The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-07
BOARD or FIRE coMn1ssIoNEEs
[OMcial Proceecings.

[Oaicial P-roceeGings.l
ADJOURNED regular meeting of the
Board OF Fire Commissioners, held at De-
partment Headquarters, Tuesday evening,
November Y, 1898.
Present-President Brennan. Commits
SionerS Mills and ErickSon.h
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Twelfth Ward Public I'M
proVement Association, requesting that a
rlre alarm box be placed in the Vicinity
of the corner of Germania avenue and
Bleecker street.
RECEIVED and referred to the Committee
on Telegraph and Fuel.
from captain George Flick, Hook and
Ladder Company No. 4, requesting leave
OF absence OF fifteen hours, from 5 F. M,
s. S0H 1s5s. = 1885, to 8 4 M November
Received and referred to the Chief En-
giEea with power.
the Jefferson Club at Pohlmann's Hall.
Wednesday evening, November %. 1898.
ana the annual ball of the Fremont Club,
ceiyed and on motion adopted.
From St. Paul's Catholic Club. request
ing hat a fireman be detailed on the
st. Paul's Hall, Bergen road and Lincoln
avenue, a dramatic performance being
given by the club at the above hall on
that evening.
Received, and the Chief Enngineer was
directed that the request b complid with.
On motion of COMMISSIONS Mills the
uldI OIuGf Ol business was SUSPENDED
Tor the purpose OF receiving proposals to
furnish the Department a new Babcock
Chemical Engine.
one proposal was presented, as fol-
Fire E~xtinguisher Manufacturing Com
pany. S T. Hayward & Co, Eastern
agents; One new Babcock Chemical En-
CINE, fitted with Rabcock rotary deluge
nozzle, for the sum OF twenty-four hun
bred and fifty dollars C2, 450).
Recelyed and referred to the Committee
OH AD0a14fIrCl 2 md RAp1H,so
On motion the regular order of business
Was then resumed.
PRESERVATION OF CLAIMS.
claims were presented, received and dis
vile s Sen, 1854 and s5s.7s Miller &
IS 5er 4 : $l24.4oi CarscaIlen & Cassidy,
Referred to Committee on Fuel.
James H.. Lopez, 25.05; Thos. G. Hunter.
Y5a5o; s. "a Jensen. $12.75; Benz. D. Van
Referred to Committee on Horses and
A. j. Doan, $751; Is.
Referred to Committee on Printinp and
Stationery.
Alex. Hamill, s2s; The United Gas I'M
gony &c : Co. s13o.5o vanderbeek &
Referred to Committee on Department
Buildings and Repairs.
Brinkman & Hauck, S21T.
Referred to Committee on Apparat1s
and Repairs.
s F. Hayward & Co, $3.50; D.. Steele
cZ oO1, $4.oU.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND Cs66pMNIJNI-
CATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief En-
glneer and superintendent of Telegraph
presented, received and ordered filed,
The report of the Mdical Examinr for
tn month ending this date was presented,
received and referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The Committee on Apparatus and Re
D1lrSAfn whom wa rafarrad fhA nrnnnca
of s.. F. Hayward & Co., Eastern Agents
OF the Fire Ex~tinguisher Manufacturing
CO, presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That d contract to furnish the
Department with one horizontal Babcock
Chemical Engine, fitted with Babcoek
rotary deluge nozzle, be and is hereby
| awarded to s. f. Hayward & Co Eastern
Agents of the Fire Extinguisher Manu-
featuring Company at the sum named
dred and fifty dollars. said engine to be
in accordance with the specifications for
same ON file in the office of the Clerk of
The Board. Payment for same to be made
| out of the appropriation for claims, fiscal
| year lsss-%.
ADOPTED by the following vote:
| crs Mills and Erickson.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Resolutions by Committee on Salaries:
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
drawn in favor of the officers and men
employed in this Department, also the
OOIl1ltlSSlOlCIS, " idl lOI tu6 OIL
of November, 1888, when due as per list
filed herewith, amounting im the aggre-
gate to fifteen thousand and thirty-seven
dollars and twenty-three cents, sf5,0 s1 %.
Resolved, That warrants be ordered
ldrawn In favor of the following named
| persons for pensions, when due, as per
list filed herewith, announcing in the ag-
gregate to one hundred and seyenty-nine
dollars and fifteen cents i$179.15):
Agnes 2. Farrier, for mont of Novem-
| Der, 1898, S55.55.
| Louisa Oman. for month of November,
| 1885,, $685.
Matthew Bligh, for month Of November,
1898, $41.e6.
1898, $45.S3.
Jane Idddell, for quarter ending No
| vember 30, 1898, $3.50.
The yeas and nays having been called
for and taken. the foregoing resolutions
were adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-President Brennan. Commission
ers Mills and ickso
Absent-None.
Motion by Commissioner Erickson and
adopted:
| fourns to meet on Thursday evening, De-
| cember 5, 1898, at 8'oclock.