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phone service, December /, 1895, to March

phone service, December i, 1895, to March
81 be paid to N. Y. g. N. J. Telephone
Co. for telephone service. March /, 1896,
to June 1, 1896.
40c. be paid to N. Y. & N. j. Telephone
September l, 1896.
s225 be paid to United States Fire and
Police Tel. Co., for 2 signal boxes and l
gong, December, 1896.
$3.a5 be paid to j.. II. Bunnell & Co.,
for wire and vibrating bells, December,
By Committee IN Horses and Harness:
Resolved Ia the sum Of S74.51 be paid
to Joseph e. Moore, for drugs for hos
pital, December, 1896.
By Committee on Department Buildings
Resolved. That the sum of s. be- paid
Neil & Cobbe for extra plastering work,
rebuilding ire Headquarters. August, 1886.
S10.65 be paid Henry Schufflebotham, for
Ventilators, feeders, etc, at house of En-
CINE 2, December, 1896.
By Committee on Supplies
Resolved, That the sum of $l7.40 be paid
Henry Schufflebotham. for copper boiler,
stove pipe, etc, December, 1896.
5000 pc paid to 7. G. o'Brien c., for
"a pair blankets, December, 1886.
By Committee on Feed
Resolved, That the sum of $21S.61 be
pad Miller and Bertholf for horse feed,
j. The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of lac foregoing
resolutions they were adopted by the fol-
Yeas-President Brennan, Commissions
ers Cone and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
On motion adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBROOK.
Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening, January G,
1897.
The roll was called at $40 O'Clock.
Present-President Brennan, Commits
sioners Cone and Mills.
Absent-None.
reading of minutes of meeting December
%, 1896, was dispensed with and they were
approved as engrossed.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed of as follows:-
Miller and Bertholf, S206.57.
referred to the committee on feeds.
Isaac P. Havlemback. $40.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
and Repairs.
The Jersey city Printing Compars, -
Referred to Committee on PRINTING inc
Coughiin Bros, $50; w. E. Athearn. s52;
United States Fire and Palice Tel. Co,
$50; The Bergen CoalrCo.. $115.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
August Strauss, s20O;Alfred Field & Co.
IS 70; Thomas G. Hunter, $25. IS; Thomas
Davis. $3.50: Jafnes FL. Lopez, s15.35; Moo
nan & Mcguire, $3.50; BARLEY Coyle. $14.-
70; p. A. Pyle, $3.50; George n. Percy,
$3.50.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
F. B, Jones & Co, s4s.1s; D. Steele &
Son, S102.60
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
$3.50 and 1852.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported having issued since
To keep kerosene oil, benzine, etc.
August Knoblauch, corner Central ave-
nue. and Charles street. N
c. A. Woolsey Paint and Color Co., 100
and 102 Hudson street.
G. II. vollers, 276 Monmouth street.
On motion report was received and
OFFICERS, REPORT AND COMMUNI-
CATIONS.
The weekly reports Of the Chief Engi7
Inspector offs Horses. together with the
monthly report of the Superintendent of
telegraph, was presented, received and
Communication from VIM H. Kern.
Battalion Chief, requesting that a fire
alarm gong &c placed in his residence,
W So 4 Ne@Ao VA ON~C
request was granted.
Communication from DR.. John Lockner.
Medical Examiner, certifying. that he had
H. Brennan. and found him in sound
fled.
charges of being absent without leave
had been filed in his office by the Chief
Engineer against the following named
George H. Quinn, driver of Hook and
Ladder Co.. No. j.
Samuel Wilkins, engineer of Engine Co.
john Newton, permanent hoseman of
Engine Co. No. II.
Robert J. Buhm. tender driver, Engine
Co. No. IL detailed to 8 truck.
And that each had been served with a
copy of the charge together with a no.
tiee to appear this evening for trial.
George H u.nn1, Samuel wilkins. John
Newton and Robert J.. Buhme. on being
called. appeared and pleaded guilty. Each
made a sworn statement.
The Board then took a recess.
Upon reassembling all the Commission
ers were present.
The President announced the decision
of the Board in the foregoing cases:-
dent of the Board. The finding of the
Board was sustained by the votes of all
the members.
Motion by Commissioners Mills and
That when this Board adiourns, it adj
airy IS. 1897.
Resolution by President Brennan
Resolved. That Charles Conway. hose
man-at-call of Engine Company No. 2,
be IND he is hereby transferred to the
position of truckman-at-can of Hook and
Ladder Company No. |.
Frank Pelloth. truckinan-at-can of
Hook and Ladder Company No. /. to the
position of hoseman-at-call OF Engine
Company No. 2; and
Valentine Lindermann, truckman-at-
call of Hook and Ladder Company No. 9,