The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-06


90, 1891. at two O'Clock for the transaction
OF general business.
Yours respectfully.
JOHN CONWAY.
President.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS
The following applications for permits
were presented, received and ref erred to
the Committee on Buildings and Combus
tibles:-
To sell kerosene OIL
Michael Cummings, IA Wayne street;
Patrick Gallery. 432 Henderson street;
Ladislaus Dziklciordst, 1853 Steuben street.
To sell Qunpowder:-
John Sternad, As Franklin str eet.
READING OF CONCENTRATIONS.
Communication from the Hon. Board
of Finance, designating the official news
papers. was presented. received and or
dered filed.
Communication from the corporation
Counsel was presented. received and or
dered spread in full upon the minutes
JERSEY CITY, Jan. 20. 1891.
Hon. Board of Fire Commissioners, Jer-
DEAR SIRs:-In the matter OF the judy
ment rendered by the Supreme Court at
the suit of Joseph Duke referred TO me.
l report;-The o inds that inasmuch
as your Board did not find Duke guilty
VI tlt HitSCOuuutt lAlu 70 us Cudikcs uC
was wrongfully dismissed from the force.
You may now order another trial upon
said charges or II you ind the evidence
heretofore taken. sufficient, you may mud
him guilty of misconduct and pass such
sentence as you may deem commensurate
with the .offense. A warrant should be
ordered drawn to the order OF Charles II.
Voorhees,, Attorney OF Prosecutor, for
S41.4S, costs OF this suit. This warrant
should not be delivered until / have GER
titled to the Clerk that a proper satisfac-
ton piece has been executed therefor. l
am unable as yet to advise you in the
Mulliken case, AS ] have not learned
definitely as to whether Mulliken ten
dered himself ready TO perform service as
u member of the Department after the
| position OF headquarters stableman was
abolished by your Board. Chief tarrier,
however, told me on Saturday last that
Mulliken had never made such tender to
him.
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM ID. EDWARDS,
Corporation Counsel.
OFFICERS POI n COMMUNICATIONS.
The reports for the week ending Janu-
airy %. 1891. Of the Assistant Engineer Qn
charge), Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector Of Horses were presented. re-
ceived and ordered filed.
The following communication from the
Inspector of Horses was presented, re-
ceived and ordered fled
January 2s, 1891.
To the Hon. Board of Fire Commission
Gentlemen-The black horse, Ben, of
Engine Co. No. 8, was killed in collision
with a train Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company on the night OF the gath
inst. The mate. which was severely in
jured, is recovering and no doubt will be
able for duty in about a month.
Respectfully submitted.
W. e. j. SAUNDERS,
Inspector Of Horses.
The report by the Assistant Engineer
lin charge) OF the sick OF the Dep artment
was presented, received and order ed filed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
BY Commissioner Henderson and
adopted
That the action of the Board. January
s, 1891, ordering pay deducted from
| Mahlon Speicher for time lost in conse-
quence of sickness be and the same IS
hereby rescinded.
Resolutions BIZ Committee on Salaries
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn ia favor of permanent men en-
ployed in this departments for salaries for
the last half month of January, 1891: also
the Commissioners for salaries for the
month of January, 1891, when due, as per
list filed here wlth, amounting in the ag-
gregate to thirty-ons hundred and forty
Que dollars and ninety-three cents (s5,-
14I .93):
Resolved. That a warrant be drawn in
favor of Mahlon Speicher for the sam OF
thirty-fye dollars and forty-one cents for
salary for the first half mouth of Janu-
airy, 1891, for services rendered as tele-
graph hneman Omitted from last pay
roll.
The yeas and nays having been called
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
buttons, they were adopted by the follow
ing votes
Yeas-All the members of the Board.
Resolution by President Conway and
adopted:-
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn TO
the order of Charles H.. Voorhees,, attor-
ney, for the sum of forty-one dollars and
forty-eight cents. in payment of costs OF
court in suit OF Joseph Duke.
Adopted by tho votes OF all the mem
bers.
Resolutions by President Conway
Resolved, That in conformity with the
decision of the Supreme Court. Charles
Muuiken is hereby assigned TO duty with
No. 4 Engine Company at drivers pay,
said assignment 10 date from January q.
1891.
Resolved, That Battalion Chief John
Guiton be and is hereby assigned 10 duty
at Headquarters.
Adopted by the votes of all the men,
beers, the yeas and nays having been
/ cakleu on GdCn VI eHC dDOfO AC9SAoeACI~
Resolution by Commissioner Hender-
Sol:-
Resolved, That the Committee on
Horses and Harness be and they are
hereby authorized to purchase u horse
for use in this department. ut a cost not to
exceed three hundred dollars
Adopted by thd following vote
Yeas, all the members of the Board.
Preamble and Resolution by President
Conway, Commissioner Brown IN the
chair.
Whereas, On the 18th day Of Noyem-
her. 1859. charges were preferred to this
Board by Henry E. farrier, then Chief
Engineer of this Department, against
Joseph Duke, foreman Of Engine Co No.
2 land detailed to En- CINE Co. No. y, for
disorderly conduct; and
Whereas, Ga the 18th day OF November,
1889, the said Joseph Duke was tried
upon said charges and dismissed from
the force thereof. although no formal
finding OF guilty was entered upon the
minutes of this Boards:
Resolved, That upon the evidence SUD
mitted at said trial this Board ind the
said Joseph Duke guilty of o~isorderly
conduct as charged at the IRE az Station
81 on the morning OF October u, 1857
and be 1t further
Resolved, That Dy reason OF such dis
orderly conduct the said Joseph Duke BE-
dismissed from the Fire Department OF
this city.