The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-14
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

qualtcis, wednesday evening, CctoDer 20
1898.
The roll was called at SIC O'Clock.
Present-President Donnelly and Com
missioner Brennan.
Absent-Commissioner Kern.
On motion of Commissioner Brennan, the
reading of minutes October II was dis
pensed with. and they were approved as en-
crossed.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received aad dis
| posed of as follows:
The Evening Journal Association, $40. 90;
w. F. Lawlor, SIS.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
The United Gas Improvement Co. $34.65
and $36 is; N. Y. IN. J. Telephone Com
pany, ST.. 90.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
Charles Boltwood, $31. So.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
T. S. Lillis, $32. so; j. Schellenberger,
$50. 10; Thomas Rush, $3.50 and S21 40.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
/ Harness.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported that they had issued since
the last meeting of the Board the following
permits:
To erect frame buildings:
r. w. Cane. to erect frame building, cor
ner Central avenue and Ferry street.
Max Schumann, Zabriskie street and Cen
trail avenue.
George Pharo, Pavonia avenue, near Pro-
vost street.
9. F. Miller, Boyd avenue, near West
Side avenue.
Jacob Edinger, Linden avenue, near
Ocean avenue.
George G. Provost, Bramhall avenue,
near Siedler street.
Robert Syring, Newark avenue, near
Division street.
Wilhelmina Hubert, Nelson avenue,
near Lincoln street.
Dominick Reynolds, Pacific and Johnston
venues
Sarah E. Cramer, Highland avenue.
70 keep kerosene oil:
G.. H.. Vollers, 276 Monmouth street.
Jesse S. Mathis, 30 Orchard street.
10 keep b%enzine, turpentine, etc.:
l. Wolpin, 1856 Barrow street.
On motion, report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AM COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly report of the Superintendent,
and Superintendent of Telegraph were pre-
sented, received and ordered filed.
The monthly report by the Superintendent
OF the Sick of the Department. was pre-
sented, received and ordered filed.
Communication from the Superintendent.
JERSEY CRY, Oct. 25, 1893.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners:
Gentlemen:-I respectfully report that
James Doyle, Driver of Engine Company
No. l and detailed to- Hook and Ladder
Company No. /, died Z 2:55 o'clock A. Nj.
October 20, thereby creating a vacancy of
Driver in Engine Company No. /. His
funeral took place Monday, October %, and
was attended by the usual detail of members
of the Department.
Respectfully,
JOHN H BROWN,
-. superintendent.
Received and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes. .t=54
Commissioner Kern appeared and took
his seat. go.
The Clerk announced that the Superin-
tendent had filed in. his office a charge of
being absent without leave, against George
w. Gardner, permanent truckman of Hook
and Ladder Co. No. 1, and that. COPY of
the charge together with a notice to appear
this evening for trial had been furnished the
accused. George W. Gardner on being
called appeared and pleaded guilty.
The Board then took a recess. Upon reas-
sembling, all the members of the Board
were present.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The President announced the decision of
the Board in the case of George w. Card
ner.
Guilty. Fine. one days pay.
The finding of the Board was sustained by
the following vote:
Yeas-President Donnelly, Commissioners
Kern and Brennan.
Nays-None. ;
Absent-None.
Resolution by Commissioner Brennan:
Resolved, That the NY. and NJ. Tele-
phone Company be and are hereby requested
Y move department poles located as fol-
lows:
One O pole southeast corner of Bergen
avenue and Old Bergen Road.
One ~ pole corner Boulevard and Bel
mont avenue.
Thirteen (13) poles west side of Nelson
avenue, from Erie Tunnel north to Man.
haitian avenue.
One ~ pole southwest corner Nelson
avenue and Zabr iskie street.
One Q) pole southwest corner of Nelson
avenue and Blocker street.
One ~ pole Nelson avenue, north of
Blocker street, and to reset same at such
places as the Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm Telegraph may direct.
Adopted by the votes of all the members
of the Board.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn in
favor of Mary Ann Doyle for the sum of
hfty-two dollars and five cents for services
rendered by her late husband, James DOYLE,
as driver of steamer of Engine Co. No. /,
to October 20, 1898.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered drawn
IN favor OF the permanent men employed in
this department, also the Commissioners,
tor salaries for the month of October, 1898,
when due. as per list filed herewith, amount
ing in the aggregate TO eighty-seven hundred
and ninety-two dollars and seventy-nine
cents ($8, 792. 79l.
The yeas and nays having been called for
and taken on each of the foregoing resolu-
IN MATTER OF PROBATE OF THE WILL OF
= Helen N: Oldner. deceased. q foreign will.
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