The Jersey City news., 1891-12-11

| OCOOtJer ., 500 u. lll., Slllls OHucE huu
occupant. G.. Edwards. 42S Bergen ave-
nue.; frame dwelling; loss slight; cause.
lamp explosion.
October 3. s0s D. M, Box IS: Owner, J.
Vau Horne; occupant, William Benson.
2S5 Barrow street; frame dwelling; loss
slight; cause, defective fiue.
| October 8, 7.37 y. M, Box 46: Owner
and occupant. Henry Bette: 2f5 Cam
bridge avenue: frame stable; loss slight;
| canse. from lamu.
October 8, 9.20 a. m, Box 50: False
alarm.
October 5. IL .05 D. M. still: Owner and
occupant, West Shore Il. r. Co +; trestle
work: loss slight; cause, spark from loco
motive
October 5, 5.43 p. M, Box "a: Owner, A.
Aabriskle: occupants. j. Mcbride and
others; % and "a Gregory street and l23
and 125 Montgomery street, frame build
ings; loss. on stock, $l34; on building,
5000. on fun niture, $3.50; insurance on
stock. Sl34; on building 5000; on furni-
ture. $50; cause unknown.
October 9, 9.55 a: M, still: Owner and
occupant, John McGonnell: l16 Warren
street. frame tenement; loss none; cause,
foul chimney.
October 9, | 81 p. M, still: Owner, Sailer
estate; occupants, several families. 143
McAdoo avenue: frame dwelling; loss
none; cause. foul chimney.
October 10, 6.36 p. m. Box 81: Owner,
Provident Institution for Savings; occu-
pant, Mrs. Poland; GIL Jersey avenue
brick dwelling; loss on furniture, S20 in-
surance on furniture, $50; cause, from
lamp.
October IL, 243 p. M, Box 81: Owner
and occupant. P. McConville; 81 Palisade
avenue, frame dwelling; loss. slight;
cause, accidental.
October IL. 1217 a. m, Box IS: Owner
and occupant, j. Tiederman; 134 First
street, frame stable; loss on building $25;
insurance on building, $25: cause. lamp
explosion.
October 10, 81 a. M, Box "A; Owner.
George p, Gee; occupant, Thomas Wilson;
l29 Montgomery street, frame store and
dwelling; loss slight: cause, from leaky
gas meter.
October H. 1859 a. M, Box 26: Owner
and occupant, Patrick Hagen; 1888 Eigh-
teenth street. frame dwelling; loss. slight;
cause, overheated stove.
October 13, 5.54 q. M, still: Owner,
Denton & Shaw; occupants, several faml-
lies: 25S Van Worst street, frame dwelling;
loss none; cause. foul chimney.
October IA. H. AZ a. M, Box 1l2: Owner,
Daniel (. Cleary: occupant, Frederick
Hagen; corner Third and Henderson
streets. frame store and uwelling; loss
slight; couse, defective flue.
October 10. LAB p. m., still: Owner, T.
McDermott; occupants. several families;
164 Colgate street. frame tenement; loss
slight; cause unknown.
OCbOocl Sts S.Ot Y. tit. DOA IL. OWu uct,
d. Gregory; occupant, William Camp
bell; 46 Montgomery stree:. frame fence:
loss slight; canse carelessness
October "a, 5.5S .. m, still: Owner, I'M
known: occupants, several families; 5S
Bevens street, frame dwelling; loss slight;
cause unknown.
October "a. p. n., still: Owner, j.
Wilcox; occupant. A. IA. Briggs. 81 Bel
mont avenue; frame dwelling: loss
slight; cause, from heater
October 26, 9:03 a. m, still: Owner, Cor
rgan Estate; occupants, several families;
l09 Newark avenue. brick dwelling; loss
none; cause, foul chimney.
October 26, 9:i5 p. m., Box ia: Owner
Max Ernst; occupants, A. Geib and
others; Ia Pavouii avenue. brick store
and dwelling; loss on stock. Sl20; on build
ing, $50; insurance on stock. Sl20; on
building, $50; cause, unknown.
October ~, 3:20 p. m, still: Owner. John
Shields; occupants. several families: 9S
Newark avenue, brick dwelling: loss
none; cause, foul chimney. K
October 81, 4:47 p. M, still: Owner aud
occupant. G. Herb; 703 Newark avenue,
frame twelling; loss slight; Gauss. care
lessness OF workmen.
October 81, els q. M: Owner and
occupant, John Whitmore; 296 Fourth
| street (rear), frame woodshed; loss slight;
! cause, carelessness.
Total loss in October, 50. 929.
| Total insurance paid In October. 50. .529.
Total number OF alarms. twenty-seyen
(eD.
Total number of bell alarms, sixteen
| Q6).
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN II. BROWN,
Superintendent.
The report of the sick of the Depart
ment by the Superintendent was pre-
sented. received ard ordered flied.
TRIALS.
The Clerk announced that the Super
intendent had filed in his Office a charge
against Stephen Davis stoker of Eu gine
Company No. Mnd detailed to Engine
Company No. y OF being absent without
leave, and that copy of the charge. to-
gether with notice to appear this even
ing for trial, had been furnished the nc.
cused,
Stephen Davis on being called appeared
and pleaded guilty.
The Board then took a recess. Upon
reassembling all the members were pres
ent.
The President announced the decision
of the Board in tue case of Stephen r.
Davis. That he he fined two (2) days
pay Sustained by the votes OF all the
mem bers of rhe Soard.
The clerk announced that he had de-
posted with the City Treasurer the sun:
OF five hundred and sixtv-one dollars and
seventy-five cents ($J61. 75), net proceeds
rial and presented receipt therefor.
PreamDles and resolution by Commis-
sioner Henderson,
Whereas, The facilities for the extin-
guishnenJ of fires in the Greenvlie por-
ton of our city are entirely inadequate to
afford the proper protection to Tue lives
aud properties of our citizens residing
there: and
Whereas, In the opinion of this Board it
is necessary that a new engine company
should be organized and located in tnat
section; therefore be IL
Resolved, That the Honorable Board of
Finance be requested to make an appro-
priation of six Thousand dollars for the
use OF this Board for the purpose or or
ganizing said company, as follows:-
Salary. one engineer, $1,000; one stoker
$3.50; two drivers, $3.50 each, 81 700; one
permanent hosenian. $500; for three horses,
$500; rent, fuel ETC.. (estimated), $3.50; for
new harness, $780, Total, six Thousand
dollars. (S6,0J0).
The yeas and nays having been called
and taken they were adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas--All the members of the Board.
Resolutions by Commissioner Donnel-
ly,-
Resolved. That Thomas Cofrey. stoker
of Engine Company No. BIZ and he is
hereby promoted TO engineer of EnGne
Company No l2, Michael Lavender, per-
manent truckmAn of Hook and Ladder
Company No. 8 promoted stoker OF En-
gine Company No. Z, and James Dallery