a to So. In the class
No. 2 of this same group the public
liability rate has been dropped from
go cents to SO cents and the prop
erty damage rate has been dropped
from Is cents to 10 cents.
Where Credit Is Due
Much of the credit for the rate
reductions must go to the Citizens
Traffic Safety campaign commit
tee, which was organized in July,
1895, and reorganized in 1885 when
considerable data was made avail
able.
The 1895 committee included:
Hon. Frank Hayes, Hon. Chair
man; John M. Burial, chairman:
Charles j. Allen, vice chairman.
Educational Committee-Dr. Thos
Condor, chairman; Willis M. Tate
vice chairman: Mrs. Elmer Wilson
Parent Teachers association; Mrs
Leila Cotter, Quota club; Rev
Thomas Crosby; Rev. Eugene p
Cryne, Miss Pagan, Mrs. Frederick
Kellogg, Junior League, Miss julia
Smith, State theater. Harry A. De-
Vorken, Waterbury Democrat.
MISUNDERSTANDING - Mark
Tierney, Frank J. Green, Mrs. Fred
erick Kellogg, Harry DeVorken
Capt. William ]. Duggan.
Engineering: Robert E. Cairns
Charles Chapman, Julian Malcolm
Thomas Fleming, Richard Epson
Patrick j. Cronan.
Traffic Regulation: Michael r
OConnell, Charles O'Connor, George
Guilfoile, Crayton F. Carpenter
Ernest A. Anderson.
Accident Facts: Francis Phillips
Charles Hess. william Laube. Jr.
Com. Harry Minor, Frank j. Green
Enforcement: John D. Thoms, Jol
seph Mclean, Earl H. Segur, Wal
ter Jarvis, Michael Noonan.
In 1886 the committee selected
to carry on the work so efficiently
started included:
Honorary chairman, Mayor Frank
Hayes: chairman, John M. Burial;
vice chairman, Charles j. Allen;
Earl H. Segur, Deputy Supt. Daniel
Carson, Fred Loehmann, Commits
sioner Harry Minor, Supt. William
D. Roach, John D. Thoms, Robert
A. Cairns, Charles j. Allen, David
B. Meth. Frank J. Green. DR.. Thorn
as Condor, Miss Anna Pagan. Will
liam M. Tate, Mrs. Edward Brad
ley, Rev. Eugene p. Cryne, Mrs. T
I. briggs, Miss Kathleen Crowley
Rev. T. Leroy Crosby, Capt. Will
liam Duggan.