The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-14

street, brick tenement; loss. slight: cause.
cnttdren ahd matches.
occupant. James Rafter; ga Jersey
avenue, brick dwelling; loss, slight; cause,
eas jet and curtain.
January Fl. SIS r.. M, Box 1l2; false
alarm; cause, Observation-Disclosures.
January II. S:3S z. M. Box 4S; owner,
II r Lineerman:. occupant, f. Curry,
ing; loss ON building, SIS: on furniture,
$3.50; insurance on building. $500; on fur
nitures sl,C0o; insurance paid on building.
January q. 500 p. NJ, stu; owner, Peter
Kelly; occupants, several families; 279
Grand street, fame tenement; loss, none;
January %. 1870 r. NJ, Box 65; owner and
occupant, Cornelius Austelt: rs communi-
paw avenue. frame shop; loss on stock,
stock. $500; on building. $500: insurance
paid on stock $500; on building, $3.50;
insurance paid on building, sl25; on fur
niture, $50: cause, from heater.
January %, l0s40 P. Nd. still: owner,
James Love; occupants, several families.
slight; cause, unknown.
January 20. 1:51 P. NJ, Still; owner and
occupant. Mrs. J. Stapleton: 552 Hender-
son street frame store and dwelling; loss,
none; causey foul chimney.
January 90. S:4I p. NJ still; owner, Mrs:
Burden; occupan Mrs. K; Mooney 2s1
January 20, 9:l9 p. NJ, box 145; owner,
R. Bergman, occupant, ]. T. Miller; 90
GrifIsth street; frame dws Elm loss n On
on building. $1,000; on furniture. sl2oo; IN
surance paid on building. $50, on furniture,
sl0a. cause, falling Of lamp.,
Lamar; occupant. j.. Crowley; 267 Van
Horne street: frame dwelling; loss, none;
cause. ehildren playing with fire.
MeGurk: occupants. several families; 81
Second street; frame woodshed; loss,
slight; cause, children playing with ire.
Michael Lennon. occupants, several anil
les; s64 Ocean avenue: frame dwelling:
loss, none; cause. foul chimney
and occupant. Patrick Long; So Hopkins
avenue; loss on building, $50; on furnl-
ture. $3.50; insurance on building. Sl3V0,
building; $50; on building. $50; cause. up
settling of stove.
Total loss in January 81. 20S.
Total Insurance in January, $50. $50.
Total insurance pain in January, sl2,-
Total number of alarms. ffty-eight t5s).
Total number Of telegraph alarms
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN T. DENMEAD,
Assistant Engineer Gin CHARGE.
The report of the Medical Examiner for
the month of February was presented,
received and referred to the ommitte OF
the Whole
Communication from Chief Engineer
Jersey City, n. j., February IA. 1898
To the Beard Of Fire Commissioners
Gentfenlen-T respectfully report that at
2 A NJ, February IA. 1893. a telephone
call was received at these headquarters,
asking for assistance TO quell a fire rag
ing at the plant OF Manning & Squierr
west Of the Hackensack Rlver and Pc
yDnd our jurisdiction. In accordance
rules governing same. / Immediately des-
patched Engine Company No. 8 and Hook
and Ladder No; .. IN comnaal'u
ceeded in queliing the same and prevent
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. DENMEAD,
Assistant Engineer.
Commanding Department.
Received, action approved and ordered
spread in full upon the minutes.
The Fire Marshal reported mat he nad
inspected the following places, for which
application had been made to keep COM
n. r. and N. J.. Globe Gas Light, to
store barrels naptha at each Of the fol-
lowing locations:-
Wayne and Factory3StreetS
Hatch and West Side avenues.
Clean and Sipp avenues.
Carlton and Germania avenues.
ST. Paui's and Bonner averues-
q n "a Van Wrinkle street, and Eugene
Bornonvifle to store 400 pounds calcium
carbide at 366 Monmouth street.
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The Fire Marshal also reported the
names of several hundred persons VINO
We're selling. kerosene oil. naphtha, ben
zine, etc, with out a permit from the
Board
The Clerk reporte that he had de-
posted with the City Treasurer the sum
OF one hundred and eighty dollars ana
fifty cents C$1So.50I fees for permits. and
presented receipt therefor Received and
0IE4.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:l,
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the permanent men en-
ployed in this department, also the COM
missioners for salaries for the montn OF
February, 1898. when due, as per list MEG
herewith. amounting in athe aggregate 10
fifteen thousand one hundred and twenty
eight dollars and forty cents t$l5,lzs.4U1- +,
drawn in favor of the following named
persons for pensions to March i, 1898.
when due. amounting in the aggregate 70
two hundred and twenty dollar ana
eighty cents G220-SO-
the yeas and nays being called and
taken on each of the foregoing resolu-
tloEs they were adopted by the following
Yeas4President Mills and COMMISSIONS
Gone.
Neutrality-suspicious. Brennan
Motion by Commissioner Gone and
adopted
That the Clerk OF the 6odfu De hiSStcu
/ oserve a notice upon each and every per-
son selling oils, ETC.. without a permit
from this Board, that if said permit be
not obtained within five days from date
OF said service, that legal proceedings
will be taken to enforce the penalty
provided in the rules for such violation,
and the Fire Marshal be directed to make
formal complaint against all delinquents
failing to secure such permit.
Motion by Commissioner Cone and
adopted
Tnat when this Board adjourns it adj
journs to meet on Friday evening, March
II, 1885, at eight O'Clock
On motion adjourned-
CHARLES ESTERBROOK,
Clerk.
BOARD or FINANCE.