The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
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Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening. January 3.
1894.
The roll was called at 8. 10 o'clock.
Present President Donnelly, Commits
sioners Kern and Brennan.
Absent-None.
On motion Of Commissioned Brennan the
reading of minutes Of meeting December ~,
1893, was dispensed with and they We're ap-
proved as engrossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance:
Office of the Board of Finance,
Jersey City, Dec. 20, 1898
Honorable Board of Fire Commissioners
adopted by the Board of Finance Of Jersey
by the Mayor December 30, 1898.
Yours respectfully,
MARTIN FINK,
~ Clerk.
Resolved, That the claims for judgments
presented to this Board for supplies furnish
ed to the Board of Fire Commissioners as
follows:
Michael Rockford James d. Man
ming, Attorney. $246 10
Henry P. Wittpepn 0ames P.
Nofthrop, Attorney).........-.. 436 81
Oliver H. Perry (Bacot & Record,
Atterneysl..... ............. $50 Oh
Beach Bros. flames A. Gordon, At
tornevl 364 10
be referred to the Board of Fire Commits
sioners for payment by that Board out of the
fund of three thousand dollars appropriated
by this Board to it for the payment of back
claims. in accordance with the opinion of the
Corporation Counsel
Presented, received and referred to the
committee of the whole.
From DIR. John Nevin:
JERSEY Cry, Dec. 81, 1898.
To the Honorable Board of Fire Commits
sioners:
-Gentlemen,-This is to certify that I have
examined Samuel Smith, Edward F. Roch-
ford, James Allen, James Mcguire and
George Brandenberg and find that they are
physically qualified to perform any duties
that may devotve upon them as members OF
your department.
Respectfully,
john NEvIN, NJ. D.
Presented, received and ordered filed,
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows:
P. 7, Falon. SIG. 81. $40 90, 1887,
$31 so, Sss. IS, $ss.S IS, $ss7.16, Sss. "a,
S34. IA, $23. Al, $29. rs, $40. GA. $50. 43,
S3S. rs, $50. SO, $36, $38, 95, 1888, $40 6,
$50.35. $50. So and $32 10.
Referred to Committee on. Feed.
Peoples Gas Saving Association, $40
James Coyle, $50 and $1s7. so.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
Brinkman & Hauck, $ss. As; NJ. ]. Rus.
sell, $3.50. "a.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus and
Repairs.
Brinkman & HaucI, $3.50; Samuel Blakey,
$27: j. ~SchelIenberger, $62. SO.
Referred to Committee On Horses and
Harness.
Jersey CITY News, SIS.
Referred to Committee On Printing and
Stationery.
Frank McDermott, SALT; Charles Bolt
wood. $17.24; John S. Mcdonald, $23.11.
Referred to Committee Oh Supplies.
OF STANDING COAdMIIIEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported that they had issued since
the last meeting of Board permits as fol
lows:
John Nolan, to erect frame building cor
ner Third and Colgate streets.
Ernest JaecRel, to erect frame building,
165 New York avenue.
To keep kerosene oil for sale:
E. Peterson, $50 Palisade avenue.
John J.. Wendell, 81 Montrose avenue.
Katie Kanowski. 1873 Essex street, and
j. b. Peyton & Co SO Jackson venue
On motion report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS n COMMUNICATIONS,
The weekly reports of the Superintendent.
Inspector of Horses and Superintendent of
Telegraph, together with the monthly report
of the Superintendent of Telegraph, were
presented, received and ordered filed.
TRIALS.
On motion of Commissioner Kern the
charges against Edward Coyle, permanent
hoseman, and George Dingler, engineer were
dismissed. =.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolution by President Donnelly:
PasoIved pbat the SI10erinfenden En-