The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-23
or FIRE COMMISSIONERS
IOficial Proceedings


BOARD or FIRE COMMISSIONERS
IOficial Proceedings.l
Regular meeting Of the Board of Tire
Commissioners, held at Department
Headquarters. Wednesday evening, Mo-
yember 9 1897.
The roll was called at $40 o'clock.
sioner Brennan.
Observation-Disclosures Cone.
On motion, the reading of minutes Of
meeting, October 81. 1897, was dispensed
with, and they We're approved as en-
From Board Of Finanee:-
Jersey City, Nov. 8, 1897.
Hon. Boar of Fire Commissioners
Dear Sirs-The following resolution was
adopted by the Board Of Finance of Jer-
sey City, at its meeting held October
z. 1881, and was approved by the Mayor
! November 8, 1887.
Yours fss0sfMitzzRl'zF'r a rIncK.
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
and is hereby directed to make the fol-
lowing transfer, account Of Boar of Fire
Commissioners, fiscal yea 1S96-97:-
$500 from account salaries to account
| claims.
Received and ordered fled.
From Louis Martin, hoseman engine Co.
No. a, requesting cave of absence for
four days, November 10 to lS, inclusive,
Received and referred to the Chief En-
| gineer, with power.
Claims were presented, received and dis
Theo. Smith & Bro, $500; Geo. H.
Pierey, SITS; Brinkman & Hauck. 81.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
Vanderbeck & Sons, s86.42; John w.
Laws, 20 cents; Geo. II. Piercy, 81; John
Mhelihsaan & so q sG2.e6; John F. Lam
Referred to Committee on Department
I Buildings and Repairs.
j. H. Bunn@ll 6 Co.. $14.7o; Coughlin
Brothers, $373. 80; John ". Law $6.15.
Referred TO Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel.
. 59hn y; Lays, sl54; Is: Samuel J. Blake,
O'Brien, $50.4 10; Jacob Ringle & Son, $500.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
Carseallen q Cassidy. S47.14; Vile & Son,
So6.S1; Miller & Bertholf, $4,000.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
August Straus, $500, Richard Jackson.
$50; Geo. II. Plercy, s22.S5; Thomas
Referred to Committee on Horses ana
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
The weekly reports of the Chief En-
gineer, Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses were presented, re-
4 ceived and ordered filed.
Communicative from the Inspector of
Horses presenting list of horses in the
department that have almost reached
their usefulness for department work,
sei-A tAAcN ACGA VI Liz S1A~iC
be disposed of at once.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
Resolution by Committee of the Whole:
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Board
be and he is hereby directed to adver-
tise for sale at public auction the follow
-Four hoses, lot of old hose, the same hav-
ing become unserviceable for use.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Mills and Commissioner
Brennan.
Nays-None.
Observation-Disclosures Cone.
The following resolution was reported
by. Committees in payment Of claims here
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re
pairs:
Resolved. That the sum Of 1922 so be paid
Theo. Smith & Bro. for repairs to appa-
ratus. october, 1897; $1.75 be paid to Geo.
tober. 1887; $4.GO be paid Brlnkmsan &
80, 1897.
BY Committee on Department Buildings
Resolved, That the sum OF $50. 42 be paid
Vanderbeek & Sons for lumber, October,
lSS1; 70 cents be paid John ". Laws for
II. Piercy for new angle irons, October,
1897; $62.Q6 be paid John Wheljhan & Sons
for repairing elhia4neys, etc. october, 1897
$3.T5 be paid John F. Landrine for
weather strips, etc, October 30. 1897.
$3.50 be paid John p. Landrine for re-
pairing lock etc, October, 1891
Resolved, That the sum of $14.70 be
cap sleeves and tacks, October, 1857.
SS73.35 be paid Coughlin Bros. for coal
and wood, October IA to 2S, 1897.
S615 be paid John w. Laws, for rubber
bands, etc. for Tel. Dept. October, 1897.
BY Committee on Supplies
Resolved. That the sum OF Sl49.39 be
paid John W. Laws for supplies, October,
ss2.n be paid Samuel ]. Blakey, for sup
s11525 be paid John ?. Landrine, for
5000 be paid 7. c.. O'Brien Co. for gray
blankets, October, 1897.
s63.o5 be paid Jacob Ringle & Son, for
stoves, etc, October, 1897.
BY Committee On Fuel
Resolved, That the sum of s47.14 be
i paid Car5callen & Cassidy, for horse
feed, November /. 1897.
S56.S1 be paid Vile & Son, for horse
feed, November l, 1887.
$130.29 be paid Miller & Bertholf, for
horse feed, November 1. 1887.
BY Committee on Horses and Harness.
Resolved, That the sum of $500 be paid
August Stratus for one brown horse, Octo-
Der SO, 1897.
$3.50 be paid Richard Jackson for horse
slloeing, October, 1887.
$22.75 be paid George H. Piercy for horse
shoeing, October, 1887.
$1,000 be paid Thomas Davis for horse
shoeing, September and October. 1891.
TIL yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
iutlons they were adopted by the follow
9eas-President Mills and Commissioner
Brennan.
Absent-Commissioner Cone.
On motion adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBROOK.
Clerk.
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