The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
HoBoKBN FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Corporation Attorney Minturn's

CORPORATION Attorney Minturn9s
Opinion in the Nodyne Case.
A short session of the Hoboken Fire Board
was held last evening. Commissioners
O'Donnell and Patrick were absent. Cor
p~oration Counsel Minturn sent his opinion as
to the legality of the boards paying the
widow of Samuel Nodyne, who died several
weeks ago as a result of injuries received on
duty, the remainder of the pension paid to
Nodyne at the time he received his injuries.
The Corporation Counse expressed his opln-
ion in the matter as follows:-
Your clerk has requested ms to advise you
whether your board mad the legal right to pay
the widow of S. Nodyne, dsceased, the balance
of the sum appropriated by the Board OF Tax
Commissioners. | understand the facts 10 This
matter to be that Nodyne was permanently H.
iured at q fire white in the discharge OF his
duty. and that he recently died as a result OF
the INJURIES; that at the commencement OF the
fiscal year the Tax Board appropriated a sum OF
money under the provisions OF an act or the
Legislature passed at the last session
| enabling that board TO MAKE such
appropriation. and that Nodyns received the
appropriation in monthly payments up 10 the
time of his death, leaviag an unexpended BAL
ance in the treasury, appropriated to that Iund
and no other. The inquiry now is whether
| your beard eau pay that balance to the widow
Of the deceased.
The appropriation was made as q pension and
was not intended to contiuus beyond the life
LIllE VI Ii QCGCASou.
The first section of the act provides for the
retirement. at half pay, Of q disabled f1rsman,
and the intent of the act Is that when, in the
natural order OF events, his full pay would
cease, his half pay paid to him as q pension
| should also cease. My advice to you. therefore,
is that the widow of Mr.. Nodvne IS not entitled
| to any payment out OF this fund beyond the
| amount due to her husband at the time of his
| death. JAMES f. M1NTURN,
Corporation Counsel.
The communication was received.
DIR. Let's reported that the two horses pur-
| chased from George Riley for the depart
ment were sound. Commissioner Hauser
thought the information late in arriving as
the horses were already paid for.
Charges were preferred against LaddeTmen
John j. Murphy and James Logan, OF Truck
No. /, for drunkenness on December /, 1898.
They were fined seventeen days pay. Z. A:
| Tissot, a member of the Berkeley Club OF
| Jersey City Heights, asked for a fire badge.
| Mr.. Tissot, in his business of real estate and
insurance, has occasion to employ the badge.
| 1t was granted. Michael Gibbon made petit
ton for the position of fireman. Referred.
It was reported that the chemical engine
| house on Park avenue is completed. Chief
| Applegate reported six alarms in November
| and nine in December. Commissioner
| Hauser said he must insist that all the ire
men in the department pay their debts. He
is tired of having creditors running after the
fremen. If the tax payers pay their firemen
| they should meet their obligations to the
| tax payers. Commissioner Keefer said that
| the matter rests with the Finance Committee
and they will compel firemen TO pay.