The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-03
BOARD OF FIRE CGMM1ssIoNEns

Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters Wednesday evening, October
10, 1892.
The roll was called at 8:15 o'clock.
Present-Al the members of the Board.
! On motion. the reading of minutes Oc-
rober 5 was dispensed with and they
were approved as ~engrossed on minute
book.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented. received aud referred TO
he...Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles:
Martin DAILY to erect frame building,
$40 and 381 Fourth street; l.. H. Broome
To erect frame addition to building 1877
Newark avenue; Hugh Cranshaw to erect
extension to building 155 First street;
American Sugar Refining Company to
erect frame extension TO building 1873
Washington street; Thomas Ready to
erect frame building on Warren street;
Frank Donnell, 159 Morgan street: John
Polski, al Morris, street; j. Frykberg, "a
Jordan avenue; Charles Bereno. 300 New
arg avenue; Susan Reilly, 1917 Morgan
street; Patrick Connolly, 1854 Newark
avenue; Mary Reilly. BOB Railroad ave-
nue.. and Jesse S.. Mathes, 235 Van Horn
street. for permits to keep Kerosene oil for
sale.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Corporation Counsel:
Received n ordered filed.
JERSEY CITY, N. j.,
October IL. 1892.
Board Of Fire Commissioners:
SIRs-Tne Supreme Court has affirmed
the action of your Board in di>Inlssing
Thomas Larkins from the Department
for cause. Judgment has been entered
in favor of the city with costs.
Yours respectfully,
w. D. EDWARDS.
C. G..
From the Passaic Zinc Company re-
questing permission to place a fire alarm
station at their works on Communipaw
avenue, near Morris Canal, expense of
same to be borne by the company.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Telegraph and Fuel with power.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows:
j. H. Bonuell & Co., $40 so; the United
Gas Improvement Co, S29 25, $3.50 and
$36 15; James Coyle, So.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
The j. c. Herald, So, S.. so and So so; N.
J. Car Spring & Rubber Co., $1,S00.
Referred to Committee on Supplies,
REPORTS OF STANDING Committees.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustfbles reported favorably upon the fol-
lowing applications for permits:
American Sugar Refining Co.. to erect
frame extension to building 1888 Wash
ington street; Hugh Cranshaw, to erect
extension to building 1855 First street; l..
H. Broome, to erect frame addition to
building 1877 Newark avenues; Martin
DAILY, TO erect frame building $40 and 381
Fourth street.
Frank Donnell. John Polski, J. Fryk-
berg, Charles Belene, Susan Reilley,
Patrick Connolly, Mary Kelley and Jesse
S. Mathes TO Keep kerosene oil for sale.
On motion report was received and per-
mtts ordered Issued.
The Committee IN Supplies presented
the following report:
Board of Fire Commissioners:
DEAR SIRs:-Your Committee on Sup
plies would respectfully report that the
1900 feet white diamond hose for which
CONTRACT was awarded t the New jersey
been received, tested and found to be In
accordance with the specifications, and
would therefore recommend that the
same be accepted by the Board.
JAS. J. DoNNELLY.
VIM. T. KERN,
JAS. H, HENDERSON.
Committee.
On motion report was received and re-
communication adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Superintend-
ent, Inspector of Horses and Superintend-
ent Of Telegraph were presented, received
and ordered filed.
Communication from the Inspector of
Horses:
HEADQUARTERS ]. C. FIRE Dept.
OFFICEqoF INSPECTOR OF HORSES.
October 10, 1892.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners,
DEAR SIRS--The bay horse known as
"Geigern died on the 9th inst. from par
aiysis.
Respectfully,
w. E. J.. SAUNDERS,
Inspector of Horses.
Received and ordered speed in full
upon the minutes.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The following proposals for supplying
the Department with 5000 feet fire hose
and four new hose wagons were pre-
senTed:
Fire Hose-Revere Rubber Co., Ameri-
can jacket hose. so cents per foot,
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co.,
A ply Bay State jacket circular woven
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