The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-14
LUCKY FIRE ladies.
Let OFF With Light Fines
for an Offence Punish
able by Dismissal.
THE FIREMEN WERE OUT.
Condition of Affairs Discovered by
Commissioners Donnelly and
Brennan in Greenville.

The Fire Commissioners held an important
meeting last evening. -Four members Of the
department were arraigned for trial on
charges of disposing of their salary warrants
before they had been ordered drawn by the
Commissioners
The following is the section of the rules of
the department under which Superintendent
Brown preferred the charges
The officers and members of this department
are prohibited from selling or otherwise dis
posing OF their sa aries as employees Of this
BOARD before the warrant is drawn for the
same HE PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS
RULE SHALL BE DISMISSAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
MEN HEREBY FINED.
The accused members felt rather uneasy
When called up for trial, because of the
clause relative to dismissal. Every accused
man pleaded guilty. But they were not dis
missed, nor were they severely punished.
The men charged with this offense were
Phillip Seaman, tillerman of Hook and Lad
der No. 4; George W. Green, stoker of En-
CINE No. s; Joseph F. Murray, driver of ten
der of Engine No. 1; George Myers, perma-
nent truckman of Hook and Ladder
No. 8, and James T. Kelly, perma-
nent truckman Of Truck No. 8. All
the offenders save Kelly are new at
the business, but Kelly it is alleged has made
a habit of selling his warrant ever since he
has been in the Department Kelly, when
notified Of the charge made against him was
inclined to be lmpudent, and declared that it
was his business what he did with his money.
Kelly is accused of other peculiar transac-
lions relative to the sale Of his war
rant. President Kearn informed him
plainly that if he violated the rules
governing this matter again he would
be dismissed. He escaped with a fine
OF three days pay. Murray was fined three
days pay, Myers two days, Seaman three
days and Green three days.
NEGLIGENCE ~UNPUNITHED.
On Thanksgiving Day Commissioners Don
nelly and Brennan drove around the city
visiting the engine houses. Arriving at the
house of Hook and Ladder No. 4, which is in
the same building with Engine No. Is, on
Linden avenue, they were surprised to find
only the twe apparatus and FIVE horses, Not
a fireman was to be found. It has been in
timated that an interesting game of
the fire laddies. Whatever it was they were
all absent. They all had a half hour of
without any ones consent. Phillip Sea-
mann, one of the absentees, was fined one
days pay. George w. Green, one days pay.
Green was talking to a man up the street in
edgar store" Roger Boyle is q new man,
and it was his first ofense. He was excused.
Charles H. Young was fined one days pay.
William Talbot was at home getting a cup
of tea" His tea" cost him one days
pay.
During the past week there have been nine
alarms. -Four horses were treated by the
veterinary surgeon.
During the past month Superintendent
Brown reported six alarms for fire, attended
with So, 095 loss. There was insurance on the
buildings to the extent of $26, $50. The loss,
$6,O95, was paid by the insurance companies.
A ENGINE.
Assistant Chief Demnead reported that No.
9 Engine of Duncan avenue, while respond
ing to a call from box thirty-six some days
ago, droppedinto one of the many excavations
made by the Consolidated Traction Company
and wrecked the front springs and axles. At
this stage of the proceedings a recess for ten
minutes was taken, upon reassembling a
resolution was adopted authorizing the pur-
chase of a horse for the use of the depart
ment not to cost more thar $500. It was
supposed that the appointments to Company
No. IA would be made, but owing to the fact
that the steamer has not arrived no appoint
ments will be made until it is ready for use.
The Board will meet again in two weeks.