The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-08
TIE FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
They Are Warned that a Chicago Fire Is
Coming This Way.

The Board of Fire Commissioners held
a busy meeting last night. An applica-
tion was received from the Hazard
Powder Company for to store 500 cases Of
cartridges on Eleventh street, 125 feet
west of Grove street. Ii was refused.
The Telephone Company offered to fix
the fire circuits with No. 8 iron wire
ut no expense to The city, but if
No. 10 covered copper wire was preferred
it, will cost the city s.. $50. Superintend-
ent OF Telegraph SSpeicher reported 2S
crossed wires fixed during the month of
April. All of the crosses were made by
the telephone wires. Surgeon Saunders
reported eight horses doctored during the
past two weeks. three of which are still
sick. A curious letter was received
from Henry Lewis, OF No. 81 Cambridge
avenue, who informed the Board that
the city would soon have a Chicago fire
because there was a boiler in Bertlg's
in stead of having brick support,
lies on wooden platform,
and is surrounded by wood on all sides.
Lewis advised the Commissioners to make
a personal visit to the place, and when
they see the engineer to ask him where
he learnt his trade. II he knows how
many lives laws in his hands and how
many buildings he can burn" The letter
was ordered received and filed.
CHEF CONWAY MAKES REPORT.
Chief Conway reported twenty-five
fires for the past two weeks, One appli-
cation for a position as driver was received
from Reuben L Bailey and referred
Charles e she Erts, iep'0pda's driver OF En-
gine No s, and Henry Green,
of the same company were before the
Board charged with neglect of duty.
Last week while on tour of inspection
Superintendent Brown and Chief Conway
did not fad any one on duty on the
lower floor of Engine House No. s, and
Ertle and Green were discovered upstairs.
Green on the floor with q pillow under
his head and Ertle smoking. Ertle
said there was a telephone connection
upstairs and Green proved there was
nothing in the rules to prohibit lying on
the floor. The charges were dismissed
HE REFUSED TO SWEEP THE FLOOR
Edward Maypottle, stoker, of Engine
No. Z. left the engine house at
eight O'Clock Sunday morning and failed
to return, reporting sick. He was ordered
to present doctors certificate to Assist
ant Chief Denmead, but failed to do so,
and charges were preferred against him.
He failed to appear for trial last night,
and was dismissed from the department.
Driver Talbot of Engine COMPANY No.
/, was before the Board for refusing TO
sweep the floor on Sunday, May 3, when
SO ordered by Eugineer Donohue. Tai
bot was very tiresome In refuting
the charges and as dramatic as an old
time tragedian. He said Donohue called
him a sneak, and after he reported him
said. "Now have got you"
The Commissioners were fatigued with
Talbot's long harrangue, aud dismissed
the charges because OF their trifiiDg ma
ture. During his side of the case, Dono-
hue said he thought there were different
rules for each engine house.
This opened the Commissioners eyes
and a new set of rules will be prepared
and enforced. Michael Lairn was ap-
pointed driver of Hook and Ladder
Co. No. 3, and Thomas Coffey was ap-