The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-17
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
(Oficial Proceedings.0

(Oficial Proceedings)
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
commissioners held at Department Head
quarters on Wednesday evening, January
The roll was called at $40 O'Clock.
Present-Presiden Mills and Commits
Absent Commissioner Gone.
On motion the reading of minutes OF
meeting January Is, 1896, was dispensed
with, and they Were approved as en-
crossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance. received
and spread in full upon the month";
Jersey City. January 20, 1896.
or. Board of Fire Commissioners
sey City January 10, 1896, and was APP
proved by the Mayor, January II. 1896.
Yours respectfully.
MARTIN FINCK,
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
in favor of James A. Gordon, attorney of
Bunhard Meyer. to supplement- the sum of
s9o2S now in the account OF Claims of
a total of S1a6.7 10, being the amount of in
terest due on claim of said James A. Cor
qon, attorney from August %. 1892, to
missioners to order paid the sum of $780,
Y, subject to the concurrence Of this
Board. and the amount of 1858 to be paid
BY the Board of Finance, out of account
Printing, Stationery. ETC., lS94-95.
From Consolidated Traction Company.
requesting that their emergency crew.
badges. in order that they may be able
to get inside of the fire lines to look
af5er the wires: etc. in case of fire.
Whole.
From Committee in charge of Fourth
two uniformed fremen be detached to
Aar6rmory on night of bah, February 5,
paerua7 ~L:ae
From Emil Sehumann. 2s3 Central ave-
nue., and Charles A. Wells, of 1870 Ocean
avenue, requesting Board to grant them
insurance fire badges.
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Who subsequently reported in favor OF
above request. also that badges be
pany, as requested, which report was
received and adopted.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows:
and s245.36.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
| & Hauck, $500.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
The United Gas Improvement Co. s5l.so
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
samuel J.. Blakey, s1s.o5: D. Steele &
Fire Hose Company. sl,44O.
Deferred Red e to SS,ommittsssso on SUPPLIES,
CtOISe IL mercy. &V.43s NanQefbeeE
& Sons, $260.SS; Henry j. Hamed, $41.2 20:
Mahlon Speicher, Stills.
Referred to Committee on Department
| Buildings and Repairs.
Richard jackson, S22.15. and George n.
Piercy, $1570.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Supplies presented
me following report
Jersey Cjfy II 7 Jauuarv oe 1909
~ the Board of Fire Commissioners
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Sup
feet of hose for which CONTRACT was
awarded the Eureka Fire Hose, has
been received, tested and found to be in
| accordance with the specifications and
would therefore recommend that the
same be accepted by this Board
JOHN BRENNAN.
Committee on Supplies.
On motion report was received and
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported having Issued since
las meeting of the Board permits as
follows
Fred Klien, to erect frame building on
delaware avenue.
William Peterkin, to erect addition to
building 269 Third street.
a. Painter, to erect frame shed 23
Erie street.
Peter Ward, to quare roof Of building
16 Coles street.
John Egan to repair frame building IS
Newark avenue.
Joseph Jewkes and Son. to repair DAM
age caused by fire TO frame building Sum-
nit avenue, near Crawford street
Kietzrner Brothers. to repair damage
caused by fire to frame building, New York
avenu and Griffith street.
On motion report was received and
adopted.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer, Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses were presented. re-
ceived ard ordered filed:
The report by the Chief Engineer of the
sick of the Department was presented, re-
ceived and referred to the Committee Of
the whole.
The Clerk announced that a charge
sD'sohedience of orders had been filed in
his office against Thomas Allen, pernan-
Prs ba Con<fn1edl