The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-05
BOARD OF POLICE COMMIsSION-
ERS.

j. WlSEMAN,,
Clerk.
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONS
ERS.
GOficial Proceedings.l
Regular meeting of the Board of Po-
lice Commissioners held in First Criminal
Court room Thursday, September %, 1897.
Present-All the members.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
TIoNs AND PETITIONS.
Communications, etc, were received
ap G~om algpo5ea % as fr rollowe Clerk of Board
OF City Hall Commissioners, inclosing
resolution requesting to have an off1cer
detailed for night duty at City Hail.
Referred to Chief of Police.
Communication from Corporation Attor-
ney, Jersey City, informing Board that
the Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
Company had filed a bill in Chancery re-
straining the city and Board of Police
Commissioners from attempting to en-
of street cars.
Filed.
Communication from Corporation At
torney informing Board of case presented
at the Hudson County Circuit Court
against them for old claims.
Communication from Clerk of Board of
of cash t$1S2. 500, from the sale of unser-
viceable horses and other unserviceable
material.
Filed.
Communication from owner of brewery
property on Mountain Road requesting to
have special police power granted Her
man Winchard on said property.
Referred to the Chief with power.
Communication from j. w. Laws, re-
questirg TO have special police power
granted Frederick L. Berger at the Mis-
sion, 610 Summit avenue.
Referred to the Chief with power.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
Holmes & Cogan, feed to Department,
September, $105.12; Retscher & Co., sup
plies, August, 81. 05; September, $3.50; Jer-
s ssS3' s6 Gya aue Go.f ss sy5l s.. H 5o ! olsys & co 5alg,
SUPPLIES, July, $685.; A. Straus, rent of
stalls. June to october, s14; the United
Gas Improvement Co, supplies, August,
Der, $3.50; Hind, Orlieb & Co, repairs to
harness, Sixth precinct, April to August,
$50; M. Marsehner, repairs, Second and
$101. 20; to stable. September, SIP; Game
well Fire Alarm Co. repairs, signal sys-
tenn, September, ss,25; the United Gas
gust, $17S.50; in Hospital, August, $32.S5; j.
c. Electric Light Co., two arc lights,
First precincts, August, $sl; n arc light,
July, $5S. S5; John DAILY, rent of Seventh
precinct station, July to October, $3.50;
n. Y. IN n. J. Telephone CO, rent Of
ing Co., printing of minutes, August, Sc;
John F; Clark. printing and stationery,
September, sSl.5o; A Stratus, one bay
ishing Co, SUPPLIES. September 10; Hudson
River Ice Co, ice to Hospital, August,
$500; ]. G. Mars, supplies to Hospital.Au-
horseshoeing, Hospital, August, $10.6 3; J.
Elwood Lee Co. supplies, Hospital, Sep
TENDER, $50; T. c. Brown & Van Anglen,
dry goods, August and September, $2S.02
A. F. Witter, painting and kalsomining
female wards, Hospital, September, $135.
Referred to Committee on General
AUDITING CLAIMS.
The following claims having been re-
ported correct by committees to whom
they were referred and resolutions pre-
sented ordering. warrants drawn on City
Treasurer by the following vote. the
yeas and nays having been ordered and
taken:-
Yeas-All the members.
Committee on General Claims
Alex. Watson. s1o5. 40; Peter Began,
$500; Chas. O'Nelll, $15.45; j. H. Kenn,
$3.50; S. NJ. Jensen, $27.75; A. C. Dieterle,
s55s; W. H. Britton. s64;2o; Western Union
sons, sis.sl o1 E 4. py L; s5.s%s: weed ( (
Menagh, $11.40, $119.0S; N. Y. & n. ].
Telephone Co., s12.93; Fred Unger. $l2;
Joseph Zqmbusch, $3.50; Brinkmar &
laoNh, Pot. Y pIfs1u, ~ l..
Weber. s.; John Dodds. $5z51, l. w. Har-
rison. $3.50; John F. Clarke, SELL and
$S1.50; A. Straus, $175.
Committee on Hospital
). McAusland. SIS. 35; M. Abernethy,
s171.2S; Brinkman & Hauek, $a1O; Wander
beck & Sons. $49. "a. Z. w. Keeney, $77.55.
APPOINTMENTS.
By President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved, That the following promo
tions are hereby ordered subject to the
usual examinations, to take effect from
Patrolman William G.. Scott. Fourth
precinct, to be roundsman; Chaneemen
Benz. T.. Winters, w. j. Bracken and w.
j.. Connolly, to be patrolmen.
Resolved, That the following persons
be and are hereby appointed chancemen
subject to the usual examination:-Win-
lam Fl. Norton, John Schefmeyer, VIM.
Hoffman, John Robertson and Arthur E..
Britton.
BY President A%bernethy and adopted
Resolved. That the Chief be and is
hereby instructed to establish a night post
to cover the City Hall.
BY President Abernethy and adopted
Resolved, That the Committee on Hospi-
tai and Dispensaries be authorized to
advertise for proposals for painting out
side of male and female ward buildings,
City Hospital.
Resolved, That the Committee on Hes
pital and Dispensaries be authorized to
advertise for proposals for laying brick
pavement with stone curling on drive
ways in Hospital grounds
BY Commissioner Feeney and adOptod:
Resolved, That the following transfer of
officers are hereby ordered to take effect
from October Il
Patrolman Sherman De Clark. from
First precinct to Second. and Patrolman
John J. Krantz, from Second to First
precinct.
BY Commissioner West and Adopted
Resolved, Tha the following transfers
of officers are hereby ordered to talk eff
feet from October l, 1897. viz
Patrolman Henry Manning, from First
to Fourth precinct.
Patrolman Fred. Zeller, from First to
Fourth precinct.
Fourth precinct.
Patrolman VIM. Stevens, from Fourth
to First precinct.
to First precinct.
Patrolman Edward Smell, from Fourth
to First precinct.
PatroIrnan J. FL. Reddy, from Fourth
to Seventh precinct.
Patrolman Thos. Collins, from Seventh
to Fourth precinct.
Motion by Commissioner West and
adopted
That when we adjourn it be to meet an