The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-15

thai the brown horse from Engine Com
pany No 2 and the black horse formerly
Hogan, died on March 10. They had
both sustained injuries going to alarms
at different times and set up a progress
sive degeneration which finally ended in
their death.
w. H. ARROWSMITH.
rp Inspector Of Horses.
The Clerk announced that there had
been filed with him by the Chief Engi-
neer charges against Henry Stueler,
hoseman, as Observation-Disclosures of
orders" and Neglect of duty and
that copies Of the charges. together with
had been furnished the accused.
Henry Stueler upon being called APP
peared and pleaded Not guilty to, each
charge.
Capt. Rudolph H. Braun. Driver VIM.
tilted.
The Board then took a recess; upon re-
assembling all the members pere pres
ert.
The President announced the decision
OF the Board in the matter of charges
against Henry Stueler, Not guilty.
The finding of the Board was sustained
? 'ne x A9sfI n I'll qpo On c GeaRs
The following resolutions were reported
by the several committees in payment of
claims heretofore referred
by Committee VII oupDllCS 49,
Resolved, hat the sum of 1885 be paid
Samuel J. Blakey for concentrated lye
and brooms, March, 1899; $29 16 be paid
Enos #. Jones Chemical Co, for. soda
and vitriol. March, 1899; 81 be paid JOS.
E.. Moore, for walls and corks, Decem-
Der, 1895. and January. 1899.
By Committee on Department Buildings
and Repairs
Resolved, That the sum of $7.2S be
paid the Jersey City Electric Light Co,
for incandescent light, No. 8 Engine
IL hA.lSa I<ah 90 1900 fn Maraht 81 1900
1854 be paid the Jersey City Electric
Light Company, for incandescent light,
headquarters. Feb. q, 1888, to March Is,
repairing mail, March, 1899; $3S.S2 be paid
VIM. Anness, for repairing roofs, Feb
rnary and arch, 1899; sS.15 be paid VIM.
1853: s1S,12 be paid " Anness for repairing
roofs. April, 1899; S36 rs be paid Mahlon
Speicher, for amount paid for material
for cut-loose house Engine No. Is, April,
wiiler. for balance due for services as
architect for Engine house No. Is;
1857 As be paid Thomas Mahoney. third
payment or contract 289a, carpenter
work. Engine house No. 10.
By Committee on Telegraph and Fuel
Resolved, That the sum of t$293. 20 be
wooGs. March. 1899.
BY Committee on Apparatus and Re
pairs:-
Resolved. That the sum of $3.50 be paid
ing pipe in Engine No. Is. fitting same to
heater: $3.50 be paid c. Steck & Son, for
repairing Engine L, March, 1899.
by on Feed
Resolved, That the sum of $57.3S be paid
Vile & Son for horse feed, March 2, 1899;
$43.33 be paid Vile & Son, for horse feed.
g. Cassidy. for horse feed, March 1, 1899;
$32.2 be paid Carscallen & Cassidy, for
horse feed. March Is. 1899; $1,000 be paid
Edward O'Donnell, for horse feed. March
\ 1f $780, S14 az he Maid Ghamnlin Rome
for horse feed. April l, 1899; $14.4S be paid
Champlin & Boone, for horse feed, April
/, 1899.
BY Committee on Horses and Harness
Resolved. That the sum of $S9.43 be paid
J.. Schellenberger & Co., for harness sup
plies, February. March and April. 1899;
~shoeing, March, 1899; &.S7 be paid James
Wilson. for horseshoeing. February,
1899; s22.15 be paid James II. Loper. for
| horseshoeing. February. 1899; S2S.O5 be
paid James H. Lopez. for horseshoeing.
March. 1899; $15.75 be paid George H.
Percy, for horseshoeing. March, 1889;
$40 be paid William NJ. Barry, for use of
horse, February, 1893.
BY Committee on Printing and Station
cry
Resolved, That the sum of s14 be paid
Jersey City Printing Company, for
| printing manual, March. 1859.
BY Committee of the WHOLE
Resolved, That the sum of $25 each be
and is hereby ordered paid to William J;
! Jill o1lt u1C4A H. AAiiAiS IL Atti
payment of their claim for reward for in
formation given by them leading to the
arrest and conviction of Edward Green
for maliciously sending in a false alarm
of fire on October l, 1898.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken on each of the foregoing
resolutions, they were adopted by the
following vote:-
Yeas-Presldent Brennan Commission
ers Mills and Erickson
| NayS-NOne.
Absent-None
On motion adjourned.
CHAS. ESTERBROOK, Clerk.
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening, April Il.
1899.
The roll was called at $40 O'Clock;
Present-President Brennan and Com
missioners Mills and Erickson.
NayS-NOne.
On motion of Commissions Erickson
the reading of minutes of meeting April
5 was dispensed with and they were APP
proved as engroSsed.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
From George H. Warren. requesting
that a fire badge be granted him..
Received and referred to the Committee
ofthe Whole.
From Charles Wagner. stoker. applying
for leave of absence for t~wenty-four
1898, at eight A. M.
Received and referred to Chief Engi-
neer.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Cha ms were presented. received and
| disposed of as follows
J. w. Harrison, 50: A. ]. Doan. $162.
Referred to Committee IN Printing and
Stationery.
Thomas c. Hunter, $685.. Referred 70
Committee on Horses and Harness.
Theo. Smith & Sons Co $42.S5. Re-
ferred to Committee on Apparatus and
Repairs.
Michae Harris, 1853; Neil Campbell &
Son. $400.3S. Referred to Committee on De-
| partment Buildings and Repairs.
Frazer Lubl'cator Company, SS: A. L.
Steele. SS5. Referred to Committee on
| Supplies.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMU-
VACATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer and Superintendent of Telegraph
were presented, received and ordered
filed.
ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions We're reported
by the several committee in payment of
claims heretofore referred.
BY Committee on Printing and Station
erv:-
Resolved. That the sun of SO be paid
j. W: Harrison for envelopes, etc., Anril,
annual reports, April. 1899.
by Committee on Horses and Harness.
Resolved, That the sum of s17.75 he
paid F. A. Pyle. for horse ehoeing March,
1899; s1S.45 he paid e. A. PYLE. for horse
shoeing. February, 1899; 1925 be paid
James Wilson, for horse shoeing, March.
1899. S25 % he Maid Thomas q Huutar