The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-14

YeasIPresident Mills Commissioners
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CHARLES ESTERBRooK..
Regular meeting of the Board Of Fire
quarters Wednesday evening, November
The roll was called at s:25 o'clock.
Present-President Mills, Commissions
erS Brennan and Cone.
Absent-None.
reading Of minutes of meeting October %
was dispensed with and they were app
proved as engrossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From .Barr-Dinwiddie Printing and
Bookbinding Company, thanking the
Board for their action in reference to the
pany's property.
Received and filed.
From Board of Finance :
Jersey City, October 20, 1895.
Hon. Board of Fire Commissioners.
Dear Sirs-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board Of Finance Of Jer-
proved by the Mayor October e, 1886.
Martin F1NcK.
Resolved, That the City Comptroller
be and he is hereby directed to transfer
" Liz III AoAAAA Iva
of Fire Commissioners, present fiscal
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Thomas Davis, $s.ss: BARLEY coyle.
slSs7os n Patrick Wright srz;@ .ns
Harness.
John W. Laws, ssa.s7; Thomas J. Gull
ieen, sR.s3, and Henry Shufflebotham.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
Brincknann & Hauck, $l57.
Referred to Commute on Apparatus
and Repairs.
The jersey City Printing Co. s.: Samuel
botham. sso.x; A. Walter Z son. $50
John w. Laws. $135.18.
Referred to Commute on Supplies.
VIM. E. Athearn, $3.50; Coughlin Brothers,
$50 and STA; B. z. Post & Co., 1886 and
A. A Var WinEle; ssl2 ra
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
he Commute on Buildings and Combus-
tibles reported having issued since the
last meeting of the Board permits as fol-
lows
VIM. Herbert First street, between
Jackson and Bergen venues
Charles E., Hanley, go Barrow street.
". A. Kugler. 3 Idaho place,
Dora WlLIp6n, Sl Wn1I0n street.
Patrick Donahue. ia st. Panl's ave.
nue., to raise building.
w. E. Munford, to repair damage by firs
to building on Eye avenue, near Ocean
Dominica Yenkel, "a Railroad avenue,
to keep kerosene oil fors ale.
On motion report was received and
OFFICERS REPORTS AND CoMMuNI-
CATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief En-
gineer and Superintendent Of Telegraph,
together with the monthly report of the
superintendent of Telegraph, was pre-
scented, received and ordered filed.
TRIALS.
The Clerk announced that charges
against permanent men in the Depart
ment had been filed in his office by the
Chief Engineer as follows. aa-
conduct"
Edward Coyle, permanent hosemans
'sdisorderly conduct
Lipman Lyons, Stoker, being absent
from duty without leave"
Thomas Andrews, engineer, "a VIOLA
rules and regulations governing this de-
partment."
And hat copies, of the charges had
with a notice to appear this evening for
trial.
Thomas Andrews. Edward Coyle and
] ipman Lyons. on being called appeared
Each made a sworn statement.
Michael Whalen appeared and pleaded
not guilty.
Assistant Engineer Denmead testified.
The accused made a sworn statement.
On motion the Board took a recess,
upon reassemblfng al the members were
present.
The President announced the decision
of the Board in the foregoing cases.
Thomas Andrews, guilty. fined FIVE
Edward coyle, guilty. lined one days
Michael whelan. guilty. lined three
Ipman Lyons, guilty. fined thirty
days pay.
The hnding of the Beard was sustained
by the following vote
Yeas-Al the. members of the Board.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Clerk announced hat he had de-
posited with the City Treasurer the
sum of twenty-six dollars. amount re-
ceived for rent and presented receipt
therefor.
Received and filed.
AUDITING OF CLAIMS.
Claims of Thomas Davis. Sc. Is: Bart
ley Coyle, SIC. 40; Patrick Wright, $17.&:
John w. Laws, $500 and s125.1s; Thomas
$3.50 and Sso.47; Samuel Eastman & Co.
$685. 90: A. Walter & Son, $3.50; Peoples
Gas Saving ASssocfaS on, 1000; VIM. f.
Athern, $4,000: CoughA.A Brothers. $4,000
and s1sS.eo; p q Post 8 Co. 1885, O; 4.
Printing Co, $500. and Bunkman &
Hanck, $500, having been audited and
reported correct were ordered paid by
the following vote:z
Ye-as-Pre9dent Mills, commissioners
Nays-None.
Absent-None. =
On motion adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBRooK, Clerk.