The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-06
FIRE ALARMs.

Bannen did his waltz act in fine style.
Doc" Saunders looked after four horses.
Jobs, - of Ten engine, is great on lemon pie.
Greene. Of Eight engine. says life is too short
DR.. Jones, at Taylor's Hotel, Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Morrow. of One engine, is clean gone on Rah-
way.
The fire alarm is reported as being in first class
order.
The August pay roll. amounting to 50, 1880. was
passed
Ten alarms during the past two weeks, Ave being
by bell.
The parade of the Paterson Fire Department is
next in order
Oman carried black thorn in the parade and
cut great caper.
The delegation from this city had fine time last
Monday in Railway.
The tender attached to engine Three is being re-
painted and fitted up.
Nine truck made very quick time going to box 10
last Tuesday evening
The New Durham Firemens Benevolent Associa-
ton has been organized.
Jim McKenna, of Two engine, cut the figure "s"
in fine style, last Monday.
Costigan, of One truck, says that was his first
and last hremens parade.
Westervet, of Three truck, has his rollers"
fixed up. Open the Kinks.
When you desire perfect photograph 90 to j. H
Steiner, n Newark avenue.
E. Steele. of Nine engine has been fined one days
par for absence without leave.
Chief Farrier has returned looking fine His
short vacation done the old vet good.
The New York Fire Commissioners have retired
one foreman and six hremen on half pay.
Pete Fallon, of Two engine, would make good
ballet dancer. He il very good on the kick.
Jim Doyle was the happiest man last Monday,
when he sang Five O'Clock in the Morning
ohief Farrier has now given up the cane. He
can now walk about without using it. Good.
This is the second time Assistant-C Chief Denmead
has had charges made against him for the same
offence
Clerk Van Alst reports that the sale of old ma
tsrial Melted $30S.40. which is in the city
treasury.
Two engine beat Three engine to box 10 the
second time it was rung. Tuesday night How is
this, Dillon
A. ockenfuss, of TWO truck, has resigned. and
John Mitchell has been appointed and assigned to
the same company.
Herman Jung has been elected foreman of One
engine, P. II. r. Fire Brigade. Claus Yreebock
having Withdrawn in his favor.
George Sanderson has been transferred from
Three engine to One truck, and Samuel Wright
from One truck to Three engine.
The annual parade Of the Bayonne Fire Depart
ment will take place October 7th. The final ar
rangements will be announced shortly.
Dan Oman. of Three engine, broke all records in
his statue Clog assisted, he was by William SUIT
ton and William Dingler, last Monday.
AssistantChief Little of the P. R. Il. Fire Brigade
requests all the members to report at once for
their badges. book Of rules and instructions.
Ex-Chief Francis and the TArrLER return
thanks to the members of Franklin Hose No. 2, of
Railway. for courtesies extended last Monday.
If the officials Of the department far forget
themselves US to become intoxicatedwhile duty,
what is TO be expected from the rank and file
Garnaner, of One truck, found an old tube in
Railway, last Monday, which he brought home.
He will use it as putty blower in keeping Rooney
awake.
The new engine company, at the p r. r. depot,
will be Chemical No. 4, P. r. r. F. D.. and will be
manned by Fred. Collier, foreman; Theo. Walker,
assistant; ]. Meyer engineer Otto Shrope stoker;
II. Mertine driver, and Frank Singer, b. Robock,
W. Wolf and j. Roadway. hosemen.
Ex-Chief Francis and wife and Commissioner
Earle and q party of ladies, from Oswego NJ Y,
were the guests Of Chief Bird, of the Rockaway
Fire Department. last Wednesday. During the
day the ex-Chief gave an exhibition of hand gre
nades, which was highly successful.
A certain Fire Commissioner called at Fire Head
quarters during the past week. and had the spare
carriage hitched up and went out for ride When
he returned the carriage was a eek. Who will
The carriage had only been repaired. This should
be looked into.
As we predicted, the buffalo system is failure,
and sooner or later will have to be abolished. The
returns from the different companies to the fire de-
partment show that some of the buffaloes have
only done Ave per cent duty out Of total OF sixty
per cent If they do not want to do fire duty they
should be dropped at once. This is paid and not
q volunteer department..