The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-05

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February IA, TAT P. M; box Al; owner
Z. Gantz; occupant, T.. Sutton. 3 Hobo
ken avenue; frame store and dwelling
loss, slight; cause, lamp explosion.
February 16, $40 p. M; telephone call
owner upknown; occupant. Cbarlei
Naimbv; 219 Fifth street; frame dwelling
loss, slight; cause. careiessness.
February II, 11:50 p. NJ; box 4; ownel
and occupant. J. Gibson Brown. Al Grand
street; frame building; loss on stock
$780,; on building. 5000; on furniture,
$50; insurance Oh stock, $7,127; on build
ing, 81 $40; on furniture. $500; insurance
paid on stock. $2.566; on building, 5000; on
furniture. $50: cause. unknown.
February 20, 9:01 A. M, box Al and 181,
false alarm.
February 20, 1856 P. NJ, still; owner,
Clark Estate; occupants, several familiesl
No. 1877 Newark avenue. brick tenement
loss slight; aus from chimney.
February 81, 9:45 A. M, still; owner,
J. Cassidy; occupants, several families
No. 50 Colgate street, frame tenement
loss, slight: cause, o~verheated STOVE.
February 81. 1863 +. NJ, still; owner
and occupant. John O'Hars; No. 9S ,Coh
tage street, frame dwelling; loss, nonel
February Fl. 4:4I P. M, box AZ; false
alarm,
February %, tbs P. NJ, still; owner and
occupant, d. ID. Kline; $50 Communipaw
street, brick dwelling; loss, none; cause.
foul chimney.
er; 554 Wayne street. frame dwelling,
loss. slight; canse. from gas Jet.
February 90, 6:45 A. NJ, still, owner, ].
Fitzgerald; occupants, several families;
317 First street. frame tenement; loss.
slight; cause. from chimney.
February %, 1903 A. NJ, box Al; owner
and ncPnnant Charleg TraSg eE2 Summit
avenue, frame dwelling: loss on building,
SIS; insurance ON building, $500; insurance
paid on building. $40; cause, detective
fue.
February "a. $40 P. NJ. still; owner,
Mr.. Mcdonald; occupants, several famil-
les: 275 Newark avenue, brick tenement;
loss, none; cause, foul chimney.
February 26, 1926 A, NJ. box g.; owner
and occupant, N. L. Murphy; 81 and ~
Harmon street, frame stable; loss on
stock. 5000; insurance, none; cause sup
February 81, ii:Os P. NJ, bog "a; owner
and occupant, N. Y, L. E. & w. r. r.
Co., Tenth, and Hudson streets; brick gas
house: loss en- building, $500; insurance
on building. $3.50; insurance paid on
building, $500; cause. oil explosion.
February %. 9:45 A. NJ; still; owner.
families; $40 Henderson street; brick tene.
ment; loss, slight; cause, children and
matches.
February %, GAS P. NJ, box 81, owner
and occupant, Central r. r. of New Jer-
sey; Jersey and Johnston avenues, frame
coal chutes; less on building 500: insur-
ance on building, 500; cause, spark from
locomotive.
February %, s:5s P. NJ, still; owner,
John Jordan: occupants, several fAmflfess
238 Fifth street, frame dweilinG loss,
none; cause foql chimney.
Total loss in FebrueTy, $40, b68.
Total insurance in February, $$S7, 7T6.
S15.4 1853.
Total number of alarms, thirty-six S6A
Total number of bell alarms, eighteen
u.s.. Respectfully submitted.
JOHN H. BROWN.
Superintendent.
The report Of the superintendent Of the
Sick of the Department was presented,
received ars1 ordered filed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Preamoies aud resolution by President
Kern
entitled IAN act to provide an etiEteng
fire alarm in cities of the first clsss.p app
proved March /. 1898, it is made the duty
of this Board to provide and makptain q
perfect system of alarm in case Of IRE;
and
Whereas. The fire alarm system in use
Ill GusS OSpdkbLlcut - aAEDAt NAA A00 @0A-
perfect and not adapted to the need3 OF
the present time, mi y
Whereas, 1t is absolutely necessary in
order that the efficiency Of che Depart
meht may be maintained and, prontoted
and f0r the better protectiun OF properties
of our people, that an improved system
for the transmission OF fire alarms be
substituted. and
Whereas, There Is no appropriation
available by this Board for such a pur-
pose, therefore
Resolved, That the Board Of Finance
be and are hereby squested co approprt-
ate the sum OF z snty-hve THOUSAND dol.
lars, as provtdaa@by said act, for the pse
Of this Board, for the purpose Of provide
ing the latest improved central Office sys-
tenn of fire a5arm.
Adopted by rhe following vote:
Yeas-President Kern and Commits
sioner Donnelly.
Nays-None.
Observation-Disclosures Henderson.
Resolution by Committee on Salaries.
Resolved, That warrants be drawn In
favor of the permanent men employed ! n
this department., also the Commissioners
for Salaries for the month of March,
amounting in the aggregate TO eighty
| seven hundred and fifty three dollars and
seventy-two cents e. 753. 72.)
Adopted by the following vote, the yeas
and nays having been called and taken.
Yeas-Pfestdent Kern ana Connmlss-
Toner Donnelly.
Nays-None.
Absent-Commissioner Henderson.
AUDITING LAIMS
Claim of Brinkman g. Hauck for one
new hose wagon, $3.50, having been audit
cd and reported correct by the Committee
on Apparatus and Repairs, was ordered
paid BY the following vote:
Yeas presidAnE Kern and EOmmfss
sioner Dounelly.
Nays-None.
Observation-Disclosures Henderson.
On motion of Commissioner DoDnelly,
the Board adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day evening, April S, 1893, at s O'Clock.
CHARLES EsTERBRooK,
Clerk.