The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-29
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COLEMAN CAPTAIN
Fire Commissioners Place
Him at the Head Of
Engine No. 5.
PENSION FOR MRS. WATT
Delinquent Firemen Tried
on Various Charges.

The Fire Commissioners met last night,
at Headquarters. on Bay street. and pro-
moted James Coleman. truckman Of Hook
and Ladder Company No. ], to fill the
place made vacant by the untimely death
of Captain John Watt, Of Engine co. No.
5. The appointment caused little surprise,
as Coleman had been slated FOR the posi-
ton two years ago. He IS one Of the
most popular men in the department, SO
popular in fact. hat the Republican
Board at one Of its last meetings balloted
for him to fill the place made vacant by
the promotion Of Assistant Engineer
Lowell.
P. F. Daily, a well known Democrat and
a close friend Of Leader Robert Davis,
was appointed to fill the vacancy in Truck
Co., No. i.
After the promotion and the appoint
ment had been made. resolutions of re-
greet for the death OF Captain John Watt
were passed, and also resolutions to pay
Mrs. Violet Watt, the sum of S55:S9, salary
due her late husband. for work performed
between August l and IT. By virtue OF
the provisions of Chapter 14S, Laws "a
1897. Section 2, Mrs. Watt was placed on
the pension list, to receive an annual al
lowance of $500 during the remainder OF
her life. A warrant for $50 representing
the balance of the fiscal years salary,
which would have been collected by Cap-
tain watt had h lived, was ordered
drawn and paid to the widow.
The next business transacted was the
disposal of the old f~rehouse, now usea az
A battery and store room, located at the
junction of Newark and Railroad avenues
This old house, which has long since been
abandoned for use as a ~frehouse, was
transferred to the Street and water
BOARD It was said last night that the
nronerty would soon be sold at public
auction, and the proceeds OF the aie
placed in the contingent fund.
The Board also decided to get RID OF
all ben towers, which have passed out
of use since a permanent department mas
been established. The bells were erected
for the benefit Of the men at call some
years ago. Clerk Esterbrook was direceeo
10 advertise the tower and bell Tor SAFE
CAPTAIN Brown, of Truck Company NO.
2 located ON South street, preferred
charges against Henry Steuler, OF reck-
lessness. Steuler was found guilty ana
was fined two days pay. on Wednesoay'
August Is, about 7:52 P. NJ, an alarm
from station No. % was received, Steuler,
in the absence of Tillerman Dunno, was
ordered to take charge Of the rear end
of the truck. On leaving the house Steuler
made a misturn and swung the rear
wheels against the iron protection at me
base of the entrance. The force of the
collision threw the tiller from his hands
ana broke one of the cogs in the wheel.
Steuler pleaded not guilty and claimed ne
mad no business to have been PUT IN
charge OF the tilIer. as he was mex
perienced. Steuler said that during the
time he has been in the department ne
had only worked the tiller four times
Applications for appointment in the de-
parfrnenf were received from David NJ.
Ryan. J. NJ. Carey and Cornelius O5Leary.
Engineer Knoll and Battalion Chief
Hogan were each granted two weeks
leava Of absence without pay
Chief Conway reported during the week
ending August 8 there were five alarms
Of fire received, four of which were re-
ceived over the telegraph system;
August &c, six alarms and FIVE telegraph
aaarms: August %. three alarms and one
telegraph alarm. After The reports Of
the various officers had been received
and the payroll. amounting to s15,I24.A,
passed, the Board adjourned to meet Sep
rembar 70.