The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-25
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

BOARD Of FIRE COMMISSIONERS
.r(Oficial Proceedings.)
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
quarters, Wednesday evening. Septem-
The roll was called at S15 O'Clock.
Present-President Brennan, Commits
sioners Kern and Mills.
Absent-None.
On motion the reading Of minutes Sep
TENDER 8, was dispensed with and they
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From Board of Finance:
JERSEY CITY,
SEPTEMBER II, 1894.
Hon. Board of Fire Commissioners.
Dear Sirs-The following resolution
was adopted by the Board of Finance
| of Jersey City, September 6, 1894, and
10, 1894.
MARTIN FINGK,,
Whereas, The Board of Street and
Water Commissioners have requested
hat the balance remaining of the spec
i gine ap Houses mountin to ss2,154.7s, be
turned over to the Board of Fire Com
missioners n the Committee on FL
nance to whom said request was re-
ferred recommending that the transfer
be made; therefore
Resolved, That the Ciey Comptroller
be and is hereby directed to transfer
the above named sum to the credit of
the Board of Fire Commissioners, 1T
being the duty, under the provisions of
Chapter ia of the laws of this State, of
the said Board of Fire Commissioners
to repair the houses under their control;
Received and ordered spread in full
upon the minutes.
From John F. Madden, commencing
the Department for the promptness with
which they responded to an alarm OF
fire at his residence, No. 5 East Hamil-
ton place, September p, 1ss4,and, prais-
ing the members for the care taken by
them to avoid unnecessary damage etc.
Received and ordered filed.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows
Boyd Directory Co., 30.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
Fred Mandler. s7.ss: James Wilson, s1s.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
Farrler & Page, $s.75; James N. Davis,
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
The United Gas Improvement Com
pany, $40. 70 and $23.40
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
b. A. Woodhouse. $50 and s2s.
Referred to Committee on Supplies;
REPORTS OF TEEsl
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported having issued permits
since last meeting of the board as fol-
lows
To erect frame buildings
Henry Chavant, Rutger avenue.
Henry De la e 401 Second street.
Thomas A. King, S54 st. Paul avenue.
James E. Sheridan, 1923 Railroad ave
nue..
NJ. Campbell, Tenth and Grove streets.
Lizzie Van Wrinkle, 299 Fifth street.
H. e. Niblett. 20 Gregory street.
]. w. Butler, to erect frame addition,
1GS Grand street, and
r. A. Harrison. 2S Wilton street, TO
keep kerosene oil for sale.
On motion, report was received and
adopted.
MUNICATIONS.
gineer, Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses were presented, re-
ceived and ordered filed.
Monthly report of the Chief Engineer
presented, received and ordered spread
in full upon the minutes.
Report of Fires, Alarms, ETC., for the
month ending August 81, 1Ss4:-
August l, SAT A. NJ, still; owner, Mrs:
Gormley; occupants, several families, l42
Morris street; frame tenement; loss,
slight; cause, carelessness.
August 3, 1925 A. NJ, still; owner and
occupant, H. Sturcke; 10 Durham ave
nue.; frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause.
from lightning.
August 5, 1:05 A. NJ, box 1913; owner
ana OCCuQdill, SGIllIdl INdlll OdQ " 4NCN
Jersey; johnson avenue and Warren
street; brick store house; loss, slight;
cause unknown.
August 6, sos A. M, still; owner, q:
]. Smith; occupant, George Sharp; 326
First street; brick dwelling; loss, slight;
cause, foul chimney.
August 6. 7:15 A. M, still; owner and
occupant, John Wilson; 10 jackson place;
frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause, de-
fective hue.
August 8, 1:3O A. M, box IS; owner
and occupant, j.. kempen; l.041 Summit
avenue; frame shed; loss slight; cause,
spontaneous combustion.
August 8, 1858 P. M, box "A; owner,
Mr.. STEELE; occupant, Hugo Mootz, 100
Montgomery street; frame building; loss
August 8, 8:45 P. M, still; owner and
occupant, r. Lauterback; SO Webster av-
enue; brick dwelling; loss slight; cause
unknown.
August 9, 1926 P. NJ, box 10; owner,
Corporation of Jersey City; unoccupied;
Montgomery and Grove street, New City
Hall; cause, falling of walls.
August 9, 10 P. M, still; owner, Mrs.
B. Metzger; occupant, John Golden; POS
Railroad avenue; brick dwelling; loss
slight; cause, lamp explosion.
August II. 1920 A.. M, box 81; owner
Vile avenue; frame dwelling; loss slight;
cause unknown.
August 10, 12:41 P. M, box 81; owner,
John Foley; occupant, F. Laterman; ~
G1dllludy oAAA 9tOtS S@N
ing; loss slight; cause from gas stove.
August Is, 2:53 P. M, box Al; owner,
c.. 3. Harley; occupant, T. K. Caddell;
"a Van Reypen avenue; frame dwelling;
loss on building, 1904; on furniture, S245;
insurance on building, $1,000; on furni-
rure, $500; cause unknown.
August Is, S:43 P. NJ, box IS; owner
and occupant, John Lawless; 1856 Third
street brick dwelling; loss slight; cause,
lamps explosion.
August 10. 2 P. NJ, box II; owner,
Thos. H. Love-; occupant, A.. Kantro-
witch; 14S Newark avenue; frame store
and dwelling; loss on stock. $1,000; on
building. $578; insurance on stock, $500;
on building, $14,5oo; insurance paid on
known. 4er
George SPOTS; occupant, r. Morris; 14e
Newark avenue; frame store and dwell
ing; loss on stock, SIPS; ON building, $3.50;
on furniture, $3.50; insurance on stock,
81. 800; on building, 81, $780,; on furniture,
$500; insurance paid on stock, $l25; on
building, 1886; on furniture, $3.50; cause,
extension of above fire.
TAFT; Ebin Peck; IA Randolph
avenue; frame dwelling; loss slight;
cause unknown.
August 20, 11:2o A. M, still; owner
and cup Central Railroad of New
Jersey; Bergen avenue; frame bridge;
loss slight; cause, spark from locomo-
august q, 5:ss P. M, box 2e2; false
alarm.
August q, II P. NJ, box 6; false alarm.
August 20, 1856 P. M, box 65, owner
and occupant, Max Hall; 28h Clendenny
avenue; frame dwelling; loss slight;
cause lamp explosion.