The Jersey City news., 1899-05-04

WANT FIRE HOUSE
Hudson City Men Ask the
New Board To Build 1t
Immediately.
CLAIM APPROPRIATION
Commissioner Mills Says the
Money is for Expenses and
Not for Engines.
CLAIM APPROPRIATION
Commissioner Mills Says the

ers. last evening The committee attend
ed to see if it could have another en-
gine house placed in the Hudson City
section, which, it claims, is very badly
needed and has been for some time past
About this time year ago a fire COM
mittee was appointed TO appeal to the
Fire Board for the purpose of getting
better fire protection. The Board was
then Republican. The members claim
that the Board delayed and did not seem
to take any interest in the matter. The
committee tnen went to the Board OF
Finance and through General Heppen-
heimer. who was then member of that
body, secured an appropriation for new
house in that section Finally, $4,000 was
inserted in the tax levy, 5000 of which
was used by the Republican Board for
current expenses for the past year. There
is still 5000 left, which will be used to
pay the salaries of five men in the new
chemical engine company on Belmont
avenue.
Finding that the old Board paid no
attention to the demands, the committee
submitted the following resolution to the
new Board last evening"
1--WE, the committee of the Twelfth
4
have been informed by the Board of
Finance that there is an appropriation
of $4,000 ready for new fire house in the
Twelfth ward, and hereby appeal to your
bought and the house built. We have Sc
lected a site for your approval on the
northwest corner of the Boulevard ana
Lincoln street, and assure you the selec-
ton was not made without due deiibera-
ton. We have taken into consideration
the fact that this company must be avail
III md
as well as the entire Twelfth ward, ana
have therefore selected the site as men
toned above. We have also sent our
selection to the Honorable Board OF FL
nance
On motion of Commissioner Hennessey
the committee of the Twelfth Ward Asso-
citation was extended the floor. Chairman
Fred. Bugasch alluded to the Reich fire
which resulted in the loss OF SIX lives
He said
.aAt that TIME we appealed to the Conn
missioners for better rre protection ana
even to the Board of Finance. All we
ask in the name of humanity and the
property owners in general is a new ire
house in the Hudson City section and as
quick as possible.
President George Hoehle said as the
amount for the new house had been ap-
propriated he thought the commissioners
should go right ahead and build.
Commissioner Erickson said:--"It has
always been the wish of every member
of the Board to erect house IN the
IL.
his annual report last year recommended
the erection of another house in that
section and we are all willing that fire
house be erected there as soon as pos
sible.''
Commissioner Mills, who, it is said, has
caused the delay, Many persons
believe me responsible for the delay in
building the new house In the Hudson
City section. The truth of the matter is
! that committee of which was mem
ber, went before the Board of FINANCE MAJ zee
and asked for an appropriation OF $z0oOO
for a new apparatus.
..At the time the Board was max
ing preparations to buy new chemical
engine out of what it saved last year
salaries of five new men to man the new
company. We got no satisfaction and
the amount we asked for was reduced
to SIS, 600, making us $5U00 SNORT on our
current expense account. / want to add
that 1 was in no way responsible for the
delay which has been attributed to me.
The reduction in our appropriation weak
ened the department.
LAS far as the building of the house
is concerned I had the honor of being
Instrumental in having the lay pa passed
by the Legislature calling for $4,000 for
the building of a new fire house. Inls
amount has, according to the law, to be
raised by temporary loan bonds to bs
placed in the tax levy at the rate OF
s., 900 year. Instead of doing this the
Board of Finance placed the whole
amount in the levy, which made the ap..
DrODr1at1Ons IOF I16 CuTT6uL 6Ap0ISCo VI
the department $1,000 less than the pre-.
ceding YEAR I then asked the Board of
Finance again for $4,000 but failed to
get it.
Finance is right by putting the entire
amount in one years tax levy, am sat
isfied with anything that is done | want
the committee from Hudson City to un-
derstand that 1 did nor try to do them
in getting the new fire house.
'sBy the addition of the new chemical
engine the Hudson City section mas the
full benefit of Engine Company No. u,
and in addition No. covers half the d1s-
trict, whereas previously Engine GO. NO;
12 covered only one-half the district ana
No. was not available at all NOW IN
conclusion. if you get the $12.500, which l
hope YOU will, I will say amen, l want want
S120o0 for the city company, as the $lUoUO
n last years tax levy iS is Ier Board 1ns use q
President Hoeble of the assoclation n N
. formed Commissioner Mills that the ap,
preparation had been made BY the Board
of Finance and approved py mayor noos'
who said that it was Legal.
GAS for placing any blame on the 1pm-
missioner for the delay" he said, 1T IS
to do with the appropriation for expenses
being 5000 short. We merely VEN pe7 ed
fore the Board of Finance and requested
an appropriation, and we got u. dIe dvser Reor
thing to do is for the Commissioners 70
confer with the Board of Finance ana
come to some conclusion
Commissioner Hennessey stated tnat ne
was in favor of a new house in thar sec
tion but there was something wrong IN
fhe appropriation He added that II IDe
hoard of Finance said the appropriation
was legal, the house would be buiit I'M
mediately. r,oara
of Finance purchased the lot on Wnicn nc 4
No. Is engine house is built aIter IN Inc Z
Fire Commissioners had selected IT; Inc IN
house. he said, cost $4,000 and building
equally as good, if not better, should pc
h91iIt in Hudson City. Ten thousand doll
lars will not do it.. aa
commissioner Mills again spoke anu
said that if the Twelfth Ward improve
ment Association and the Commlssioners ss,
had gone before the Board OF flnanSe iiiis
together and requested Sl2,0O0 the pullu-
ing would by this time have peeh nearly
completed. a., r,..a.,oa r,oord
ant I'm our appropriation and made US
get the difference the best we coulo. !
5yn,,ld like to have a house up there ana
will do all in my power to get 1t
President Hoeike then asked Conlmis-
sioner Erickson If 1t were proper Ior ms
colleagues to apply to the flhahce
Board for the necessary amount ~
Commissioner Erickson said tnai M Mlne
eoynr,iffee would do so as soon as ne
BOARD of Finance settled down 20 pus.-
ness and got things straigntened CUT. "
T,he committee then thanked the Colnn.is- IS
sioners for the hearing and departso very
happy. a .re follow