The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-12
Want FIRE BELLS RUDG
Residents Of the Old Fourth
Like to Run vivid de
Masheen"

Before the regular business of the Fire
Commissioners last evening a committee
of three, representing the citizens and
taxpayers Of the Old Fourth District, were
given a hearing in regard to having the
fire bell rung between the hours OF 8 P. M.
and Z A. M. They claimed people in that
section would feel much safer if the bell
were rung, and would be ready to get out
and assist the fremen all they could in
case of a fire.
Mr.. John M. Kelly was the first one OF
the committee to be heard. He said that
the citizens of hat section of the city
had got up a petition list with over one
thousand signatures attached to it, ask
ing to have the bell ms between the
abovess mentioned hours, and that he
thought it would be a very good thing to
do, as 1t would not cause the members
of the department much trouble and
might bring aid at a critical time. He
hoped that the request would be granted.
Mr.. Lehman stated that he owned
property ON Webster venue and that he
would feed much safer if the bell were
rung as he always was in the habit of
getting out, no matter what time it was
in the morning hours, and assisting the
firemen all he could. Mr.. Lehman said
he would certainly oppose ringing
the bell in the day time, as it might
attract crowds of children, and they
would be a great nuisance to the firemen.
President Mills stated that that was
one reason the bells were stopped, as well
as ON account of the old time noise.
Commissioner Cone said tina after in
+to, af flo ,.nct;o o,1 ~ot+;nr
advice of experienced men outside of
themselves, the Board had decided TO stop
the ringing of the bells as it Attracted
too great a crowd, and interfered with
the work of the iremen.
Mr.. Cone assured the committee that
before very long their section would be
equipped with more fire apparatus, but at
the present time it was an impossibility,
as the Board had not got the money.
The regular business of the Board was
then proceeded with. Applications were
received from the Abram Manufacturing
Co., TO keep on the premises, No.s146
Twelfth street, 25 barrels of kerosene oil,
from Charles Gillespie & Sons, to keep on
premises, No. 125 Dey street. 20 barrels of
naphtha; from Oscar Wagner, to keep on
premises, No. 100 Zabriskie street, 3 bar
rels of kerosene oil; from George Strait
ford Oakum Company, to keep on prem
ises on Cornelison avenue, 8 barrels Of
kerosene oil; from James Dodds, to keep
on premises, No. 710 Jersey avenue, l bar
rel of naphtha; from Jersey City Paper
Co, to keep on their premises 5 barrels Of
kerosene oil; from G. Huber, to keep acid
on premises, No. II Oswego street; from
Peter Funke, of Rose avenue, to keep on
promises 40 barrels of kerosene oil; from
Benjamin Kelly, of No. AS Magnolia ave-
nue., to keep on premises 5 barrels of kerr
oscne oil; from Standard Oil Reduction
Company, to keep on premises, No. III
Ninth street, II carboys of sulphuric acid;
from e.. and Fl. j. Anthony Co. to Keep
on premises on Howard street, benzine.
The report of the Chief Engineer for
the month of February showed that DUR
ing the month the total loss amounted to
s11, 14s; the total Insurance to $4,000; the
insurance paid to $11.0lS; total number Of
alarms. IA; and total number of telegraph
| alarms, "a.
Report for two weeks ending March 8:
Total number of alarms, q; total .num-
Der of telegraph alarms, IA.
Assistant Chief Denmead has filed
| charges against Charles Markey of No.
Engine for reckless driving in response
10 BOX le on the morning of March 8.
He was ordered to ppear at the next
meeting
The Board then adjourned until Friday,
March *