The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-20
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

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BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire Com
sioners held at Department Headquarters
Wednesday evening, May 2, 1894.
The roll was called at $40 o'clock.
Present-All the members Of the Board.
The reading Of the minutes OF meeting
April 25 was, on motion, dispensed with II
they were approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS
The following applications for permits were
presented, received and referred to the Com
mittee on Buildings and CombuStibleS:
James T. Cough, to erect frame building,
366 Grove street.
Michael n Latito, to raise frame building,
400 First street.
James c. Lindsay, to erect frame building
on Grove street.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From A. F. Dorr, IS Church street, Jersey
City:
Requesting Board to grant him a fire
badge.
Received and referred to the Board as a
Committee of the Whole.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows:
John j. O'Hara, 50.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
James Wilson, $44.60. BARLEY Coyle,
$20.62.
Referred to Committee on Horses and Hars
ness.
Peoples Gas Saving Association, $40;
Mackey, Young s. Co., $40, and Michael
Rockford, S8S.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel.
John Burns, sl49.45; Brinkman & Kauck.
S297.7 rs.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus and
Repairs.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Colnbus-
tibles reported having issued the following
permits:
To erect frame buildings:
Samuel Fl. Davis, 81 Pearsall avenue.
Leonard j. Barrett, Pavonia avenue, 125
East of Brunswick street.
John Grossklaus, Neptune avenue.
NJ. L. Gates, Jr., SO Wiley street.
Matilda Vile, Belmont avenue.
VIM. Gerick, 296 Sipp avenue.
L. W. Spitznagel, to alter frame building,
403 Nelson avenue.
On motion report was received and
adopted.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engineer,
Superintendent of Telegraph and Inspector
of Horses were presented, received and or
dered filed.
Communication from the Inspector of
Horses:
Jersey City, May Q, 1894.
To the Honorable Board of Fire Commis-
sioners:
G~entlemen-I would respectfully report that
on April 81, 1898, the brown horse known as
Jim, and detailed to duty before the Superin-
tendent's wagon,d died from spinal meningitis.
Respectfully reported,
w. II. ARRowSMITH,
Inspector Of Horses.
TRIALS.
TheClerk announced that charges had been
fled In his office by the Chief Engineer,
against the following named members OF the
Department.
Thomas Keogh, engineer, failing to make
a proper count of the gong.
James L. Kelly, permanent truckman, and
James B. Riddell, driver, a violation of sec
tion s, of chapter l of the Rules and Regula-
lions governing this Department.
William johnson, engineer, neglect OF
Duty.
Thomas Keogh, having been notified to
| appear this evening for trial was called. He
| appeared and pleaded guilty.
The Clerk was directed to notify Kelly,
| Riddle and johnson to be present at the
| next meeting of the Board for trial.
The Board then took a recess.
Upon r~eassembling all the members Of the
Board were present.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The President announced the decision of
the Board in the case of Thomas Keogh.
That in consideration of his long years of
service in the Department they had decided
to excuse him on this occasion, but advised
him to endeavor in the future to avoid max
ing the same error.
The finding was approved by the vote OF
all the members of the Board.
Resolution by Commissioner Kern:
Whereas, The fire alarm wire on loop u
ming from Jersey and Johnston avenues to
| station 1913, located at the Central r. r. De
pot, is rusted and worn out, frequently caus-
ing the alarm on hat circuit to come in
| mixed; therefore
Resolved, That the Central Railroad Com
pany of New Jersey be and are hereby re-
| uuested to replace said wire with new in
sulated copper wire.
Adopted by the following vote:-
Yeas-President Brennan, Commissioners
| Kern and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None
Resolution by Committee on Buildings and
Combustibles:-
Resolved, That the resolution passed
April IS, 1894, reyoking permit granted Erie
| Street Iron Foundry Company, be and the
| same is hereby rescinded, and a permit or
dered granted said company to erect an ad-
ditional story on building No. 257 Erie
street, not to exceed eight feet in height.
Adopted by the votes of all the member
| of the Board.
AUDITING OF CLAIMS.
/ Claims of Brinkman q Hauck, S297.T5;
| Carscallen & Cassiday, SOL. 68, S44.52, $91.40,
S82. on, S93.11 and $107.69; John j.
| O'Hara. $500; Peoples Gas Saw
ng Association, $1,000, $1,000 and $1,000;
James Coyle, SIS, $55, S154.50 and Sl04.50;
Michael Rockford, $SS; Mackey, Young q
g. Son, S2a.95; John Burns, $l43.45,
Bartly Coyle, s20.62; James Wilson, S43
and S44.6 so; J. Schellenberger, S333.96, and
John Dempster, $2T5, having been audited
and reported correct by the several commit
tees were ordered paid by the following vote:
Kern and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.