The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONER
rOficial ProceeGings.l

rOdlcial Proceedings
Adjourned regular meeting of the Board
| of Fire Commissioners, held at Depart
ment Headquarters, Thursday evening"
| January rs, 1899.
PresentNPresi6ent Brennan, Commits
sioners Mills and Erickson.
Absent-None.
On motion, the reading of minutes Jan.
Is, 1899, was dispensed with n they
| PPRESsEHTAT1oN OF APPLICATIONS.
OF Mullins & Cronin, for an insurance
badge.
Received and request granted.
Of Frederick Pettigrew, to be appoint
ed as hoseman in the Department
Received md referred to the Commit
tee on Applications aid Appointments:
From Eugene Bournonville to keep 400
pounds of calcium carbide at Y Concord
From Charles H. Mead. to store two
carloads of calcium carbide in building
located on Central Railroad property, 800
feet east of Jersey avenue, and l,509 feet
from any dwelling place.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Buildings and Combustibles.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From Burger Manufacturing Company,
requesting that an alarm boy be placed
at or near the corner of jersey avenue
and Seventeenth street.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Telegraph and Fuel.
From Joseph Skerratt, Examining En-
gineers certifying that he had examined
John Somehow and found him qualified
to fill the position of Engineer in the
Department.
Received and filed.
From Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company, enclosing copy of their patent
tSnlith patenD on keyhole guards for fire
alarm boxes.
Received and referred to the Commit
PREsENTATIoN OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
John Wheelihan & Sons. $3.50: William
Anness, $780, and S1.S5.
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
William Anness, 1855.
Referred to Commute on Supplies.
s.. NJ. Jensen, 1928.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
RBPoRTs OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported recommending that
permits be granted as follows:-
Erie Railroad Company, to usegasoline
engines at the following points in their
Jersey City yard; at the new coaling
station, just south of Provost street; at
the new ash pit, just north of the coaling
sation; at the new pit house, south side
Of Barnum street. about $50 feet north
of Pavori avenue.
Charles H. Mead to store two carloads
Of calcium carbide in building located on
Central Railroad property, 300 feet east
of Jersey avenue, and 1850 feet from any
dwelling. :,
On motion report was received dHb
adopted and permits ordered issued.
NICCATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer, Superintendent of Telegraph. and
| Inspector of Horses were presented, re-
| ceived and ordered filed.
the month of December, 1898, was pre-
| sented, received and ordered spread in
full upon the mute 4u ~
x,opfb. an5ino Dpoamb6r Il 1SgS.-
| cupant, j. schnitzer, STA West Newark
| avenue; stone building; loss, slight; cause.
Dec. i, 5:45 P. M.-owner, e, vrseland:
occupant, Berkiy estate, 94R Forrest
| street. frame building; loss. slight; cause,
Dec. 2, 1924 A. M, 0 Ida
Handerman; occupant, William Wlilerman,
| 50 Hancock avenue; frame building; loss,
Dec. 9, 10:15 A.. NJ, box 6LOwner. DR.:
Duryee; occupants, several families. W
Monticello avenue; brick building; loss,
none; cause. foul chimney.
Dec. 8, 1:25 P. M, still-Owner. James
| Riley: occupant, Mrs. Harris, 263 Railroad
avenue; frame building; oss,slight; cause,
Dec. 4, 7:2O P. M, still.owner. Dr. 3;
Third street; frame building; loss none;
Dec 4 s:21 P. NJ, still-owner, Isabelle
! Hainey, So Court House place; frame build
ing, loss, slight; cause, overheated stove
| pipe.
4 cupant, e. Weimer, IS Carlton avenue;
frame building; loss on building. $loo; on On
furniture $40; Insurance on building. 2,suv;
on furniture, 5000: insurance paid on
| building. 500: on furniture, $40; cause, de-
| fective hue.
Dec. s, 1918 P. M, box 47-False alarm;
cause. righteousness.
Dec, 6. 3:N p. NJ. still-Owner, John
HANGERS: occupant, Eugene Thomas, 2S
| Pacific avenue; brick building; loss, none;
cause. explosion of oil stove. =,
Dec. Z, 4:52 P. NJ. box 196-Owner, A. I.
Bergman; occupant, Joseph E. Johnson,
Is Ocean avenue; frame building; less,
slight; cause, carelessness.
Dec. 7. SOL p. M, box 16-Owner, Mrs.
Stroald; occupants, several families. ~
Grand street; brick building; loss, none;
cause, from gas meter.
Dec. s, 12:45 P. NJ, stil-Owner, Ste
phen E.. Hunt; occupant, Mrs Murtagn,
Jackson avenue; frame building; loss,
slight; cause, defective fue.
Dec. s, 7:05 P. M, still-Owner. Henry
kByrnes; occupants. several families, 2f
Railroad avenue; frame building; loss,
slight; cause. overbeated stove pipe
DeDc. 8, 9:15 A. NJ. box 5I-Owner and
nipaw avenue; brick building: loss, slight;
Ecause, children and matches.
Dec. 8, 5.61 p. M, box 84-Owner and
occupant. e. A. Graft, 81 Wilkinson ave-
nue.; frame building; loss, none: cause,
Dec. 10. 1922 A. NJ, still-ownef, Mrs.
HaIlock; occupant, J. H. SteDhens. 1862
Slimmit avenue: frame building; loss,
SLIGHT; cause. overheated stove.