The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-02
HOARD oFFIRE connrssroNERs

MICHAEL j. o'DONNELL,
city Clerk.
BOARD OFFIRE COMMISSIONERS
.IOficial Proceedings.]
Regular meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners. held at Department Head
quarters, Wednesday evening, November
%, 1899.
The roll was called at $40 o'clock.
Present-President Erickson, Commits
sioners Hennessey and Mills.
Absent-None.
The minutes of regular meeting Novem-
Der 8. 1899, and adjourned meeting Novem-
Der IA, 1899, were approved as read.
PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS.
Application of George Halbig. Edward J.
Mcdonald. Joseph Davies, John Breen,
August Schmidhauser, John ]. Nc
Geough, VIM. T.. Bergen and George A.
O'Neill for appointment in the Depart
ment was presented, received and ordered
filed
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finance, transmit
ting copy Of the following resolution pass
ed November Is, 1899. and approved by
the Mayor November 20, 1899:-
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
and he is hereby directed to transfer $3.50
from salary" account n $712.10 from
repairs to apparatus" to the credit OF
claims" account, Board of Fire Commits
sioTlers, present fiscal year.
Received and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes.
From tagan iron W0rkS, requesting
thai additional fire alarm boxes be placed
in the neighborhood of Monmouth and
Fourteenth streets.
Received and referred to the Committee
on Telegraph and Fuel.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
Claims were presented, received and dis
posed of as follows
". c. Champlin. sss.5O {. SOL 81 and so. q;
Edward O'Donnell. 1910 and s73.46.
Referred to m on Fuel.
James Wilson. $685.; James Coyie, SIT;
JOIN A. Viii, $3.50.
Harness.
o'Brien & Keilt, s2os.5s ellison Collins &
Co., S179.10 and sS.77; Thomas Mahoney,
$3.50 and Timothy Burke, Las
Buildings and Repairs.
The Jersey City News, $14.
Referred to Committee on Printing and
Stationery.
c. G. Braxmar. SIS.
Referred to Committee on Supplies.
John f. Hauck, $40.
Referred to Committee on Telegraph
and Fuel
Referred to Committee on Apparatus
and repairs.
John s: McNulty.A 81; chas W. cropper,
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
OFFICERS REPORTS AND COMMUNE
CATIONS.
The weekly reports of the Chief Engi-
neer, Superintendent of Telegraph. to-
gether with the monthly report of the
Superintendent of Telegraph. were pre-
sented, received and ordered filed.
The report Of the Chisf Engineer for
received and ordered spread in full upon
the minutes.
REPORT OF FIRES. ALARMS, ETC,
FOR THE MONTH ENDING
OCTOBER, 81, 1899.
October I Q43 A I'M hCY RI. false
alarm: cause, righteousness.
October 1. 2:43 P. NJ, box 412; owner,
v~redenburgh & Garretson; occupant, r.
NJ. Gilmour: II Sussex street; frame shed;
loss slight; cause. unknown.
October /, 4:E P. NJ, box S5; owner,
Michael Carlo; occupant, several families;
116 Brunswick street; frame building; loss
slight; cause, matches.
October 8, 7:35 A. NJ, still: owner, Thos.
Gator; occupant, Western Union Tele-
graph Co.: 1872 Pavonia avenue; brick
building; loss slight; cause, lamp ex-
plosion.
october 8, $40 A. NJ, Box 7; owner.
Henderson; occupant, Newman
Mission; 100 Grand street; stone building;
loss on building, $3.50; Insurance on build
ing, 9,0o0; insurance paid on building,
$3.50; cause, from heater.
October 8, Has A. M., Box 373; owner.
Heaen Cosgrove. ccupant Daniel D0no-
van: 1876 st. PAU avenue; frame build
ing. loss on building. $500; on furniture,
800: insurance ON building, s1,e00; on fur
niture, SEQ; insurance paid on building.
$500: on furniture, 500; cause, defective
chimney.
October 8, 1920 p. NJ. Box 81; owner
JOIN W~heiahan; occupant, Sam Wing
46S Bergen avenue; frame building; loss
cause. unknown.
October 4, 500 A. NJ, Box 131; owner,
Philip Tumulty, occupant, several famii-
les: &1lz Wayne street; frame building;
loss slight: cause, oil stove
October 5, 1910 A. NJ, still; owner and
occupant, James Corners: As First street.
frame building, loss, none; cause, care
october 5. 1887 p. M, stin; owner.
james Benjamin: occupant, George Dom
pierIEe; l1 Railroad avenue; frame build
ing; loss, slight; cause, spark from loco
October s. 2:45 A. NJ, stila; owner, D.
Clearly: occupant, American Carbonizing
CO.; Ss Warren street; brick building:
loss. none cause, unknown.
October s. AIS A. NJ; false alarm;
ccuse. m-alsciousness.
October s. 10 M. still. owner. Cole
Estate; occupant, Patrick Burke; 5S3 Hen
derson street; brick building; loss. none:'
cause, foul chimney.
October 8, 4:4S p. NJ, still: owner Frank
Mackler; occupant, several families; 1870
Steuben street; brick building: loss, none;
October ., s:1l P. M. Box IS; owner,
Mrs. Kate Dobber, several
4S Canal street; frame building;
loss. zone c<tuSS- lQui GiWuitley
october 3, 7:5 r. NJ. Box 26; owner. |
Lee: occupant, several families:
29 Erie street. frame building; loss,
slight; cause. lamp explosion.
October 10, 1:13 P. M, Box 5: owner and
Manhattan Electric Supply Co;
Is Morris street; frame building; loss,
slight: cause, matches.
October Al. $50 p. NJ. still; owner, VIM.
Bruce: occupant. several families; 149
Steuben street; frame building; loss, nons;
cause. foul chimney
October Il, 2:ol "A. M. Box 1879; false |
alarm cause. righteousness.
& o G. nsph Z; s;1 a :, ~, BoT g; ownss
Newark avenue; frame building; loss, |
cause, careGessness-
October Is, $50 A.. NJ. Box G.: owner, |
J. Title Guarantee Co. CT
Il Bishop street; frame building:
loss. slight; u matches.
October Is, 1850 r. NJ. still. owner, n.
Meyers; occupant several families I'D
avenue frame building; loss.