The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
BOARD or FIRE coum aSsIoNERS

(Cft1ciaI ProceedingsD
fcate from DR.: Loomds had been filed in
ans nne once ina Jones was Ill and unable to
On motion Of Commissioner Mflls the
ma was postponed until the next meet
The Board then took a recess, upon re-
assenDllng all the member We're present.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resoiutlon by President Brennan and
Resolved That John Finnerty, hoseman
he is hereby. Transferred to the same posi-
ton in Engine Company No. g.
On motion of Commissioned Mills, the
at call of Engine Company No. /.
commissioners Mills Nominated John Bo-
No other nomination was made.
On the first ballot, the Clerk acting as
teller, John Boland was declared appoint
ed to date July /, 1896.
On motion the Board proceeded to hal
Iol Ior q noseman at call Of Engine Com
Commissioner Mills nominated George
On the first ballot, the Clerk acting as
teller, George Duncanson received three
yo5es, ana was declared appointed to date
Motions by Commissioner Mills and
That a furlough of fifteen days each be
granted to the Chief Engineer, Assistant
engineer, Battalion Chiefs, Inspector of
Horses and Clerk of the Board. and a
49, v nays GdtH.% WlIQ i've
regular furlough days added, making
Twelve days in all. be granted to the per-
manent men Of the department, date of
July s, 1896.
That no regular f~urloughs be allowed
on the Sd, 4th and 5fh of July.
by Commissioner Cone an adopted:-
That when this Board adjourns it adj
]GnrhS S,ooos meet on Wednesday evening,
esolution by Committee on salaries:-
resolved, \ warrants be ordered
draWn IN favor OF the permanent men
employed IN this department; also the
commissioners or salaries for month of
June, 1896, when due as per list filed here
with, amounting in the aggregate to nine
anoilsand and eighty dollars and twelve
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor Of the following named
persons for pensions when due for the
month of June, 1895. amounting in the
aggregate to one hundred and sixty-two
dollars and forty--eigfrt cents C162. 49,.
236l; Catherine Guiton, s41.66; Matthew
The yeas. and nays having been called
fer ana k on each of the foregoing
resolutions, they We're adopted by the fol-
lowing vdte.-
Yeas-President Brennan, Commission
ers Cone and Mills.
NayS-NOne.
Absent-None.
Resolutions by Committee on Depart
ment Buildings and Repairs
Resolved, That a warrant be drawn in
favor of Neill & Cobbe for the sum Of
five hundred dollars. being third pay
ment on contract No. 194A. for mason
work rebuilding Fire Department Head
quarters, certificate being fled this day
in the office of the Clerk of this Board
that the necessary amount of work has
been performed and that said payment
is due.
1 Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn in favor of Henry Delatush for
the sum cf eight hundred dollars. being
first payment on contract No. 1874, for
carpenter work. rebuilding Fire Depart
ment Headquarters. certificate being filed
this day in the Office Of the Clerk Of this
Beard that the NECESSARY amount of
work has been performed and that said
paymen is due.
The yeas and nays being taken on each
of the foregoing resolutions, they We're
adopted by the following vote
Yeas-President Brennan, Commission
ers Cone and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None,
ACTION Upon CLAIMS.
The following resolutions were reported
by committees in payment of claims here
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re-
peirs:-
Resolved, That the sum of s1a4.s 30 be paid
to Brinkman & Hauck for repairs to APP
paratus, une 1 to is, 1896.
SS4.6 to BrinkTnan & Hauck for repairs
to apparatus, May II to Is, 1896.
By Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Tt6SUlNeu, fklI the sum OF. 3f0-nf sDS pdlu
10 J. II. Bunnell & Co. for telegraph sup
plies. May, 1896.
$3.50 to John F. Bahr, for gong mag
nets, June, 1896.
s1e.5 to Coughlin Brothers, for coal and
wood, May, 1896.
BY Committee on Feed
Resolved, That the sum of STA 10 be paid
to Miller & Bertholf for horse feed, June
!, 1896.
By Committee on Department Buildings
and Repairs
Resolved, That the sum of $3.50 be paid
to F. B. Teall for painting, granting, etc.,
at No. 10 engine house, June "a, 1856.
$34.23 to Vanderbeek & Sons for lumber,
May, 1896.
$2s'2S to Neill & cobbe for repairing
walk in front of No. l engine house, June.
| 1896.
S5.1s to Harmed & Mitchell for painting
at No. 5 engine house, May IS, 1896.
By Committee on Supplies
Resolved. That 1914 be paid to S. F.
Hayward & Co.. for extinguisher bottles,
June Is, 1895.
$3.50 to D. Steele, & Son for six oak
chairs. June IS, 1896.
BY Committee on Horses and Harness
Resolved, That the sum of SIS be paid
to Thomas C. Hunter for ho~rseshoeing,
May, 1896.
The Yeas and nays having been taken
on each of the above resolutions, they
were adopted by tine following vote:-
Yeas-AI the members of the Board.
On motion adjourned.