The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-30
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
toFFicrAL paocEnDINGsl.

OIRdIilLdtROn llCElluS vi kiC q VI IN
Commissioners held at Department Head
The Clerk called the Board to order and
proceeded to call the roll.
Present-Commissioners Brennan, Kern
and Mills.
Absent-None.
On motion Of Commissioner Mills. Com
missioner Kern was elected temporary chair
man.
The following communications were read:
Mayors Office, City Hall.
Jersey Cry, N. J.. April %, 1894.
To the Honorable Board Of Fire Commits
sioners.
Gentiemen--I beg to notify your honorable
Board that + have appointed Mr.. Thomas
D. Mills a Fire Commissioner of Jersey City
for the term Of three years from April %.
A. D. 1894, to succeed Mr.. James j. Dom
nelly, whose term expires April 23, A. ID.
1894.
Very respectfully.
PETER F. WANsER.
Mayor.
Office Of the Board Of Finance,
JERSEY Cry, N. J.,
April 90, 1894.
Hon. Board of Fine Commissioners:
Gentlemen-I hereby respectfully notify
YOU that the official bond of Thomas D..
Mills, Fire Commissioner, was presented to
the Board Of Finance this day and the same
was approved.
Yours truly,
MARTIN FINcK,
Clerk.
On motion of Commissioner Mills the
Board proceeded to effect a permanent Or
ganization.
Commissioner Brennan was nominated by
Commissioner Mills as President for the en-
suing year.
ballot being taken, the Clerk acting as
teller, Commissioner Brennan received two
votes, one blank beirr cast.
Commissioner Brfa nan was declared duly
elected.
Upon taking the chair the President adj
dressed the Board in acknowledgment of
the honor.
Motion by Commissioner Mills and
adopted:
That the rules governing the old Board be
adopted by this Board until its further order.
On motion the Board adjourned.
CHARLES E~srERBRooK.
Clerk.
Regular meeting Of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department head
quarters Wednesday evening, April 20,
1894.
The minutes OF meeting of April 90, 1894,
were read and approved on motion of Com
missioner Mills.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
were presented, received and referred 10 the
Committee on Buildings and Combus-
tibles, when appointed.
To erect frame buildings:
John Grosklaus. Neptune avenue.
Samuel Davis, 81 Pearsall avenue.
Leonard j. Barrett, 125 Pavonia avenue,
east OF Brunswick street.
JamesC. Lindsai, to erect frame building,
Grove street, Michael N. La-itoe. to raise
frame building, 400 First street, and L. w.
Spitznagel to alter front of building, 403
Nelson avenue.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Winfield 8. Weed Association,
inviting Board to- attend their annual ball at
Woods Hall on Monday April 80, 1894, and
enclosing tickets therefor.
On motion the invitation was received and
accepted.
From the national Storage Company, re-
questing permission to place a new FIRE alarm
box at their merchandise stores, National
Docks
Received and referred to the Board as a
Committee of the Whole.
From Matthew Bligh, stoker of Engine
Company No. /, requesting Board to re.
tire him from active service on the ground
that heis physically Unable to perform the
duties Of his position. The following GER
,ihcate was attached to application:
JERSEY Cry. N. j., April, 1894.
TO Hon. Board Of Fire Commissioners:
Gentlemen IL have this day examined
Matthew Bligh, stoker Of Engine Company
No. l.
I find that he is suffering with aneurism
of the abdominal aorta and left lilac ar
terry.
In my opinion he Is not only physically
disqualified to perform active duty, but 1t
would be dangerous for him to attempt 1t.
Yours very truly.
JOHN NEvIN, NJ. D.
Received and referred to the Board as a
Committee OF the Whole.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and re-
ferred to their respective committees when
F. i. FaIion, ssa. 20, sire /. 1855.
SD. 29. &21.g 81. 81. 16, $16. rs, So. 81, 1914,
$40. Al, $15.D5. $sI .0l. $12. 70. ST. SO,
$c1 .05, $I2.t 3, SIC. 9I. $3.50, SIG. 49.
A20. 81. SIC. 90. $40. 78. S16. 48: Carscallen