The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-03

being absent from duty without leave
against Stephen Davis. stoker; had been
neer, and that a copy of the charge. To-
gether with a notice to appear this even
ing for trial, had been furnished the ac-
Stephen Davis. on being called, APP
peared and pleaded guilty"
reassembling all the mebers We're present.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
4 4 President announced the DECISION
that he be fined two days pay. The
finding of the Board was sustained by
the votes of all the members of the
Resolution by Commissioners Brennan
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Board
be and he is hereby directed to advertise
for sale at public auction three horses
and several lots of old hose, same hay
ing become unserviceable for use in
this department.
Adopted by the votes Of all the MEM
bers of the board.
Resolution by President Mills
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer is
hereby authorized and empowered in the
event of a conflagration in any of the
adjoining cities or towns, and the as
sistance of this department is asked for,
to make such detail of apparatus and
men in answer to any such request as
he may deem proper.
Adopted by the votes of all the mem
on motion Of Commissioners Brennan
the Board proceeded to ballot for truck
Aidi-dl-SdA Vi IiOOh dlo ~
Commissioner Brennan nominated P.
j. Kennedy.
No other nominations were made. On
the first ballot, the Clerk acting as
teller, P. ]. Kennedy received three votes
and was declared appointed to date Feb
On motion the Board proceeded to ball
lot for h-oseman-at-call of Engine Com
COMMISSIONS Brennan nominated Al
vim Hager.
No other nomination was made On the
Alvin Hager received three votes and
was declared appointed to date February
1, 1896.
That when this Board adjourns it does
SO to meet again on Wednesday, Janu-
The Clerk announced that he had de-
posted the sum of $S with the City
Treasurer. being amount received from
rent, and presented receipt therefor.
Received and ordered filed.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
Resolutions by committees ordering
payment of claims.
BY Committee on Feed
Resolved, That s247.T 20 be paid to Miller
Rufholf & Wheeler for feed. December.
$3.50 to Miller. Butholf & Wheeler for
horse feed. December Is. 1885,
BY Comittee on Horses and Harness
Resolved. That $3.50 be paid to James
Wilson for herseshoeing. November, 1895.
Sc to James Wilson for horseshoeing.
SIS to Thomas G. Hunter. fer horseshoe
ing, December, 1896.
S19.n to George H. Percy. for horseshoe
ing. December. 1895.
sllq5 e Barley coyle. for horseshoe
$ia.50 to S. M. Jensen. for h-orseshoeing,
December 1895.
S. to Thomas Davis for horseshoeing,
ss5.13 to JOS. s~chellinberger for harness
SUPPLIES, December. 1895.
$l5.65 to James H. Lopez for horseshoe
ing, December, 1895.
BY Comittee on Printing and Station
Resolved, That s27.75 be paid to a. J..
Doan for printing blanks January 1886.
$40 to the Jersey City Printing Co. for
printing manuals.
Resolved. That $14.50 be paid to Joseph
W. Northwood for four clock December.
500 to Loeb Respirator Co. for two
smoke protectors, December. 1895.
$15,97 to Henry Shuffiebotham for stove
pipe, zinc, etc, December, 1895.
So to Samuel J. Blakey for brooms and
By Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Resolved, That $40 be paid to Peoples
Gas Saving Association for rent of gas
regulators, December. 1895.
$34.60 to- Lyman @. Brown for coal and
wood, December, 1896.
By Committee on Department Buildings
and Repairs
Resolved, That s46 be paid to Cooper &
Wade. for new skylight and castings. Dec
1895; 81 to International Oil Works, for
labor and nd material o lin d fioor, mouse ne fer En- n
pairs to Engine house 4 and 6, Dec, 1888;
$500 to Thomas Cullen. for plumbing
work, January. 1886.
BY Apparatus and Repairs
Resolved. That S6.15 be paid to Geo.
Plerey, for repairs to apparatus, Oct, 1895;
$l2.07 to Theo. Smith & Brother. for re-
pairs to apparatus. Dec. 1895; S31S.40 to
Brlnkman & Haucz. for repairs to appar-
atus, Dec, 1895, and January 1896.
Tba unaS and naVS having baAn ordered
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
l%utions, they were adopted by the follow
Yeas--An the members of the Board.
Absent-None.
On motion. adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERRROOK. Cler<-
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department
ua The : roll IVA was called at $50 o'clock.
Present-President Mills, Commission
ers Brennan and Cone.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From A. Raffel1, 297 Grove street, re-
lative to condition of fence between yard
of Engine Go. No. 8 and his property adj
joining. Received and referred to Com
mfttee on Department Buildings and Re-
pairs.
designation Of cehaas F. Snyder; as
e a0s daqa Jan9sry g, i SRgin Was % pres N1; J.,
received and on motion accepted.
PREsENlrATIoN or CLAIMS.
&idtIiS NClS PiCSCieSb, 1CSSANCQ dllQs
Miller, Bertholf & Wheeler, s24z.7o and
$226.70.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
1o'o55; 9 George ssaso i. P sis1Ss; sIslm' Th SaSas1
c. Hunter. SIS; James Wilson, Sc and
$50; Thomas Davis. IS; lame II. Loper,
$15.65; Joseph Schellenberger S65.1S.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Brinkman & Hauck. $3.50: Theo.
Smith & Bro, $12.7.
Referred TO Committee on Apparatus
Thomas Cullen, $500; Cooper & Wade,
S46: Henry Schufflebotham s4s; Interna-
Referred to Committee on Department,
Buildings and Repairs.
Peoples Gas Saving Association, $40;
Lyman L. Brown $34.6a.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
and Feed.
Joseph w. Northwood, sl4.50: Loeb Re-
spirator Co. 500; Henry Schuffiebotham,
s15;S7s; Samuel J. Blakey, 81:
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
A ]. Doan, Ss7.7o; The Jersey City
Printing Co., $40.
Referred to Committee on Printing
and Stationery.
REPORTS Or STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Conn
bustitles reported having issued since
last meeting of the Board permits AZ fol-
lows
To erect frame buildings-James War
ren, Harrison. avenue, between Montical-
10 and Crescent avenues. Holm Fl Tnn-