The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-04

loss on building, Sis; on furniture, So,
Insurance "a building, $t.5co; on furniture,
$ls309; insurance paid Oh building, SIPS; on
furniture. 800; cause, from fan Of lamp.
Total loss IN February. $l1.l43; total In
suranee In FEBRUARY, s@A log; total insuF-
Der Of alarms, a; total number Of ;ele-
graph alarms, "a.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN T. DENMEAD,
Assistant Engineer,
Communication from the Chief Engl-
Jersey City. N. j.. March IL, 1898.
To tie Board Of Fire Commissioners.
GentlernenI respectfully report to your
from pay and duty John Cassiday. ruck-
niaa OF Hook and Ladder Company No. 2,
and have filed charges against him with
the Clerk of our Board.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
The Fire Marshal presented reports of
his inspection of the following places for
combustib1es:-
ABRAMS Manufacturing Co.. 14s and AS
Twelfth street.
James Dodd, 10 Jersey avenues.
Oscar Wagner, 100 Zabrfskie street.
C. Huber & Co. II Oswego street.
/ G. H. Gillespie's Sons, 125 Dey street.
Hemming, Laus & Lindemann, SO Tours
George stratford oakum Co., Cornelison
| avenue
Jersey City Paper Co, cornelison ave-
nue..
Standard Ore Reduction Co, III and 1s
Ninth street.
n. Y. & n. ]. Globe Gas Light CO.,
Wayne, corner Factory streets.
st: Paul's near Bonner avenues.
N. Y & N. j. Globe Gas Light Co.,
Stegrnan, near Jackson venues.
N. Y. & N. ]. Globe Gas Light Co.,
I DlfCfcN,E DTo.1r Dad 1or, -. TTo-anaJx
avenue.
d. and H. T. Anthony & Co.. Howell
street.
Fremont streets.
Peter Funke, Rose avenue.
BENZ. Kelly, 14S Neptune avenue.
On motion. received and filed.
The clerk announced that there had
been filed with him, charges by the Chief
Engineer against the following named:-
Jas. F. Markey, tender driver, careless
ness in the performance Of duty.
John Cassidy, t~ruckman, INSTRUMENTATION
and refusal TO obey orders Of his super
And that copies Of the charge together
with anotice to appear this evening for
trial had been furnished the accused.
Jos. f.. Markey was called, appeared and
| pleaded not guilty.
Assistant Engineer Denmead testified.
The accused made a sworn statement.
John Cassidy. on being called. appeared
The Board Then tok a recess. Upon reas-
sembling the following members were
President Mills and Commissioner n. Bren-
nan.
Absent-Commissioner Cone.
On motion of COMMISSIONS Brennan,
John Cassiday was reinstated to pay
and duty.
The President announced the decision of
the Board in the foregoing cases.
missed. John Cassidy, guilty; fined Is
days pay from date Of suspension.
The finding Of the Board was sustained
by the following vote:-
Yeas-President Mills and Commissions
Brennan. Nays-None. Absent-Commis-
sioner Cone.
adopted:-That when this Board adjourns
it adjourns to meet on Wednesday even
ing, April 6, 1898
Resolved, That the N. Z. and N. j.
Telephone Company be and is hereby re-
quested to erect poles as follows:-Five
poles on Sherman avenue, between
Franklin and Griffith streets: seven poles
On Griffith street, between Palisade and
Sherman avenue. for the purpose of ex-
| tending our fire alarm telegraph.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor Of the officers and men
| employed in this department, also the
Commissioners, for salaries for the month
of March, 1928, when due, as per list filed
herewith amounting in the aggregate to
lllO4>diit4 dl1 SIN ~ GiiQ
fourteen cents (S15, 060. Id
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the following named
| persons for pensions, when due. for the
aggregate to one hundred and sixty-six
dollars and sixty-five cents (S166.65t:-
Agnes e. Farrier, S55.55; Louisa Oman,
S2a.61; Matthew Bligh, sa.e6; Thomas
Keogh, 1888.
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 and COMMISSIONS
Brennan.
Nays-None.
Observation-Disclosures Cone.
The following resolutions were reported
by committees in payment of claims here
tofore REFEREED
By Committee on Horses and Harness.
Resolved, That the sum of $500 be paid
to George H. Piercy for horse shoeing,
February, 1898.
BY Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Resolved, Thai the sum of $3.50 be paid
the Gamewell F. A. Telegraph. Co. for
two fire alarm boxes, February, 1898;
S128.04 be paid Manhattan Electrical Sup
plyCo., for telegraph SUPPLIES, Marcn II,
BY Committee on Printing and Station
Resolved, That the sum of SIS. Is be paid
J. W. Harrison for printing blanks, sta
Is, 1895.
Y Committee on Supplies
Resolved, That the sum of Sl4.22 be paid
John w. Laws for SUPPLIES. February, 1898.
1852 be paid Fred w. Ross, for 2l6 iron
| spanners, March, 1898.
sIi.25 be. paid & G. Braxmar for nickel
badges. March, 1885.
IS. 20 be paid s. f. Haywood Co., Tor
~extinguisher bottles, March, 1898.
| $15. 70 be paid D.. Steele IL Son for desk ara
mattresses. February and March, 1888,
$50. rs be paid Theo. Smith & Bro for re-
pairing boiler Of house heater, Engine IS,
| February, 1898.
BY. Committee on Feed
ReRsoRlyed, That the sum of so0.l5 be
paid Carscallen & Cassidy for horse iced
$2S.IS be paid Carscallen & Cassiday for
horse feed, March Is, 1855.
S54.2 % be paid Vile and Son, for morse
| feed, March 2, 1898.
s51'45 be paid Vile and Son for horse
S12i.l0 be paid Miller and Bartholf, for
| horse feed, March ], 1898.
$1o9.l1 be paid Miller and Bertholf, Tor
| horse feed, March IL, 1898.
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re
Resolved, That the sum of s15.54 be paid
| Brfnkman & Hauck. for repairing appar-
| atus February % and Is, 1898.
SO be paid Isaac P. Haulenbeck, for two
| ~frelighters. March. 1898.
BY Committee on Department Buildings
and Repairs -
| springs, house of Engine No. 4, March,
1888.
$500 be paid John w. Laws, for hard
ware. February. 1898.
S9S.S7 be paid yanderbeek & Sons, for
lumber. February, 1898.