The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11

V"hrf anu occupant, y. z. Reilly; Free
mont street and Railroad venue frame
stable; loss slight; cause, unknown.
September :, s:45 p. NJ, still; owner,
John Mclean; occupants. several fami-
hes; Washington and Steuben streets,
frame tenement; loss slight; cause, care
l~essness.
September 10. 9.O5 P. NJ. stilI; owner.
Lynch Estate; occupants, several fami-
hes; S4l Warren street, brick tenement;
Ices sight; cause, carelessness.
September IL, l2:45 P. M, still; owner
and occupant. J. Kimball; 1,0H Summit
emu frame w~oodshed; loss slight;
cause, unknown.
September y. 3:39 P. NJ. still; owner.
MIS-. Wise; occupant. J. Cheafham; IS
Eye avenue, frame barn; loss slight; cause
children and matches.
September L, SIS P. NJ. Box "a; owner,
Mr.. Russell: unoccupied; IS ray street.
frame dwelling; loss slight; cause un-
known.
September 11s, 7:Ss P. NJ, Box 1874, false
alarm; cause, righteousness.
September p, 3:5 A. M, Box 4S and
third alarm; owner, Fl. J. Darling; unoc-
eupied; IA to 256 Bowers streets. unfn-
ished frame buildings; loes on building.
$4,6Ii; insurance On building, $1,000; in
Safance paid on building. $4,677; cause I'M
September q, s:45 A. NJ, Box AZ and
third alarm; owner and S. Kies-
Ter; ~ Bowers street, frame dwelling;
loss on building, $45; insurance on build
ing, $3.50; insurance paid on building.
$45; cause. extension of above fire.
september q, s:45 A. NJ, Box 43 and
third alarm; owner and occupant, H.
Haines: 235 Bowers street, frame dwelling:
loss on building, S55; insurance on build
ing, S2.1oo; insurance paid on building, SIS;
cause, extension OF above fire.
September 2, 6:5 P. NJ, still-Owner,
Mrs. A. Schfek; occupant, Mrs. E. Gulch;
e16 Summit avenue, frame dwelling: loss
slight; cause, from lamp.
September p, 1888 P. NJ, box 23-Owner,
simon Downey; occupant, J. Downey and
others; 176 Sixth street, frame tenement;
less on building, SIS; on furniture, SIS:
insurance On building, &, 600; insurance on
furniture, 5000; insurance paid On build
lng, so; on furniture, SO; cause, careless
use OF matches
September %. 9.25 A NJ. box 114-Owner.
Henry carroll; occupants. several families,
46l Henderson street. brick tenement; loss
on building. SIS; insurance or building,
$1,000; insurance paid on building, SIS;
cause, defective ffue.
September "a, 1856 A. NJ, Box 24f-FaIse
alarm; cause, from cutting auxiliary wire.
September Is, 10:02 A. NJ, Box 5F-Owner,
E Oghvie; occupants. several families;
l5t Pine street, frame dwelling; loss none,
cause, foul chimney.
September %, 9:46 P. NJ. Box s-Owner
and occupant. George Bannon; 146 Morris
Sl35; on furniture, $50; insurance on build
ing, 81 goo; on furniture, none; insurance
paid on building, Sl35: cause, lamp ex-
plosion.
September q, S:2 P. NJ, telephone cali
Owner and G. T. Brewer; foot
Jersey n yacht J. Donnelly; loss
on building, $4,000; insurance on building.
5000; insurance paid on building, $1,000;
cause unknown.
September 80, Al A.. NJ, Box 7-owner
and occupant. VIM. Amos; n Grand
street; brick dwelling; loss slight; cause,
gas jet and curtain.
Total loss in September. s9,13L
Total insurance in September. $36.409.
ss.OS7.
Total number of alarms. twenty COZ.
Total number of bell alarms, eight (Sl.
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
The Board then took a recess. Upon
reassembling the following members We're
present.
President Brennan and Commissioner
Mills.
Observation-Disclosures Cone.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the permanent men
employed in this department, also the
Commissioners, for salaries for the month
Of October. 1896. when due. as per list
filed herewith, amounting in the ggre-
gate to nine thousand two hundred and
seven dollars and eighty-ive cents So
$3.50.
Resolved. That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the following named
persons for pensions. when due, for the
month of October, 1896. amounting in
the aggregate to one hundred and sixty
two dollars and forty-eight cents ($162.4Sl.
Agnes h. Farrier. $685.; Louisa Oman,
$23.61; Catherine Guiton, Sales; Matthew
Bligb. $4I.66.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions they were adopted by the fol-
YealPresRdent Brennan and Commits
NaySANon
Absent-commissioner Cone.
Motion by Commissioner Mills and
adopted
That when this Board adjourns it does
so to meet on Wednesday evening. No
vember II. 1896, at 5 o'clock.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions were reported
by committees in payment Of claims here
tofore REFEREED
BY Committee on Feed
Resolved. That the sum Of $211.69 be paid
to Miller & Bertholf for horse feed. Octe-
Der Is, 1876.
BY Committee on Horses and Harness.
Resolved, That the sum off,
$26.25 be paid to Salt Brick Feeder Co.
(for 10 dozen salt bricks, October %. 1880.
S3lS.2s be paid to Joseph Sch~ellenberger,
BY Committee on Telegraph and Fuels
Resolved, That the sum Of
$l22.75 be paid to Coughhn Brothers, for
coal, October. 1895.
s23.0S be paid to J. H.. Bunnell & Co., for
telegraph SUPPLIES. Octobepr. 1886.
1912 be paid to j. III. Bunnell & Co, for
IS sly. r. Fl. lamps. October. 1886.
BY Commistee on Supplies
Resolved, That the sum Of
s1 be paid to n. j. G. S. and Rubber
Co, for expansion rings and couplings.
December e. 1895. to August Is. 1896.
$15S.15 be paid to Arthur L. Steele. for
desks chairs, CARPET. rugs, etc, h~eadquar-
s76.e5 be paid to Samuel ]. Blakey, for