Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-11-13 | Page 6 | Salt Lake Promised Reduction of Fire Rates

SALT lAKE PROMISED REDUCTION OF FIRE RATES Fire Underwriters Underwriters' SecretarY Secretary Secre tary Says Reduction Is Planned Reduction lon of oC 5 5 per cent in the fire insurance In Insurance In in- rates of ot Salt Lake Lale Lake A saving to Salt I Insurers of about a n year rear Thc These o were wera among tho the tentative o promises promises prom prom- to the tho city commission morning b by George V. V Lawry secretary of the board of fire firo underwriters underwriters While hilI It t Is not definitely Known Just what the tho saving savins will bo In per cent cont or hi ita round numbers the estimate given Is as near corr correct l aa as the tho secretary and the members of oC tho the commission could It out Tho rho conference between Mr Ir Lawr Lawry Rna aria tho members of ot the tho commission commis i lon on was helot held In the tho private office of flay Mayor or Park and lasted for tor more than two hours houra Mr Lawry read his report ft which will he be fled Hied with the members of or the tho board of or underwriters underwriters un un- within tho the next t few v days dilYs While hll tho tha report states that the tho water distributing distributing- system stem of oC the elt city la is made inadequate quate the city h H Is complimented on Its paving and tho the laying of or larger water mains In man many parts of ot tho the city It was announced this tits morning that the underwriters aro are now engaged In the work worl of or readjusting lire Ure Insurance rates In Salt Sail Lake City on the tale fale of at the proposed ed reduction reduction re re- but ut that this work would trot noi likely bo ho completed before about March 1 1 1913 1915 It Is expected however ve that thai some of oC the now rates will go so Into effect within the tho next sixty days especially inthe In Inthe Inthe the business district The Tho report of oC the secretary will wUl show that Salt Snit Lako Lake now no has bas a n first class claes fits I department ment that the water tel system Is being belog be hc- In log ing greatly Improved and that tho the cit ordinance relating to the tho building b rind and electric wiring of at buildings Is such that a 0 decrease In the Insurance rates should be granted Mr Lawry said paid this thle afternoon It Is likely mely that several members of or the tho national na na- 1 board of ot fire firo underwriters will visit Salt Lake foon soon and look over tho the ground Nono of ot the tho members of tho the national board boar has hils been In Salt Lake Lako for five the years cars and It is 18 tho the opinion of Mr Lawry that they should visit lt this elt city and see what what- Is being boins done for Cor the tho prevention of ot re This afternoon Mr Ir J Lawry wr Is the tho guest of or members of the city commission on an Inspection Int trip to tho the now reservoir being boIng be- be Ing built buill at nt the southwest corner of ot the thc l Fort ort Douglas rc reservation t ion