The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15

$112.6 SO; c. o. Duncan. $69.32; Carscallen
& Cassidy, $22.9 81; Charles H. Wood &
$57.43; w. w. Farrier. $4.5S; Theo Smith
8& Bro, sS6.75; Brinkman & Hauck,
$106.S5; James H.. Lopez, $3.50; ); NJ.
Jens PHiie, si1 siS.so. hl si5 and ia si5.ss; B Bas; e.;
Coyle, ST. rs; Thomas c. Hunter, s25.70,
and F. Capoano, $l75, having been audit
ed and reported correct, were ordered
paid by the following vote:-
Yeas-President Brennan and Commits
sioner Mills.
Nays-None.
Observation-Disclosures Kern.
On motion. adjourned.
CHARLES EsTERBRoOK.
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening, November
7, 1894.
The roll was called at S:2O O'Clock.
Reconsideration Brennan and Com
missioner Mills.
Absent-Commissioner Kern.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
The following applications for permits
We're presented, received and referred to
the Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles:-
M. Alderman, to erect frame building,
129 Railroad avenue.
Fisk & Brown, to erect frame building
at junction of Railroad and Newark ave-
nues.
John ]. Mulcahy, to erect frame build
ing, 269 Fourteenth street.
j. Hemmell, to move frame building
from 100 Ogden avenue to 2S5 Webster
avenue.
From property-owners residing in vi
cinity of Oakland avenue and Prospect
street, requesting that a fire alarm box
be placed in that locality.
Received and referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims We're presented, received and
| diCnnon n nc 1op--
s. M. Jensen. SIS.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
John P. Landrine, S48.S6
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
Vanderbeck & Sons, $69.s and $8.0.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported favorably upon the
following applications for pernits:-.
John j. Mulcahy, to erect frame build
ing, 269 Fourteenth street, and J. Hem
nell, to move frame building from 1C
Ogden avenue to 2s5 Webster avenue.
On motion, report was received and
permits ordered issued.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMU-
NICATIONS
The weekly reports of the Chief En-
together with the monthly report of the
Superintendent of Telegraph, were pre-
scented, received and ordered filed.
The Committee on Telegraph and Fuel,
to whom were referred the proposals
to furnish the department with in
! sulated copper wire, reported, recon-
mending the adoption of 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 and Sharp'S guage, be and is
| hppnhU q Vr1 r6ad fn tho Phi1iinC Insulated
Wire Company of New York, at the
price named in their proposal, viz
Thirteen cents per pound; said wire to
be the SAM as sample accompanying
proposal, weight not Ito exceed 26s
pounds to the mile.
Resolved, hat a contract to furnish
this department. with twenty miles, more
or less, of No. 10 triple braided weather
proof insulated hard drawn copper wire,
Brown and Sh1rp's guage, and one mile,
more or less, of No. IL rubber core in
sulated opper wire be and is hereby
awarded to the Campbell Electrical Sup
ply Company of Boston, Mass, al the
prices named in their proposal, viz
$45 per mile for the No. 10 triple braid
No. Il rubber core insulated copper wire;
said wire to be the same as sample ac-
c~onpanylng proposal.
The yeas, and nays having been called
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
lutions they were adopted by the fol
Yeas-President Brennan and Commits
sioner Mills.
Nays-None.
observation-disclosures Kern.
Resolutionsb by President Brennan:
Whereas, The Board of Finance has
appropriated the sum of four thousand
dollars for the use of this Board for
the purpose of purchasing new Fire
Hose; and
Whereas, 1t is absolutely necessary for
the proper maintenance of this depart
ment that new hose be procured by De-
cember / 1894. upon which date said ap-
| preparation becomes available; therefore
Resolved, That the Committee on Sup
plies be and is hereby authorized to adj
vertise for proposals to furnish this de-
partment with four thousand feet first
quality 2 IL inch fire hose.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-PreSfdent Brennan and Commits
| sioner Mills.
Nays-None.
Neutrality-suspicious. Kern.
Resolved, That by and with the concur
renee of the, Board of Finance a warrant
be ordered drawn for thes UNI of three
hundred and ninety-seven dollars and
eighty cents in favor of the United Gas
Improvement Company for Gas furnish
ed this department prior to December
l, 1894, as per list herewith annexed, pay-
ment to be made out of the appropriation
for unpaid claims contracted prior to
December /, 1892: