The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-04
James n. Davis, SIG; John ". Laws,

M. OtEIaperty. $S.JU.-
Referred 70 the Committee OF the Whole
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported favorably upon the fol-
lowing applications for permits
Newark Plank Road Co. to store five
barrels kerosene oil on their premises,
C~ommunipaw avenue, near Hackensac1
River.
Peter Funke, to keep on premises, Rose
avenue, ten barrels kerosene oil.
Oscar Wagner, to keep three barrels OF
Kerosene oil at l2O zabriskie street.
Beaj1I1in Kelly. 146 Neptune avenue, to
keep Eve barrels Of kerosene oil,
G.. Huber & Co. to keep on storage at
IA QsWego street, ten carboys muriatic
ACID. james Dodds. to keep one barrel
of naptha al TO Ocean avenue. G. H
Gillespie s. Sons, to keep twenty barrels
Of naptha, at 125 Dey street. E. & H.
GRAPHIC chemicals on their premises.
Howell street. Penney, Casey & Lackey
Company. 70 keep ten barrels benzine.
corner Pike and Fremont streets; Hun
nfnghaus q Lindemann, to keep ten bar
rels benzine at IS Tuers avenue. Jersey
City Paper Co, to keep five barrels kerr
osene oil at their place of business. Cor
nelson aveaue, near Montgomery street.
George Stratford Oakum CO., to keep s
barrels kerosene oil, Cornelison avenue,
near Montgomery street. Standard Ore
Reduction Co, to keep at III and 119 9Th
street. II carboys s~ulphuric acid. n. r
and N. J. Globe Gasiight Co. to keep
nagtha at the following places:-
Wayr street, corner Factory street. 8
barrels; st. Paul's near Bonner avenues,
& barrels; Stegnan, near Jackson avenues.
s barrels; Paterson Plank Road, corner
Hancock avenue, Z barrels
On motion. report was received and
adopted. and permits ordered issued.
The same committee reported favorably
upon the application Of the Abrams Manu-
factureing Company. to keep twenty-five
barrels kerosine oil, at their factory. la6
and 1S Twelfth street.
On motion, report was received and
adopted. and the Clerk was directed to
storing of oil on second floor, and that
| laid oil must be kept in accordance with
the rules and regulations of this Board
| governing the same.
The committee further reported that
since the last meeting of the Board it
had issued permits as follows
Consolidated Grocery Company. 81 and
SO Linden avenue, and Conrad Weineck,
25S Ogden avenue, to keep kerosine oil
for sale.
The Bryan Manufacturing Company, of
Baltimore, Md, manufacture Of Acety
line gas generators, granting permission
| within the corporate limits of Jersey City.
On motion, received and adopted.
| The weekly reports of the Chief En-
g~ineers. Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses, were presented, re-
| ceiyed and ordered filed.
The report Of the Chief Engineer for
the month of February. 1898, was pre-
scented, received n ordered spread in
fun upon the minutes
Report of fires, alarms. etc., for the
month ending, February e, 1885,
February / A. NJ, still; owner and oc-
frame building; loss, slight; cause, I'M
known
February i. 1898 p. NJ, box 81: owner
and occupant, John Leach; 401 to 400 Car
field avenue; frame hot houses; loss on
building. $1e0; insurance. none; cause,
oyerheated furnace.
February i, Ills P. M. box 90, and third
alarm; owner, Michael Day; occupant,
Day & OsDonnell; III, 49,, IT'S Sussex
on stock, 5000; on building, $1,000; insur-
ance on stock, $4,000; on building, $1,000;
insurance paid on stock $1,000; on building,
I $1,000; cause. unknown.
February i. I1.l9 p. NJ; box % ana third
alarm; owner and occupant. John Dolan,
1859 Sussex street. frame tenement; loss
on building, s1,2C9; on furniture, 1874; in
surance on building. Il. go: on furniture
$500: Insurance paid on building, 81, 200: on
furniture, 1854; cause, extension of above
fire.
