The Jersey City news., 1899-10-23
0u' M. i. KALAIHER.

sey City, at its meeting held October =
1850, and was approved by the Mayer
Yours respectfully.
Clerk
whereas, This Board is vested with the
power and authority to select sites and
purchase in the corporate name OF tnls
city real estate for the use and purpose
of the Board of Fire Commissioners, ano
at the meeting of June Is, 1893, this matter
of the purchase of a suitable site for lne
erection of new fire engine house IN the
Twelfth Ward, was referred to special
recommended in a report to this Board the
purchase Of a certain site therein de-
scribed.
Resolved. That this Board adopt said
report Of it's special committee, and au-
thorize the acquisition of the site, de-
scribed as follows:-All those certain lots,
pieces and parcels of land. situate. lying
and being in Jersey City, Hudson County,
New Jersey. and which on a map entitled
Official Assessment Map of Jersey City,
N. j., 1884, L. p. Fowler Surveyor arr
known as the easteriy ten feet in width
of lot 20 and lot 80, block ga, said plot
being 35x100 feet on the northerly side oil
Lincoln street and 99f W. westsof Hudson
Boulevard.
Resolved. That warrant be ordered
drawn on the City Treasurer IN favor Of
Charles H. Vreeland, attorney, for $40, IN
full payment for above mentioned plot,
said amount to be paid out Of the approi
pFidllOIl, present liSt<t1 JcttI, El9f QQICAdsc
of property and erection thereon of Fire
Department building in the Twelfth
Ward" The warrant. as aforesaid, NOT
to be delivered by the City Clerk until
a proper deed, vesting the title in said
property in the city, free of all encum;
brances, and duly approved by the Cori
poration Counsel, shall have been first ex-
ecuted and delivered to the city.
Received and ordered spread in full upon
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows.-
c. Joel, $40.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
John Mooney, S16
e Edward ward o'Donnell, ss4.7s; w. @. Champ
lin, $100.50 and s104.24; e. A. Dugan, $l0S-03
and $115.24.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
1ne Jersey City News, SIS and $225Q
The Evening journal Association, $22.5
Referred to COMMITTEES on Printing and
The Jersey City News. s22.5o; the Even
ing Journal Association, $3.50; Frederick
Roes, 5000.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNI-
CATIONS.
The monthly report of the Chief Engi-
neer was presented, received and ordered
spread in full upon the minutes.
REPORT OF lT6S, didIlliSJ ElC.s La hA4S
month ending September 30. lS9s;-
September !, $40 a. M, Box lSf; 1aise
alarm; cause, malicious.
September /, S.05 A. M, still; owner
and occupant Thomas Malone, II Bruins
wick street; frame building; loss, none
cause boiling tar.
September i, 11.59 A. M, Box 243; owner
DR.. Petrie; occupants, several families les.
535 Grand street; frame building; loss
slight; cause, boys with matches.
September 8, Ass A. NJ, Box 54; owner
| and occupant. M. Mullery; 16 Crawforc
street; frame stable; loss, slight; cause
September 8, 4:5s A. NJ. Box "a; owner
A. e. Martin: occupant several families
IS Crawfard street; frame building ioss
on building, $3.50; insurance on buildlng nllg
81. 500; insurance paid on building, $3.50
cause, extension of above fire.
September 3, ID 80 p. NJ, still; owner
and occupant, Electric Light Co.; corner
Arlington and Wilkinson avenues; switch
board: loss, slight; cause, lightning
September A. S:30P. M. Box 1856; owner
George Brant; occupant N Y. Smltn, o.
Atlantic street; brick building loss
slight; cause, matches ,,o. 80.
September 4, $50 P. NJ, Box 1Ss; falst
alarm: cause, malicious.
September 5, 1925 A. M, Box "A; false
September T. 7:44 A. NJ, Box g owner
Annie Dunn; occupant, James F'olls; 1t
Halliday street; frame building; loss
slight; cause, carelessness.
Mrs Macklin; occupant, several families
871z Morris street: brick building: loss
none; cause, lamp explosion
September 70. 1885 ?. NJ, still; owner
John Mehl & Co.; occupant. John Fflger'
1855 New York ayenue: frame building
loss. none; cause. foul chimney.
September H. 6:51 P. NJ, Box IL; owner
Mutual Life Insurance Co.; oceupan,,
several families; 141 Eighth street; brick
building; loss none; cause, foul CHIMNEY
September 13, los A. M, Box S; owner
N. B. Cushing;>. occupant, Z IF spindiieeTT e.ieT T 9
loss on stock, $3.50: insurance on Stock
So, 200; Insurance paid on stock, $3.50; cause
spontaneous
Matthew Bligh; occupant, Edward Cox
SO2 Seventh street: frame buildin, cause
foul chimney
September Is, 1858 A. NJ, still; owner
street and Jersey avenue; frame building
loss slight; cause foul chimney. o-. sa,.o
alarm; cause, malicious.
September Is. 1o:4o A. NJ, stllI: owner. M
John Edelstein; occupant, sevesr,al RAM am
| lies; 494 Grove street. brick buildlng' ioss'
September Is. 9:01 P. M. Box Hb; 1aise
| alarm: cause. malicious.
| September Is. 951 p NJ, BOX IL laise
| alarm; cause. malicious.
September IS, 1926 A. M, Box tx, own w
erc,paaa er, weopte 81 T j. ABBY: corner Hutton
street and Central avenues; stone % nuild, q,
| ing: loss on stock, 500; on fixtures, $zS, on
building, 500: Insurance on stock, $40; on
fixtures $500; building $4,000; insnTanct sIr. e,
paid on stock, 500; on hxtures, szo' y
| building. S70o; cause unlSnown.
September is, 12:09 P. NJ, Box 4I; owner owner
renpv DIVER: occupant, Chr. Frederick
| 70 Montrose avenue; frame bullalns LOSS
/ Slight; cause. oil stove.
| Senten1ber IS. 1910 P. NJ, Box is; owner
! Matthew Collins; occupant, several Iam
! ilies: 25S Barrow street; stone puiiolhsi
| loss none; cause, matches,
senten1ber 1G. 9:1S p. NJ. Box 2B; owner
| Jobn Knox Church Congregation; occu-
| Man-