The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-11
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.


BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioner held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening. September 81,
1898.
The roll was called at $40 O'Clock.
Present-President Donnelly and Com
missioners Kern and Brennan.
Absent-None.
On motion of Commissioner Brennan, the
reading of minutes of September 6 were
dispensed with, and they were approved as
engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows:
Hugh Dugan, $500, $50. so, $50. 90,
SAG. 02, $685. and $3.50.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
The Jersey City News, 81.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
J. Ingleson, $50; United Gas Improve
ment Co 1923. 65 and 500. 55.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
Timothy Healy, $50. 90; Michael o'Mara,
$22 As, and Thomas Rush, $23. As.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported having issued the follow
ing permits since last meeting:
70 erect frame buildings
James E. Haggerty, 252H Halliday
street.
John M. Rapp. West Side avenue.
E. II. Pyle, 81 Harrison avenue.
Mrs. NJ. O'Keefe. Sipp avenue.
August Probst. 81 Kearney avenue.
John Pringle, 81 Ocean avenue.
Henry Rohde, Danforth avenue.
P. H. Louks, 246 Pacific avenue.
Andrew Hansen, All Second street.
Julia Gross, Stevens avenue. 2
Joseph Miller, Stevens avenue.
| John Andreas, West Side avenue.
Mrs. B. D~onnelly-To move frame
building from Cottage street to 43 Nelson
avenue.
Peter Dafeldecker-To move building
from Stegman and Van Cleef avenues to Al
| Steglnan avenues.
John Wittmer-To repair building, 345
Palisade avenue.
John Interchangeable raise building,
It'll Belmont avenue.
10 keep kerosene Oil tor sale
Patrick Neriey, 179 Tenth street.
John Thorsen, 232 Griffith street.
II. B.. Wilt, 286 Henderson street.
Margaret Austin, SO Jackson avenue.
w. S. Barry, rs Tuers avenue.
Jacob Schmidt, 500 Jersey avenue.
On motion, report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Superintendent
Inspector of Horses and Superintendent Of
Telegraph were presented, received and
ordered filed.
The monthly report of the Superintendent
OF Telegraph was presented. received and
ordered spread in full upon the minutes.
Report of fires, alarms, ETC.. for the month
ending July 81, 1893.
July 1, 9:05 PM, Box 52-Owner, un.
known; occupant, j. McCloskey; 796
Newark avenue, frame dwelling; loss on
building, none; cause. lamp explosion.
July 2, 11:39 A.M.-Owner, Clark
I estate; occupants, several families; % Clark
place; brick dwelling; loss slight; cause
from oil stove.
July 8. $40 A.M.-Owner, Henry
Carroll; occupants, several families; 35e
Henderson street, brick tenement: loss
slight; cause carelessness.
July 8, 3:08 PM, Box 73-Owner, D.,
L. & W. r. R. Co.; occupant. Mrs. Ten.
nings; 116 Central avenue, brick dwelling
loss slight; cause, overheated stove.
July a, $50 AM, still-Owner, Clark
estate; occupant, Isaac Newman; Jersey and
Newark avenues, frame store and dwelling
loss slight; cause from fireworks.
July 4, 1907 Pm. still-Owner and
occupant, L. Morello; 300 Grand street,
fireworks stand; loss slight; cause, explosion
of fireworks.
July 5, 7:51 PM, Box 4S-Owner, John
Dammann; occupant, F. W. Roeser; BAT
| Central avenue, frame store and dwelling,
loss on stock S .100, on building $50; insur-
ance on stock 81, SOC, on building 81, 500;
insurance paid on stock So, 100, on building
$50: cause, carelessness with fireworks.
July G, $40 P. M, still Owner, P.
Doyle; occupants, several families; 21s
Railroad avenue, frame tenement; loss
slight; cause, children and matches.
July 6, 9:05 PM, Box 43-Owner and
occupant, John Spier; II Zabriskie street,
frame dwelling; loss slight; cause, lamp
explosion.
July 10, 1857 P.M., Box 37-owner,
Abraham Collard; occupant, several
families; go Beacon avenue, frame dwell
ing; loss on building $500, on furniture
5000; insurance on building none, on fur.
niture none; cause from lamp.
July II, $3.50 AM, Box 125-False
alarm.
July II, 1923 PM, Box 45-owner,
G. Heberman; occupants, several families;
GIG Palisade avenue, frame tenement; loss
none; cause, foul chimney.
July II, 1885 PM. Box 1S-Owner,
Booraem estate; occupant, Mrs. Fleming;
372Grove street, brick dwelling; loss slight;
| cause from oil stove.
July 10, 500 PM. Box 143-Ownei
and occupant, New York. Susquehanna 6
Western Railroad Company; track and St.
Paul's avenue, frame storehouse; loss on
stock $3.50, on building 800; insurance
on stock $3.50, on building 500; insurance
paid on stock $3.50, on building 500; cause,
carelessness.
July 10, 1887 PM. Box 146-Owner
and occupant, New York, Susquehanna &
Western Railroad; track and St. Paul's ave
nue., frame storehouse; cause, carelessness.
July IL, 11:20 PM, Box 16-Owner, M.
| Govern: OCCUPANTS. several families. 33;