The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-01

Regular meeting Of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
8, 1895.
Present-President Brennan, Commits
sionefs Mills and Erickson.
Absent-None.
The reading of minutes of meeting Of
November 2 was on motion dispensed, with
and t bsyr Il, w tsN4 EpPpTTo0yNSd as az engss9sMsssd,
Claims We're presented, received and
disposed OF as follows
Jersey City Printing Co., 81.
Referred 10 Committee on Printing and
Charles Esterbrook. s41.94.
Referred to COMMITTEE Of the Wnole;
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
The Committee on Apparatus and Re
pairs presented specifications ofsHor1zon-
lal Babcoek Chemical Engine fitted with
mended that the same be adopted by the
Board.
on motion received and adopted,
bustibles reported that the following per-
mits had been issued since October .,
70 keep kerosene oil for sale
Phflfp Koegel, 1O2 Leonard street:
Christian Muller, Pierce avenue and
South street: Jos. Cgarkowski, 40 18th
street: Mrs. Ford, Bright street; Henry
Muller. Central and Iaidlaw avenues
Mary Shields. 1874 st. Pauls avenue; ";
Fuertes. 1865 Columbia avenuei Conrad
& Euestedt. 4S Ocean avenue; Frank
son, 3s1 First street; Drury Brothers, 1872
York street; S. Ditore, SIS First street;
Gail Vafanzan, 154 Wayne street; Louis
Hang, 40 Pamrapo avenue; Samuel Pier
cy, POS Freeman avenue; E. Van essen.
202 York street; Minnie Haggert. 81 I'd
street; S. Hunt & Co, Bay and Hender-
son streets; Mrs. j. Teffner. Az Germanla
avenue. Chris Fessier. " South street;
Elmer Russell. 1874 Central avenue; Q. E.
B1ackmore, 75 Jersey avenue Mrs. Hat
lender, 5S5 Central avenue; Richard A.
Doty. LIS Fulton avenue; Gustave Smith,
4S3 Central avenue; Theo. III. Beekman.
50 Franklin street: John H.. Gerdts, 1912
Summit ave-: L. Hewel. 80 Congress ST;
William Berndt, 54t2 Cambridge avenue.
Charles sieske. 302 Central avenue.
To keep benzipe for sale:-
Henry Hnlste. % Cambridge avenue.
On motion report was received and
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
CATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer. Superintendent of Telegraph and IN
spdctor of Horses, together with the
monthly report of the Superintendent of
Telegraph. were presented, received and
ordered filed.
The report of the Chief Engineer for the
ceived and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes
Report q iires, alarms. etc, for Che
month ending October 81, ls9S.E
October /, 955 P. NJ, box 1853; false alarm
cause, Righteousness
October ), 2:c6 p NJ. box 2S: owner, Jas,
enth street; frame building; loss. none;
cause, explosion of oil stove.
October 4. 6;15 p. NJ. still; owner, Han
nah Knapp: occupants, several families.
f25 st. Paul's venue frame building: loss
on building. SIS; on furniture, SIS; lnsur-
aace on building. 81, 1000; insurance paid on
building. SIS; N furniture, SIS; cause,
0rfnher Z IA p M still. owner and oc-
ucupant, Herman Miller, Z Griffith street,
frame building; loss, none; cause, foul
chimney.
October ., 9:15 A. NJ, still: owner. Mary
Garrigan, Sos Fifth street. rane building;
loss, none; cause, foul chimney.
October s. 4:10 p. NJ; still; owner, Mrs.
]. A. Watt; occupant, several families. 3
Concord street, brick building; loss none,
ea ocfob a9ut !, ea / p Il, sim: owner, J.
Rackque: occupant, A.. W. Youmansi 8
Waverly street, brick building; loss, none;
October !. 3:2i A. NJ. box As; owner and
OCCUPANT. William Dunn, 1855 Congress
street. ralne dwelling, loss slight; cause,
October ). 4 P. NJ, box IS; owner. Ellen
Miscall. occupants, several families, 24
Fourth street; frame building; loss slight;
cause unknown.
October 8. l2:i5 "a. NJ. box 251 and third
alarm. owner and occupant, Lembeck q
Betz Brewing Co., 9Th street; loss on
stock, $500; on machinery, Sl,0Sa on
building, s. .S1S.43; insurance paid on stock,
Sd. $3.50; on machinery, $1.os5; on building,
S.,S1S.43: aus unknown.
October 8. 4.03 A. M. box III; owners
and occupants. Lembeck & Betz Brewing
Co.; Ninth street, cause, from above fire.
October 9, S;I3 p. M. box AZ; owner. j,
occupant. G. Schmitt; 109 Thorne
street. frame building; loss slight; cause,
foul chimney.
October 5, S:32 p. NJ, box ~: owner,
Mr.. Meyer; occupants. several families;
So Montgomery street, brick building, loss
slight; cause. unknown.
October IS. 1886 P. NJ. box IS: owner,
Leo Frey: occupants, Richer & Coffin;
265 Grand street, frame building; loss,
slight; cause. fou chimney.
October "A, 4:22 P NJ. box 142; false
alarm. cause, righteousness.
October Is. 2;10 F. NJ, still; owner. Mr..
Parsons Mrs. Bell. 24 Wash
ington street. brick building; loss, none;
cause, foul chimney.
October l6. 1920 A. NJ. telephone call;
owner. and OCCUPANT. Erie Railroad; west
end of tunnel; ear load of naptha; loss,
slight; cause. unknown.
October l6, box 9 still; owner Moses
Coles street: frame building; loss. nones
cause. tar boiling oyer on stool.
October II. 555 p. NJ, box AZ. owner,
f. w. Keeps; occupant: Philip Korbs; $50
Paiisade avenue. brick building; loss,
slight. cause lamp explosion.
October TO- 9aS A. NJ, still; owner; John
IA y tfL1A X - AAAA< - @A = @A<
street. frame building; loss, slight; cause,
gas explosion.
Octeber Is, 1915 A. NJ, still: owner, John
raven agent, occupant, several families,
IL Newark avenue, frmae building; loss,
slight; cause, foul chimney.
October 10. 2.26 p. NJ. box 142; false
alarm: cause. righteousness.
October 20. LILO P. NJ, box Is; false
alarm cause. righteousness.
October n, 9I6 A. M still; owner, VIM
Fl. Speer; OCCUPANT. Henry Herman; 80
Monticello avenue. frame building; loss.
slight; cause. exDlosiono. of OIL stove.
October 2, 6:4T p. NJ boxes 23f and
cupant. G. Leonard; 1870 Gienweod avenue
frame building; less on building. $500; OF
furniture. Si00. Insurance on building.
$500; on furniture, $1,000; Insurance paid
on building, $500; on furniture. 800; cause,
unknown.
John Capfield: occupant. S. Giuckman 400
street. frame building; los,
slight. cause. spark from locomotive.
October rs, IL f.. NJ, still, owners and
occupants. Pennsylvania Railroad CO.
Montgomery and Fremont streets. frame
trestie; loss, slight: cause. spark from
.locomatiVes
Shields; %ccupant Mr.. Foley, 14e PINE
street; frame building loss, slight; cause
October Is. TO A. M. box &C.: owner
and Oscar Wagner; 276 New
ark avenue. frame building loss, slight
cause. unknown.
October 30. Ss55 A. M, still owner,
Theo. Smith; occupants, several families,
122 Coles street: frame building loss.
none: cause, explosion Of oil stove.
October 81. 7.sS p. M: still owner, Mrs:
MI AZCIaxt O~ecQpant. Gustaye GeFrodes