The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-09
BOARD OP FIRE COMMISSIONERS.

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BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
ToFFIcIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department
Headquarters, Saturday evening, Febru-
airy 25, 1893.
Present-President Kern n Commits
sioner Donnelly.
observation-disclosures Henderson.
On motion, the reading of minutes of
February Is was dispensed with and they
were approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented. received and referred to
the Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles:
John C. Stuernagel to erect frame
building. "a Church street; Francis
DeMarko, to erect frame building 149
Golden street; Alexander Foote, to erect
building, Magnolia avenue near Summit
building. 125 Collard street; Robert
Wallace to erect frame building, 3S
Blocker street; DanielV.C C. Kapp to erect
two frame buildings, 81 Boyd avenue;
Patrick Rooney to erect four frame build
ings on Third street; John Sternad to
erect frame building, 1854 New York ave-
nue.: H. Townley to erect extension to
frame building, N Garrison avenue; ID.
A. Williams to erect two frame buildings
on Arlington avenue: Eliza Kelly to erect
frame building on Wilton street; Owen
Monohan to repair frame building, 80
Henderson street; Home Oil Company,
500 ~Communipaw avenue to keep kero-
sene oil for sale.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Superlntend-
emit and the Inspector of Horses were pre-
scented, received and ordered filed.
The report by the Superintendent OF the
Sick of the Department was presented,
received and referred TO the Board as a
Committee Of the Whole. who subsequent
ly reported, directing hat pay be deduct
ed from Matthew Bligh Stoker, for time
lost in consequence of sickness.
On motion, report was received and
adopted.
The monthly report of the SuperinJend-
ent was presented, received and ordered
spread upon the minutes.
January /, 11:52 A. M, still; owner and
occupant, Adolph Brehm. 81 Manhattan
avenue, frame building; loss slight;
cause, overheated stove.
January /, 5:19 p. NJ, Box 81; owner,
Mary O'Toole; occupant, A. Ward, 143
Hoboken venue frame dwelling; loss,
none; cause. foul chimney.
January l, s p. NJ, Box 40: owner, #.
Hagle: occupant, Frederick Bauer; 481
Nelson avenue. frame. dwelling; loss
slight; cause, carelessness.
January 2, 4:05 A. M, still; owner. d.
E. Cleary; occupant. G. Heigh & Sons:
Warren and Bay streets, brick cooperage;
loss slight: cause unknown.
January 8. 1874 P. NJ, Box SO; owner.
Wasler estate; occupants, w. G. Howson
and A. Commerce; SO Magnolia avenue,
frame dwelling: loss on building. $500;
on furniture, $3.50: insurance on building,
5000; or furniture, $4,000; insurance
paid on building, $500; on furniture,
$3.50; cause, carelessness.
January 8, 3:12 P. NJ, box 243; owner.
Hugh Dugan: occupants, H. Dugan and
Il. H. Siglve; 482 Grand street, frame
building; loss on building. $685.; on fur
niture, $3.50; insurance on building, 1880;
on furniture, none insurance paid IN
building, $685.; cause, unknown.
January 4. 11:02 A. NJ, box 1872; owner,
George Spratts; occupant, George Peters;
3 Rose avenue; frame dwelling and stable;
loss on building, 500; on furniture. $25;
insurance, none; cause, over heated
stove. e
January 4. 11:o7 P. NJ, box 70; owner.
George Spratts; occupant, George Peters;
8 Rose avenue; frame dwelling; cause,
January 4. 1877 P. NJ, box "a; false
alarm.
January A., 11:55 P. NJ, box 262: owner,
James j. Halligan: occupant, f.. Hack
man and others; $40 Grove street; brick
store and tenement; loss on stock, slight;
on building, $3.50; insurance on building,
$4,000; insurance paid, $3.50; cause, care
lessness.
January s. 1920 P. M. hox 80; owner
and occupant, N. Y. L. E. & w. r. r. Co.;
Provost, Elenth and Twelfth streets;
frame shops; loss, slight; cause. over
heated smokestack.
January 8, $50 P. M, still: owners and
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$50 Grand street, brick laundry; loss,
slight; cause, carelessness.
January s, 11:16 A. NJ, box 1S; owners
and occupants, Jewish congregation; 1877
First street, frame church: loss, slight;
cause. burst steampIpe.
anu 9, 1876 A. M. Box 81: owner,
James Mulligan; occupants, several fam
lilies: 2S9 Communipaw avenue, frame
dwelling; loss on building, $50; insurance
on building, $1,000: insurance paid on
building, $50; cause. thawing pipes.
January 8, 2:10 P. NJ, still; owner,
Patrick Buckley; occupants, several
families; 1872 Morris street; frame tene-
January 10, 1890 A. NJ, still; owner,
unknown; occupants, j.. Merritt and
Others; 216 Grove street; brick store and
dwelling; loss. slight; cause, thawing
pipes.
1uOuiHS Dlhui0t, OCCupduhS, 81. o.. Alu-
kead and others; 6S1 Montgomery street;
brick store and dwelling; loss on stock,
S142; on building, slight; insurance on
stock. 5000; insurance paid. $142; cause,
unknown.
january II, $40 A. M, still; owner
and occupant, Mary McCorinick; 225 St.
PauI's avenues frame dwelling: loss.
slight: cause. thawing pipes.
January II, $50 A. M, still; owner and
occupant, w. A. Gahagan; Ocean and
Chapel avenues. frame shop: loss, slight;
cause, overheaded stopepipe.
January IL, 1888 a. M, box "a; owner.