The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-06
Respectfully,
y. y. BECHTOLDT,
Acting Superintendent.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.

ANeAa 0aPS
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
DISPOSED of as follows
John J. O'Hara, sl69; the Jersey City
News, SIS.
Stationery.
The Unitei Gas Improvement Com
pany sA.35. $4I40. s54.
Referred TO COMMITTEES on Telegraph
and Fuel.
Charles Boltwood seo5.9 81, Eureka Fire
Hose Company 50.
Referred 10 COMMITTEES on Supplies.
Healy aud Moran S13 II.
Referred TO COMMITTEE on Horses and
Harness.
Theo Smith s. Brother s23. 60.
Referred to COMMITTEES on Apparatus
and Repairs.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings anu Com
bustibles reported favorably upon the fol-
lowing applications for permiss:-
james German 70 erect frame building
213 Warren street.
Peter Hoffman to move frame building
from 5. W. corner Greene and First street
10 1917 and 129 Morgan street.
Roman SzIskie to repair frame building
800 Warren street.
James Hunt co alter frame building
o Mercer street (reagl.
George II. Jones to erect frame building
$50 Jersey avenue.
To sell kerosene oil.
Home Oil Company, No. $40 Communi-
paw avenue. anu George knoefier. No.
Alb Central avenue.
On motion report was received and per-
m its ordered issued.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The reports OF the Assistant Engineer
lin CHARGE. Inspector of Horses and Su-
perintendent of Telegraph. for the two
weeks ending this date, were presented,
received and ordered filed.
The report of the sick OF the depart
ment by the Assistant Engineer Tin
charge) was presented, received aud re-
ferred 10 the Board as a Committee of
the Whole, who subsequently reported,
directing that pay be deducted for time
lost from James Dallery, Thomas Keogh,
William Talbot and George Dingler, ana
that pay be allowed John Mcdonald and
Michael Whalen for time lost, they hav-
ing been injured in the discharge OF duty.
On motion the report was received and
adopted.
The following communication was pre-
scented, received and referred to the
Board as a Committee of the Whole.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, j. c.,
February p, 1871.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners
G~ENTLEMEN-I again respectfully cap
your attention TO the continued careless
ness and negligence OF the New YORK and
New Jersey Telephone Company in the
matter of repairs to our telephone system.
1t is now one month since the storm cut
US off from all communication between
Headquarters aud the several companies
comprising the department, and to the
| present day no sort of communication has
been established US and Engine
Companies s. 9, II. and Truck Sand 4. and
Horse HOSPITAL. Communication not at
all reliable has been established between
us and Engine l, 2, 8, 4. 5, 6, Z, and 10, aud
Trucks L. 2 and 3. For tine trouble caused
TO our fire alarm system l respectfully re-
fer you to he report OF the Superinten-
lent Of Telegraph. from which you will
learn that the apparatus comprising his
dep artment has been continually inter-
fer ed with, alarms of fire cut out, APP
pa ratus broken, etc. All the redress OBJ
tained from said company Is in promises
which are not kept. Private wires and
Instruments are placed IN circuit without
delay, but the public service has been
very sadly neglected.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN I. DENME AID,
Assistant Engineer Tin charge(.
TRIALS
The clerk that charges had
been filed in his Office by the Assistant
Engineer In charge against Patrick Fes
han, ho-seman-at-call, and that copy OF
the charges, together with a notice to ap-
pear this afternoon for trial had been
furnished the accused.
On motion of Commissioners Henderson
the trial was postponed until the next
meeting of the Board.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolutions by commissioner Brown
Resolved, That William Smith, stoker
of Engine Company No. 5, be aud he is
hereby transferred to the same position
In Engine Company NJ. 3.
Resolved, That Leslie A.. Townsend.
driver of tender of Engine Co. No.5, be n
he is hereby promoted to the position of
Stoker of same company Subject to pass
ing examination by Examining Eugi-
neer(.
The yeas and nays having been called
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
buttons they were adopted by the follow
ing vote:-
Yeas-All the members Of the Board.
Preambles and resolutions by the Board
as a Committee OF the Wnole:-
Whereas, The building on Erie street
used BY this department rs a coal depot
having by reason of its unsafe and dilapi-
dated condition become Of no further use
10 this department.; therefore be it
Resolved, That the said Building. in ac-
| cordance with the city charter, be aud is
hereby transferred TO the custody aud
sontroi of the Board Of Street and Water
! Commissioners; and
Resolved, That the Clerk OF this Board