The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-23
RAIDS ON TREASURY
The Board of Finance I'm
portuned for Money by
the Fire and School
Boards.
FORMER WANTS ABOUT $4,000
To Create a Full Paid Department
Board of Trade Protest As
signed TO the Files.
FORMER WANTS ABOUT $4,000

Inc board OIL FINANCE met last night
Thomas NJ Gopsill and William George
Nelson, representing insurance companies
and the Underwriters associations and
Fire Commissioner Brennan and Mills,
We're on hand to urge the Board to make
provision for the raising of sufficient
money to pay the salaries of the new
men whom it is proposed to appoint in
the creation of full paid department.
The Board of Education also had beg
ging committee in attendance When
President Brautigam saw the bunch ne
smiled, and remarked, They all seem
bound to get as great a part of the
Sl14o0o new railroad taxes as possible"
That's right" answered Thomas Cop
sill. 'It is a case of being in first at the
death with the police department trying
to get big slice for increased salaries.
The fire department asks for a part be-
cause the department is now a second
rate one"
In arguing for the abolition of the
buffalo system, Mr.. Gopsill read some
interesting letters, which were all pub
lished in 'The News" yesterday His
principal point was that the substitution
OF paid department for the present one
would save insurance companies money
n arked that he had not intended to speak
on the subject, but merely to attend the
meeting, and in that way add his in
fiuence to the movement of the Fire Com
missioners. He then proceeded to talk
for three-quarters of an hour. What he
seemed to fear most was that a fire will
break out in some locality where there
are rows of frame houses, and probably
companies to the payment of policies He
cited instances of having seen engines
and hook and ladder companies go to
fires in charge of one man and sometimes
two How one man could manage
hook and ladder truck Mr.. Nelson did
not understand.
He called attention to the fact that
rows of five story frame houses are be-
ing continually erected. Commissioner
Simpson took exception to the assertion,
and remarked that the Aldermen have
passed an ordinance preventing the erec-
tion of frame buildings to any such
height
Mr.. Nelson said that maintenance of
the buffalo system was waste of money
and declared that the buffaloes could not
De expected to get their clothes soiled
such a small compensation He said sew
eral other things and thanking the FL
nance Commissioners for their patience
retired.
The Board took no action on the sub
ject, but it is understood that provision
will be shortly made for the creation of
the paid department.
Director DAILY, for the Board of Educa-
ton. asked that s3, 500 be Appropriated to
fit up the old City Hall for school pur-
poses. No action could be taken in that
matter because the City Hall Commits
sioners have not as yet transferred the
building to the Board of Education.
The protest of the Board of Trade
against the new water contract on the
ground that it is not just to pay s37
million gallons for Passaic water, was
received and filed without comment.
The resolution of the Street and Water
Board, ordering 100000 paid to the East
nished, was concurred in.
The official bonds of Constables John J.
Charleston and Joseph Locke in 81. 900
Stevens, who was appointed the city's
auctioneer, accepted the appointment. He
tract Mi oe of paf1 c39 - 6y every purchaser of
Claims of William D. Edwards and
Earle an and aud Harrison agregating sl5227 49,
rared were ordered RI paid The money is to be
There was paid to County Collector Du-
gan $233, ,022.37 on account of the State
School taxes for 1896
Inc only important business the Board
considered was the request OF the
Board of Fire Commissioners for
the appropriation to ESTABLISH the
full paid department The Finance
Commissioners by a unanimous vote
agreed to allow the change The money
necessary, s27, ,40017 is to be raised on
temporary loan bonds One half the sum
will be inserted in the tax levy for the
coming year, and the remainder in the
levy OF the following year. Tho Fire Com
missioners. will meet tonight and annoint
the seventy-seven men allowed under the
change of systems. There are three
hundred applicants for positions.