February !, I1.19 p M box % and third
alarm; owner and occupant, Theo. Smith
& Bro. 1879 and POI Var Worst street;
| frame stables; loss on building, $96; in
surance oTs building. 81. 500; insurance paid
on building, S96; cause, extension of above
fire.
February 3. 1.5o A. NJ; still; owner, Gift
ford Estate; occupant, Mrs. Brooks, l85
Belmont avenue; brick dwelling; loss,
/ SllSlI. cause, InaW1nS pipes.
February 8, 1888 P. M. box SO; owner
and occupant, Mrs Brennan; 24Sk Van
Horne street; frame dwelling; loss slight;
cause. light from altar.
February 8. 1927 p. NJ; box So; owner,
Reuben Simpson; occupant, r. Brauss;
90 Danforth avenue; frame dwelling; loss
slight; cause, lighted Christmas tree.
February 3. HIPS P. M; box 65: owner
and occupant, Cornelius Anstett: IT'S Com
munipaw avenue; frame shop: loss slight:
cause, suspicious.
February 4, 1:20 P. M; box 6: owner,
U. s. Sugar Refining Co; occupants, e.
Spatz n others; 1853 Warren street, brick
tenement; loss on building. So; on furni-
ture: SIS; insurance on building, $1,000;
on furniture, none; insurance paid Oh
building, SIS; cause, carlessness.
February A., $40 P. M; still; owner, Mrs.
Burden; occupant, Mrs. RIM; 2S7 Seventh
street: frame dwelling; loss, none; cause,
February 4. 7.1s P. M; box ss, owners,
s. and ] Vincent; occupont, several par
ties: 90 Hoboken avenue {rear); frame sta
bles: loss, slight; cause, unknown.
February 5, 12.15 A. NJ; box 156; owner
and occupant. Baines Manufacturing Co.;
West End. frame sash and blind mill,
loss Slight; cause, from cyclone.
February 5, $40 A. M; owner, John f.
Miller; occupant, A. Hendrick; 31 Sew
enth street (rear). frame stable; loss
slight; cause. from trampS.
February 5, 1852 A. NJ. still; owner,
John Da~nenhauer; occupant, Frank
Kowinski; 1s5 Thirteenth street; frame
tenement; loss slight; cause. thawing
February 6, s:57 p. NJ. box So; owner
and occupant, J. M~alascalza; 2S2 Newark
avenue, brick store and dwelling; loss on
building. SIS: Insurance on building, $2.0Di
insurance paid on building. SIS; cause,
carelessness.
February {, $40 p. NJ, box 81: owner.
Mrs. Stack: occupants, several families:
1853 Wayne street, brick tenement; loss
none, cause foul chimney.
February s, S:25 p. NJ, still; owner, Mrs.
NJ ]. Boylan; occupant. Hugh Lee; 621
Henderson street, frame tenement, loss
slight; cause unknown.
February 9. 7:5S p. M, still; owner.
Samuel Sterling; occupant. Mrs. Stile; 155
Grand street. brick dwelling; loss on fur
insurance paid on furniture, S25; cause.
gas jet and curtain.
February 10. $50 P. NJ, still. Box As;
owner and occupant, Henry Holstein; 90
Lincoln street, frame dwelling; loss on
building. SO; on furniture. $50; Insurance
on building. 5000; on furniture, $1,000; in
surance paid OF, building; $50; on furni-
ture. $50; cause. lamp explosion.
February 10. 6:5T p. M, still; owner and
occupant, Henry Hyams. 5 Pauilnier
place, brick dwelling; loss, none; cause,
foul cliiusacy.
february u, 935 A. NJ. still: owner, p.
z. ERcnzone. agent; occupant, Newman
loss. none; cause. foul chimney.
February Il, 2 A. NJ, telephone call; for
assistance to quell fire west side of Hack
ensack River Obtaining RanRd SIuirs),
sent Q engine and 5 truck and Battalion
Chief Hogan. who quelled same and pre-
vented its extension.
February. l6, 500 A. M, box y; alarm
ea1fsed nv hraak{rp af auxiliary bQx wire