The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-18
HOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
fomcfaI Proceedingsl

foHciaI Proceedings.l
Regular melting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening, July 5,
Present-President Erickson. Commits
sloner Hennessey and Mi.ls.
Ahsent-None.
On motion the minutes Of regular meet
mg June q, 1899, were approved as
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
OF VIM. J. Woods and Geo. F. Nc
Cormack for appointment in the Depart
ment.
Received ana referred to the Committee
On R Ap9PIssS191 "a an eo ARp2lnSnsa5TSI
From Jefferson Independent Club invit-
ing Board to attend their grand annual
excursion, to sylvan Beach, July 49, 1883.
On motion received and accepted.
FERMENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed Of as follows
James u Coleman. 20; Peter T.
Luton. 20.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness.
S. f. Hayward & Co., S45.75s
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
John A. Whelan, $S6-75; J. G. supply Co,
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
& steek & Son, s7.l5; Michael J. Rus
Referred 70 Committee on Apparatus
3. A. Dugan, slos.ss: w. c. Champlin.
1908; G. E a. Woeckner, 1892; Edward
OsDonnell, S75.55.
Referred to Committee on Feed.
Jersey City Supply Co., 5000. ~; The j. G.
Electric Light Co., 1892; Frederick Roes,
SOB and SO.
Referred to Committee on Department
buildings and Repairs.
81 - -E
gineer, Superintendent of Telegraph and
Inspector of Horses. together with the
monthly report of the Superintendent of
telegraph, were presented, received and
ordered filed.
hi monthly report of the Chief En-
gineer was presented, received and or
dered spread in full upon the minutes
Report of fires. alarms, etc, for month
ending June 80, 1885,
June i, SAL P. M.;Box 262; false alarm
June 2, $40 Al. NJ: still; owner, Mrs.
Duf1y; occupants. several families 35l
First street; frame building; loss. none;
cause, foul chimney.
Jersey Asphalt CO.: ~upa New Jer-
sey Asphalt Co.; Hoboken avenue and
Monmouth street; frame building, loss,
slight; cause, from hot tar.
June 2, $50 P. M; box 80; owner, West
Shore Railroad Co; occupant, West Shore
Railroad Co. Newark avenue and Sew
enth street; freight cars; loss on stock,
500; loss on cars. $50; insurance on stock,
$500; insurance paid on stock, s4oe; insur-
ance on cars, $500, Insurance paid on cars,
$3.50; cause, carelessness.
June 8, 7:22 F. M; Box IS; owner. John
Cloistein; occupant. John Cloistein; al
Monmouth street. frame building; loss,
nones cause, netting in gas jet.
tune 4, 12:45 A. NJ; still: owner. Harri-
son Estate; occupant, John Williams; 14o
Morgan street; frame building; loss, none;
cause unknown.
June 4. $50 P. NJ; Box 1853: owner, j.
Konkowski. occupants, several families;
513 Monmouth street; frame building; loss,
none; cause, lamp explosion.
June 5. 200 A.. M.: Box IS, false alarm;
cause, righteousness
Tune 6, 12:10 P. M; Box Ga; owner, Peal
Estate; occupant. John MorraIl: II Astor
place; wood shed; loss. slight; cause. boys
with matches.
June 8. I42 p. NJ: Box 2as; owner, Lee
high Valley Railroad Co; occupant. Lee
high Valley Railroad Co.; Johnston ave-
nue.: lumber yard; loss, slight, cause,
spark from locomotive
Tune s, AIS P. NJ; Box 81; owner. DIR.
Callahan; occupants. several families; 345
Henderson street; brick building; loss,
none. cause. carelessness-
June J, 5:4s p NJ; Box q: owner, James
Seventh street: frame building; loss,
slight, cause. oil stove.
June T, 7:50 p. NJ; still: owner. Mrs. L.
Smith; occupant, Frank Rubeni; sS7
First street. frame building; loss, slight;
cause, children with matches.
June s. S1245 P. NJ, box s74; owner
Joseph Hennessey; occupant, Herman
Hadessmiss; 10e Oakland avenue: frame
building; loss. slight; cause. carelessness-
June 9, 5:I7 a. NJ: Box IA; owner, r.
A. Williams; occupant, Z. A.. Williams;
los Plymouth street; frame building: loss
on stock, 500; loss on building. $50. in
surance IN stock, 5000; Insurance paid on
stock. 500; insurance on machinery.
$40, 600, Insurance on building, S16, 600: in
surance paid on building, $3.50; cause, bar
rel OF lime.
June 9, $50 A. NJ; Box 126; owner, Fred
erick Shopman, occupant. c. Gavin. 113
Boulevard; frame building. loss, slight;
cause. spontaneous combustion,
Jun g. 1902 A. NJ. box As; owner, J. NJ
lie Grifith street; frame building; loss,
slight; causes unknown
June 8, 1;20 p. NJ, still; owner, Penn
~sylyania r. r.; occupant. pennsylvania
frame bridge; loss. slight; cause, spark
from locomotive.
June 10. 11:06 p. NJ, box Z; owner. J.
York street: frame dwelling; loss, slight;
cause, lamp explosion.
June II, 4:50 P. NJ. still: owner. Jos.
Murphy; occupant, u~noeeupied; 12 steu-
cause. fire crackers.
June II. $40 P. NJ, still: owner. Geo.
cannon. occupant. Vim. Beany; 14S Morris
street: frame building; hone: carelessness.
June H. 9 A. NJ. box 164: owner. Scibe
Bros; occupant, Seibe Bros; 102 Boyd
avenue: frame building; loss, none; cause,
foul chimney.
June Il. $40 P. NJ. box I; owner. James
Burns: occupant, William Rawlston. 81
York street; frame building &; none; lamp
June Il. $50 P. NJ. still: owner. Michael
Flynn; occupant. several families; 29S
Sixth street frame building; loss, none;
foul Kinney
June il. 1876 A. M. box 80: owner, r.
LoriTliard & CO.: occupant. p. Lorilliard &
corner Warren and Bay Streets brick
building; loss, slight cause, friction of
June "a. TBS P. NJ, box AZ: false alarm;
cause. righteousness
June Is. 1:G A. NJ, still: owner. John
Gully: ~ccupant John Gully; Henderson
and Thirteenth streets; ago loss,
Slight; cause in~cendary.
.Jnne Is, 4;29 A. NJ. box s; owner, John
Swenson; occupant. John Swenson: foot
ing, Sf00; Insurance on building, $1,000: I'M
surance paid 0 n building, s4os; cause. un-
known.
June is, $40 A. NJ, box. 245: owner,
Cornelius Var Horn: occupant. Johnson
and Tompkins, s and 10 0swego street.:
building; loss ON building, $685. loss
on furniture, 500; insurance on buildings
81. geo; insurance paid on building. $3.50: in
suranee on furniture 5000; Insurance paid
on furniture. $500: cause unknown.
June is. S:45 A. NJ, still: n Cornelius
Horn; ~upa johnson and Tomp-
kins; s and 10 Oswego street; frame build