The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-28
FIREMBN'S CONVENTION
The Jersey City Association
Scored a ViCtory-The
New Officers.

The sixteenth anpua convention OF
the New Jersey State Flremen's Associa-
ton was held at Lambertville. The
delegates of the Jersey City Association
practically won a victory over Counsellor
Cotter OF Newark, who has al exorbit-
ant DILL against the association, full par.
ticulars of which were published In THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS on last Thurs
day. 1t was expected that Cotter
would bring the matter before the
convention, aud the jersey City delegates
went to the convention determined to
have the bill laid aside. Mr.. Cotter.
however. failed to msntion the matter,
and TIE local delegates were saved the
trouble of making a fight. The failure
of MIR. Cotter to bring up the bill
practically Kills it, as far as the State
Association Is concerned. The only
way now in which the lawyer can recover
the amount is to bring q suit against the
Jersey City Association in Il civil court.
The members OF the association say that
they welcome such q proceeding with
open arms rs they are prepared TO prove
hat the bill is more than exorbitanJ.
JERsEY CITY DELEGATES.
TIE Jersey City %delegn.es to the con
lulu WCl u a. OLlOL Lu-
gineer Denmead. Captain Thomas
| Holmes, of No. 4 engine. aud Captain
Dunn. of No. 8 truck.
The convention met at ten o'clock in
the morning in the Opera House. The
majority of the delegates arrived
on Tuesday evening and were met
with bands of music n escorted
assigned. The various fire companies
served collatiops and entertained the Wis
ltors in various ways. Their houses and
many places of business were decorated
aud presented a fine appearance.
The convention WINS opened with prayer
by Charles A. Skillman, ESQ ,
who has been for thirty
years president of The Union Fire
Company. Bird w. Spencer delivered
the opening address aud at its clio sc was
presented with a gavel by the Lambert
vile Spoke Manufacturing Company.
The report Of the Executive Committee
lions now organized. aud cor
rected the false report that has gainei
great publicity, that one township in this
State had 500 flremen exempt from tax
and no tire apparatus whatever.
NEW OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing Year:-President, Bird w.
| opShSSA - o7o'S IL L
Brown Of Newark; Treasurer, John Nc
Klernan OF Paterson; Financial Secre-
tary, George 7. EVeritt OF Hack
ettstown; Vice President. First dis
trict. Ezekiel Morelp. Vineland; Second
district. Joseph c. Kingdom. Mount
Holly; Third distrlcf, S. W. kirkbride,
Asbury Park; Fourth district. L. Howell
Johnson, Bloomfield; Fifth district, john
Van Buskirk. Hackensack; Sixth dis
trict, Hugh Kinnard, Newark; Seventh
district, Chief John Conway, of this
city; Eighth district, Thomas w. Robin
son. Railway.
Committee on Appeals McGill of
Trenton, Jeffrey Of Burlington, Hulse OF
Freehold, Sizes of Trenton, Back OF New
Durham.
Committee on Legislation w. H.
Brown OF Newark. John KeunalI OF Pas
sale, John S. Gibson of Newark.
Finance Committee = SIMON Ksllv,
Weehawken; w. f. Hayhurst. Lambert
vile; Brockle. CarlsJadt.
Sergeant ALARM, John E. KIlroy,
Lambertville
The by-la VS. We're amended, making all
delegates who may be elected three con-
secutive years life members.
1t was decided to hold the next v
ton at Atlantic City.
The assessment on each association was
fixed The aame as last wear.