The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-14

Of Street and Water Commissioners en-.
closing ordinance of that Board ~relafjn.
70 pavement Of streets.
Referred to the Chief of Police.
Communication from Chief Of Police
commencing officers.
Ordered spread N minutes.
Chiefs Office. Police Department.
Jersey City, Dec. 1e. 1896.
Hon. Board Of Police Commissioners.
mending to you for honorable mention
ne following named of7cers:-Sergeant
ture of q burglar; Detectives McNallv
Pearson for the tracing down and ar.
resting a professional safe burglar.
BENZ. MURPHY.
Chief Of Police.
Communication from Secretary, Medical
Board, City Hospital, informing Board
tnat DR.. Charles p. Knowles. had passed
me best examination for Ambulance ply
appointment.
On MOTION OF Commissioner West the APP
polntment Was coiicurred in.
communication from Chief of Police in
forfnfng Board that he had restored pa-
trolnan Thomas Dougherty to duty, and
lhat he had suspended Patrolman Thomas
+. Murray, Seventh Precinct, pending the
anvestagatlon of charges preferred against
him. Filed.
Communication from Patrolman Charles
Stuckey, First Precinct, requesting to be
placed on the retired list. Granted.
Petition of Patrolanan James Lennon to
be granted full pay for the time host by
sickness caused by accident while on duty.
Referred to Committee OF the Whole
Petitions of Thomas f. Parkinson, w. J..
Connolly and George Schankweiler, for
appointment as patrolmen.
Referred to the Commsotee of the Whole.
Pet1tion of Charles l.. Doris to be grant
ed special police power in about the
grounG4s of Hudson Coal Co., Jersey ave-
nue. and Hudson Canal.
Referred to the Chief with power.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper committee as follows
Hoboi-en Coal Co., coal to hospital, No
vember, $685..
GopsM & vanderhoof, coal to Seventh
Precinct, November. s24.25.
Newman Mission, kindling wood, Fourth
and Sixth Precincts, November, 81,
p a. Pyle; horseshoeing, Fourth Pre-
F. B. Jones & Co, Supplies, November,
j. E.. cronharn, glazing, First Precinct,
November. 50.
A. F. Wftter. painting, paper hanging
and vanishing. Tenth Precinct, Novem-
Der. SIS.
p. A. Pyle. repairs to wagon, Fourth
Wa1iiq Fire NAI Iarm az. ~ s,,p ns = iae Ga sar-
vice, November, SIS; The Gameweil Fire
Alarm Coz supplies Signal Service, Mo-
vembers $3.50; h United Gas Improve
s2S.65; The United Gas Improvement Co,
gas in Hospital, November, sso15; The j.
G. Electro Light Co. tive arc Lights,
Electric Light Co, one arc light. Second
precinct, November. So; The Hudson
River Ice Co, ice to Hospital, November,
May to October, $50; s. F. swezey, gro
csries to HOSPITAL, pt. of November.
ST. q; " 2 Estel.brook, pure water TO
Pyle, horseshoeing, Hospital, November.
SL.S8; g. H. Percy, repairs to wagon at
Hospital, November $l4.52; F. 3. JONES
s.; The Jeasey cty Prinfing Co, o pffnt,ng
minutes, November. IS.
Referred to Committee on General
Claims, 1895 and 1896.
precinct, December, $3.50: Coughlin Bros.
coal to Hospital, December. SIG; Couehlin
Eros, eoal to stable December sA75;
precinct, December, ~; Holmes IL cogan,
coal p Fifth precinct, December. Ss5: J.
{, Wittpsennc; feed to Department. De-
First precinct and HEADQUARTERS, Dece-n-
Der, S2a.95; Mackey's IA, B. c Guide. De-
eember !; lse6, to December !, 1897. SC;
service Of electric clock: December /.
1895. to February. 1896. 50; Royal Metal
P Pe,dsno Co, supplies December, SO; $.
eember, s2o.s5; 1 Tayior aI iced tspas si:pp inc
horses, December, $29. so; Ropido e So1s,
furniture to First second and FORTH.
hospital, Deeember. S. 20: John s1 +. clar X
printing and stationery, December. SIP.
Referred to Committee on General
Claims, 1896 and 1897.
The following claims having haen 20
ported correct by committees to whom
they We're referred and resolutions pre-
sSsn[ed oTusrlng warrants dawn on City
treasurer by the following vote, the veas
snd nays having been ordered and taken:
YeasnPresident Abernethy and Comn.s-
sioner West.
AhsHnf-Carn m ;cr :o-1, E-oo,ox- tf
Committee on General Claims. 1895 and
lSse-Hoboken Coal Co., SOS. 25: Gopsill q
y Manaer bsSd s 81 e g; =, Newman Nelson: 81;
Jones & Co, Sc and 81: ]. e.. Cronbarn.
So: A. z. Writer, s7k: the Gamewell Fire
Alarm Co., Sl3 and $685.; the United Gas
2 yfan. Co s276 Is and $50 IS: the
son River lee Co, s22. So: John Pierson.
$40: S. F. Sweezey. $50. 40; ". II. Ester.
brook. $1 .76; G. II. Piercy, s14 50. fine
J. C. Printing Co. IS.
Committee on General Claims. 1896 and
lSs1-Gopsin & Vanderhoof, s55. 50 AMI
81: Coughlin Bros s7s and Us: Holmes
& Cogan, s95; J. e. Wittpenn, SIG. 90: =.
S20.75: Mackey's A B G Guide.
y; Western Union telegraph Co., S.; r..
Buckley. $40 SIS; Taylor Reed. 500. 20,
Kopido & Sons, S2l. so; j. c. Mars. ST. 10:
John F. Clarke, @42. 80 and S145.
Report of the Warden. City Hospita1.
for November, 1896. Ordered spread on
minutes.
Jersey City Hospital, Dec. |. 1895.
Hon. Board of Police Commissioners:
Gentlemen most respectfully submit
my report for the month of November,
Number of patients remaining in hos
during the month 100. Total, 49, sa'i Nun
Der discharged cared, 60; number dis
charged improved, Al; number sent 10
institutions, 10; number died. r.
total, III Nunbe remaining December
l, 65. Numbe of surgical dispensary
cases, ass; number of medical dispensarv
cases, 1856: number of eye and ear aisna,,-
sary cases, ga: number of ambulance
calls, 43; number of prescriptions filled.
4SS. Respectfully.
G. Q. OSBORNE.
By President Abernethy and ad~opted:-
Resolved That the part of the reseiu-
ton adopted at the meeting of November
1895, ordering cliidm of Jobn r. Mulberry.
for building wall at City Hospital, paid
be rescinded.
By President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved. Thai the claim of John F.
MIllery fer building wall on CITY Hospi-
tai grounds, amounting to $500, as per
be paid.
By President Aherraethy and adopted-
Whereas, Patroltnan Charles Stuckey,
to be retired under Section 2 of the Laws
of 1887; and
Whereas, The said officer has served
over twenty years. and being oven. fftv
years of age; therefore, be ii
Resolved, That Pttrolfnan Charles Stuck
ey be placed on the retired list ON half paw,
to take effect hmm ed6ate4y.
BY President Abtrnethy and adopted.-
Resolved, That the following transfers
re hereby or5erA7 10 take offor+ ;po,,o