The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-09

The roll was called at 220 O'Clock.
Present-Commissioner Brown n
COMMISSIONS Henderson.
The following call for the meeting was
read:-
JERSEY CITY, March 25, 1891.
CHARLES EsTgRBRooK, ESQ,
Clerk Board Of Fire Commissioners
DEAR SIR-You will please call a spe-
cial meeting of the Board Of Fire COM
missioners for Thursday afternoon, March
&c, 1891. at two O'Clock.
Respectfully,
JOHN ii. BROWN.
JAMES II. HENDERSON,
Commissioners.
ION motion Of Commissioner Henderson,
Commissioner Brown WAS elected tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. William +. Kern
presented his certificate of appointment as
Fire Commissioner TO fill out the unex-
pired term OF Commissioner John Con-
way, resigned, term TO end April %, 1891,
and took his scat.
The following resolution was presented.
received and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes:-
OFFICE BOARD OF FINANCE,
JERSEY City, March II, 1901.
10 the Honorable Board of Fire Commits
SIRs:-The following resolution passed
by the Board OF Finance of Jersey City at
its meeting held March II, 1891.
Yours respectfully.
W. G. GERMAN.
Clerk.
Resolved, That the official bonds of
VIM. +. Kern, as Fire Commissioner with
Samuel Naule and Philip E. Martin as
sureties In $15, 200. be and are hereby APP
proved as to sufficiency by the Board of
Finance.
On motion of Commissioner Brown
Commissioner Henderson In the chair,
the Board proceeded to elect a permanent
President.
Commissioner Brown nominated VIM.
+. Kern.
On the first ballot, the clerk acting as
teller, Commissioned Kern received two
votes.
One blank was cast.
Commissions Kern, having received
the requisite number of votes, was de-
clared elected permanent President"
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented, received and referred to
the Committee on Buildings aud Com
bustibles:-
To sell kerosene oil-Michael Dugan,
No. 424 Grand street; +. p. Schroeder,
No. 3S1 Monmouth street; Charles Bolt
wood, No. 200 Pavonia avenue; Z. Hart,
No. 1914 Grand street; William Lux, No.
A Greene street.
II. F. Niblett, to erect a two-story frame
extension corner Grand aud Warren
streets. J. j. OConnor. to erect addition
to building 81 First street, Geo. ID.
Bettcher, agent, to erect u two-story
frame building, Tenth street, between
Muller, to erect frame building
No. 319 Fourth street, John q. Smith to
raise frame building No. CO Laidlaw ave-
nue; Anthony S~yzmanski, 10 move frame
building from corner Chestnut avenue and
Henry to the corner of Chestnut avenue
mud Third cfraaf. larvae Daffar - oraof
frame building No. 275 Fourth street.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Com munication from the National
Board of Underwriters, forwarded to the
Board by His Honor the Mayor, was pre-
sented, received, and on motion referred
to the Board as a Committee Of the
Whole.
The following communication s were
presented, received, aud on motion ac-
ceDted:-
From the Volunteer Firemen's Mouu-
ment Association, to participate in the
ceremonies OIL the unwilling OF the Fire
mems Monument in Hoboken OIL Decora-
ton Day. May 80, 1891.
From the Andrew J. Boyle Association,
to attend their fourth annual ball at
Pohlman's Hall on Monday evening,
March so, 1891.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company was pre-
sented, received, AMI referred to the
Board as a Committee of the Whole, in
conjunction with the Corporation Coun-
sci.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., March "a, 1891.
CHARLES E~STERBRooK, ESQ.
Clerk of the Jersey City Fire Department.
DEAR Strive are instructed to say
that this Company Is advised that by the
laws of the land it is not liable TO make
good to the city the loss to it occasioned
by the accident to which you refer in
our communication of February &c. Yet
it feels, that under all circumstances, it
is justified in contributing $500 in this
matter to the city.
Il this meets your approval, a check
will be at once sent you.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH CRAWFORD,
Superintendent.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
]. w. Harrison, So. rs; The Jersey City
News. S16.
Referred to the Committee on Printing
and Stationery.
II. P. Wittpen, $780, 10 and $2l.S7
Referred to Committee ON Feed.
Anton Schick, S7.92.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
James j. Duane, 1859. II.