The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-10


Inspector Of Horses were presented. re
cefved and orderd filed.
The Clerk reported that he had dc
posted with h City Treasurer tho sun
O. twenty-three dollars, amount receives
Received and filed.
TRIALS.
The Clerk announced that charges o
neglect OF duty had been filed iii his ofiel
lowing named men of call, ana thai
copy OF the charge together with a motto
70 appear this evening for trial had beel
furnished the accused:-Charles Bergman
noseman-atcall, Engine Company No. 2
John Finnerty, hoseman-at-call' Engin
No. 2, E.. L. keenan,, h~osennan
at-caii, Engine Company No. 2; jaime
flannagan, hoseman-at-call, Engine Com
pany No. 3; George Bannon, SJr., hose
M~an,aeIcall Engine Company No. 4
Engine Company No. 6; Frank Taylor
noseman-at-call, Engine Company No. Z
Jacob Greenaeaf, hoseman-at-caH, Engin,
NO 8: Thomas B.. Nugent, hose
Thomas J. Seweil. hoseman-at-call, En-
slne mpa No. 8; G, j. Ryan, hose
nlan-at-call, Engine Company No. IA
VIM. kroil, hoseman-at-call, Engine Con
pany No.. IA.
Moses Conklin, truckman-at-call, Hool
ana Ladder Company NO. z.
George keyser, truckInan-at-caII. Hool
ana Ladder Company No. A.
coward Schult, tfuckman-at-call, Hool
and Ladder Company No. 4.
Miehae j. FaNon, truckman-at-call
HOOK n Ladder Company No 4.
q. bergman. John Flnnerty, f. L. Kee
nan, James flanagan, Michael j. Nc
Mahon, Frank Taylor, c. ]. Ryan, VIM
Knoll, upon being called appeared ar
pleaded guilty. No penalty was inflicted
the excuses made by the accused beins
deemed sufficient by the Board to exon
crate them from wlllful neglect of duty
and on motion they were excused.
Jacob Greenleaf and Thomas J.. Sewal
did not appear. On motion, they were
also excused, their neglect of duty ans
inability to ppear being caused by sick
ness.
George Bannon, Jr., Thomas Nugeni
INC Edward Schult did not appear. Oh
motion. their trial was postponed unit
the next meeting of the Board.
Moses Conklin appeared and pleaded
mot guilty. and made a statement. u
motion his trial was continued until the
next meeting for the purpose Of hearing
additional testimony in the case.
George Keyser and Michael 10. Fallor
appeared and pleaded guilty; eack
made statements.
The finding of the Board In the case
of Keyser and Fallon was THAT they BIZ
dismissed from the Department.
This decision was sustained by the
votes of all the members, the yeas and
nays having been ordered and taken.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Motion by Commissioner Mills ant
adopted That when this Board adjourns
Y adJourns to meet on Friday evening
March 26, 1897 at s o'clock.
The Board then took a recess. Unon
reassembling all the members were pres
ent.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions were reported
by committees in pa.men of claims here
T0fOre referred,
BY Committee OF Apparatus and Re
pairs
Resolved, THAT the sum Of SIS be paid
J. F. Haulenbeek, for patent engine fire
lighter for new Engine No. 3, March,
BY Committee on Printing and sta
Resolved, That the sum Of $3.50 be
pald j. w. Harrison, for stationery, print
ing, etc, January and February, 1887.
SI4 De paid the Jersey City Printing Co.
Tor printing manuals, January, 1897.
BY Committee on Horses and Har-
Resolved, That the sum of s7.5o be naid
Mary Wright, for h~orseshoeing, Jam
shoeing, January, 1897.
$1l.51 be paid Noonan and Mcguire. for
aoo~rrseshoeing, January and February,
s25 p to Thomas e. Hunter. for horse
Shoeing, February, 1897.
Sl3.50 to Barley Coyle, for horseshoeine
February, 1897.
SIZE 70 Thomas Davis, for horseshoe
ing January, 1897.
S5.25 to Thomas Davis, for horseshoe
ing. February, 1897.
SO 20 James +: Lopez. for horseshoe
ing, February, 1897.
.Sl7.9S to George Fl. Percy. for horse
shoejng, J%anuary, 1897.
,SAt5 to George H. Percy, for horse
shoeing, February, 1897.
S15.S5 to S. NJ. Jensen, for h~orseshoejne
January. 1897
S22.15 to Richard Jackson. for horse
shoeing, January. 1887.
$lsl0 70 e. A. Pyle, for horseshoeing,
g to p A. Pyle, for h~orseshoeing, Feb
$3.50 70 Mahlon speicher, for amount
nIsaal1d Tor snaps and snap holders, March,
1885 to ] schellenberger. for harness
sss9apppiies, January. February and March,
BY Committee on Telegraph ana Fuel
Resolved, That the sum of s125.50 be
paid the Bergen Coal Co. for coal and
wood, February, 1897.
Sl34.2o be paid Coughlfn Bros. for coal
and wood, February. 1897.
coal, March. 1897.
Fly Committee on Feeds
Resolved, That tie sum of s1Se.e5 bt
February Is, 1897.
s2ol.79 be paid to Miller & Bertholf, fol
AlOA ~ LG&1yZ 4 4 L. ISIl#Z
s14.95 be paid Samuel j. Blakey. for car.
rots for horse feed, March. 1897.
BY Committee on Supplies
ResoIved. That the sum of 1892 be paie
John w. Laws for supplies. February
sse.5o be paid Brush & Albedts. for beds
chairs, rugs, etc, December, 1896, and
February, 1897.
BY Committee on Department. Build.
iflgs and Renairs;-
Resolved, That the sum of 81 Ia no nat
John w. Laws, for hardware, FEBRUARY
1885, SE.95 be paid John w. Laws. fol
hardware. January, 1897; s107.03 be PAID
Vanderbeek & Sons. for lumber. Febru,
arys 1897; s7.35 be paid George FL. Piercy
for altering gutter irons, etc, February
1927; $l5.SS be paid the J. Cs Electric
Light Company for -incandescerit light Il
February q, 1897. Headquarters; 1898 be
paid the J.. c.. Electric Light Company
for i-ncandescent light to February 27
house of Engine S; $3.50 be paid theU Unit.
ed Gas improvement Company, for gas
used in February, 1897; $35.SS be pait
George Smith, for hose rack hooks. Feb.
ruary and March, 1887.
The yeas ind nays having been ordered
and taken on each of the foregoing reso.
buttons, they were adopted by the follow.
ing vote:-
Yeas-President Brennan, Commission,
ers Cone and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
On motion, adjourned.
CHARLES ESTERBROOK,
Clerk.
Adjourned regular meeting OF the Boart
of Fire Commissioners, held at depart.
ment headquarters, Friday evening
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