The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-20

the Chief Engineer. Henry E. Farrier,
and Daniel Oman, stoker of tao Fire De-
partment, were botn killed in the per-
formauce OF their duty AS firemen. AT
that time everyone within our city were
grieved ut the calamity and would have
done anything to assuage the grief of
their stricken families, aud yet strange
to say, that although there are two laws
upon the s'aute books, one approved
March %. 1885, and the other upon May 9,
1889. which will empower the Fire Com
missioners TO allow a pension of $3.50 per
year to the widows of firemen or to the
minor children of firemen killed in the
performance of their duty, uD TO the pres
ent time the law has been allowed to re-
main in allegiance, while all that was
necessary was the passage OF resolu-
ton by the Fire Commissioners by Il
two-third vote allowing the pension.
Mr.. President, my object in calling
the attention of the Board to this matter
now, is that the Board of Finance may
set aside out of it's contingent fund a
fund sum sufficient to enable the Fire
Commissioners to make provision for the
payment of the pension to the widows of
the late Chief Engineer and of Stoker
dent, that the Fire Commissioners shall
first pass resolution allowing the PEN
sious, if they see fit.
Even now, there is not an individual
in the city that would not wish the PEN
sion could be made more. The city, or
the individual is worth but little who
would hesitate for an Instant to make
provision for the dependents of firemen
or policemen who risk their lives, aye.
who give up their lives in order tnat
Others may live; speaking for myself, Mr..
President, | would wish that the Fire
Commissioners were permitted by the
law to make the pensions in these cases.
or in any occurring hereafter like them,
$500 per annum instead OF $3.50.
Upon the receipt OF a proper resolu-
tion from the Fire Commissioners relative
to this matter l will ask this Board to
make provision for the payment
of these pensions up to Novem-
Der 30, 1892. and that yearly
thereafter there shall be placed in the tax
levy and included in the aggregate
amount of the annual appropriation for
the Fire Department reasonable allow
ance for pensions while the widows OF
Henry E. Farrier and Daniel Dinan live
and remain unmarried, and to the minor
children il they marry or die, until such
minor children shall attain their major
ity, the pensions to be paid at the same
time as the t1remen are now or may here
after be paid.
"a record of the age or ages of any
minor children should be made. All of
the details will, no doubt, be properly at.
tended to. I hope. in conclusion. Mr..
President, that the Fire Department will
take prompt action in the matter, and
that the Corporation Counsel will cheer
fully give them all the legal aid that may
be necessary"
Mr.. Kenny's suggestions were adopted.
and $500 set aside for this commendable
purpose.
ENGINEERING BUREAU STATISTICS.
No action was taken to provide for
the payment of the salaries of the clerks
employed in the Engineering
Bureau cf the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. The
appropriations of this bureau are ex.
hausted and as no Improvements are be-
ing made. as no money is coming
into the salary fund, the Finance
Commissioners will not meet
again this month and as a result the en-
ployees of the Engineering Bureau, like
the States department. clerks, will have
to do without their salaries for last
month and probably for the present
month.
The February interest was provided for
by the ordering of warrant in favor OF
County Collector Dugan for SIS, ,000