The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-12
FlBBlNG FIREMEN.
Commissioner Mills Threat
ems to Impose a Fine
for Lying.
TESTING THE NEW ESCAPE NETS
Awarding the Bids for Remodelling
Fire Headquarters-Fire-
men Disciplined.
TESTING THE NEW ESCAPE NETS

At the meeting of the Fire Board last
night. James Mcguire. driver of truck
No. 8. of rthe Webster venue fire house,
was tried on three charges of disorderly
conduct preferred by Rudolph H. Braun,
c-ommandant at that fire house.
On the morning of March 3. last. Braun
told Mcguire to go to q fire at No. 25i
Central avenue. Mcguire went: but felt
that Braun was too much of a boss. At
the fire the two happened TO meet n
Mcguire called Braun vulgar names.
Braun made charges against him the
next day. This caused bad feeling be-
tween the two men. On March 4 Mcguire
told Braun that he was negleeting his
work n on another occasion called
him a~pprobrious names. Braun appeared
as complainant against him last night
on three charges.
Mcguire pleaded guilty to the first
charge, but denied the other two. All
the members of the Webster avenue
house appeared as witnesses; some of
them heard the row, while others who
were present at the time swore they
knew nothing about it. The fact that
men working alongside of one another
Thomas Mills to give those who swore
they ulu 1Ql near lle SQdS6 QStQ
when they were standing within five
feet of the parties interested while the
conversation was being carried on in q
loud tone of voice, a severe lecture.
I'VE want the truth and nothing but
facts" he said. you boys want to learn
to give them to us, or else some time
the Board will surprise you with a fine
for lying"
The frapncr who fnct;6ad mara--TamaS
Dallery, Rudolph Braun, John Jones,
John Coughlin. Hugh Barclay, Edward
Nelson, Robert Brehm and George yre-
denburg. After a half hours delibera-
ton, the Board fined Mcguire ten days
pay and gave him a warning that If he
was ever brought before them again he
would be dismissed.
for failing to make the required sixty
per cent. attendance at the fires for the
quarter ending March 1. They were all
of Engine No. s and Dennis Diver of
truck No. s, n their cases were laid
over.
Those excused were:-Moses Conklin.5
of truck No. 2; Henry Freedmen, of
truck No. 8. and Frank Meyers.
Chief Conveys report for the past
was five alarms, three of which were
bell alarms. The 400 feet of hose from
the Eureka Hose Company was formally
FyrV f'SN
The proposal of Charles w. Fisk, for
rebuilding fire headquarters, was re-
jected on account of Irregularities in
Thomas Mahoney got the contract for
the plumbing n carpenter work on the
new building. His bid was s1,997. The
contract for the mason work was given
TO Neil. & Cobbe- they will get s2,4s5
for the job. These men were the lowest
bidders. when the notice regarding the
remodehng of the building was pub
lished about four months ago. The work
Will be commencedt as soon as possible.
The meeting then adjourned to March %,
When the monotonous meeting was
over all present made a rush for the
new fire escape nets which were recent
~. purchased by the city authorities and
Iney are at present in the rear of head
quarters About sixteen men got around
the net and drew it tight. Then Com
prisoner Mills mounted a ladder near
py and jumped from the top of it into
the net a distance of ten feet. Others,
courageous after the ice had been broken.
made the attempt. Among those holding
the net observation-disclosures Cone
Mills and Brennan. Engineers Conway
and Denmead- Several frenen assisted
them. They all had lots of fun.
The new circular nets are 80 feet in
circumference and weigh thirty-two
pounds each. They are light and com
pact, and can easily be carried on a
made of Russian bolt rope, three-ouart-
ers Of an inch thick. with a 2& inch
grasping rope. They have an approxi-
mately solid rope centre piece which
acts as q cushion for a falling body. It
t. save the lives of persons living in
this city in case of fire. A net will be
sent today to each truck.