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BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.


Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners. held at Department head
quarters, Wednesday evening, October 4,
1898.
The roll was called at sos o'clock.
Present-Presldent Donnelly, Commits
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Absent-None.
On motion the reading of minutes of
meeting September 81, 1893, was dis
pensed with and they were approved as en-
crossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were pre-
sented. received and referred to the Board
as a committee of the whole.
From the Board of Finance:
Office of the Board OF Finance,
JERSEY CITY, Sept. 20, 1898.
Hon. Board of Fire Commissioners:
Dear Sirs, The following resolution was
adopted by the Board Of Finance of Jersey
City, September 25, 1893, and was approved
by the Mayor September 80. 1898.
Yours respectfully,
MARTIN FINcK,
Clerk.
Resolved. That the Hon. Board of Fire
Commissioners be and are hereby requested
to furnish this Board with a list of claims in
Cured by said Board of Fire Commissioners
and which remain unpaid prior to the begin
ming of the fiscal year 1892 and '93.
From z. Dimond, agent of Phoenix Assur-
ance Co. of London, requesting Board to
grant him a fire badge.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows:
P. J. Fallou, $s3252, S44.sO, 500. %,
$50. GA, $31.34 $50. 80. $31.37 $21. so,
SS1. 80, $26. so, $685. 80, $50. SO. $12.8
Sits. $31. 90, 1854 $24. SO. $26. 55,
$34.s7, $27. so, $31:28 and $50. so.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
Charles Boltwood, $23 40.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
Peoples Gas Saving Association, $40.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
James Coleman, S58. 80.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported that since the last meet
ing of the Board they had issued the follow
ing permits:
10 erect frame DulldlngST
Jacob C. Lowy, Pacific avenue, near
C~ommunipaw avenue.
Henry w. Moser, 10 Academy street.
William ]. Breher, 81 Booraem avenue.
James c. Lindsay, III Randolph street.
Michael A. Egan, 291 Eleventh street.
John II. Klomberg, Gator avenue, near
Old Bergen road.
Henry Rottger, 40 Soldier avenue.
Philip Wailbacher, SO Booraem avenue.
Frederick CLOCK, $50 Bowers street.
Felix Raimondo. 1856 Merseles street.
Felix Raimondo,s1S6 Merseles street.
Mrs. Robert Overend-To raise frame
building 179 Stenben street, and Ernest
Trippensal. to repair frame building dam
aged by fire, 25S Sherman avenue.
On motion, the report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AMI COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Superintendent,
Inspector of Horses and Superintendent Of
Telegraph were presented, received and
ordered filed.
The following communication from the
| Superintendent, relative to the condition OF
the houses of this Department, was pre-
sented, received, and a copy ordered for
warded to the Honorable Board of Finance,
| with a request that said Board appropriate
the necessary money to repair said build
ings:
Headquarters Jersey City Fire Department,
Office of Superintendent.
JERSEY Cry, Oct. 4, 1893.
10 the Board Of Fire Commissioners:
Gentlemen,-I most respectfully call tbs
attention of your honorable body to the con.
dition Of the houses Of this Department.
With hardly an exception, they are in .
most deplorable condition and unfit fol
occupancy by man or beast for the ensuing
winter, roofs. floors, stalls, drainage and