The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-02

December 70, $50 A. NJ. StHi' owner.
d. e. Clearly; occupant, +. Greiye;. 1SS
Eleventh street, frame tenement; loss,
none; cause, foul %ensnney;
December Is. 2:ol X M: bax q; erwner
| and occupant, IA. Il. Perry; Alb New York
avenue; frame dwelling; i0ss on puiluliis.
80: nnefurniture. $s4; Insurance on buiid-
ing, $1,000: on furniture, $1,000: insurance
pad on building, so; on furniture, $s4;;
cause unknown.
December Is, sos P. M; still: owner.
James Smith; occupants several fami-'
lies: 81 eighth street; frame tenement
loss none; cause, foul chimney:
December Is, 9:2s p. M; still; owner,
Mrs. Somers; occupant, Mr.. Johnson; 2SO
Montgomery street. frame dwelling; loss
slight; cause. careiessness.
December g, All p. M; still; n F..
3. Vanderzee; occupant, X. Reinhart, ~
South street; frame dwelling loss slight;
cause from oil stove December 30.
$50 A. M; box 10; owner and occupant.
Joseph Bauer; 19l Griffith street; brick
store and dwelling; loss on fixtures. 500;
on stock $2Ge, on building. $684; insurance
on fixtures, 500; on stock, $500; on build
ing, 81, 800; Insurance paid on fixtures 500,
/ on stock S266: on building SGS4; cause,
I boiling over of fat.
is hereby instructed to allOt a certain
amount of territory to each and every
! captain for his supervision and epo
This foregoing We're adopted by the fol-
Yeas-PresIdent Mills. Commissioners
Brennan and Cone.
Na3S-NOHG.
Absent-None.
On motion of Commissioner Brennan
the Board proceeded to ballot for a hose
man of Engine Company No l.
Commissioner Brennan nominated John
Somehow. No other nomination was
made. On motion the Clerk was directed
to cast the ballot Of the Board for John
Sonneborn, which being done, the Presi-
dent declared him appointed to date
February /, 1883. subject to passing the
! requisite physical examination.
Motion by Commissioners Cone and
Thai when this Board adjourns, it adj
journs to meet on Thursday evening,
The following resolutions were present
ed by committee in payment of claims
heretofore referred
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re-
Resolved, That the sum of S66 be paid
| Manchester Locomotive Works for pump
feathers and rubber valves. January 10,
$3.50 be paid to the La France Fire En-
CINE Co., for pump valves and springs,
Engine No. 2, January, 1898.
$22.40 be paid American Fire Engine Co.,
for suction and discharge valves for en-
| CINE No. II, january 1898.
$3.50 be paid Thomas Leather, for MAX
| ing and i~tting-pump head blocks for en-
Sc. be paid n. j. e. S. n Rubber Co.,
for rubber packing for engine No., Janu-
Sis be paid N. J.. G. S. and Rubber Co.
for rubber packing for engine No. 6, jan
uary, 1885.
S5i.i2 be paid Theo. Smith & Bro, for
repairs to apparatus, December, 1897.
Charge repairs IS. apparatus. 1SsI-ss-
$50 be paid NJ A Lennon for type
fire engine. January. 1895.
Charge claims, 1897-189S.
BY Committee on SuppliesE S.,
| Resolved, the sum of S29-y be paid
F. B.. Jones & Co. for yitriol and soda,
January. 1888.
Charge claims. 1S9T-'98.
BY Committee on Horses and Harness
| Resolved. That the sum of $21.15 be paid
| to James H. Lopez for horse-shoeing, De-
| cember, 1897.
horse-shoeing, December, 1897.
| Charge claims, 1S9T-'9S.
BY Committee on Department Build
ings and Repairs :,
vanderbeck & Sons for lumber, Decent
Der. 1897.
Charge repairs to department buildings,
| 1897 '9S.
BY Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Resolved, That the sum of s69.1 Is be paid
Coughlin Brothers for coal and wood, De-
| cerbe- 1897.
Charge claims, 1S97-'98.
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.
Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
| of Fire Commissioners, held at Depart
ment Headquarters, Thursday evening,
January 27, 1893.
The roll call was called at $50 o'clock.
Present-President Mills and Commits
sioner Brennan.
Observation-Disclosures Cone.
From His Honor the Mayor. transmit
ting copy of resolutions passed at a re-
cent meeting of citizens of the Twelfth
| ward, relative to increased fire protection
for that portion of the city.
From Carl Pankopf and Fred Gruenin-
Der, Jr., Chairman and Secretary. res
pectively. of above meeting, transmitting
copy of same resolutions.
Received and referred to the Committee
| CT the Whole.
Claims were presented, received and
| disposed of as follows
Vile & SON.. s4s.1l Il; C~arscallen & Cassidy,
| $41. IS, and S4 20.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
John P. Landrine, $3.50
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
Richard Jackson. s27.65.
| Harnesses.
John p. Landrine, 1929; Theo. Smith &
Bro, $2.6S.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
Brinkman & Hauck. s41.35. 49,. 20; Isaac
P. Haulenbeck, SIS.
Referred TO Committee on Apparatus
and Repairs.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer. Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses were presented, re-
ceived and ordered filed.
The report Of the Medical Examiner fo-
the month of January was presented, re-
ceived and referred to the OF
the Whole.
| Communicative from Assistant Engi-
| neer commanding department):-
To the Board of Fire commissioners
Gentlemen-I respectfully report to
/ your Board that | have this day sus-
pended from pay and duty John w. Co.'S
tigan. ruekma of Hook and Ladder
| Company No. /, and have filed charges
against him with the clerk of your
Board.
JOHN It. DENMEAD,
Assistant Engineer,
Commanding Dept.
Received and ordered spread in full up
on the minutes.
The Clerk notified the Board that he
had deposited with the City Treasurer.
on January "a. 1898, the sum of twenty
three dollars, amount received Tor rent,
and presented receipt therefor.
The Clerk informed the Board that
charges against th6 following named
members of the department had been
! filed IN his office by the Chief Engineer:
CAPTAIN George H. Quinn. Driver Geo.
w. Gardner, Truckman Charles Conway,
each charged with being absent from
duty without leave.
John w. Costigan, intoxication. George