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

son work, az II Engine r1ouses
s6.22 be paid to 0 W. Laws, for hard
ware, March, 1898.
Sl23.60 be paid The unied Gas Improve
1888.
BY Committee on Horses and Harness.
Resolved, That the sun of ss26. Is be paio
Richard Jackson, for horse shoeing, Janu-
airy. 1928.
$3.50 be paid Richard Jackson, for horse
shoeing. February, 1898.
$3.50 be paid Thos. c. Hunter, for horse
shoeing, March, 1898.
S400 be paid Augumst Straus. for two
dapple gray horses, March, 1898.
BY Committee on Supplies
Resolved, That the sunl of $19.63 be PAID
Samuel ]. Blakega for supplies, April, 1873
$2s.S2 be paid F. b. Jones s. Co., fol
soda and vitrol, April, 1898.
$3.50 be paid John W. Laws, for steI
ladder and pals. March, 1898.
$11.I0 be paid Dimonck & Firck Co., fol
steam fitting supplies, March, 1898.
BY Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
s10.69 be paid John w. Laws. for chiseis,
drills. etc, for Telegraph Department
March, 1888.
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re
pairs:-
Resolved, That the sum of s6.T5 be paid
The La france Fire Engine Coz for cen
tire portion crate bars, for Engines 2, {
and IA, April, 1888.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions. they were adopted by the fol
Yeas-President Mills Commissioner
Brennan and Cone.
Nays-None.
AbSent-None.
On motion. adjourned.
CHARLES EsTERBRooK,
Clerk
Regular meeting of the BOARD of Fire
Commissioners held at Department HEAD
quarters, Wednesday evening, April ~,
1898.
The roll was called at S:45 o'clock.
Reconsideration Mills, Commission
ers Brennan and Cone.
AbSent@NOne.
The reading Of minutes of regular meet
ing April 6 n adjourned regular meet
ing April IA. 1885, was, On motion, dis
pensed with and they We're approved as
engrossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From Taos. H. Williams, president OF
the A. A. Griffing Iron Company, request
ing that the fire bell be rung in the event
of fire between 6 P. M. and 6 A. M.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole.
From James e. Baum, hoseman, re-
questing leave of absence on April %,
1898, Of twenty-four hours without pay.
Received and referred to the Chief En-
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
Miller & BerthoIf, s12O.s SO and s123.15; Vile
& Son, $53.56 and $685. 70; Carscallen & Cas-
siday. $45.9 So and ST.. 81.
Referred to COmpittee on Feed.
D.. Steele & Son, S30.75; Gleason & Bailey
Manufacturing Co, s27.35; F.. 3. Jones &
Co, $3s.S1.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
Joseph E. Moore, $6.25.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Vanderbeek & sons, ss5.57, s1s.52 and
$1o.s6; H. Sh~ufflebotham. $14.S2; Thomas
Cullen, s2iS.55: NJ. T. Connolly, $949.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings ana Repairs.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
CATIONS.
The weekly ~reports of the Chief Engi-
neer, Superintendent of Telegraph and In
spector of Horses were presented, received
and ordered fld.
The Board then took a recess. Upon re-
assembling all the members were pres
ent.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolutions by Commissioner Brennan
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Board
be and he is hereby directed to advertise
for sale at public auction the following
property of this department, the same
having become unserviesable for use, viz;
Five 90 horses, lot of old copper, lot
of old zines. lot of old battery jars, 6xS,
lot of old hose.
Resolved, That in accordance with the
provisions of an act entitled A Act
Concerning fire departments in cities of
the first Glass; passed March Is. 1888, be-
ing Chapter 81 of he laws of this year.
the annual salary of the Superintendent
of Telegraph of this department, com
mencing May l. 1888, be n is hereby
fixed at the sum of two thousand dol
lars.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions, they were adopted by the
Yeas@President Mills, Commissioners
Brennan and o
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Motion by Commissioner Cone and
adopted. That when this Board adjourns
it adjourns to meet on Friday evening.
April %, 1893, at 8 O'Clock.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS
The following resolutions were report
ed by Committees in payment of claims
heretofore REFEREED
BY Committee on Fuel
Resolved, That the sum of S120.99 be
paid Miller & Bertholf for horse feed,
April. 1895.
$I2s.l5 be paid Miller & Bertholf, for
horse feed, April Is, 1898.
s52.57 be paid Vile & Son for horse feed,
April 2, 1895.
$55.45 be paid Vile & Son for horse feed,
April 16, 1898.
$3.50 be paid Carscallen & Cassiday for
horse feed, April 1, 1898.
s43.9O be paid Carscallen & Cassidy for
horse feed, April IS, 1898.
BY Committee on SuppIies:-
Resolved, That the sum of $4.64 be paid
A. A. Grifffng Iron Co., for valve and floor
plate, December. 1897.
s30.T5 be paid D. Steele & Son for arm
chairs and mattresses, April, 1888.
s27.s5 be paid Gleason & Bailey Mfg. Co.
for one dozen axes, April, 1898.
$38.S1 be paid to f. B. Jones & Co. for
Be Carb soda, April, 1898.
BY Committee on Horses m Harness.
Resolved, That the sum of $6.25 be paid
Joseph E. Moore for arnica for horse
hospital, April, 1898.
BY Committee on Department Buildings
and Repairs
Resolved, That the sum of $65.57 be paid
Vanderbeek & Sons for lumber for stall
racks, March, 1898.
1882 be paid vanderbeek & Sons for
lumber, Engine !. March, 1898.
$1o.S6 be paid Vanderbeek & Sons for
lumber, Engine ID, March, 1898.
$14.S2 be paid H. Shufflebotham fol-
covering stalls, etc, April, 1888.
slS7.95 be paid the United Gas Improve
ment Co. for gas used during January
1898.
S21S.55 be paid Thomas Cullen for plumb
ing. etc., at department houses, February.
March and April, 1898.
Resolved, That a warrant be ordered
drawn for the sum OF nine hundred ano
forty-nine dollars in favor of M. z. Con-
molly for mason work and all necessary
material therefor. IN erecting brick stable
in rear of horse hospital on Belmont ave
nue., as per contract No. 2Ha. Charge
claims 1869.
This yeas and nays having been taker
on each of the foregoing resolutions they
were adopted by the following vote
Yeas-President Mills, Commissioner
Brennan and Gone.
Nays-None.
AbsentINone.
On motion adjourned.
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