The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-21

department VINO are unable to perform
any duty whatever either Through sick
duty ranging from one to eleven MONTHS.
would that a rig d ex-
animation pc made as TO their condition
arg prospect q being able at any time
Ny sole object is for the benefit Of the
dsgartnent AS yen are aware our
each when all are on duty. when de-
taiied men are accounted for our num-
Der is still lessened, and at times we are
companies I would respectfully call
your attention to the law governing the
retirement OF men incapacitated for the
It IS my earnest desire that advantage
be taken Of such legislation, that the
Department may be enabled to retain
is well known efficiency. which It VIII
| manned.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. DENMEAD,
Assistant Engineer.
Commanding Departrnent.l
Received and referred 20 the Committee
| of the Whole.
The Clerk announced that charges had
been filed in his Office by the Cher En-
gineer AGAINST the following named mem
beys of the Department.
J T. Kimball hosemaH-at-cal. Engine
Company No 9; Michael Hurley, hoseman-
at-call. Engine Company, No. 10: Charles
Herig, hesenan-at-caii, Engine Company
No. 10. and Albert Howes. t~ruckrnan-af-
eau; Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2. neglect
of duty"
Thomas L Jonese, telegraph 1ineman,
| .disorderly conduct"
And that each or the accused had been
served with a copy of the charge togeth-
| for trial.
.. =. KimbalI, Michael Hurley and
Charles Herigs on being called. appear
ed ana pleaded guilty.
Each Of the accused made sworn state
ments.
Albert Howes. on being called. did not
Clerk Charles Esterbrook and Drivger
Charles H MulIiken testified The
Clerks roll book was put in evidence.
peared and pleaded Not guilty"
Assistant Engineer Denmead, TeIe-
graph Superintendent John speicher.
and Citizen Theodore Bolton testified.
The accused made a sWorn statement.
The Board then took a recess
Upon reassembling all the members
were present.
The President announced the decision
Of the Board in the FOREGOING cases
Hurley and Charles Herig, charges dis
missed, the statements made by them be-
ing deemed sufficient TO excuse them OF
Albert Howes. Truckrnan-at-call Of
Hook and Ladder Co., No. 2, guilty; dis
missed from the department.
Thomas l. Jones, Telegraph Lineman,
guilty; fined 5 days pay
The finding Of the Board was sustained
by the following vote
Yeas-President Brennan Commission
ers Cone and Mills.
NaYs-None.
MIsCELLANEoUs BUSINESS.
The Clerk reported that he had deposit
ed with the City Treasurer the sum of
tw~enty-three dollars, amount received for
rent, and presented receipt therefor.
Received and filed.
Resolution by Committee on Depart
ment Buildings and REPAIRS
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn in favor of Henry Delatusch for
the sum of Ave hundred dollars, being
third payment on contract No. 1884. for
carpenter work rebuilding Fire Depart
ment Headquarters, certificate of the
Supervising Architect, being duly .hiee
thfs day in the Office Of the Clerk q
his Board. recommending that sale
payment be mad
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:--
Resolved. That warrants be crderec
drawn in favor Of the permanent me-
employed in this Department, also ne
COMMISSIONERS for salaries for tbs
month of September, 1885, when due, a:
per list filed herewith, amounting in tht
aggregate TO nine thousand, n hun
dred and twenty-five dollars and twelve
Rsscived. That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the following. namel
persons for pensions when due, for th'
InONiQ OF 0cDVeI1DGI. 1870. dlIlOuhkAA.5 "a
the aggregate to one hundred and sixty
twe dollars and fcrty-eight cents
tS1e2. 49,.
The yeas and nays having been taker
resolutions. they were adopted by tn
Yeas-President Brennan, Commissioner
Cone and Mills.
Nays-None.
Resolutions by Commissioners Mill
and adopted
Resolved, That Alfred Gilbert, stoke
hereby promoted to the position of En-
gineer of Engine Company No. 8, VIC
Gerard. resigned, and Howard VA
Voorhis, steker Of Engine Company No. 9
be and he is hereby transferred to 1h'
same position in Engine Company No. 10
to fill vacancy caused by promotion O
Alfred Gilbert, both to take effect Octo
Resolved, That Charles Wagner, hose
n~an-at-call of engine company No. ID
be and the same is hereby promoted Il
the position of stoker OF engine ecm
pany No 9, to fill vacancy caused .,
transferred of Howard Van Voorhis, con
ditioned upon his passing the requisite
medical examination and examination b.
Examining Engineer.
on motion the Board proceeded to bal
lot for nen-at-call to IN vacancies ex,
isting in Engine Companies Nos 2 aue
3, and Hook and Ladder Company No. 2
Commissioner Mills nominated Thomas
H. Hyatt for h~oseman-at-cal OF Engine
Company No. 2.
Thomas J. Sewall for hoseman-at-cal
of Engine Company No. 8.
Valentine Linderman for truckman-at
call Of Hook and Ladder Company No. 2
No other nominations We're made.
Al ballot having been taken IN each o.
ahe nominees. the Clerk acting as teller
and each receiving the unanimous vott
of the Board, they were declared elected
1 to date October l, 1896.
Commissioner Gone called the attention
/! Superintendent of Telegraph wherein h,
| states that on September. 21.alS96, he foun(
the keyholes of Boxes 40 and 40 plugged
with red clay, SO they could not be opened
with the key. m
deemed this matter to be too grave 10 b,
passed unnoticed, as the ,uSelessness Q.
these boxes in case they We're leedel
would ave promoted a c~Onfiagration
I he therefore moved
That the Chief Engineer be directed L
communicate with the Chief of Polio
1 with a view towards the apprehension
of the person or persons guilty of sucf
malicious conduct, and in order that 1t:
repetition might be prevented.
Adopted by the votes of all the mem
beTs.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions were report
ed by committees IN payment of claim:
heretofore referred:-
BY Committee on Department Building
and Repairs
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