The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-22
BOARD OF FIRE comMIssIoNERs.

OR G1hE NVG1 AfSSAO 49,
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters. Wednesday evening, September
6, 1893.
The roll was called at SIS O'Clock.
Present-President DonnellY and Com
missioners Kern and Brennan.
Absent-None. b.
On motion, the reading of minutes of
meeting August 80 was dispensed with,
| n they were approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF AIM
Claims were presented, received and
| disposed of as follows:
James Wilson, $50. so; John Dempster.
$500 and $500; BARLEY Coyle, $s1. IS.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
| Harness.
Charles Boltwood. $16.Ss.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
John J. O'Hara, 1872 so.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
| Stationery.
Peoples Gas Saving Association. $40.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
c. Steck & Son, s152. 80, s45.70 and s77. rs;
Brinkman & Hanck, s124.95.
Referred TO Committee on Apparatus
and Repairs.
P. j. Fallon, s1s.o3, saa.s4, ss2.e7, s11.o7,
1924 1854, s31.13, s27.2 % $751; 6, $50. 49,
| Glb. Or CSb. OF. SSO.H co., GGo.O4, $Gt.O1s 2OO.SSs
Referred to Committee on Feed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported that they have issued
| since the last meeting of the Board the
following permits:
To erect frame buildings
Alexander Markert, Columbia avenue,
near Bleeeker street.
Frederick Rapp, corner Seventh and
futile & Bayley. Bergen avenue, near
Bergen square.
Martin O'FIaherty, corner Pearsan ave-
nue. and North Bergen road.
To keep kerosene oil for sale
H. A. Young, 300 Duncan avenue.
John Miller, no Steuben street.
Henry j. Spice, 405 Summit avenue.
Henrutha Skau, 3l3 Eighth street.
Pasquale Tamburri, 395, Third street.
On motion, report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
dent, Inspector of Horses and Superinten-
dent of Telegraph were presented. received
and ordered Tiled.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Preamble and resolution by Commits
sioner Kern:
Whereas. This Board has on several oc-
casions requested the Honorable Board of
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| provide O new fire alarm system; and
Whereas. The recent nre on Henderson
street, on the morning Of September 5, in
which the life of one of our citizens was
lost, emphasizes in a telling manner the
necessity Of a perfect system of fire
alarm, the Department. in this instance
being delayed over five minutes in reach
ing the fire owing to the alarm coming in
mixed, caused by our uncertain system of
transmitting alarms; therefore
Resolved, That the Board Ct Finance be
and is hereby requested to appropriate the
| sum of twenty-iv thousand dollars, as
provided by chapter 40 Of the laws of
1893. for the purpose Of providing the
latest improved central office system Of
fire alarm.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Donnelly and Commits
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Resolutions by President Donnelly.
Resolved. That in the opinion of this
Board it is desirable and for the best inter-
ests of the city to dispose Of the tract of
land on Webster avenue in Jersey City,
wherein there is now erected house of
Hook and Ladder Company No. 8 and the
Sixth Precinct Police Station House.
Resolved, That the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners, with the concur
renee of the Board Of Finance, be request
ed to purchase In the corporate name of
the city a suitable plot of land, and to
erect thereon a suitable building for the
use of this Department.
This resolution being passed in pursu-
ance of the provisions. of chapter 243 of
the laws of 1893. said plot of land on
Webster avenue being insufficient for the
uses of the Fire n Police Departments
in that vicinity.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Donnelly and Commits
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Resolution by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the foreman and men
at call employed in this Department for
salaries for the quarter ending August 81,
1893, as per list filed herewith, amounting
in the aggregate to thirty-hve hundred
and six dollars and seventy-ive cents.
The yeas and nays having been called
and taken on the foregoing resolution, it
| was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas President Donnelly and Commits
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Nays-None.
Absent-Nohe.
Resolution by President Donnelly:
Resolved, That the Committee on Sup
plies be and are hereby authorized to
advertise for proposals to furnish this
Department with three thousand feet
first quality ~ inch ire hose.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-AH the members of the Board.
Resolution by Commissioner Kern:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ap-
paratus n Repairs be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals to
furnish this Department with one new