The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-27
NO DANCER IN ACETYLENE
Dr. Krause Tells the Fire
Board the Factory Will
Do No Harm.

DIR. Krause, the proprietor Of the Bac-
THEOLOGICAL Laboratory at No. 2SS Grove
street, was appointed by the Board of
Fire Commissioners to inspect the works
of the Bishop and Babcock Co, manu-
facturers of liquid acetylene, at the foot
Of Montgomery street. There i've been
many complaints made to Fire Commits
sioner Henenssey recently about the ma
ture of the stuff manufactured. The resi-
dents feared that there would in time be
a recurrence of the terrible catastrophe of
only a few years ago in which two fire.
ment lost their lives.
In of the complaints Fire
Commissioner Hennessey decided upon in
~vestigating the place. DR.. Krause was
appointed by resolution to perform the
port. as follows, was submitted last
night.
According to Instructions nave in
spected the factory of the Bishop and
Babcock.. of Montgomery street. The
company manufactures compressed and
liquffied carbonic acid gas. This is not a
gas commonly speaking; it is not infam-
mable, but on the contrary, ~extfnguishes
fire. The iron cylinders are tested for a
pressure of 1900 POUNDS to the square
inch. The gas is held within them under
a pressure of 1000 pounds, and a provis-
ion is made for a safety cap, which blows
off at 1880 pounds The gas is manufac-
tured from baking soda. It is. therefore,
converted into washing soda. This latter
is generated into baking soda by the use
of fuel gases and the process begins
anew. The large gasometer collects the
gas, and stands. like all this part of the
plant. under a pressure of s1k inches wa
ter pressure. There is nothing dangerous
about the factory"
The following resolution was adopted at
the regular meeting of the Board of FL
nance. held July {. 1899. and was APP
proved of by the Mayor July 10. 1884,
RESOLVED. That the City Comptroller be
and is hereby directed to transfer 5000
from the 500 appropriated to the Board
of Fire Commissioners, for the purchase
of property and the erection thereon Of a
fire department building in the Twelfth
ward. to Claims Account, present fiscal
year.
After the routine business had been
transacted. President Erickson summoned
Daniel Longbridge, of Engine Company
No. 6, and Edward Coyle, of Engine Com
pany No. 7, who were both charged with
being absent from duty without leave
Longbridge was charged with having abb
sented himself, June IA. from s A. NJ. to
11.50 A.. M, without having secured per-
mission from Chief Conway. L~ongbridge
pleaded guilty to the charge but made no
explanation. He was fined five days pay,
Coyle's offense was committed June %.
He was off duty one hour and fifteen
minutes. He pleaded guilty and was fined
one days pay.
Superintendent Of Telegraph Speicher,
Acting Veterinary Surgeon r. w. Eng
fish and DR.. Lochner submitted their re-
ports. DR.. Lochner's report shows that
there is little sickness in the department
at present.
Chief Conway reported that during tho
week ending July u there were twelve
ARMS Of fire, eight of which were tele-
graph alarms. July 19. nine alarms. eight
telegraph alarms. July 26, eight alarms,
seven telegraph alarms. :,
The Board adjourned subject to the can
of the chair