The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-17

nue., brick (shoe) factory; loss slight;
cause upsetting OF stove.
November 26. $3.50 P. M. Box 241-
owner, John Collins; occupant, M. Muir;
ply and other; 210 Ninth street. frame
store and tenement; loss on stock 5000; on
building $500; or furniture $500; insurance
on stock 500: on building $500; on furni-
ture none; cause carelessness.
November 26, $50 P. NJ. Box So; owner,
John H. Masker; occupants, Alex
Frank; 80 Court House Place. frame
dwelling; loss on building S1S5; on furnt-
ture $3.50; insurance on building $l85; on
furniture $3.50; cause from lamp.
November 81, 6.15 P. M, still; owners.
William Koran: occupants. several
families; 230 Railroad avenue, frame
tenement; loss none; cause foul chimney.
November %. 6:21 P. NJ. box IS; owner,
Charles Slater, agent; occupant, William
Spargo; 240@ Van Horn street, frame
dwelling; cause. carelessness.
November %, 1:2S P. NJ, box 12; owner
and occupant. Pennsylvania Railroad;
rear IS Montgomery street, frame (oiD
shanty; loss, slight; cause. overheated
tove.
November 2s, 9:52 P. M, box As; owner,
Herman Bruins; occupant. Edward Gray
and others; 327 Central avenue. frame
shoe store and dwelling; loss on stock.
S 1880; on building, l ,l50; on furniture,
81 SO; insurance on stock, So. $50; on build
ing, S1,15O: on furniture, 81 so; cause,
carelessness with candle.
November 80, 1898 A. M, box 1872; Mrs.
Ann Meyers; occupant. John Bray; 1856
Walker avenue. frame dwelling; loss.
slight. cause. from heater.
November 30, 1.56 p. NJ, Box 81; owner,
John Hoffman; occupants. several
families: 2S4 Eleventh street, brick tene-
ment; loss slight; cause overheated stove.
November 80, 5:46 p. NJ, Box 8; owner
and occupant, New York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad Company; foot Sixth
street. wooden platform; loss, slight:
cause, by Hoodlums.
Total loss in November, S19,976.
Total insurance paid i'll November,
S19.S6l.
Total number of alarms, Forty 4O.
Total number of bell alarms, twenty
five C25).
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. BROWN,
superintendent.
The report Of the sick of che Depart
ment by the Superintendent was pre-
sented, received and referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Communication from the Superinten-
dent. received and ordered spread in full
upon the minutes.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. IS. 1892.
To the Board of Finance Committees:
GENTLEMEN-I would respectfully re-
port to your honorable body that John
Donnigan, permanent truckman of Hook
and Ladder Company No. 2, died OF con
sumption at 7:25 p. M, December ~,
1892, thereby creating a vacancy of per-
manent trnckman in this department.
Respectfully,
JOHN II. BROWN,
Superintendent.
Communication from the SupeIlntend-
ent presented. received and referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
JERSEY CITY, December %. 1892.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN-I respectfully call your
attention TO the following circumstances
IN connection with the working OF this
department, and my recommendations in
regard to same. On the Goth inst, be-
tween the hours OF eight tut nine p. M,
this Department was engaged in subdu-
ing a fire at 162, 164 and 166 Grand street,
aud while SO engaged some miscreant de-
lloerately threw Engine Company No. 8
u of service by cutting d section Of a
line of hose in use by aid company, and
at a most critical time of the fire. We
have been unable to discover the vandal
who committed this innsJ o~utrageous act
q d / w uld recommend that your houoit
able body offer a reward for tho detection
aud conviction OF the party or parties
TO be continued.