The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-13
board OF FIRa COMMISSIONERS.
IoFFIcIAL


Regular meeting of the Board OF Fire
Commissioners held at Department
Headquarters on Wednesday evening.
July 70. 1891.
The roll was called at $50 o'clock.
Present-All the members Of the
Board.
On motion the reading Of minutes July
Sth aud 18th was dispensed with, and
they were approved as engrossed on min
ute book.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following application for permits
were presented, received and referred to
the Committee on Buildings aud ComDus-
Andrew Nolan to raise frame building
42O Grand street. and James B Niblett
to raise roof OF building No. 2S5 Third
street.
Application OF Philip Seaman for three
days leave Of absence without pay on
August IS, 10 and IL was presented, re-
ceivsd aud referred to the Board as a
committee OF the whole.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed OF as follows:-
o. Il. Perry, $40; Wood & Menagh, S9-
90.
Referred to COMMITTEES on Telegraph
and Fuel.
Boyd Directory Co.. s.; the Jersey City
News, so and $3.50.
Referred 20 Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
Thee. Smith & Bro, sl67.s 81.
Referred 10 COMMITTEES on Apparatus
. Charles Boltwood, Ss4 Is; S. f. Hay
ward & Co., s31.60; Wood & Menagh, 2-
II.
Referred to Committee and Supplies.
H. p. Wittpen, SlS.Ss. s221S. S25 81, Sl6-
A and S29.26.
Referred TO Committee on Feed.
A. II. MeGuckIn, $3.50, SlS60 and 81
4s.
Referred to Comm ittee on Department
Buildings aud Repairs.
J. Daily. $51.S7: Healy & Moran, S42. SO.
Referred TO Committee on Horses aud
Harness.
REPoRTs OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The COMMITTEES Oh Buildings and Com
bustible5 reported fayorably upon the APP
p~licatious Of Andrew Nolan TO raise build
ing 420 Grand street; Emil Guhl TO erect
frame building PAT Thirteenth street. and
Warren g. Mahoney 10 erect a frame
building. 20l Morgan street.
On motion report was received and
permits ordered issued.
OFFICERS REPORTS " COMMUNICATIONS.
Inc reports OF the Superintendent Mt, In
speetor of Horses and Superintendent Of
Telegraph, for the three wesks ending
July 20. were presented, received and or
dered Med
The monthly report by the Superinten-
dent OF the sick of the Department was
presented. received and referred to the
Board S a committee of the whole.
The Board then took a recess. Upon
reassembling all the members were pre-
sent.
TRIALS.
On motion OF Commis sioner Donnelly
the trial of Thomas Coyle was post
poned.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The committee OF the whole reported.
recommending that three days leave of
absence, without pay, be granted to
Philip Seaman on August 10. 10 and II,
aud that pay be deducted from Thomas
Coyle of Engine Company No. 4. for time
lost in consequence OF sickness, aud pay
be allowed Mahlon Speicher for time
lost.
On motion the report was received and
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS BY COMMITTEE On SALARIES.
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn in
favor Of John d.. Brown for two hundred
and fifty dollars, Tor salary as Superin-
tendent of The Department for The month
of July, 1891. when due.
Resolved, That warrants be drawn in
favor of the permanent men employed in
the Department, also the Commissioners
for salaries for The month OF July, 1891,
when due, as per list filed herewith,
amounting i'll the aggregate TO sizty-four
hundred aud twenty-seyen dollars and
four cents.
The yeas and navs having been taken
on each of the foregoing resolutions,
they were adopted by the following
vote
Yeas-AIl the members OF the Board
On motion the Board then adjourned.
CHARLES EsTERBRooK.
Clerk.