The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-15
month ending Novernber "a 1907.


month ending November 80. 1877:
November |, 4:o5 F. M, box g.. false
alarm; November 2, 1915 A. NJ, still; ow-
ner, Matthew Bligh; occupant. II. Rose
ing; loss IS none; cause. foul chimney.
November 3. 2:3I P, NJ, box %; owner,
Reilly estate; occupants, several families
202 Sixth. street, brick tenement; loss,
slight; cause, chilrren and matches.
November 4, $40 A. M, still; owner. ].
= Andrews; occupant, A; r.. Wilson; 80
Harrison avenue frame shop loss none;
November 4, 1927 P. M, still; owner, J;
F: Kelly; occupant, $, Mcconnell; 2s
slight; cause. unknown.
November 6. $50 P. M. still; owner.
Fleming estate; occupant, y Simmons; 81
none; cause, foul chimney.
November 6, 500 p. M, box 1913. owner
and occupant. j. Downey; 2s3 Tenth street
frame stable; loss, slight; cause, un-
November s, 3:45 p. M, box s5, owner
and and occupant, G.. Gerhard; foot Lex
slight; cause, explosion.
November s, 1854 P. M, box Is; for above
fire.
November 10 1870 A. M, box 1926; owner
and occupant, NJ. Foglie; "a Grace street,
Trace Grocery store; loss on stock, $500;
on building, $3.50; on furniture, $50; in
surance on stock, $500; on building, $500;
on furniture. 5000; insurance paid on stock,
$500; on building, $3.50; on furniture, $3.50;
cause unknown.
November 10, 910 p. NJ, still; owner, M.
P~endergast; occupant, s.. Cohen; 489 Grove
street, brick tenement; loss slight; cause
unknown.
November II, s:54 P. M. box 46; owner
and occupant, Mrs. d. Allen; 2S9 Hancock
avenue, wood pile; loss slight; cause UNI
known.
November u, 1903 p. NJ, still; owner,
z. Ferris; occupant, j. e. Bradford; 80
Jewett avenue, frame dwelling; loss
l slight. CanSa Ovprhpatp6 stove @.
November Is, 6:35 A. M, still; owner
and occupant, H. Whelan; 81 Lafayette
street, frame dwelling; loss slight; cause
November IS, S:55 A. NJ, still; owner and
occupant, A. Motzer; so Bevans street,
frame dwelling; losss slight; cause over
heated stove pipe.
November Ii, 3:4S A.. M, box "a; owner,
Traphagen estate; occupant, Jas. Laws;
LIZ Pavonia avenue, frame stable; loss on
stock. $3.50; on building, $500; insurance on
stock, 81, 900; on building, none; Insurance.
paid on stock, $3.50; cause unknown.
November IA, 3:4S A. NJ, box "a; owner,
]. Edelstein; occupants, several families'
1T Pavonia avenue, brick (iat) building;
loss on building, $240; insurance on build
ing, $4,000; insurance paid on building,
$240; cause, extension of above fire.
November IA, 6:11 A. M. box %; owner
and occupant, Thomas Hagen; 1865 Sew
enth street. frame dwelling; loss slight
cause, lamp explosion.
November IA, GIG A. NJ, box 131: owner
HI OCCupd1l, q. EADOSltO, OlS IGdllIOdQ
avenue, frame dwelling; loss slight; cause,
OVerheated stove.
November IA, 500 P. M, telephone call;
owner, ]. Brown; occupant, F. Q. Yarry;
232 Sixteenth street, frame dwelling; loss
slight; cause, lamp explosion.
November is, 9:03 A. M. box 243; owner
and occupants. Woolsey Paint and Color
Co., Grand and Merseles streets, frame
storeroom; loss on stock, $19, 4sO; on build
ing, 1882; insurance on stock, So, 900; on
building, $4,000; insurance paid OF stock,
$19, 48O; on building, 1882; cause, collapse
of building.
