The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-12
FIRE BOARD MELTING.
The New Office Of Veterin-
airy Surgeon Filled
by Dr.. Dimond.

Ihe Ere Board meeting last night re-
suited in an important change iu the
official roster of the department.
The position OF inspector OF horses
was abolished, and DR.. William Dimond
was msde Veterinary Surgeon OF the De-
partment This act throws overheard
Inspector of Horses L. J Sanders, who
has acted in that official capacity OFT and
and on for the past fourteen years The
position OF headQuartsr stahlenen WAS
also abolished
Dr Diniond's appointment viii take
effect on January l, 1890.
The Commissioners claim that neither
such an official in the department as in-
spector of horses.
THE RESOLUTION.
The new Office was created by the pas
sage of the following resolution
Resolved That the rules and regulations oe
this Board, as passed July 20, 1879, and as con-
firmed by this Board on May z 1859. be and the
same are hereby amended by striking our OF
Section l, Chapter !, the words Inspector Of
horses" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
veterinary surgeon Of the department 6 and by
inserting new Section u, Chapter LII, to read
as follows
Section 10, There shall be an officer known as
veterinary surgeon to the Fire Department, at
an annual salary of eight hundred dollars, pay
able monthly, who Shall be graduate OF at
least four years standing and hold . diploma
from some recognized college of veterinary sur
gerry in the United States, aud who shall have
actually practiced his profession in the State OF
New Jersey for at least two years previous to
his appointment by this Board.
The veterinary surgeon shall have, under
direction of the Board, general supervision and
direction as to the care, management and quar-
| ters OF all horses belonging to the department.
No horse shall be purchased for the department
until examined by him aud certificate given by
him that said horse is sound and fit for the fire
service; said surgeon shall visit and inspect
every horse in the department at least once a
month and oftener il required; he shall render q
statement Of the condition of said horses to tine
department monthly; he shall visit the hospital
and all sick horses in the department daily; he
shall administer TO the horses Of the department
such medical and surgical attention as may be
required
He shall make acquisitions for supplies for his
department on form No. and transmit the
same to the Board.
OFFENDING FIREMEN.
The trial Of the firemen against whom
failing to perform the required sixty per
cent of duty drew crowded lobby.
John b. Dongherty. OF No. 10 Engine;
Andrew Shaw, of No. Ii Engine, and
Benjamin II. Vail, Of No. Truck, each
pleaded guilty. John J. Cavanagh, OF
No Engine, sent doctors certificate to
prove that he was unable to be present,
d1lu w lllAdul " 4lts, u MI 1TuCht was
excused, The name of Antoine Collett, OF
No II Engine, was dropped from the roll.
A resolution offered by President Con
way was adopted, declaring the Reserve
Engine unfit for service, and requesting
the Board of Finance to appropriate
81 500 for the rebuilding OF the same.
John Boucher was elected a permanent
hoseman of No. 9 Engine Company, and
Samuel Cookson was elected to fill the
vacancy in No. II Engine Company,
caused by the dismissal of Antoine
Collett.
James MCGEE. of No. 8 Engine was re-
ported for failing to perform the required
sixty pei cent, of duty.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
The District Telegraph Company, of
Newark, sent communication to the
Board with the information that it had
q new complete and reliable Extension
Fire Alarm System, and it was desirable
that the Board should see it in operation
Permission was asked to place the new
attachment on the street boxes of Jersey
City and connect the same with the
system in vogue here. The company OK
pressed its willingness to exchange a new
Gamewell Interference street box
for any of the old pattern of street boxes,
without extra expense to the city, where
subscribers could be obtained for the new
system. and the exchange is desired by
the Board.
Chief Farrier thinks the new system a
great Improvement on tile old, as in the
case Of q fire in big factory the alarm
can be immediately given without hasten
ing to the nearest street alarm box.
The Chiefs weekly report showed that
the total number of alarms during the
month were light, with three bell alarms.
For the month of November $40, d54 of
property had been consumed, on which
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