The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-02

William j.. Moran to erect frame
building No. 147 Montgomery street;
| Guiseppi Sardelli, No. ACC Fourth street,
| and Oakley Moore. No. 675 Montgomery
| street, to keep kerosene oil for sale.
On motion report was received n
| permits ordered issued.
OFFICERS REPO2TS N COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports Of the Superlnten-
dent. Superintendent Of Telegraph n
| Inspector of Horses. were presented, re-
| ceived and ordered filed.
The report of the sick of the Depart
| ment by the Superintendent was pre-
| sented, received and referred to the
Board as a Committee of the Whole. who
subsequently reported directing that pay
be deducted from George Murdoch, driv-
| er of Engine 4; George Meyers, permanent
truckman of Hook and Ladder Co. No. =
and William Talbot, tillerman Hook and
Ladder Co.. No. 2, fort ime lost in conse-
quence of sickness.
On motion report was received and
adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolution py President Kern: i.
Resolved, That the COMMITTEE on Horses
and Harness be and they are hereby au-
thoriZed to purchase one horse for use IN
this department at a cost not to exceed
three hundred dollars.
Adopted by he votes of all the men,
bers of the Board.
Preamble and resolution by Commits
stone Donnelly:
Whereas, The appropriation of fifteen
| hundred dollars made to this Board for
the purpose of repairing Engines a, 8 II
9 has proved insufficient for the proper
| performance of said purpose, and
Whereas. The repairs to said engines
were necessary for the protection OF the
| property of the taxpayers and for the
| maintenance of the Fire Department of
| this city, Therefore
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
| be and are hereby requested to make an
| additional appropriation of six hundred
dollars for use of the Board for the pur-
| pose aforesaid.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Kern, Commissioners
Donnolly ana Henderson.
| Nays-None.
Absent-NOne
RESOLUTIONS BY COMMITTEE ON SALARIES.
Resolved. That warr'nts be drawn
when due, to the order of Agnes Farrier,
widow of Chief Engineer Farrier. and
Louisa Oman, widow of Stoker Daniel
Oman, for the sum Of one hundred and
| ffty-two dollars and fifty cents each for
pension from January "a, 1891, to Febru-
arv l. 1892.
Resolved, That warrants be drawn in
| favor of the permanent men employed in
| this department. also the Commissioners,
for salaries for the month of January,
I 1879, With uu0, dS pei lI6U llACu 0I6WlO
amounting in the aggregate to seventy
four hundred and one dollars and thirty
two cents (S7, 401 .32).
The yeas n nays having heen called
| and taken on each of the above resolu-
tions, they were adopted by the following
vote;-
Yeas-President Kern, Commissioners
| Donnelly and Henderson.
Nays-None.
Absent-Nope.
The annual report of the Board was
presented, read, and on motion ordered
spread in full upon the minutes. and a
copy ordered forwarded to the Honorable
the Board of Aldermen.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF FIRE
COMMISSIONERS,
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. 80, 1891.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-In compliance with the
provisions of the Charter we have the
conditions and operations of this depart
ment for the year ending December 81.
1891, together with the I'M reports
made to our Board by the Superintend-
emit, the Superintendent of Telegraph,
the Inspector of Horses and the Clerk of
the Board.
During the past year the general con-
duct, discipline and efficiency of the De-
partment have been entirely satisfactory.
The details of personnel and apparatus
will be found in the report OF the Super
intendent, to which you are respectfully
referred for in regard to
those subjects.
For many years past we have recon-
meDded the abolition of the system OF
maintaining men at call, and have urged
the wisdom and advantage of establish
ing an exclusively paid department.
While the correctness of our views in
regard to this matter can scarcely be dis
puted. we have been unable to have them
carried into effect. AS a step, however,
in the right direction, we call you atten'
tion to the excellent suggestion of oul
Superintendent that each company shall
have u permanent Captain or Foreman.
This would not only strengthen the
force numerically, but would go far to-
wards securing u more perfect harmon
and efficiency of action.
The general condition of the houses oc-
cupied by Engines l, 3, z. IL and IL ano
Truck Companies /, 2, 4 n 5 is fairly
good, but considerable repairs are needed
TO stalls and inside work.
The houses of Engine Companies Nos,
4, 5, g., s., 8 and 10, Truck Company No. 8.
Horse Hospital and Battery room need
general repairs. which are now being
made under the direction of the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners.
New quarters should be provided fol
Engine No. 5, as its house is altogether
inadequate.
AS nothing has been done to remedy
this evil we beg leave to again renew our
former recommendation.
There are in service ten steam fire en-
gines, ten one horse hose tenders, two
two horse double tank chemical engines
five hook and ladder trucks, five officers
wagons, one supply wagon and one tele
graph supply wagon.
We have in course of construction, tive
steam fire engines and one aerial truck
and when these are completed we shall
have in reserve two third size engines.
The hose tenders are old fashioned ant
not up to the requirements of the service
they should be replaced by ones of tn
latest modern design.
The engines are generally speaking il
good condition, but some improvement
mentioned by the Superintendent in Hi
report should be made and would prov
nf material benefit. During tho year 3S