The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-05
BOARD OF FIRE coMMIssl ONERs.
LoFF1oIAL pRocEEDINGs,l

LoFFIcIAL -PIoCEEDINGS.1
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department. HEAD
quarters Wednesday evening, March 20
1892.
the roll was called at twenty-five min
utes past eight O'Clock. A..
Present-All the members OF the
Board.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permlts
were presented, received u referred 10
the Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles:
Joseph Donohue, to move frame build
ing from New York avenue to ogden
avenue.
Albert DATE, to erect frame extension
to No. 81 Railroad avenue.
FL. c. Palmer, to erect frame building
to No. 262 Barrow street.
II. Y. Niblett, to square troof OF frame
building, No. 1888 Montgomery street.
N. Y, L. E. s. w. r. r. Co., to rebuild
frame sheds foot of Pavonia avenue.
@. r. Fitch, to erect q frame gate house
on north side of tracks at Grove street.
Charles Gerhard, to manufacture nre-
works at Newark and New YORK plank
road, west of West Side
George Langdon. to keep on storage
one barrel of t%urpentine at No. 102 Essex
street.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Resignation of James j. Baker as driver
of steamer, Engine Company No. IL, to
take effect May l, 1892. was presented, re-
ceived, ana on motion accepted.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows:
Mersheimer and Prlgge, agents, $l5.
Referred to the Committee on Depart
ment Buildings and Repairs.
David A. Platt. S12.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
The La France Fire Engine Company,
S35, 900, and IS, 900,
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
and Repairs.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported favorably upon the fol-
lowing applicatio rs for permits:
Z. r. Fitch, to erect frame gate house
at Grove street. north side OF tracks. N.
Y. l.. e. and W. r. r. Co., to erect frame
sheds foot of Pavonia avenue. IL. u.
Niblett to square roof of building 233
Montgomery street. III. G. Palmer, to
erect frame building 262 Barrow street.
Albert DATE, to erect frame extension to
building 81 Railroad avenue. Joseph
Donohue, to move frame building, New
York avenue, to Ogden avenue.
Charles Gerhard to manufacture fire.
works at Newark and New York Plank
Road, west of West Side avenue. and
George Langdon to keep on storage n
barrel of t%urpentine at 102 Essex street.
On motion report was received and
permits ordered issued.
The Committee on Apparatus and Re-
pairs presented the following report;
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Marcn 23, 1899.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners:
Sirs-Your Committee on Apparatus
aud Repairs respectfully report that the
two new second size steam fire engines,
and one extension ladder truck and fire
escape, for which contract was awarded
to the La France Fire Engine Company,
have been received, tested and found to
be in accordance with the specifications,
and would therefore recommend hat the
same be accepted by this Board.
VIM. F. KERN,
JAMES j. DONNELLY,
JAMES H. HENDERSON,
Committee.
On motion report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The reports Of the Superintendent, In
spector Of Horses and Superintendent OF
Telegraph for the two weeks ending
March % were presented, received and or
dered filed.
The following communication from the
Inspector of Horses was presented, re.
ceived and ordered filed.
HEADQUARTERS JERSEY CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Office of Inspector of Horses.
March rs, 1892.
To the Honorable Board of Fire Com
GENTLEMEN:-On the morning of the
18Th Inst. the horses of Engine Co. No. 5
were left in the freight depot of Wells,
Fargo g. Co. On Pavonia n
From some unknown cause the OIL
horse sustained a compound fracture of
the tibia.
had it destroyed Immediately after re-
porting the case to the Superintendent.
w. e. j.. SAUNDERS,
Inspector of Horses.
The report of the sick of the Depart
ment by the Superintendent was pre-
sented, received n ordered filed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolutions by President Kern:
Resolved, That pursuant to the provis-
ions of an act entitled can Act to regu-
late the pay of officers and employees of
paid fire departments in cities of the first
class in this State" approved March %.
1892, and under Section Q thereof
this Board do hereby take cognizance of
said act, and do order and direct that the
acceptance or rejection of seid act for
Jersey City be submitted to a vote of the
legal voters of such city Mt the next
charter election of April IL, 1892, and that
a CODY of this resolution be served upon
the City Clerk.
Resolved, that James ]. Baker be and is
hereby appointed, to take effect May l,
1892, hoseman-at-call of engine company
No. 9, in place of John I. Green, de.
ceased.
Resolved, that John Patterson, perma.
lent hoseman of engine company No. II,
be and is hereby promoted to the position
of driver Of steamer of engine company
No. II, in place of James j. Baker, re-
signed, said promotion to take effect May
/, 1892.
The yeas and nays having been called
and taken on each OF the foregoing resolu-
tions. they were adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-President Kern. Commissioners
Donnelly and Henderson.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Resolution by Committee on Salaries.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the permanent men en-
ployed in this department.; also the Com
missioners for salaries for the month OF
March, 1892. when due, as per list filed
herewith. amounting In the aggregate TO
seventy-four hundred and t~hirty-rwo dol
| lars and niuety-seven cents, 81, 432.97.
Adopted by the votes of all the mem
bers OF the Board.
BY Commissioner Henderson and adopt
ed:
Resolved, That when this Board ad
journs, 1t does so to meet on Wedn eSda,
evening. April G. 1892. at 8 o'clock,