The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-14
BOARD OF FIRE coMMIsSIoNERs.

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Regular meeting OF the Board Of Fire
Commissioner held at Department Head
quarters Wednesday afternoon. Decem-
Der 81, 1890.
The roll was called at 2 O'Clock.
None of the Commissioners being pres
mt. the clerk declared the Board adj
journed. CHARLES Es~TERBRooK,
Clerk.
Regular meeting Of the Board Of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters Wednesday afternoon. January
Z, 1891.
The roll was called at 2.30 O'Clock.
Present-Commissioner Henderson.
Administrations Conway and Com
missioner Brown.
A quorum o being present the clerk
declared the Board adjourned
CHARLES ~EsTERBRooK,
Clerk
Special meeting of the Board OF Fire
Commissioners, held at Department
Headquarters Thursday, January s, 1891.
The roll was called at 1910 o. m.
Present-All the members of the Boaid.
Chas. Esterbrook, Esq. Clerk Board of
Fire Commissioners
DEAR SIR:-You will please call a spec
ial meeting Of the Board Of Fire Commits
sioners for Thursday, January s at IL
oC.osh noohi III eHo eAouTaCtloh VI BSh-
Yours respectfully,
JonN CONWAY.
President.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented, received aud referred
to the committee on BUILDINGS and
Combustibles:-
Warren a. Mahoney to alter and repair
frame building No. 1917 Morgan street. w.
j. MONTGOMERY to erect frame buildings
at No. 1877 Essex street.
For permits TO sell Kerosene DILL
A w. & j. w. Southland, 141 Ocean ave-
uue, A. II. BridzwedeI, Mountain road
ear First street. Arsenius Gentila. 81
Colgate street. August Boyer. 81 Paterson
Plankroad, Luther Il. Perry, lis st. Paul's
venue
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
designations of james Harris and
CINE Company No. 6 were presented and
on motion accepted TO date January l,
1891.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows:-
OF Evening journal Association, $40. 80.
Referred to Committee IN Printing and
Stationery.
OF N. A. Won Thun. SEQ IS, s34.37, s31.70
and S26.1l, Hugh Dugan, SOIL. $5i.47.
$685. s and s29.17, Henry p. Wittpen, s27.S7
and $2s. Is.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
OF ID. A Platt, S20.25. $l37.4T and S16S.-
Is; john Dempster. $500 and $500.
Referred TO Committee on Horses and
Harness.
or Frederick Book, $50: Michael Kelly,
SAB aud $13. %; John Donohue & Son,
sl52.92 aud 1858 I; Michael Casey, SA.1 10
and $47.9
Buildings and Repairs.
OF Theodore Smith g. Brother, $497. IL,
SD. 20. Sl07. 20 and S34 IS; James j.. Duane,
Sll22 20; e. Steck 81 Son, S9L.10. $500 aud
s87.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
and Repairs.
Or +. Hespe, S254. 10 and Charles Bolt
wood, S8.43.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
OF 0. ii. Perry. sos; Luke Kiiduff, $50;
John f. Bahr & Co., S570.26; Shrope &
Hazard. $S4.
Referred to Committee on telegraph
and Fuel.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported favorably upon the
following applications for permits:-
Warren q Mahoney, TO alter and repair
frame buildings No. 1871 Morgan street;
W. j: Montgomery, to erect frame build
/ lubS M. 100 ESSEX SLfecL.
For permits 10 sell kerosene oil:-
A, W. & j. w. Southland, No. I4l Ocean
avenue: A. H. Bridzwedel. Mountain
road. near First street; Arsenius Gentila,
No. 81 Colgate street; August Boyer, No.
81 Paterson Plank road; Luther b. Perry,
No. 1l5 St. Paul's avenue.
OFFICERS REPORTS n COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Ed
gineer, Superintendent of Telegraph aud
Inspector Of Horses, together with the
monthly report Of the Superintendent of
Telegraph, were presented, received and
ordered filed.
The monthly report of the Chief En-
gineer WAS presented. received and or
dered spread In full upon the minutes.
REPORT OF FIRES, ALARMS. ETC.
For the month ending December 81,
1880.
December l, 1907 p. M, box 81, owner
II. NJ. Roberts, occupant, Frederick
Reach, foot Duncan avenue, frame
dwelling aud sheds. loss on building,
8 1850, on furniture 500, insurance on
building 81, 800. on furniture 500; cause
unknown.
December 2, 2.25 D. m, still, owner and
occupant, Joseph Wildwood, 1876 and 337
Newark avenue, frame building, loss
slight; cause from boiler.
December 8. 6.51 p. M, box Al. owner
and occupant. Jacob Foller, 43 Montrose
avenue. frame building, loss slight;
cause lamp explosion.
December 4, 10. IS a. m, box 262. owner,
Owen Brady, occupant, Mrs. Gould aud
others, 595 Grove street, brick tenement,
loss none; cause boiling over pan of fat.
December 5, 1l.30 a. m, still, owner, |.
| Vanderbeck, occupant. f.. l.. Mer-
sereau. All Bergen avenue, frame dwell
ing, loss none; cause upsetting of stove.
December Z. 1850 a. M, box 30, owner,
l.. Comm, occupant, A. w. kikeman,
405L Grand street, brick building, loss on
Stock $25, on building S44, insurance on
stock S25. on building S44; cause from oil
, December S. $40 a. m, box ia. owner
nd occupant, James Heating, 453 Hen
aderson street (rear), frame stable, loss on
stock $3.50, on building S3s2. insurance Oh
stock none, on building 1922; cause I'M
known.
December s, LAO a. M, owner. N. Moore
estate, occupants several families. 454
Henderson street (rearl frame dwelling,
loss on building $50. insurance on build
ing $2S5; causa extension OF above ire.
December IL, IL 20 a. m, box "a, owners
a nd occupants, DeLwiller & Street, West
S ide avenue. frame building, loss on
building, $50, insurance on building $50;
cause careleSsness.
December II. TO- 10 p. M. box Is, owners
and occupant James Hunt, 10 Wayne
ST rect. brick dwelling, loss slight, cause