The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-29

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safety OF he public.
President Brennan stated that he had
directed the Clerk to notify the Board Of
Education that it was the duty Of the said
Board to remove the walls if they were
unsafe, as the property was entirely UNI
der its control.
ceived, and the action of the president
concurred in.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and
disposed Of as follows:-
Jersey, City Supply Co.. $14.S4; Brinkman
& Hauck. $780, John Wheelihan & Sons.
SIS and s61. AZ; W~anderbeek & Son, S122.S 81;
John w. Laws. $22.76 the United Gas
Improvement Co, $151.30.
n. : Car Spring and Rubber Co.,
ST. 10; Wood & Menagh. 81. Referred to
Committee on Supplies J. w. Harrison,
SAIL and sloo.o6 referred to Committee
f. S. Co, 1855. Referred to Committee
on Telegraph and Fuel. BARLEY Coyle,
sl9.75; Richard Jackson, $4,000 and $20.25;
Thomas C. Hunter, $3.50 n $25.S8; +. A.
Pyle. $1S.25; j. S~chellenberger & Co., $56,-
90; VIM. N. Wager, $4os John Wheelihan
& Sons, $3.50. r. G: Cushing, s55; VIM.
Referred to Committee on Horses and
Harness. Miller & Bertholf, s133.6S. Re-
ferred to Committee on Feed.
TEES.
The Committee on Buildings and Com
bustibles reported favorably upon the ap-
pEcdtlD0 OF CFeW-LeV Co.. TO store 70
barrels Of kerosene oil in building and
$4,000 gallons kerosene oil in yard, corner
street and Hoboken avenue.
On motion report was received and per-
nit ordered issued.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
CATIONS.
The weekly report of the Chief Engineer
Superintendent of Telegraph and Inspec-
tor of Horses We're presented, received
and ordered filed. The report of the Chief
Engineer for the month of January, 1899:
was presented, received and orderd spread
in full upon the minutes.
Reports of fires, alarms, etc, for month
ending January 81, 1S99:-
January /, s A. M.-Still; owner C. i.
Frank; occupant, Mr.: Liefefere; 1852
Boulevard; frame building; loss slight;
cause, ov~erheated heater.
January 1. $50 P. M.-Box "a; owner,
Mr.. Coleman. OCCUPANT. VIM; Hughes;
50 Vroom street, frame building. loss
on building; $50; insurance on building
5000; insurance paid, SIS; cause, thawing
January /, 6:57 P. M.-Box 81; owner and
avenue, frame building; loss on building,
$95; on furniture, $50; Insurance on buil1-
ing, $500; IN furniture, $500; insurance
paid on building, S95; on furniture, $50;
January /, 1o47 P. M.-Box 24I; owner
and occupant, James Sterling; Jersey ave
nue. and Philip Street, frame building; less
ance on building, 500; on furniture, $50
insurance paid on building, $50; on furni-
ture $1I5; cause, defective fue.
January l, 10:4S P. M.-Still; owner, Mrs.
Thompson; occupant. Mrs. Quirk; 243
Grand street, frame building; loss, slight;
cause, exposition of oil stove.
January 2, 1880 A.. M.-Box s. and second
alarm: owner, Robert Blewitt; occupant,
Godfrey Kruger; 666 and 66S Commlnipaw
avenue. frame building: loss on building,
81, $50; IN furniture, $500; insurance on
Dulluing, s9UU; on furniture, $500; insurance
paid on building, 1850; on furniture, $.oo.
cause; overheated steam pipe,
January 2, 1890 P. M.-Still; owner and
/ occupant, A. Wolff; 135 Newark avenue,
brick building; los, slight; cause, Iace
curtain and gas jet.
anuary 2, 4:43 P. M.-Box II, owner.
