The Jersey City news., 1904-03-17
Yours respectfully,
FORREST a. HEATH,


Received and ordered spread in full
upon the minutes.
Claims were presented, received and
referred to their appropriate Commit
tees.
Coughlin Bros, S24: John f. Houck
$72; Il. w. Dreckrade. S2I6; James vii
son, $7.37, James B. Shaw, SO. 80
aeorgs aaegast 4 Henfs PeFey sS s 81 pTle J. seSesS SS
berger & Co., SLIPS; Thomas G. Hunter
S51.75 and rs cents; The Woodhouse
Manufacturing Company, $3.50; Boyn-
ton Furnace Company, $50 81; The Jer-
sey City News. $16.65; w. H. Dickinson
& Co, $91.35; Thomas F. Murray. $15.
SO; Samuel ]. Blakey, $4S; Ritscher &
Steuken, S102.23; Viii: Mitchell & Co.
$605; e. A. Pyle, S20.95; the Jersey
City Horse Manure Transportation Co,
SIS; United Electric Co. of n. J., S4S.50;
yanderbeek & Sons. $216.96: w. 81.
Dickinson & Co., S225.S0, $493 and 81.
The weekly report of the Chief En-
together with the monthly reports of
the Inspector of Horses and Superinten-
dent of Telegraph Were presented re-
ceived and ordered fled
The monthly report of the Chief En-
gineer was presented, received and or
dered spread in full upon the minutes.
h Report of fires, alarms. etc, for the
week ending December 81, 1903.
Communication from the Chief En-
gipeer
To the Board of Fire Commissioners
respectfully report to
your honorable body that | have this day
suspended from pay and duty Herman
Forester, Hoseman of Engine Company
N n 1 hlx lod oho wi hp
Clerk of your Board.
Respectfully,
JOHN CONWAY, u
Chief Engineer
Received and ordered fled.
TRIALS.
The Clerk announced that a charge
had been filed in his Office by the Chief
Engineer against Herman Forester,
Hoseman of Engine Company No. l.
Herman Forester, upon being called,
| appeared and pleaded guilty to the
charge of disobedience of orders.
The Board then took recess.
Upon reassembling all the members
were present,
The President announced the decision
of the Board in the foregoing case:-
| That the accused be renstated to pay
and duty, and that he be fined fifteen
days pay, to date from day of sus-
pension.
The finding of the Board was sus-
tanned by the following vote
Yeas-All the members of the Board,
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
| Motion by Commissioner Brenan and
adopted
That when this Board adjourns, it ad-
! iourns to meet on Thursday evening,
January p, 1904.
| Commissioner Brennan addressed the
nd orfb f.f
the officers and men during the recent
| severe weather, and moved that a vote
of thanks be rendered to them for their
strict attention to duty under such try
| ing circumstances.
4 Adopted
Resolution by Commissioner Connolly:
Resolved That warrant be ordered
drawn for the sum of eleven dollars in
| favor of Jersey City Firemans Pension
/ Fund. being amount received by this
Board for permits, and deposited with
the City Treasurer. This warrant is or
! dered drawn in accordance with the pro-
visions of chapter 2T0 of the Laws of
| 1902.
Adopted by the following vote
Yeas resident Zumbusch. Commits
.sioners esEnelly and Brennan--all the
Resolution by President Zumbusch and
! adopted
Resolved. That the Chief Engineer.
/ Superintendent of Telegraph, Inspector
! of Horses. Medical Examiner and Clerk
/ to the Board he and they are hereby
/ directed to present their annual reports
to this Beard at its next meeting, Janu-
ary d, 1904
j ACTION UPON CLAIMS.
The following resolutions We're adopt
/ ed by the several committees in pay
ment of claims heretofore referred:-
BY Committee on Telegraph and
Fuel
Resolved. That the sum of S24 be
paid Coughlin Bros. for coal, Engine
/ No. 13. December "a 1903
ST2 be paid John f. Hauck for coal,
/ January 2 1904.
S276 be paid to f W. Drecktrade
/ for<coal, December 1903
BY Committee on Horses and Har-
4 ness
Resolved. That the sum Of S1.37 be
Maid James Wilson for horseshoeing,
+ December. 1903.
S2250 be paid james b Shaw for
/ horseshoeing. December. 1903.
cIo be continued.)