The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-19

alarm comes in, that the horses leave the
pole and return to their stalls.
It's Fire Commissioner Burke now. Ac-
cept our congratulations, Dan"
sLeather" has b. ZEN defeated And the
fire department runs on just the same
More property was burned during the
year 1884 than in any one year before.
A new fire station will shortly be placed
at the corner of York and Grove streets.
There were eight alarms during IL past
week, six being bell, and two still alarms.
w. Talbot, of engine, has been fined
one days pay for being absent without
leave.
Jack Barry received two votes for Justice
Of the Peace in engines precinct. Good
for SILENCE"
Doctor Saunders administered relief to
20 fire horses at the department hospital
during the past week.
Hayes, of One Engine, says it's good
thing to be bald headed, but it's warmer to
have slight thatch.
Three engine is again using her old two
wheel tender. Culbert don't approve of it.
He calls it the bicycle.
There were % fires in this city during
March. The insurance on losses aggregat-
ing SIG, 1913 was S13, 045.
1t cost S110 to repair the broken axle of
One truck. Drivers of the different COM
| panies will take note.
Under the insurance tax law of Mihne-
ota, the fremen viii receive over SIC, 600
| from the insurance companies.
Five engine, after being pronounced in
first class order and accepted, has again
been returned to the repair shop.
The fremen attached to A engine, Of
Newark, were photographed after fire re
Gently, while still clad In their icy gar.
ments.
John Kelleher. of One engine, downed
all records taking the pump out of that on
an undertakers wagon in front of the Ar
| gus Office.
| W. Smith and J. j. Braker, of Eleven
engine have been fined two days pay, anC
w. johnson, of 2 engine, one days pay, fol
neglect of duty.
Michael Haley, of One Engine, says hs
won't marry any Jersey City girl. He vii
marry, instead, Brooklyn girl, who is
| telephone superintendent.
Michaels, stoker of Two engine. has az
lutA tAldt NC QHAo tAo ouBlu0 mousse, Du
Lennon soon showed him who was boss.
The Chief got wind of the affair and il
making an investigation.
Trenton, N. J.. has one of the best fir
department in the country, but simply be
cause the volunteer department has don
such good work, many of the citizens
think there is no need of paid depart
ment.
1t took just one week to repair the axl
on One Truck, and now the "gong" ha
been in the shop over two weeks. If tn
truck happens to run over some one il
going to fire and having no ssgong" ring
ing, it may cost the city twice the value o
new 'fgong."
The Fire Board has granted permits t.
M. Fleming to erect frame building o
1854 Fourth street, and to the castor
Granite Roofing Co. to erect woodel
building 30x100 feet at Nos, al and ID
Eleventh street.
Bayonne had twenty-five fires last year
The total loss was only $7,540 The fir,
department consists of two steamers, fou
hose carriages. three hook and ladde
I trucks, a two-wheel jumper and 4, $50 fee
of hose with 1863 men to work them.
A meeting of the board officers of tn
Newark fire department. was held last wee
and measures taken to obtain more pay 70
the assistant engineers, foremen and hose
men-at-call. A committee was appointe
to make arrangements with the horse ca
companies to allow fremen to ride FIRE
when going to fire.