The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-11

and 166 First street. -t4
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Buildings and Combusti5les
AppIications of Louis Martin, shoseman,
and II. Erler. truckman, for ieaye OF ~
sence without pay, was presented. fecelV-
ed and referred to the Chief engineer
READING OF COMM NIcATIONS.
From Fred Bugasch, withdrawing. MS
nome az a candidate for position of In
spector on new Engine House No. IA.
From Twelfth Ward Improvement AS
ISOLATION recommending the appointment
Of either L. w. ~Spitznagel or Frank
Reilly as Inspector on the new engine
Received and filed. 4.
From James Sutcliffe, rruckman Oh
Hook and Ladder Company No. 3 ten
dering his resignation as a member OF the
Department.
PRESENTATfON OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented. received and dis
Geo. W. Won ARK. s2Ssss: Jersey City
Referred ia Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs:-
James Wilson, $17.37.
Referred TO Committee on Horses and
Brinkman q Hauek 1910; Thee; Smith
& Sons Cos 1854; Ms. Russell s64.l4
ReferredEto Committee on Apparatus
The n 4. & N. j. Telephone Co. ss.45.
Referred 10 COMMITTEES on Telegraph
Jersey city supply Co., s117.4s; Frederick
Roes, 1915.
Referred to Committee on Supplies;
OFFICERS REP9 BIS AND coMMoN NJ
The weekly report of the Chief Engineer
and Superintendent of Telegraph were
| presented, received and ordered hled,
The month report OF the Meqlcai
| Examiner was presented, received and re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Communication from Chief Engineer
Jersey City, N. j., Oct. q, 1899.
To the Board Of Fire commissioners:
Gentlemenl respectfully report TO
at e:10 P. M. suspended from pay u ana
& Ladder Co. No. 3 detailed to Engine
Co. No. 81, and have filed charges with
the Clerk of your Board
JOHN CONWAY.
Chief Engineer.
Received and ordered spread in full up
on the minutes. rprA1s
James Sutcliffe, against whom charges
| had been made by the Chief Engineer,
| same having been accepted by the Board,
| was not called for trial. The Board took
a recess. Upon reassembling all the
memnsrs Mi ApNS1EoUs BUSINESS.
Motion by Commissioner Hennessey ana
adopted
That when this Board adjourns It ad-
iourns to meet on Wednesday evening
| November s, 1899, at s P. M,
The Committee of the Whole, 70 wnom
was referred the application OF Battalion
Chief John Hogan for retirement, pre-
sented the following s
Whereas. John Hogan, Battalion Chief,
| has made application to this Board 70 ps
retired upon half h a IT, pay tey nS on eaf g to perz
whereas, The said III Hogan has
served in this department over twenty
Resolved. That the Clerk of this Board
be directed to notify His Honor the mayor
| of said application, to the, end that me
ance with the provisions of Section T.
Chapter las, Laws of 1897.
Adopted by the votes of all the mem
bers of the Board. three IN numner;
Resolved, Tina in accordance with me
| provisions of an act entitled, An Act
to regulate theatres and places Of pupile
proved March Is. 1898, the following
| regulations are hereby adopted Tor the
guidance of proprietors and managers
Of such places as are referred TO IN the
Each building must be provided with
at least two portable fire e~xtinguisnefs
so placed as to be within easy reacn o.
firemen detailed Dy the department y
Hose mot less thar one and a half
inches in diameter) and nozzle must pc
provided and attached to hydrant or other
GPails of water and SAND cat least six
of EACH must be distributed in convenient
places on the stage. ...aaa
and kept conveniently to hand.
AThere must be located on the stage a
signal box having electrical COMMISSIONS
with the nearest fire alarm station.
all aisles and other p~assageWays must
be kept free from chairs, camp .stoois'
| persons standing therein or other obstruc-
Each building must be provided with
at least two axes and two hooks con-
veniently located. ~.
&Attention is called to the Iacl Ina
a penalty of not less than sou or more
than $500 is provided for any wiliful vio-
lations of the requirements Of the act
on which these regulations are based;
ga copy of these regulations snali pc
framed and kept on the stage or other
conspicuous place within the building.
l0-The cooperation of proprietors, man
ayers and employees with nre aesarl r. re, re
ments are complied with and tge purpose
for which it was enacted carried out
adopted by the following vote;m ss,or.
Yeas-President Erickson, commission
ers Hennessey and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
RESOLUTIONS BY COMMITTEES ON
SALARIES.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
| dra Wn in favor of the officers and men
employed in this Department, also the
Commissioners, for salaries for the month
of october, 1899, when due, as per list
flied herewith, amounting in the aggre-
| gate to fifteen thousand, one hundred and
ninety dollars and twenty-five cents
Resolved. That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the following named
persons for pensions when due for the
month of october, 1899. amounting in the
| aggregate to two hundred and sixteen
dollars and sixty-five cents (s216.65)-
Agnes E. Farrier. $500; Louisa Dinan,
$2S. 81; Matthew Bligh, s4.66; Thomas
| Keogh, 1853; Violet c.. Watt, $50.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions they were adopted by the fol-
Yeas-President Erickson and Commits
| sioners Hennessey and Mills.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions were repoted
by the several committees in payment OF
claims heretofore refereed
BY Committee on Department Buildings
Resolved, That the sum of $2SS.92 be
| paid George w. Won Ark, on account,
for services as architect, new Engine
House No. IA.
SIS be paid Mahlon Speicher, for amount
| paid for material for cut loose, House
| II. & l.. 4, October, 1899.
s11.5S be paid Jersey City Supply Co.,
for hardware, etc, September, 1899.
$685. be paid The United Gas Improve
BY Committee on Horses and Harness:
Resolved. That the sum of $17.37 be
paid James Wilson for horseshoeing, Sep
TENDER, 1899.