The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-09
BOARD OF FIRE COMM EssI0NER
(CGEcial Proceedings

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Official Proceedings,
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters Wednesday evening, October p,
1886.
Present at roll call-AII the members of
the Board.
On motion of Commissioner Cone the
reading OF minutes of regular meeting
September 80 and adjourned meeting Octo-
Der u, 1896 was dispensed with and they
We're approved as engrossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From Charles Fieges tending his. resig-
nation as hoseman at cali of Engine
Company No. 7 to date, from July 1. 1896.
On motion received and accepted.
From Firemen's Mutual Benevolent AS
soeiatfon, inviting Board to attend joint
meeting of the Police and Firemen's Mu-
tual Aid Societies at 8 P. NJ. October 20,
1896, at Woods Hall.
On motion eceived and accepted.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
CLAIMS We're presented, received and dis
posed of as foilows:-
New York Roofing Co, s10a:5o.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
Samuel j.. Blakey. $T9.42.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
E. A. Pyle, So; James H. Lorer, 1885,:
August Stratus, $3.50; Barley Coyie, $3.50;
r Wright, $3.50, and Mahlon Speichec,
Referred to Committee on Horses and
t1dIiECS$-
Brickman & Hauck, $1s9.45.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus and
Repairs.
Miller and Bertholf, s225.5l; samuel j.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
CATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief En-
gineer, Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses were presented. re-
cefved and ordered filed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Preamble n resolution by Commits
sioner Mills
Whereas, The further use of 21s inch
hydrants BY this city will In the opinion
of this Board seriously impair the eff
cheney of this Department: therefore
Resolved, That the Board of Street and
Water commissioner be and IS hereby
requested to hereafter place in service
hydrants with not less thar a finch
opening, or double MIGRANTS with one
FINCH opening and one ~ inch opening.
Adopted by the votes Of all the mem
bers of the Board.
On motion of Commissioner Mills the
Board proceeded for men-at-cau.
Commissioner Mills nominated Walter
Hartwig as hosenan-at-ealI Of Engine
CO. No. Z; Michael j. Fallon. as truck
man-at-call OF II. and l.. Go. No. A.
Vim. CrulA, as hosernan-at-call of Engine
Co. No. IA. No other nominal sons were
made. ballot having been taken on
eeaeh OF the nominees n each receiving
three votes they were declared appointed
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py coilInie.ses ~ payment OF elalns mere
By Committee on Printing and Station
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resolved, Inal the sum OF 30 pc palo
printing minutes, September, 1895.
BY Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Resoived, Ihat the sum OF SO pc pald
70 Peeple,s Gas saving Ass9eiat. ,Sae lor
sS4-oo ge PAD 20 ugh Prolners. Lor
coal ana WOOD, august anu oeptenlpef'
lSsS, ~
500 pc PAID 70 ne BERGEN y eo.'
TOT Wood ana coal, S52tsll9eT, 1872.
so4.59 Pc palu ~ tns Gn.eu 1AS apn !
ment 70, ior gas useu uulfns
1885; emu nansrtment R,,,,dines
and Repairs , =
Resolved. That the sum Of $1,000 be
paid to New York ROOFING LOT
laying artificial stone sidewalk az Depart
ment headquarters, October; 1875.
ss2 be paid to Louis Bates for tubing ana
wiring for electric lighting at department
Headquarters. September, 1895.
1888 be paid to the Jersey City Electric
Light Company for neadeScent lights TO
8 engine house, September. 1896
$3.50 Be paid to George II. Percy for
repairing stall iron. August. 1886.
nv Committee on Apparatus and Re-
nairs.Z
PesalIred That the sum of $50. 9S be paid
T[sa Smith q IRA for repairs TO an
por = = sentanobar lSss
q X Il najd 10 George IA. Piercy, for
rana irs IL 1hnsa Wagon. 8 Engine. Septem-
81. Icoe W
u 4 beso, Il ~ Gaorae RI Piercy. for re-
E = s,,an;S, W. eon Aite,Isf 1895
siaa K 10 naid "a Rrtnk1nan q Hauck.
s.os,'S nc annaralt,s Sea5enoher "a E,
% ,eoe
oVi Io9os -, Horses and Harrass-
1,!aa Tb,q +be s,lrn ~ s6o a be
PSs9esSI rnbellenba rges fo,. harness
paru SSanten3hsS end seetoher iSg6I
~ Z ssiS 10 grbnTnas n Hunter for
sla.e0 y p San+srnhar 1905
hs rs d, be- paid 70 George H. Pieroy, for