The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-13
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
[oFF1c1AL PROCEEDINGS

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PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented, received and referred to
the Committee on Buildings and Com
busti oles:
P. B. Kendall to erect frame. building
on Sherman avenue near North street.
D. d. Turner to repair damage by IRE
to frame building. 1854 Grand street.
John Straubinger to erect one story
frame building. 68 Paterson street.
Charles NJ. Evans to erect frame build
ing, Belmont avenue near Bergen avenue.
Mrs. A. johnson, no Newark avenue to
keep kerosene oil for sale.
The committee subsequently reported
favorably upon above applications.
On motion, report was received and
permits ordered issued.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows:-
Hugh Dugan, S46.5 So, S40.23, S4o.74 and
SAT- s.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
J. H. Bunnell & CO., S127. SO; The
United Gas Improvement Co.. So, $7S.60
s46.35.
deferred to Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
James Coleman, S26. SO.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
Brinkman & Hauck, $46l.35 {.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
and Repairs.
Charles B~oltwood, s9O.22, s16,7e. $50 20,
s54. S26 and s41.60; S. +. Hayward & Co.,
$40. A and Frank McDermott, 81
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Superintendent aud the Superin-
tendent of Telegraph presented their
weekly reports. Received n ordered
filed.
The report by the Superintendent of
Sick of the Department was presented,
received and ordered filed.
Communication from the Superinten-
dent of Telegraph relative to the repeater
aud transmitter at the Battery Room Was
presented, received and referred to the
Committee OF the Whole
TRIALS.
The Clerk announced that the SuDerin-
tendent had filed charges against the fol-
lowing named members of the Depart
ment:
Hugh Hague, permanent truckman H.
g. l.. Co. No. 5.
James Doyle, driver of engine of En-
CINE Co. No. /.
George H. Quinn, driver of H. & L. Co.
No, l, aud that the accused had been no.
titled to appear this evening for trial.
Hugh Hague, James Doyle and George
H. Quinn, on being called, appeared and
pleaded guilty.
The Board then took a recess.
On reassembling, the following Com
m%issioners were present;
President Kern and Commissioner
Donnelly.
Absent-Commissioner Henderson.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The PresideaL announced the finding OF
the Board in the following cases:-
Hugh Hague, guilty, fined three days
James Doyle. guilty. fined one days
pay.
George H. Quinn, guilty, fined one days
The decision of the Board was sus-
tanned by the following vote:-
Yeas-President Kern and Commits
sioner Donnell-.
Nays-None.
Absent-Commissioner Hen der5on.
Resolution by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, THAT warrants be drawn in
favor of the permanent men employed in
this department, also the Commissioners
for salaries for the month of January,
1898, when due, as per list filed herewith
amounting in the aggregate to Eighty
seven hundred and forty dollars and
forty-tour cents ($8 ,740. AZ.
Adopted by the following vote:-
Yeas-President Kern and Commits
sioner Donnelly.
NayS-N0ue.
Absent-Commissloner Henderson.
The annual report of the Board was
presented, rea |, and on motion ordered
spread in full upon the minutes. and Il
COPY forwarded to the Honorable, the
Board of Aldermen.
OFFICE OF BOARD OF FIRE
COMMISSIONERS,
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. rs. 1893.
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen.
GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the
provisions OF the charter. we have the
honor TO herewith submit a report Of the
condition aud operations of the Fire De-
partment, during the year ending De-
celnber. 81. 1892. together with the annual
reports made to our Board by the Super
intendent, the Superintendent of Tele-
graph, the Inspector Of Horses and the
Clerk of the Board.
The personnel of the Board remains the
same as at last report, the term of Com
missioner w. f. Kern expiring last
April, he was rea ppointed for q further
term of three years.
The manual force of the Department is
composed of one Superintendent, one
Chief Engineer. n Assistant Engineer,
one Battalion Chief, one Superintendent
of Telegraph, one Inspector of Horses.
four telegraph linemen, eighteen foremen
of companies, thirteen engineers OF en-
gines, thirteen stokers, thirty-one drivers,
five tillermen, thirteen permanent hose
men, ten permanent truckmen. sixty-six
hosemen-at-call and twenty-eight truck-
men-at-caIl.
We take this occasion to again urge the
| necessity of establishing a full paid De-
partment, The present call system being
no longer adequate for a city of the size
| and population of Jersey City.
There are in use by the Department
twenty houses. OF this humber all but
six Chose Of Engines j, 3 and II and
Trucks l.. 3 and A were houses in use
| some twenty-one years ago by the Volun-
| teer Departments and are i'll adapted for
| our present use.
The control of all public buildings
| under our present law Is vested in the
Board OF Street and Water Commits
sioners.
The same condition of affairs existed in
1871, the then Board of Works having
| charge of the repairs to fire buildings,
but after an experience OF one year the
law was amended and the charge of Fire
Department buildings placed in the hands
| Of the Fire Commissioners.
There is not q single house In the de-
partnent hat we can report in proper
repair.
We would respectfully recommend that
the law be amended. aud the control Of
tine Fire Department. buildings he placed
in the hands of this Board, for, MS we are
at present. we have no authority to repair