The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
BOARD OF FTRE ooMMrssroNrps

NOIlcldI HrOceeQiugS.O
speclal meeting of the Board Of Fire Com.
mlssioners held at Department Headquarters
SaJurday evening, December IA, 1895.
The roll was called at eight O'Clock.
Ie 4oiloWlng call for the meeting was
Jersey City, N. 81. Dec. -. 1895.
MI; Cnaries Esterbrook, Clerk Board of Fire
Dear sir-You will please cal a special meet
ing Of the Board of Fire Commissioner FIR
Sa5uraay evening. December IA, 1895, at eight
oelock. Tor the purpose of receiving commu-
nications from the Chief Engineer and Ex-
INNING I'm Engineer, acting upon applications
Ior retirement and filling vacancies existing
IN the department.
Gommunicatien from Chief Engineer.
Received and ordered spread in fun upon
once of city Engineer.
10 the Board of Fire Commissioners:
q Rogers, engineer of Engine Company No. =
died at four F. N this day from a severe
a vacancy Of engineer of steamer in this de-.
partnent. The deceased in point of service
was one of the oldest members of the de-
partment and from hi sexemplary conduct.
appncauon TO the duties of his position and
ton of his superior officers and was We'll de.
serving OF the application, well done. tho,t
JOHN coNwAy
Of r ne Uh ana reolution by the Committee
Whereas, Matthew Bligh, stoker Of Fneins
Cosapany Nc, T. on April Is. 1894, made appii-
eatlon to this Board for retirement on
~ A-SdtllllY. and L
Whereas, Said Matthew Bligh has failed
to perform active duty in this denart-
n2eh since April Is, 1895, by reason Of
Whereas, 1t appearing from the cer-
sl1cates filed with this Board that the
I9dlowin physicians. viz-Dr. John O..
Baumann, dated November 26. 1895: Dr..
< ~Hoffman, dated November 25. 1896;
dated April p, Is5. and No0yearrnrbbeera
Typ, respectively, that the said Matthew
Bligh is physically incapaeitated for the
Whereas. Said Matthew Bfigh having
served more than twenty years in this
department.; therefore
Resolved, That in accordance with tha
provlslons OF an act entitled can act
concernlng Fire Departments in cities OF
1s s. the ifs' sa f5aS Mattb agpf9 S,GSs March Ma p :.
hereby retired upon an annual nensio1
of five hundred dollars, payable month";
AMOUNT s1oilspi being p oneahaif Of + tS,a l ST. said (
tirement. - sum ~
Adopted by the following vote-
9eas-An the members of the Board.
Resolutions by President MINIS
Resolved, That Augustus W. Gerard.
and he is hereby pfomoted to the nos9S91
rlon of engineer of Engine Company Mo-
:, to flr vacancy caused by death sd
EVAN /. Rogers, to take effect December
Is, 1895.
Resolved. That Alfred Gilbert, hoseman
at call Oh EnSlne OOmpan NO. z, be and
NE is hereby promoted to the position "A
| stoker of Engine Company No. 10. 10 FIJI
vacancy caused by promotion Of Aa1ewsfa1
w. Gerard, to take effect December i5l
1895. ~
The yeas and nays having been taker
on each of the foregoing resolutions they
were adopted by the following vote
Yeas-An the members of the Board.
Resolutions by Commissioner Brennan:
Resolved, THAT Edward CoyIe, permal
nent hosernan of Engine Company No. ii
be and he is hereby promoted to the pol
sition of stoker of Engine Company No. /.
to take effect upon the retirement OF
Stoker Matthew Biigh, and not other
wise.
Resolved, That VIM. Van Horn, hose
man at call of Engine Company No. 2, BID
and he is hereby promoted to the position
OF permanent hoseman of Engine Conn
pany No. /, to fill vacancy caused BIZ
otherwise.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken, was adopted by the follow
ing vote;- u
Yeas-President Mills and Commission
er Brennan.
Nays-Commissioner Cone.
AbsentZNone.
On motion adjourned.