The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
JOHN E. SCOTT,
City Clerk.


@Fatr4- 1fEfFtrE continued. lEE..-
The trial of Stephen Davis and William Il.
| Brown were on motion postponed until the
next meeting of the board. Th trials OF Ed
ward Coyle and John Hayes o(postponed
from last meeting) were on mo5lon lndefl-
nitely T~postposed. The board then took a re-
cess: upon reassembling all the members
| were present. Miscellaneous business:
The President announced that the Board
| had found Battalion Chief Kern, Tender
| Driver Thomas Toner and Foreman Thomas
Snowden guilty as charged. No penalty
would be inflicted, but they were warned by
the President that any such mistakes IN the
future would be visited with severe punish
| lnent. The finding of the Board was suS-
| tanned by the. votes of all the members.
Resolution by Commissioner Mills
Resolved. That the Clerk of tine Board be
| directed to advertise for sale at public auc-
ton the following property OF this Depart
| meHt:-Four horses, lot of zinc, lot OF copper,
| lot of old hose, the same having become IN
| serviceable for use. Adopted by the follow
| ing vote: Yeas-President Brennan, Com
| m~issiohers Kern and Mills. Naas-None,
AbSent-None.
Resolution by the Committee OF the Whole.
Resolved, That by and with the concurrence
| of the Board of Finance a warrant be or
dered drawn upon the City Treasurer in
favor of the Gamewell Fire Alrrm Tele-
graph Company for two hundred and fifty
| dollars for two fire alarm boxes furnished
| this department. January IA. 1881, payment
| to be made out of the appropriation for "un-
| paid claims contracted prior to December l,
1892.
Resolved, That by aud with the concur
| renee of the Board of Finance a warrant be
ordered drawn upon the City Treasurer in
favor of the Eureka Fire Hose Company for
| fifty-six dollars and fifty cents for supplies
furnished to this, department at different
times between December 9, 1880, and june
| %, 1891. payment to be made out OF
the appropriation for unpaid claims CON
tracted prior to- December l, lSJ2.
Resolved, That. by and with the concur
renee OF the Board of Finance a warrant be
| ordered drawn up the City Treasurer in fav-
or of E. A. Pyle, for five dollars and ten
cents. for repairs to apparatus, November z
to 30. 1891, payment to be a out OF the
appropriation for. unpaid claims, contracted
| prior to December 1, 1892. The yeas and
nays having been called and taken on each
of the foregoing resolutions, they were
| adopted by the following vote. 4eas-Al
the members of the board.
Resolution by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That warrants be drawn in favor
| of the fooemen and men at call employed in
| this department for salaries for the quarter
| ending May 81, 1894. as per list filed here
| with, amounting in the aggregate TO 3d.,
27S.91.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn In favor of the following named per-
sons for pensions for the three months ending
May 81, 1894.
Agnes Farrier, $166.65; Louisa Oman,
$40. s.: Catharine Genton, $124.98. The yeas
and nays having been taken on each OF the
above resolutions they were adopted by tine
| following vote. Yeas-President Brennan,
| Commissioners Kern n Mills. Nays
None. Absent-None.
Auditing of c~laims-Claims of Charles
| Boltwood, sixty-five cents; John p. Land
rine, S37. 10. 4heI United Gas Improvement
Company, S4425, $3.50, 47.40, 81. AZ. IS, 80. $50,
81. %. 1880, 1915 and 26. 10; j. H. Bunnell &
Co., SLIGO; Peoples Gas Saving Association,
| TO-; Mackey, Young Il Co., $44; Beattie
Zinc Works, $50; j.. S~chellenberger,
1850; /. H. Dahlmann, 265
Jas. 81. Lopez, $50; BARLEY Coyle, 30.62
| Thos c.. Hunter, IS; Thomas Rush, 1885;
| Thos. S. Lillls, s. rs and 10; James Coleman,
15.35; Michael O'Mara, 2.05 and 1880;
Timothy Healey, 1929; Graham Brothers, 4;
The Jersey City News, %, IA, 10 and 16; The
N. J. Stats Zeitung. 1913; The Evening
| journal Association. IL. 95; Causcallen and
! Cassidy. 1918, 49, 80, 30. 12. n, 1855 and 106.2 rs;
| the La France Fire Engine Company, %;
and 4a50; Michael J.. Russell, 1871 and
91.S1: Bunkman & Hauck, 1872. IS, 6f.35 and
76.50l Theodore Smith & Bro. IL. 90, having
been audited and reported correct by the
| several committees, were ordered paid by
the following vote:-Yeas-President Bren-
nan. Commissioner Kern and Mills. Nays
None. Absent-None. On motion adj
journed.
CHARLES ESTERBRooK, Clerk.