The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-04

John " Jones; u~n0-cupied, oswego aud
Grand streets. frame barn; loss, slight:
cause. unknown.
March Is. s25 a. NJ, still; owner. James
Dean: 0ccupant, Mrs. OfNaru: 29j IA nd
street, frame building; loss, none. cause,
foul chimney.
March IS, A57 .. m, Box i45: owner. NJ.
herzog; occupant. &. La ~Chappelie; 27
New York avenue. frame out building.
loss on stock. $50. on building. SIS; insur.
auce on stock. none; on building. So;
cause, unknown.
March 10, sop. M, still; owner and oc-
eupant. Mrs. Kennedy: 392 Union street.
frame dwelling; loss, slight: cause, in
c%endiary.
Marcn 10. 1190 p. m, stTl: owner and
occupant. Mrs Kennedy; 86 Union street,
frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause. in
cendiary.
Marcn %. a01. Box II. owner, S. Hem
ingway; occupants, several families; 1S6
Newark aveaue, brick loss,
slight: cause, carelessness Of workmen.
arch 81, e25 D. m, telephone call;
owners and occupants, Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company; Jersey and Johnston
avenues, frame shanty; loss on building.
$50; insurance on building, so; cause, IN
known.
March 81, 1o2s p: m, Box 12 and third
arlarm; owner, VIM. w. farrier: occu-
pant. Argus Printing Company; a Mont
gomery street. brick building (printing
establishment); loss on stock, $4,000; on
building. 5000; insurance on stock, s45,-
OO9i on building. 5000; cause. unknown.
March %, 910 a. m, still; owner, +. A.
Schwenck; occupant, w. G. Fisk; Ill
Grand street. brick dwelling; loss. none;
cause, foul chimney.
March %. LA a. m, still; owner, James
Meehan; occupant, James Mallon, "a Jay
street, frame dwelling; loss, none; cause.
foul chimney.
March IS. $40 D. m. box "a; false
alarm.
March %. s:5p a. m. stfll: owner and
occupants. Church Of the Holy Rosary;
Sixth aud Monmouth streets. frame
church; loss, slight; cause, csrelessness.
Marcn %, 1915 D. M, still; owner and
occupants. Thomas b. CrottY, No. 513
Henderson street, frame store and dwell
ing; loss on building, S4s: insurance on
building, As; cause. from lamp.
March "a, 1880 a. m, still; owner and
occupant, Mrs. k0oedei, No. $40 Second
street, frame dwelling, loss, none; cause.
defective iue.
March %, 7s40 p. M: owner. Michael
Healey; occupants, several families; No.
~ CHnal street; frame tenement; loss,
none; cause. foul chimney.
March 20, 1:21 p. n, box CO; owners,
Manning 81 Sqnier; occupants, Passaic
Zinc Works, Manning avenue and Canal:
brick (ziuc) works; loss ON stock, $74,9I9;
gu building, S21, 403; insurance an STOCK,
s6I.4l9; on building, S24, $3.50; cause, I'M
known.
March 20, box 62 and third alarm; own
er and occupant, Johu Hudson, Manning
avenue. brick stable and frame shed; loss
on stock, 800; on building, $3.50; insur-
ance on stock, none; on building, $3.50;
cause, extension of above fire.
March 30, 9:5S n m, still; owner Michael
10 - auH a~-.l c.
teenth aud Henderson streets; brick tene-
ment; loss, none; cause, foul chimney.
March 81, lOg p. M, box 243; owner and
occupant, c.. A. Woolsey, Mersiles and
Grand streets, frame shed; loss. slight;
cause, set on fire by hoodlums.
March 30. 2:30 p. m, still; owner. p. n.
Nugent; occupant, William Symes, No. %
Newark avenue; brick building; loss,
slight; cause; carelessness.
March 81, 9:0S p. m, box %; owner,
Randall & Underwood; occupant, Union
Stone Company, Twelfth and Monmouth
streets; frame building; loss on building.
S425; on furniture, 1896; Insurance. on
building, A25; on furniture, 1896; cause,
~overheated stove.
Total loss in March, S183 .357.
Total insurance paid IN March, Sl52, 1854.
Total number OF alarms, forty four 44l.
Total number of bell alarms, eIgn-
teen u.s..
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
The monthly report of the sick Of the
department by the Chief Engineer was
presented, received and referred to the
Board as u Committee of the Whole, who
subsequently reported directing that pay
be deducted from Thomas O'NeiI, Michael
Lennon, John CoughIin, John Mcdonald,
Patrick j. Burns. Jos. +. Markey and
Chas. II. Mulliken for time lost, aud that
paw be allowed Matthew Bligh and Nah
lon Speieher for time lost in seque
Of sickness, they having been injured
while in the discharge of duty. The fol-
lowing communication from the Chief
Engineer was presented, received and or
dered spread IN full upon the minutes:-
JERSEY CITY, ". j.. April %, 1891.
To the Board OF Fire Commissioners.
Gentlemen-It becomes my painful
duty to report to your Honorable Body
that Thomas A. Lawson, hoseman at calf
Of Engine Company No. l, died at 4:07
a. IN, April 16. 1891, of pneumonia, loon
tracted from exposure at fire on the night
of March 81, 1884, thereby creating a va
cancy in said Engine Company No. l.
His funeral took place az , p. m, April
10, 1891, and was attended by the usual
escort of members of this department.
The deceased, although comparatively a
new member. had proved by his integrity
duu dppJCdtiou " tuc uulItS OIL MS POSI-
ton a very valuable public servant, and
this department has lost in him a good
and faithful member.
Respectfully,
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn in
favor Of Jacob Eller, hoseman-at-call of
Engine Co, No. 4, for eighteen dollars
aud seventy five cents, for salary for
quarter ending February 2s, 1891, (omit-
ted from last quarterly pay rolD.
Resolved. That warrants be drawn in
favor of the permanent men employed in
this department., also the Commissioners,