Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-12

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BY majority of only four votes
Theodore Anderson, of Washington
Hose & Chemical Company. defeated L.
Burt Moore, of Lincoln Engine Com
pany, for the position of first assistant
chief at the annual election Of the vol
unteer fire department last night. Pat
rick Rocks, of Mcclellan Engine Co., was
elected second assistant, defeating John
j. Desmond, also a Mcclellan man, by
I22 votes. Seldom is there more than
one contest at the election, it generally
being for second assistant, but this year
the chieftancy was the only uncontest-
ed Office. There were 1873 votes cast and
of this number George T. Larson, of
Eagle Hose & Chemical Company, the
candidate for chief, received 1871 An
derson polled 7S; Moore, IA Rocks 81,
and Desmond 65. Mr.. Larson received
two cuts, as someone voted for George
Il. Mead and Joseph Hornsby for chief
The election was held in the patrol
men s room on the second floor of the
police station from to o o'clock.
Charles Dietzman, first assistant fore
man of Lincoln Engine Company, cast
the first ballot and James j. Flynn the
last. During the first hour "a votes
were polled, almost one half of the to-
tai number of active fremen. There
would have undoubtedly been a full
vote had not about five of the members
been out of town.
One man thought that the policemen s
lockers on the southerly side of the
room were voting booths and when he
tried to open the door of one, came
near pulling the entire section over. The
incident caused good laugh.
Chief Mead was in charge of the bal
lot box and the following recording Sec
retaries of the various companies acted
as tellers: James p. Dunham, Protec-
tion Hook & Ladder Company; Andrew
Anderson, Washington Hose s. Chemical
Company; Walter i. Martin, Lincoln
Engine Company; George 4. Larson
Eagle Hose & Chemical Company; Anton
Wodder, Mcclellan Engine Company;
Nelson Smith, Garfield Hose Company
Last night was the first time Garfield
Hose Company has voted as the com
pany was only organized recently.
1t took just a half-hour to count the
ballots and, as soon as the result was
officially recorded by the tellers, Chief
Mead went to box 35 at Smith and High
streets and sent in two and four taps,
respectively, which according to the pre-
arranged code announced that Anderson
and Rocks had won
Parade and Celebration.
The fremen shortly afterward formed
in line at the park and led by the
Washington Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps
and followed by the Protection truck
Lincoln hose wagon and steamer, Wash
ing and Eagle combination wagons and
Mcclellan hose wOgan, marched
to Smith street, to State, TO Commerce,
countermarched to State, to Elm, to Nc
Kinley hall where repast was serval
by Chris Larson. All along the line Of
march red fire burned and the fremen
were cheered by the spectators. The
festivities at the hall lasted until after
midnight in perfect harmony
Mr.. Larson is the present first assis-
tant and will not take his new Office un-
til June l nor will Theodore Anderson,
the new first assistant. Mr. Anderson
is at present second assistant, having
defeated Patrick Rocks for the Office
last year by one vote. Chief Mead on
the night of May 81 will turn over his
keys to Chief Larson and sound the taps
of farewell on the alarm, which win
also be the salute to the incoming chief.
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