William Pearsall;. occupant, j. Fox; 193
Newark avenue, brick building; loss on
stock. 800; insurance on stock, $l,l00; in
surance paid on stock, 500; cause, I'M
known
occupant, c. C. Armstead; us Commune
paw avenue; frame building; loss en-
building, $500; insurance on building, $i,euB;
insurance, paid, $500; cause, set on ire by
January 8, / p. M.-still; owner and &c
cupant, Herman Castens; SS7 ana sSs
Central avenue, brick dwelling; loss, none;
cause. overheated stove PIPE.
January A, SAB P. M.-Box 4S; owner,
Charles Lennon; occupant, Herman ko-
maprens; los Congress street, frame
buiIdingss loss on building wy; On 9 s lufr "a
furniture, $1,000; insurance paid on build.
ne, $3.50: on furniture, $500; cause, lighled
slight cause, lace curtain and gas let.
Knight: ~ccupa Lewis Vincent; 2s1
Monticello avenue; frame buiidmg, loss on
6xtures. $3.50; on building, $110; insurance
on fixtures. $1,000; on building sll,og.; a
surance paid on fixtures, SioV; on ouiie-
ing, size; cause, unknown.
Ian. 10. TBS A. NJ, box 43-Owner and
occupant. Mrs. M. S~pringstein; s46 sum
E--L- l-x,sI5t,1- 1ncc- n m a.
nit avenue; frame bullding; ioss' nome
Jan. 10, S:1S A. M, box 126-Owner n
occupants, John L. Lawritz; l23 Leonard
street; frame building; loss on buiidtls,
building. 1900; on furniture, s1,eG0; insur-
mace paid on building, s1So; on furniture
500; cause, unknown
Jan. ID. 1910 A. M, VIM.
PIattenberg; occupant, Robert watson;
las Grand ~sereet; brick building; loss,
none; cause, defective ffue.
Jan. 10, 3:2T P. NJ. box ana
occupant, Mrs. J.. w. Smith; q Cottase
$3.50; insurance on building, $500; insur-
ance paid, $3.50; cause, explosion OF OIL
stove. -
and occupants, North Hudson County
Railway Co.; Palisade ayenue and Ferry
street; frame ear; loss slight; cause, from
electric wire.
Ian. III. TAO A. NJ, box 145-Owner. II.
Towers; occupant, A. Ritterman; 45s Pali-
sadie avenue; frame building; loss, slight;
cause, defective fiue.
Jan. ii. 10:4e A.. M. still-Owner, II.
Towers: occupant, A. Ritterman; 459 Pilli-
SADIE avenue; frame building; loss, none;
cause. foul chimney.
Jan. II, 10:47 A. M, stillCOwner and oc-
cupant. George Beck; AZ Ocean avenue;
frame building; loss, none; cause, fodi
Jan. Ii. HAS A.. NJ, telephone CALI
Owner. Gedge Fisher; 70 Storm avenue:
frame building; loss, none; cause, toul
jan ii, 1915 P. M. box 2S-owner. Mat
thew Bligh; occupant, Edward Cox; s2
Seventh Street; frame building: loss on
furniture, $500; Insurance on FURNITURE,
SsOo: insurance paid, $500; cause, thawing
Jan. II, 12.45 p. NJ, stfllIOwner, Mat
thew Bligh; occupant, Edwrad Cox; 3u2
Sevenf street; frame building; breaking
out al lin of above fire.
Jan. II. 1:55 P. NJ, still-Owner and oc-
erpant. Mrs. H. Shannon; 611 Henderson
street; frame building; loss, none; cause,
JAN. il, S:43 P. NJ, box 73-Owner ard
J. Simpson; ia Beacon ayeaue;
frame building; loss on building, $50; on
fprnfture, SIS; insurance paid on building,
$3.50.
Society; occupspt, William Rethwiscn;
Cambridge avenue and Hutton street;
brick building; loss slight; cuase, thaw-
ina. u. 610 P. NJ, box 63-Owner, yaa-
derbeek 81 Sons; occupant, James J. Cor
don; 2S Jewett avenue; frame building;
loss on bull sSAg, $50; insurance. on build
ing. 81, 600; insurance paid, $50; cause, care
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