The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-20
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
[oFF1cIAL PROCEEDINGS

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Regular meeting OF the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening. October Z,
1891.
The roll was called at sos O'Clock.
On motion, the reading of minutes of
egula meeting, September ~ and
special meeting September 30, was dis
pensed with, and they were approved as
engrossed on minute book.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented. received and referred to
the COMMITTEE on Buildings and Combus-
tibles:-
w. p. Daily, to kindle and use fire in
front of pa Bay street
Jacob Feudtner, to raise frame building
No. 2S3 Seventh street.
Thomas Mahoney, to erect frame build
ing corner Provost and Eighteenth
streets.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of AS follows
Tebbenhoff e. Brother, SOS. IS. Referred
to Committee on Department Buildings
ami Repairs.
James Wilson, $40: Thomas Farrell. S65,
James Dempsey, $27.S5. and John Howe.
$500. Referred to Committee on Horses
and Harness.
James Coyle. sl71 and s43; jacob p.
Gluck. So; The United Gas Imp. Co..
Sl %, Sl5.CU anu 30 %. heI6rreQ 10 COul-
mittee on Telegraph and Fuel.
Charles hollywood, 1926. Referred to
Committee on Supplies.
G. Steck & Son, S9l, 20, $21.2 rs and $62. As.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus and
Repairs.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Tue Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported favorabiy upon the
following applications for permits
Thomas Mahoney to erect a frame
building corner Provost and Eighteenth
streets.
Jacob Feudtner to raise frame building
2S3 Seventh street.
w. P. DAILY to kIndle and use fire in
front of 234 Bay street.
OFFICERS RE ORT n COMMUNICATIONS.
Tue weekly report Of the Superintend-
emit and Inspector of Horses. together
with the monthly report of the superin-
tendent of Telegraph, were presented, re-
ceived and ordered filed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolution by Committee on Horses
and Harness.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Horses and Harness be and they are
hereby authorized to purchase one horse
for use in this department, at a cost not
to exceed three hundred dollars.
Adopted by the votes of all the men,
bers Of the Board.
Resolutions by Committee on Appara-
tus and Repairs.
Resolved, That the contract to furnish
this department. with two new second
class steam fire engines be and is hereby
awarded to the La France Fire Engine
Co. at the sum of eight thousand dollars,
said engines to be n accordance with spe-
cifications.
Resolved, That the contract to furnish
this department with one new aerial nook
and ladder truck be and is hereby award
ed to the La France Fire Engine Go. at
the sum of three Thousand i've hundred
dollars, said truck to be in accordance
withsspecifications.
The yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on each OF the above resolu-
tions. they were adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-President Kern, Commissioners
Donnelly and Hen derson.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Resolution by COMMISSIONS Donnelly,
and adopted:
Resolved. That the Corporation Coun.
sci be and he is hereby requested to in
form this Board as soon as possible as to
their duties under the provisions of Fan
act to amend an act" entitled ian act con-
corning the Fire Departments of this
State" and to provide for the retirement
of iremen and employees therein.
Approved March %. 1888.
Approved May 8, 1889.
The Board then took a recess.
Upon re-assembling, ali the members
were present.
AUDITING OF CLAIMS.
Claims OF JONI j. O'Hara, $l33; c..
Steck & Son. $152. rs; Jacob P. Chick,
$43. rs and S25; Hugh Dugan, S33 25, $5S :
45, $40. o., $50. IA S43. 04 aud AZ. l2; Snowdon
& Son, $50. or; N. Waltertnum, S17.51: p.
Gildea, S67. 40; A. H. McGucKen. s54. 80;
Thomas Doran, s47 So: Charles Bultwood,
CRY 90 To Sl COZ on no En nNl co 10. $500.
Wilson, SIS aud $l8; Noonan & Mcguire,
s.; 5. M. Jensen, Sll .05; BARLEY Coyle,
S92. Ii; David A. Plat. $25; John Howe.
$500. and Thomas Farrell. $64. having
been audited and reported correct by the
various committees, were ordered paid by
fhe following vote:
Yeas-All the members of the Board.
On motion the Board then adjourned.
CHARLES EsTERBRooK.
Clerk.