November 16, 1884 P. NJ, box 4e; owner,
Mr.. Beck; occupant, J. Aeple; 1852 South
street, frame Cknitting) shop; loss on
stock, 500; on building, $50: insurance on
stock. 1000; on building, $500; insurance
paid on stock, 500; on building, $50; cause,
overheated stove.
November Is, 1884 P. NJ. box 81; false
alarm.
November 20, $50 A. NJ. still; owner
and occupant, J. A. Curtis; 637 Jersey ave-
nue., brick dwelling; loss, none; cause, foul
| chimney.
November %, 7:o7 A. NJ, telephone call;
owner, C. Thorley; occupant, F. Gansberg:
587 Central avenue, frame store and
dwelling; loss, slight; cause, lamp ex-
November %, 4:55 P. M, still; owner, R.
Connor; occupant, several families; $50
First street, frame dwelling; loss, slight;
November g, 5:25 p. NJ, still; owner, J.
Gerterl; occupants, several families; 1913
! second street. frame QWell1lS, lOSS,SllSHI,
cause, children and matches.
November "a, 1923 A.. NJ, still; owners
and occupants, Yates and Hughes; Jack
son avenue and Union street, frame shop
loss, slight; cause, thawing pipes.
November %, 1922 A. NJ, box As; owner,
Suckley estate; occupant, Henry Arndt;
on building, SIS; Insurance on building,
81, GOO; insurance paid on building, SIS;
cause, child and fire.
November 25, BIB p NJ. still; owner, I.
C~ommunipaw avenue, frame store and
dwelling; loss 5, slight ags { cause, unsnown;
B. Cannon; u~noccupied; Al Graham street,
frame building; loss, none; cause, careless
ness.
November 81. 1887 P. NJ, box II; owner,
heimer and others; 255 First street; frame
stable; loss, slight; cause, carelessness.
November Is, 1905 A. NJ, still; owner, G..
Heiltman; occupant. Robert Archer. PIG
Eleventh street. brick tenemtn; loss, none;
cause, foul chimney.
November 20. 1888 A. NJ, box 4; owner,
Edge estate; occupant, several families; 90
| Morris street, brick tenement loss, slight;
cause, lamp explosion.
November 20, 1856 A. NJ, still; owner,
James Insley; occupants, several families;
Fifth and Brunswick streets, frame tene-
ment; loss, none; cause. foul chimney.
November 80, 11:32 A. M, box 81; owner,
Mary Haring; occupants, several fami-
lies; 152 Steuben' street. frame tenement;
loss, slight; cause, carelessness.
NoVeIlDeI oU. 100 T.. M, DOX 10, owner.
w. Jackson; -unoccuppied; 25s Eye ave-
nue., frame building; loss on building, $500;
Insurance on building, 81, 400; insurance
paid on building, $500; cause, c%arlesness of
workmen.
Total loss in November, $26,627; total
insurance in November, $50, 400; total in
surance paid in November, SIC, 227; total
number of alarms, thirty-six 1851; total
number of telegraph alarms, nineteen 40,
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Motion by COMMISSIONS Cone, and
adopted
That when the Board adiourns it adj
journ to meet on Friday evening, Janu-
airy Z, 1888.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the permanent men en-
ployed in this department, also the Com
misSionerS, for salaries for the month of
December, 1897, when due. as per list filed
herewith, amounting in the aggregate to
fifteen thousand and ffty-four dollars and
sixty-seven cents ($15,054.60.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the following named
persons for pensions, when due, for the
month of December, 1897, amounting in
the aggregate to two hundred and eight
dollars and thirty-one cents {$20S. 3D.
Agnes e. Farrier, $55.5 Louisa Oman,
S23.61; Catherine Guiton, Sal. Sc; Matthew
Bligh. Sal. sc; Thomas Keogh, 1858.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions. they Were adopted by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-President Mills, Commissioners
Brennan and Gone.
NayS-NOne.