The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19

W~hitiegge; Charles w. Telling,
CLINTON avenue; frame builaings loss,
SHERRY CAUSE, caFelessness.
Sept. 2@s Fs2a r. NJ. box Y; owner, J.
Hieesenstein Mrs. G. Seaer. ? Hutton
strest; frame building; loss. sight; cause,
sept q; 2s28 f. ~, box q; false alarm;
cause righteousness.
SEPT. q. $40 r NJ; rex S5; owner and
occupant: Pennsylvania Railroad, feot Of
Bay street; passenger car. loss an bAiid-
Ing, $40; insurance on building. $5,e0a; in
suEanee paia on building, 80, cause. I'M
Sept. q, In p. NJ, box rs; owner, Will
liam Nuity; occupant, James Condor, 957
Grove street; frame building; loss, slight;
cause, unkncwn.
Sept. q. IS 4. NJ. box Is; owner and
occupant Jacob Gu1nan; So Jefferson aver
HUG frame building; loss on stock, 500,
oa building, 1900; Insurance on stock,
$se9s insllrsaace paid on building, $500; on
stock. $780, caEses unknown.
Sept q, 6:f5 A. NJ, box 3d.; owner and
occupant, a. Eeks, 81 Jefferson ave-
nue.; frame building; loss, slight; cause,
SEPT. Ii. 1922 p. NJ, boz 81; false
alarm; cause. righteousness
sep e. 1924 A. Az box g: owner and
avenue frame w~oodshed; loss, slight;
cause. earelessness.
Sept. Is. 1921 p NJ. box 126; owner. f.
Gsealies. occupant, H.. Happy; ll55 sum
nat avenue; franco building; loss, slight;
canse, lamp explosion.
Total loss N September, ss,441
Total insurance in September. S20,Se0.
fetal insurance paid in September.
Total number of alarms, 81.
Iotal number Of .talegrapn alarms, IS.
JOHN CONWAY,
Chief Engineer.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented. received and
disposed o. as follows
Miller & Begtholf. $125s8 and sllt.g1;
CaYseailen & Cassidy. $S9.S1 and S5241,
Vie q Son, S322A Referred to Committee
Theodore Smith & Bro. s22.75: The La
France Fire Engine Company. $22.95. Re
ferret 70 Committee on Apparatus and
q. sduffiebotham. $3.50 and 5000;
Moore $40; Charles Joel $12; T. c. OsBrien
Company Sx9.50s John NJ. Laws, Sl9.5g;
Manhattan Electrical Supply Company,
Sl7.fs, ~. % ard S22,55: s. F.. Hayward q
Co. $3.50 ard S39.4As Samuel ]. Blakay.
$la.53i William AHness, $21.77; New Jersey
Car Spring and Rubber Company, 8, = %,
New Jersey Telephone Company. $3.50;
ssisA-ltsil Electrical supply Company,
Referre to Committee on Telegraph
John r. Landrine, s5e. and $3.50; John
WheelIhan q Sons, $6t,05 and 75c.; Van
derheek 6 Sons. ~sls50S: William Anness,
S2s.Is; Thomas Cullen, $64.s5 II. Shuttle
st1.3z; The United Gas Improvement
Company, s9G.f5s The Jersey City Electric
Light Company. $40, $7I4, 1888 and S.42;
Neil Campbell & Son. 81, 500.
Referred 10 Committee on Department
Buildings amd Repairs.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Board as q Committee Of the
Whole presented the following resolution:
Resolved. That Chapter s. of the Rules
and Regulations governing this Depart
ment be ana IS hereby amended to read
as fcl40WS.-
CHAPTER VIII.
Medical Examiner.
Section 1.-The Medical Examiner shall
be directly responsible TO the Board of
Fire Commissioners for the management
of his Office, and shall keep an accurate
record in convenient form for reference
of all examinations and recommendations
made by him.
section lille Shall examine all persons
appointed to the uniformed force, and
shah report in writing whether such per-
sons are in q sound physical condition.
Said repDrt SHAH be signed by him and
nled in the office of the Clerk of the
Section S-He is charged with examina-
ttsa OF ell members of the force VINO
may report sick. either at Headquarters,
or, in case of their Inability TO report
at Headquarters, at quarters. or at their
respective places of abode. He shall
thereapon ASCERTAIN the nature of the
disability and such other information as
VIII enable MIA to act for the best inter
esgs ii che Department.
Section ENheneyer, in his opinion. ILL
ness is 9ejgned or is the result OF intenn-
peFanee, ebagch indiscretiolS. or other
special report thereof 10 the Board and
reDogt all such cases to the Chief Engi-
near.
section 5-He shall be empowered to
order on duty any officer or member who
has heen reported sick, when, in his
Judgment. *he said officer or member is
sufficiently well to perform duty, and
should any efleer or member neglect 10
win be considered as absent without
Leave.
Section e-He shall, when ordering a
DeparSnent H-sagaaarters. ana shall
notIfy the Ghlef Engineer in writing the
dats ana h0ll such order is given
Section I-k3e shan be required to sub
nit 3 raorthiy report 10 the Board,
specifying the names Of the members
aHd the naufhez OF DAYS each one has
been sick during the month last PAST;
IL contracted In the serVice of the Depart
meHt.
Yeas-All the members of the Board,
AETa0N Upon CLAIMS.
The following resolutions we're reported
by the several eomEaittees in payment
Of claims heretofore referred.
BY Committee On Fcad@
Resolved. That The sun Of SlS3,29 ne
paid Milie= & gertholf, for horse feed,
Oct. j, 1883; S117.5i be paid Miller & Der
thoIf. for horse feed Oct q. 1879,
$tg. az be paid Carseal!en & Cassidy, Tor
horse feed, Oct. l. 1885; sSL.Sz be paiq
CarscaIien & Cassidy, for horse ieec,
Oct. Il 1883 S5ilo be pad VIE Son,
for horse feed, 0cI. J. 1885 s49.2 De paid
Vile It Son, fur horse feed, Oct, 10, 1873
3. Committee on Apparatus and he
Reserved. That the sum of $3.50 be paid
Tghaasore Smith & Brother, for repairs.
to apparatus, October. 1895.
BT Committee on Supplies
Resa!ved, That the sum OF 500 be paid
ii. shslflebatnam for repairing amps
botha9ns los stove pipe, etc. ScLoesr'
1ses $50 lie paid Charles G. BraXnlar,
for 2l9 can bad2e October, lS9S; $4.5 be
mid .J6serh Z. Moore, for polish, Eia4s,
etc. September and October. 1898; S2 ae
paid Charles Jcei. for ice to Headquarters
June [. 1888, to October 20. 1855; SzLSd Ae
IF. G. Q'Brien Company, tor s5eSeA alq
law f6r three dozen cnspidors. October.
1sq2, T775 be paid Manhattan Electr1eIl
sasInlv Coufn8ry. Nor b. c. soda n vIrfol
Osfober 1895; 1870 be paid John II L&n-
dime for supplies. OctoPner, 1898 N2;o9 he
paid S. =. Hayward & Co. for lie pslis,
e ~ far brass knpSsieS, etc. September,
isa9s 1868 be paid samuel J. Blakey, fer
kerosene oil. November. 1885 Silt be PAID
SEil3fa4n fArress. for stove pipe. etc, OcSo-
her ISas: 81 be paid New Jersey fsa13
SDrfng ana Rubber Company. for eXpdit-
So $780, 7gnOs 81 hA h0 naTnL NGN