The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-20
BOARD or FIRE commHssaoNERs
IOfielal Proceeaings.I

tOH1c9al EFoceeE1n2S.1
Regular meeting of the Board OF Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening September
me roll was called at eight o'clock.
Present-President Brennan. Commits
sioner Mills and Erickson. Absent-None.
The following call for the meeting was
Jersey City. Sept. IS, 1898.
Mr.. Charles Esterbrook. Clerk, Board OF
Fire Commissioners
Sir-You will please cali a meeting Of
the Board of Fire Commissioners for the
transaction of general business. on We'd
nesday evening, September q, 1898, at
eight o'clock.
Respectfully.
JOHN BRENNAN, President.
,od The minutes Of regular meeting July "a
and 26, were approved as engrossed.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor Honor the Mayor
Jersey City, N. j., Sept Y. 1898.
GentIemen-My attention has been di-
rected to the fact that your Honorable
Board has IS yet failed to honor the bills
presented by DR.. Seinow, DR.. Finnerty and
DIR. Chopper, who appointed membef Of
the Examining Board to e~xaninine Mr..
Thomas Keogh and pass upon his appii-
cation for retirement. These gentlemen
we're appointed on November II, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of an act,
sioning OF firemen of certain cities of this
State approved April %, 1887, and having
performed their duty are entitled to just
Yours respectfully.
EDWARD HOOS. Mayor.
Received and referred to the Committee
From H. Perlmutter. requesting permis-
sion to place a sign for business purposes
on the Bell Tower, Railroad avenue and
Newark avenue.
From A. B. Rice & Co, adjuster Of fire
losses. New York, requesting that a fire
badke be granted them.
Received and referred to the Commit-
fee OF the Whole.
From S. P. Smith. requesting "a hours
leave of absence without pay.
Referred to Chief Engineer with power.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as
Referred to Committee on Printing and
August straus, $500; Richard Jackson.
$685. and $26.7 5; James Wilson, A450 and
500; George H. Piercy. S24.1Q and S26s2;
Jensen. $3.50 and siS.25; Jas. ii. Lopez.
s23. %; Thomas Holmes, $3.50; II. A. Py1e,
5000 and $3.50; Peter F. Mcguire, $3.50;
Co, SIS 90 and sl57.SS; Jas. f. Moore, s7s.35;
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
\ The United Gas Improvement Co, S6l-6S
and 1880; the ]. c. Electric Light Co.,
ss.9S and s2.Ss; Geo. H. Percy, s5.64s John
P. Landrine, S2.91; John w. Laws, $4ss
and SOB; VIM. Anness. sll.4S and S42z,
John Mitchell, 1852, $12.1s and s10.52; John
Vanderbeek & Sons. $685. and s53.34;
Frank B. Teal, s94; Chas. II. Detwiiler'
s22.
Referred to Committee on Department
/ Buildings and Repairs.
Theo. Smith & Bro, s4S.35 and S72-4;
Brinkman & Hauck, $500; E. A. Pyle,
20 cents.
Referred to Apparatus and Repairs.
Coughlin Brothers. $3.50; Manhattan
Electrical Supply Co., $40; John W.
Laws. IS cents.
Referred to Committees on Telegraph
Brush & Alberts, 81. 76; D. Steele &
| Son. SIS. rs; Samuel J. Blakey, $50; Wm.
Anness, S13.65; Thee. Smith & Bro, sle.n'
SIS; S. F. Hayward & Co.. Slo.5O; r. r.
Jones Chemical Co, 1856; F. B. Jones q
Referred to Commute on Supplies.
Miller & Bertholf. sl20.1l sl0Sl6 and
s1l9.61; CarscaIIen & Cassidy; s40os s4Sls
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Fuel
Fredk Selnow, N. D, SIS; j.. H. Fin
! nerty, NJ. D., SIS; c. w. Chopper, M D.,
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Conn
! bustibles reported that the following per-
mits had been issued since the meeting
of the Board, July q, 1885,.
To keep kerosene oil for sale:-
Merchant. is Sixth street; D. Monahan.
254 Van Horn street; Joseph Russell, =
Academy street; Johanna Lerehe, IL
PaIisade avenue; Leva L. Young. 1870 West
Side avenue; Jos. De Crustafno, IS Larch
I-psuulluoo sa OIL