The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-22
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT

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Thomas, to keep kerosene oil for sale at
313 Eighth street.
On motion report was received and
adopted.
VACATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer and Superintendent of Telegraph
were presented, received and ordered
Communication from the Chief Engi-
neer@
Jersey City, N. j., November IA, 1894.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners
Gentlemen-I respectfully report that
Michael Campion, ~hoseman-at-cal OF I'm,
fever at 3 r. NJ, November l$, 1894,
thereby creating a vacancy in that grade
(hoseman-at-calD in Engine Company
No. Z.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN CONWAY.
Chief Engineer.
Received and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes.
TRIALS.
The Clerk announced that there had
been filed in his office by the Chief tinS1-
neer a charge of neglect of duty against
John Anderson, permanent hoseman, and
that a copy of the charge together with
a notice to appear for trial this evening
had been furnished the accused.
John Anderson on being called appeared
and pleaded guilty.
He made a sworn statement.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolution by Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
Resolved, That the resolutions adopted
by this Boar at it's meeting held No
vember T. 1894, awarding contracts as
folloWs:-
TO the Phillips Insulated Wire Com
pany of New York, 80 miles more or less
wire, No. 10, B. & S. gauge; and to the
Campbell Electrical Supply Company of
Boston, Mass, 20 miles more or less OF
triple braided, hard drawn copper wire,
No. 10, B. &. S. gauge, and one mile more
or less of No. II rubber core copper wire,
be and the same are hereby rescinded.
Adopted by the following vote
YeaS-President Brennan and Commits
sioner Mills.
Nays-None.
Commissioner Kern appeared while the
roll was being called and took his seat
He was excused from voting.
Motion by Commissioner Mills ana
adopted:
Thai the proposals for supplying this
department with copper wire be referred
back to the Committee on Telegraph ano
Fuel.
The Board then took a recess. Upon re.
assembling all the members of the Boarc
We're present.
The President announced the decision
of the Board in the case of John An
derson. That he be be reprimanded by
the President of the Board and warned
that a repetition of the offence would be
The finding of the Board was sustained
by the votes of all the members.
The Committee on Telegraph and FueI
presented the following report.
JERSEY CITY, Nov. II, 1894.
To the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Sirs,-Your Committee on Telegraph ano
proposals for supplying this department
with copper wire, respectfully report
recommending that the proposals of thu
Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co.
and fha Il G Graalau g % he re- iArtpC
by this board, said proposals not giving
the weight per mile of the No. 10 triple
braided wire. nor the price per mile
and it is therefore impossible to deter
mine the total cost of said wire from the
proposals.
VIM. F. KERN,
T. d. MILLS,
JOHN BRENNAN,
Committee on Telegraph and Fuel.
On motion the report was received anc
the recommendations rejecting the pro
posals adoRted ny the votes OF all thf
The committee presented the following
resolutions
Resolved, That a contract to furnish
this department with thirty miles more
or less of No. 10 triple braided, weather
proof insulated hard drawn copper wire
Brown & Sharp's gauge, be and IS hereby
awarded to the Phillips Insulated Wire
Company of New York, at the price
named in their proposal, viz. Thirteen
cents per pound, weight to be guaranteed
not to exceed two hundred and siXty-nine
$3.50 pounds to the mile. said wire to be
the same as sample accompanying pro
posal.
Resolved, That a contract to furnish
this Department with one mile, more or
less, of No. II ubber core insulated
copper wire, B and S guage, be and is
hereby awarded to the Campbell Elec-
trical Supply Company of Boston, Mass,
at the price named IN their proposal
The yeas and nays having been called
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
lutions they were adopted by the fol-
lowing yote:-
YeaS-PreSident Brennan, Commission
ers Kern and Mills.
Absent-None.
Resolution by COMMISSIONS Mills
Resolved, That the Committee on De-
partment Buildings, and Repairs be and
is hereby authorized to lease to Andrew
Kane for the term of one year, the city
property under control of this Board at
nues at a monthly rental of twenty-sfx
dollars, which said property is in Jersey
City, N. j., and is described as follows:-
Beginning at a point on the south side
of Newark avenue wher said avenue in
t~ersects the northerly line of Railroad
avenue; thence westerly along the south
erly line of Newark avenue, % 90-1N feet,
or to within two feet of the building
now occupied as a bell tower; thence
southerly about fifteen feet, more or
less, to the northerly line of Railroad
avenues, about ~ 20-100 feet to the point
or place of beginning. The committee to
reserve the right for this department to
enter in or about t:c said premises at
any time if necessary for the purpose of
making repairs to bell tower adjoining.
Said yearly rent of three hundred and
twelve dollars to be paid to the Board of
Fire Commissioners in equal monthly
payments of twenty-six dollars per
month in advance on the first day of
each and every month.
Adopted by the votes of all Pc mem
bers of the Board.
BY Commissioner Mills and adopted
That when this Board adjourns it does
so to meet on Monday evening, Novem-
Der 10, 1894, at eight O'Clock.
AUDITING CLAIMS.
Claims of Richard Jackson, $27. Is; J.
sc~hellenberger, s126. SO; The United Gas
Imp. Co, $37.05 and $500; D. Steele &
Son, $50, $48.40 and $3.50; Samuel J. Blak-
ey. $3S. so; Henry S-hufflebotham, $17,1S;
John r. Landrine, $685.; Brinkman &
Hauck, s244.95; Vanderbeek & Son, $12.59;
and Richard Brown, $3.50; haveing been
audited and reported correct by the
several committees, were ordered paid
by the following vote
Yeas-President Brennan, Commission
ers Kern and Mills.
NayS-None.
Absent-None.
On motion adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBOOK,
Clerk.