The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-08

Present-Commissien ers Brennan, Conc
and Mills.
Absent-None.
on motion Of Commissioner MINIS. Conn
missioner Cone was elected President
TRe following cd munications were
Mayors once, city Hall %.
Jersey CITY. y. J.. April q. 1897.
Gentlemen-I desire to inform your
honorable Board that I have appointed
Mr.. Thomas d: Mills a member of the
Of three years from April %. 1897, by viz
tue of the provisions of an act, entitled
cities Of this State, I approved April g.
Very respectfully yours,
PETER F. WANSER.
Sworn in before me this ed day of April
MI. oDoNNELL. City Clerk.
Office Of the Board of Finance,
Jersey City, ~. j., April q, 1897.
Hon. Board of Fire Commissioners
Gentlemen-You are hereby respectfully
notified that al a meeting OF the Board
q tlnance held on this day, the official
pond Of Thomas r: Mills as a member Of :
proved.
On motion Of Commissioner Mills the
Hoard proceeded to effect a permanent
Commissioner Brennan nominated Com
missioner Mills as President for the en-
ton the Clerk was directed to cast tie
paiiot Of the Board for Commissioner
Mills, which being done Commissioners
Mills wa declared duly elected.
Resolution by Commissioner Brennan
Board be adopted by this Board until it's
further order and that a special commit
tee consisting of all the members of the
Board be appointed to draft new rules
and regulations for the government OF
the department.
The President announced the following
1 &C Thn STANDING CSrn11ff4aae - ill., So
suing year.
Apparatus and Observation-Disclosures
Brennan Cone and Mills.
Horses and Observation-Disclosures
Brennan, Mills and Cone.
Supplies-Commissioners Mills. Cone and
observation-disclosures Mills, Cone and
| Brennan.
Telegraph and Fuel-Commissioners
Mills, Cone and Brenann.
Department Buildings and Repairs
/ Commissioners Mills, Cone and Brennan.
Salaries-Commissioners Cone. Mills and
Printing and Stationery-Commissioners
Brennan, Cone and Mills.
Buildings and C,ombustibles-Commis-
sioners Cone, Mills and Brennan.
Applications and Appointments-Com-
missioners Gone Nils and
From Frederick Muller and William F.
Flynn, requesting appointment as perma-
Received and referred to the Committee
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows:-
Thomas Cullen, S5S.47.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
Brinkman & Harlck, stills. s15.O5 and
5000.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
Coughlin Brothers, S7.25.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Conn
bustibles reported in favor of granting a
permit to Ewald Brothers to store fire.
works in basement of building, I6 New
ark avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolution by Committee on Salaries:-
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor OF the permanent men
employed in this Department, also the
Commissioners, for salaries for the month
of April, 1897, when due, as per list flied
herewith, amounting in the aggregate to
6 dolfar tho ana eigh two hup eenfa so sp 81. s seven
Resolved, That warrants. be ordered
drawn in favor of the following named
persons for pensions, when due, for the
month of April, amounting in the aggre-i
gate to one hundred and sixty-two dol
lars and forty-eight cents (~s1s2.4S).
Agnes E. Farrier, $3.50.
Louisa Dinan, S23.61.
Catherine Guiton, s41.66.
Matthew BlRH, $41.bo.
The yeas and nays having been ordered
and taken on each of the foregoing reso-
lutions they were adopted by the follow
9easNPresident Mills. Commissioners
Breenand Cone.
.Nays-None.
ACTION ON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions were pre-,
sented by committees in payment of
claims heretofore REFEREED
Bv Committee on Department Buildings
and Repairs
Resolved, That the sum of $50. IS be paid
to Theo. Smith & Bro. for iron cover to
$500 be paid to H, Shufflebotham for re-
ips97: sS5.5o be paid TO United Gas Improve.
ment Co. for gas used in March, 1897;
$6S.4T be paid to Thomas Cullen for plumb
ing work, April, 1881.
By Committee on Horses and Harness.
Resolved. That the sum of $500 be paid
August Straus for one black horse, April,
1897.
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re-
Resolved, That the sum of ssOO.51 be paid
to Theo. smith & Brother for repairing
engines. pumps and boiler of spare steam
er. February and March; Sllo be paid to
Brinkman & Hau ,a , fer repairs to appar-
By Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Resolved, That the sum of SS6 be paid
II daf Bf i5g1; s Ss25 be 6e pa paid s0t to 40 gon MfiHi
Bros. for coal and wood, April, 1897.
BY Committee on Fuel
!, Resolved. That the sum of S194.S4 be
paid Miller & Bertholf for horse feed.
April /, 1897; sl91.S6 be paid Miller &
Rertholf for horse feed, April 10, 1887.
BY Committee on Printing and Station
Resolved. That the sum of $3.50 be paid
: A ]. Doan for printing annual report,
! April, 1887.
/ Resolved, Ma the sum of 1914 be paid
, Charles Esterbrook for H~eadauarters eX-
y oarcaS March and ADril. 1891.
The yeas and nays having been called
y for and taken on each of the foregeing
3 resolutions, they were adopted by tire fol-
WYeasLPresident .Mhls, Commissioners
5 Brennan and Cone.
Nays-None.
5 On motion adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBROOK. ,
Clerk.
TO HABERKoRN ioR HABER-
5 kom), Mrs. Charles Haberkorn Tor Haber-
kom), his wife: John W. Fielder, David B.
: Day. Clarence Linn, administrator of estate
of August Ingwersen, deceased: Mary Ann
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