The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-29
HOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
ro1iciai ProceedtngsI

Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners, held at Department Head
| quarters, Wednesday evening, Septem-
Present at roll calllPresident Erickson
and COMMISSIONS Hennessey-
Absent-Commissioner Mills.
The minutes of regular meeting August
2, adjourned regular meeting August 81
and Special meeting September Z, 1899,
were approved as engrossed-
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS
Application of John Kiernan for APP
pointment in the department was pre-
| scented, received and referred to the Com
| mittee on Applications and Appointments.
COMMUNICATIONS
| From the Board of Finance
Jersey City, September s, 1888.
| Hon. Board of Fire Commissioners
Conference.-The following resolution
was adopted by the Board Of Finance OF
| Jersey City, at its meeting held Septem-
Der s, 1893 and was approved by the
Mayor September s, 1899
Yours respectfully,
M. f. KALAHER,
whereas, The Board of Fire Commits
sioners, by resolution passed August Is,
1899 requested the Board of Finance TO
appropriate the sum of $50. for the pur-
pose OF paving q pension g The W 1aD
pany No. 5, who died of asphyxlauon
while in the performance of his duty at
a fire; and
M fHeEcdos by ~ LaC =
Chapter las, Section 2. Laws OF 1891 MS
widow is entitled to receive an annual
allowance equal to one-half of the salary
received by said officer at the time OF MS
Resolved, That the Board of Finance.
in accordance with Chapter l4S. Section
Of Sire Commissioners the sum OF 100
for the purpose of paying sald pension
commencing September l. 1888 tpne nun
bred and fifty dollars being for the re-
us,n5a1- ~ the current fiscal year and
six hundred dollars for the ensuing nscai
year commencing December l. 1o5s3, anu
in order to raise said sum the SoIhlhll-
tee on Finance is hereby autnorized %
issue 4 temporary loan bond in the sum
of $3.50. at a rate of interest NOT 10 exceed
81 per cent. per annum; the proceeds
from the sale Of said bond to be set aside
for the use of the Board Of Fire Com
said amount of $50 be and is hereby
p' Received and ordered spread in full
upon the mute
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed Of as follows
The Jersey City News, S.; Jersey City
Referred to Committee on Printing and
q. j. Luton, s2o.25; E. A Pyle, $40;
Timothy Miskel, s16:75 and $l425; James
q Maguire. $l6.26; John A win. s19.S5: J.
Scbaljenberger & Co. Ao.52: James Bailey,
S12s2; w. r. Laird. $9.0; Cyrus Rheims,
ssi Referred to Commute on Horses and
Jersey city supply Co.. sl54.7s; Theo.
Smith e Sons Co.. $9.1S-
Beinkman "a 4 Hauek, SIS. 50; RrriTnkman 8
sfS,5 Nahum ]. Busby, $3.50.
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
N. {. Champlin. sSe41: E. A. Dugan,
s1os. 80: Edward o'Donnel. ss7.2s and $Sl.1s.
Referred to COMMITTEE on Feed
The United Gas improvement Co. GO s9s g;
Electric Light Co. $40. Sis, 1928 and
301: Frederick Roes. $66. rs; Jersey City
Supply Co. 1884: Brinkman & Hauck, S11;
james J Higgins. $3.50; ellison, Collins q
~ Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
referred to Committee on Telegraph
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
The weekly reports Of the Chief Engineer
the monthly report of the Superintendent
Of TELEGRAPH were presented, received and
The montaily report q the Chief En-
ed spread IA fun upon the minutes.
Report Of fires. alarms, etc. for the
month ST August. 1Sss:-
Mrs. Grace Rgers occupant Stephen
Hagen; I121z Jaekson avenue fran1e build
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