The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-29
THE FIREMEN's SESSION.
Later Proceedings Trenton Yesterdf
Elect on of Offcers.


| Special to the Jersey City Netus
TRENTON, Sept 20. 1892.-After Coun-
sellor Cotter was through with the read
ng of the report of the Executive Com
| mittee of the State Flremen's Association
yesterday, President George Brackner, of
the Jersey City association, was extended
the privileges of the floor. Presidens
Brackner admitted that some Of
the local association's monies
had been expended injudiciously, but
in the main the items were correct. He
attacked the bill of $512. s. recently pre-
sented to his association by Mr.. Cotter,
who represented the Executive Commit
tee in recent litigation betw cen the Ex-
ecutive Committee and the local associa-
t1on, and claimed the charges were ex-
orbitant. Mr.. Cotter replied that The in-
formation in the report of the Executive
Committee was obtained from the books
OF the Fire Department of Jersey City.
A motion was finally made shat the
report of the Executive Committee be
adopted, excepting the portion in refer
ence to Jersey City. The matter was
finally referred to committee consisting
of D. A. Stetson of Merchantvilla,
Charles Ruh of Union. John S. Gibson of
William Jeffries of Burli ngtoa. The
matter came up again in the afternoon,
but in different form. William NJ Fos-
ter, of Atlantic Highlands, introduced a
resolution recommending that a new
counsel be appointed, but after an hours
contest the resolution was lost by vote
of 81 TO 148.
Mr.. Cotter was much delighted. In re-
sDonse to call for a speech he stated that
he had thought OF restgning, but in view
OF the attempt to oust him he proposed to
continue
W. Spencer was unanimously reelected
President.
The Vice Presidents were chosen as
follows:-W. H. Elwood of Bridgeton,
Chief Young Of Atlantic City,
| John H. Hough of Freehold,
I. Howell johnson of Bloomfield. James
= Burdell of Passaic, Hugh Canard of
Newark, William Bowers, Chief Engineer
of Harrison; Thaddeus o. Deane of Plain
| field.
John McKiernan, of Paterson, was
elected Treasurer; Horace H. Brown, of
of Newark, Recording and Corresponding
Secretary, and Frank G. Tower and Will
liam Exall as Assistant Secretaries. Mr..
Brown, of Elizabeth, was appointed
Sergeant-at-Arms.
w H Brown of Newark, ohm Kennel
of Passaic City and Charles w. Biles of
Trenton were appointed as members of
the Legislative Committee, and Simon
Kelly of Weehawken, William f. Hay
hurst of LamberUyiile and r. B. Moore of
Long Branch compose the Finance Com
m1ttee. The next meeting will take place
at Lam bertville.
What Local Firemen Say,
The reading of the report of tho Execu-
tive Committee of the State Firem an s
Association by Counsellor Cotter at tn 9
| fifteenth annual Convention in Trenton
| yesterday, in which Jersey City Firemen's S
| Relief Association was charged with al
lowing thousands of dollars in sick bene-
| hts to members not entitled thereto
| has provoked much dissention in fire
| circles. The story of the alleged squander-
| ing of the Associations moneys has al
ready been told in The JERSEY CITY
| NEWS. But there are prominent mem
bers OF the Department in this city who
| Intimate that Mr.. Cotter was simply at
| tempting to get square with the local
association because it refused
to pay him $500 bill for services rem
dered. When Assistant ChIef Denmead
attempted to secure an Injunction re-
strainihg the local association from pay
| ing out any moneys from the relief fund
the State Executive COMMITTEES. The
| litigation was settled by a com pro.
mise, the Board of Representatives
OF the local association agreeing
| to resign. The com panies were ELL noti-
| fed to elect new REPRESENTATIVES, but they
| reelected the old members. The local
association pays $25 year for the sup
| port of the salaried officers of the asso-
citation. and it now refuses to pay Mr.. Cot
| ter an extra bill of $500 for his services In
| behalf of Mr.. Denmead and the Execu-
| tive Committee.
The State Association yesterday re-
ferrred the bill to committee of five,
but even if the committee of five decide
the local association shall pay Mr.. Cotter
his $500 the local association will refuse
to pay it.
Chief Conway does not hesitate to ex-
press the opinion that the State Associa-
tion is political machine run by New
ark Republicans.