The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-13
TAE JERSEY CITY NEWS, TUESDAY, JUNE -, 1888.

Total insurance in March, s4S, 200.
Total insurance paid in March, S12,9 1907.
Total number of alarms. thirty (3o).
Total plumber of bell alarms. hfteen
(15).
Respectfully su unlimited,
JOHN H. BROWN.
Superin endsnt.
The report by tbs Superintendent OF
the sick of the departr: en5 was presented Z,
received and ordered filed.
Communication from the Superintend-
ant:
Jersey City, May 81, 1898.
To the Board Of Fire Co In mlssioners;
GenJlemen:-
would respectfully call the atten-
ton of your Board to the condition Of
the houses occupied by this Department..
With hardly an exception the roofs or
same are in such a leaky condition that
the ceilings have fallen. or in Inn
Mediate danger of SO doing. In rainy
weather our houses are drenched ana
the feed stored spoiled and.rendered I'M
fit for use. All the racks III the several
stalls are worn out aud the plumbing
work underneath is being rnined BY the
weight of the horses standing thereon.
A5 the house of Engi ne Company NO. .
the floor and floor bea ms nave rotted
away aud IL in q very dangerous condl-
UlQQ. IL UGLuG dangerous 81
paratus and horses over 10. All Inc mouse
OF Engine Company No. l, although COM
paritively a new one, the cellar IS most
of The time full of water. rendering the
heater attached to engine useless.
The condition of she house OF Eugl ne
Company No. 5. l pesd not CONNIE nj
on. as the same has been condemned for
some time. l am aware that your Board
have no appropriation for such purposes,
and that the attention 20 the same and
the power TO do 80 is lodged In the Street
and Water Board, who, as l understand,
received no appropriation, stlll some
radical measure needs to BIZ adopted, or
our quarters will soon become unJenant
able.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN II. BROWN,
Superintendent.
Received and ordered spread upon the
minute aud a copy forwarded to His
ance.
The Clerk notified the Board that
charges had been In his ofhce by the Su-
perintendeut against Engineer Thomas
O'Neil. Driver joseph E. Marley, Per
maneut Truckman John y. Kyan auo
Permanent Truckman George Meyers.
The clerk was directed TO notify the &C
cused to be present al tue next mseting
for trial.
The Board then tool a recess.
Upon r~eassemoling. all the members
were pr esent-President Dannsliy, Com
miSsioners Kern and Brenaan.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Clerk announced 6ha5 ne had de-
positsd with the City Treasurer the SUN
of three hundred aud Ghtrty-gwo dollar $
and fifty cents proceeds OF sale OF horses
at auction April 80. 1898, and presented
receipt herefor.
Tns President announced the Following
standing Committees:
On apparatus and repairs:
Commissioners Kern, and
DouneAy.
On horses aud harness:
Commissioners Brennan, Donnelly and
Kern.
Commissioners Donnelly. Kern and
Brsnnau.
On feed:
Commissioners Donnelly. Kern and
Brennan.
On telegraph and fuel:
Commissioners Brennan, Donneily n
Kern.
On department buildings aud repairs:
Commissioners Kern, Brennan and
Donnelly.
On salaries:
Commissioners Donnelly Kern and
Brennan.
Ou pIiUbluS dhAt 0OUblOnChI &
Commissioners Kern. Henderson and
Donneiiy.
On Buildings and Combusttbles: Com
missioners Brennan, Doanelly and Kern.
On Applications and Appointments
Commissioners Brennan, ksrn aud D,n
nelly.
Resolutions by Committcs on Salaries:
Resolved, That warrants bs drawn in
favor of the ~permanens meu employed in
this department; also the Com missionefs
for salaries for the mon5h Of May. 1898,
when due. as per list hled herewith,
amounting in the aggregate to eighty
seven huuGred and ninaty seven dollars
and ftty-six cents (ss, 797 .56.)
Resolved, That Warrants be ordered
drawn In favor Of Agnes Farrier n
Louisa Oman for the sum of tnirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents each, for pansion
wnen due. for the three months ending
May 81. 1893.
Tue yeas and nays having been
taken on each ofsthe foregoing resolu-
lions, they We're adopted by the follow
lug vote:
Yeas : President Donnelly. Commits
sioners Kern aud
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Ga motion of President Donnelly
Commissioned Kern In the chafr) the
Board proceeded to ballot for permanent
hoseman for Engine Co. No. 6, 10 fill
vacancy caused by resignation OF VIM.
Laney.
President Donnelly nominated Michael
Noonan,
No other nomination was made.
On the fret ballot, the clerk acting as
teller, Michael Noonan received three
votes and was declared appointed, to date
June 5. 1898.
President Donnelly resumed his station.
Motion by Commissioners ksrn and
adopted:
That when this Board adjourns, 1t does
so to Wednesday evening. June Ia, 1898,
al eight O'clock.
AUDITING OF CLAIMS.
Claims OF Charles EsterBruok. $40. ~;
Charles Boltwood. S3S. so; g. Stecs
& Son. So03.75; Beinkman &
Hauck. $es.3O. S66.T5 and $3.50;
1928. SIS aud $55: john Dempster. $500
and $500; James Coyle, S33, M. Rochford.
$3.50; Hugh F.sMcLaughhn, Se6;I lngle-
sou. $40; P. J. Fallon. S27.6S. SAL IL. S49.24,
$14.26, Sl6.S1. S30.01. $30.39 c. $3U.S5, Sl74l.
S35. 3S, $32 81, S27. S3; S23s47. S3t.S2. S23 u;
$3l. 66, $24.3 s So. 904. SIC. "a. 49,. SO, S22.75,
81 Is, $2S. 03, $3.50 s S34 IS. 1921. 5000,
$34. "a. So .65, $500, ana $34.47, having
peeu audited and reported correct, We're
ordered paid by the following vote:
Yeas-President Donne1ly, Commls-
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Nays-None.
Absent None.
On motion t he Board adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBRooK,