The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-16

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ance paid on building. $50; on furniture, $75;
cause, unknown.
December 4, $50 A. NJ. box 4; false
alarm.
December 7, $40 P. NJ, box S; owners.
Thomas & Healey estate; occupants. several
families; 81 Hudson street, brick store and
dwelling; loss, slight; cause, carelessness of
workmen.
December z, 7.13 P. NJ, still: owner, J..
N. Quimby; occupant. Max Rider; Newark
avenue and Monmouth street, frame dwell
ing; loss, slight; cause, false alarm.
December Z, 10. So P. Nj, box 1862, false
alarm.
December s, $40 A. NJ, box 145: owner
and occupant, Joseph Wilson; 500 Palisade
avenue, frame wagon works; loss. slight;
cause. from boiler.
December 10, AT A. NJ, box 112;
owner, Pennsylvania Railroad; u%noccupied;
400 Henderson street, frame store and dwell
ling; loss on building, 5000; insurance on
building, 81, 500; insurance paid on building,
$500; cause. ~incendiary.
December 10, s 80 A. NJ, telephone call;
owner, John Luhrmann; occupants, several
families; 627 Grand street, brick dwelling;
loss, none; cause, foul chimney.
December II, 1876 P. NJ, still; owner. NJ.
Flatche; occupant, John Ashby; 1886 Third
street, frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause,
carelessness.
December 70, 4.49 P. NJ, box 80; owner
and occupant, George E. Allcock; 285 Mon
mouth street. brick dwelling; loss on build
ing, $98; on furniture, 1913; insurance IN
building, So, 800; on furniture, $1,000; in
surance paid on building. sos; on furniture,
$73; cause, from oil stove.
December IS, ~. OF P. M, box Sc; owner,
John Gamble; occupant, William Payne;
564 Newark avenue, frame dwelling; loss,
slight; Miss Payne bvrned to death; cause,
from stove.
December IA, 1.45 P. M, box 113;
owner, Pennsylvania Railroad; occupants,
Geo. Mathews Sons; Sixth and Provost
streets, frame sheds; loss, slight; cause, set
On FIRE by hoodlums.
December IA. 2.55 P. NJ, box Z; owner
and occupant. August Bigalke; 81 York
streer, frame paint shop and dwelling; loss
on building, 500; on furniture, $216; insur-
ance on building. $4,000; on furniture, $500;
insurance paid on building. 500; on furni-
ture. 1915; J. Steiner burned to death;
cause, benzine explosion.
December IA, 1896 P. NJ, box IS; owner,
Driscoll estate; occupants, c. +. Adams
and others; 423 Grove street. brick store and
fats; loss, slight; cause, carelessness.
December IA. 9.41 P. M. box 1871;
owner, John Evers; occupants, Regain q
Higgins, 2S3 Tenth street, frame stable;
loss on stock, $500; insurance on stock, $500;
insurance paid on stock, $500; cause, I'M
known; two horses burned.
December Is, 2 P. NJ, still; owner, W..
Yerrington; occupant, ]. Hill and others;
277 Seventh street. frame dwelling; loss,
slight; cause, defective aue.
December 19, 4.55 P. NJ, still; owner,
Margaret Beekman; occupant, James horle-
ones; so Hutton street, frame dwelling; loss,
none; cause, foul chimney.
December IS, 10. As P. NJ, box 60; false
| alarm.
December 90. $50 P. NJ. box IA; false
alarm; caused by electric wire.
December 81, S.56 A. NJ. box ~; owner.
M. O'Rourke; occupant, William Elwood
and others; 212 Erie street, brick tenement;
loss, slight; cause. child and matches.
December %, 440 A. NJ, box IA; owner,
William Heller: occupants, William Heller
and r. Davis Association; 81 Newark ave-
nue., frame store and club room; loss on
building, $3.50; insurance on building,
So, 800; insurance paid on building, $3.50;
cause, unknown.
December 90. 10.48 A. NJ, box AZ; own
ers and occupants. ]. H. Mehl & Co.; 1913
Webster avenue, brick factory; loss on build
ing, 500; insurance on building, $37, 500;
insurance paid on building, 500: cause, leaky
gas meter.
December "a, 6.37 P. NJ, still; owner.
Patrick Meers; occupants, Henry Hess and
others; sos Grove street, brick fiat and
dwelling; loss, slight; cause defective flue.
December "a, 100 P. NJ, box 81. owner,
Mrs. Kenny; occupant, Mrs. Come; 914
Newark avenue, frame dwelling; loss slight;
cause, upsetting of Christmas tree; Mrs.
Kern fatally burned.
December %, 1.22 P. NJ, box 49,; owner
and occupant, P. McKenna; 413 Germania
avenue, frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause,
unknown.
December 26, 9.25 P. NJ. box 81; owner,
Sarah C. Perry, occupant, A. Marcello; 800
Henderson street, brick barber shop; loss on
stock, 500; on building, $50; insurance on
stock, $500; on building, $3. 500; insurance
paid on stock, 500; on building, $50; cause,
carelessness.
December 81, s A. M, still; owner, estate
William Clark; occupant, Hudson Clark; ia
Grand street, brick dwelling; loss, slight;
cause, caselessness.
December 20, 2.22 A. NJ, box 121; own
ers, and occupants, Central Railroad of
New Jersey; William and Maple streets,
Locomotive, 407; loss on stock, $3.50; insur-
ance on stock, $3.50; insurance paid on stock,
$3.50; cause, from boiler.
December 80, 2.35 P. NJ, still; owner,
James Warren, agent; occupants, several
families; SO Vroom street, frame tenement;
loss on building, $50; insurance on building,
81, 500; insurance paid on building, $50;
cause. unknown.
December 80. 5.G P. M, box 154; own
ers and occupants, Gautier & Co.; foot Dun
can avenue, frame sheds; loss, slight; cause,
unknown.
December 80, $50 P. NJ, still: owner and
occupant, Mrs. Donahue: ia St. Paul's
avenue, frame dwelling; loss, none; cause.
from chimney.
Total loss in December, 81. 022.
Total insurance in December, $67 400.
Total insurance paid in December. 81
Total number of alarms, thirty-six (36).
Total number of bell alarms, twenty-seven
(20.
-4.f Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. BROWN.
Superintendent.
The annual reports of the Superintendent,
Inspector of Horses. Superintendent of Tel
egraph and Clerk of the Board were pre-
sented, received and referred to the Board as
a committee of the whole.