The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-27
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
[oFFICIAL PRocEEDINGs.l

lOHH ASAAh
Regular meeting of the Board Of Fire
Commissioners, held at Department Head
| quarters, on Wednesday evening, February
IA, 1894.
The roll was called at 8. 10 P. III.
Present-President Donnelly, Commission
ers Kern and Brennan.
Absent-None.
On motion the reading of the minutes of
meeting February Z, 1894, was dispensed
with and they were approved as engrossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Communications from DIR. John Nevin
were read certifying that he had examined
| Thomas Core and Thomas Swan, respect
lively appointed to the position of permanent
truckman and stoker, and found them physi-
| cally qualified.
Received and ordered filed.
From John Corcoran requesting to be ap-
pointed a fireman in the Department.
Received and ordered filed.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented. received and dis
| posed of as follows:
The Jersey City Herald, $4.50.
The Jersey City News. $22.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
James Coleman, $22. SO.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness
The United Gas Improvement Company.
$47 40, and $51.
Maxstadt Electric Company, SIS. 40.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
Charles Boltwood. SO and 81. 70.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
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The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported that they had issued since
the last meeting the following permits:
Richard Feiken. to erect frame building,
Union street, near West Side avenue.
Bernard Handorf, to erect frame building,
rs Clendennv avenue.
On motion report was received and
adopted.
The Committee on Feed, to whom was
referred the proposals to supply the Depart
ment with feed, presented at last meeting,
reported recommending the adoption of the
following resolution:
Resolved, That a, contract to furnish this
Department with feed be awarded to Cars
callen & Cassiday at the prices named in
their proposal. viz:
About 1000 bags, white oats, No. /,
clipped, so pounds to bag, ST. 90 per bag.
About 70 tons best timothy hay in bales,
SIS per ton.
About 275 bags first grade wheat bran,
large flake, 40 pounds to bag, 4S cents per
bag.
About 100 bags first grade whole corn, l12
pounds to bag, $1.08 per bag.
About Is tons rye straw in bales, $15. 80
per ton.
About 800 pounds oil meal, .016 per
pound.
The above are estimated quantities. more
or less required, to August 81. 1894. to be
delivered free of charge to the several houses
of the Department in quantities more or less,
as may be ordered. upon acquisitions signed
by the Chairman of Committee on Feed.
A bond must be furnished by said Cars
callen & Cassidy. with sureties in the sum
of two thousand dollars. to be approved by
Corporation Counsel, for the faithful per-
Torrance of contract.
On motion report was received and resolu-
ton adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Donnelly, Commissioner
Kern and Brennan.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
lHS WSChiJ iCPOLlS Vi tHE oupStihNSHSSut.
Inspector of Horses and Superintendent of
Telegraph, together with the monthly report
of the Superintendent of Telegraph. were
presented, received and ordered filed.
The monthly report of the Superintendent
was presented, received and ordered spread
in full upon the minutes.
Report Of fires. alarms. ETC., for the month
ending January 81. 1894:
I,r,,- 05 A M Row
and occupant, L. De Cline: Bay Shore and
Communipaw avenue; lot of old lumber; loss
slight; cause unknown.
January 1, 9.57 A. NJ, Box 31-Owner,
G. P. Smith; occupant, Henry Ony, As
Coles street; brick dwelling; loss on furni-
ture, $112; insurance on furniture, $500;
insurance paid on furniture. SIP; cause,
carelessness.
January 8. eli P. NJ, still-owner and
occupant, E. F. Grabedunkel; Sc Webster
avenue (rear); frame stable, loss, slight;
cause. lamp explosion.