The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-06
BOARD OF FARE COMMISSIONERS
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BOARD OF FIRE CONF YSSIONERS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
CONTINUED
April 10. 6.57 pm, still; owner unknown;
occupant, John Frithers: So Noble street;
frame dwelling; loss, none; cause, foul
chimney.
April II, LAO pm, still; owner. Cole Els
tate; occupant, Mr.. Martin; ST. Henderson
street; frame dwelling; loss, none; cause,
foul chimney.
April IL, 3.51 pm, still; owner and occu-
pant, Conrad Joerg; 25l Newark avenue;
loss, slight; cause, overheated stove.
April -. I1.9 am, box l52; owner and
occupant, Charles Schlegei; 267 Tonnele ave
nue.: frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause, I'M
known.
April Is, $50 I'M, still; owners and occu-
pants, Saunders and Company; Morgan and
Warren streets: brick factory; loss, slight;
cause, carelessness.
April 10, 6.15 pm, box 81; owner, Delos
e. Culver; occupant, Patrick Kelly; 43 Suy-
dan avenue; frame dwelling: loss on build
ing, 500; on furniture, 500; insurance on
building, $500; on furniture, $500; insurance
paid on building, 800; on furniture, 500;
cause, defective fiue.
April 10, 6.13 pm, still; owner, A. G..
Bacheie; occupants, several families; 1To
Webster avenue; frame dwelling; loss,
none; cause, boiling over pan of fat.
April 20, Alb I'm box 25; owner, W.
Harvey, Agent; occupant, Elias Perry: 21015
Seventh street; brick dwelling; loss, none;
cause. foul chimney.
AplA %, 2.54 pm, box II; owner, j.
Baumann; occupants, several families; 124
Railroad avenue; frame dwelling; loss on
building, SO; insurance on building, $1,000;
insurance paid on building, S75; cause, spark
| from locomotive.
pant. George Cortield; - Madison avenue;
frame dwelling; loss, slight; cause. care
| lessness of workmen.
April 25. 9.18 pm, box Is: owner, Nc
Kenzie Estate; occupant, Thomas Bellows;
292 Grove street; frame store and dwelling;
| loss on stock, $50: insurance on stock, S2,OUO;
insurance paid on stock, $50; cause, care
lessneSs.
April 26, 7.15 am, box 243; owner, Wm.
| Brown; occupant, John Gilligan; $50 Grand
| street; frame store and dwelling loss, slight;
cause, carelessness with candle
April ~, 1925 a. m, box 81; owner and oc-
cupant, VIM. Barber; Is Beacon avenue;
frame woodshed; loss, slight; cause, children
and matches,
April Is, $50 am, box "a; owner and
occupant, Peter Jocham; l34 and 40 Pro-
vost street; frane w~heelwright shop; loss on
building, $2l0; insurance on building.
S4,S00; insurance paid on building, $40;
cause, carelessness.
April q, I1.55 pm, box 81; owner, Mr..
Wallace; occupants, several families; 3i2
and 3f4 Henderson street, brick tenement;
loss, slight; cause, unknown.
April ~, 1870 q. m suill; owner, William
Schroeder; occupant, Herman Trappe; 42S
Palisade avenue, frame (barber1 shop; loss,
slight: cause, supposed incendiary.
April 20, 1928 pm, still; owner, Brady
| Estate: occupants, several families; Gro. .
and Ninth streets, brick tenement; loss,
slight; cause, from chimney.
Total loss in April, $l,235.
Total insurance in April, SIT 300.
Total insurance paid in April, Sl,1S5.
Total number of alarms, ~twenty-six (26).
Total number of bell alarms, fourteen (14).
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
The monthly report by the Chief Engineer
| of the sick of the department was presented,
| received and referred to the Committee of
| the Whole.
The clerk notified the Board that charges
| had been fled in his office by the Chief Engi-
neer against the following named.
! George j. Brackner, Foreman, Engine
| reports and with q general neglect Of his
duties.
John Hayes, stoker. Disorderly conduct.
And that a copy of the charges together
with a notice to appear this evening for
trial had been furnished the accused.
ou llOllOu Uu0 i u OOnn 11d1 % w a.
postponed until the next meeting or the
Board.
George j. Brackner on being called did
not appear.
Commissioner Mills addressed the Board
and stated that he had investigated the
charges and found them to be true.
Mr.. Bracknor falling TO appear for trial
| Commissioner Mills moved that he be dis
missed from the Department, and that all
paw now accruing be forfeited by him.
Adopted by the following vote.
Yeas-President Brennan, Commissioner
| Kern and Mills. 20
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolution by President Brennan:
Resolved, That a furleugh of fifteen days
each be granted to the Chief Engineer, AS
sistant Engineer, Battalion Chiefs and
! Clerk of the Board, and that a furleugh of
| days, making twelve in all, be granted to
the permanent men of the department. Date
| of commencement of furloughs to be June 5,
| 1894.
Adopted by the votes of all the members Of
the Board.
Resolutions by Commissioner Mills.
Resolved, That the resolution passed by
| tits Board January 16, 1880, appointing
| Hugh Clark, Examining Engineer for the
| Department, be and the same is hereby re-
scinded.
Resolved, That David A. Van Wart,
H-oseman-at-call of Engine Company No. 9,
be and he is hereby promoted to the position
of Foreman of same company to take effect
june |, 1884.
Resolved, That Joseph II. Skerrett be and
he is hereby appointed Examining Engineer
of this Department to take effect June ],
| 1894.
The yeas and nays having been called and
taken on each Of the foregoing resolutions
they were adopted bv the following vote.
Yeas--Au the members of the Board.
Resolutions by President Brennan:
Resolved, That Thomas Harrington, Hose
man-at-call Of Engine Company No. Z, be
transferred TO the same position in Engine
Company No. 5, and james y Baker and
| Cornelius Ryan, Hoseman-af-cali Of Engine