Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-31
FORTY-TWO MEN
TRANSFERRED BY
FIRE BOARD TODAY
Six Officers Likely to Be Shifted
at Next Meeting of
Commission.

Forty-two firemen were today trans
ferred from the truck or engine COM
panies to which they have been at
tached to others. With a few excep-
tons the transfers were made at the
request of the men themselves.
Through the medium of printed forms
each fireman in the city is given the
opportunity to request a change to a
new post nearer his home once a year
The transfers today were the result OF
these requests.
IA very few, perhaps not more than
two transfers. were made to punish
minor offenses," said Commissioner
Stratton today. "They mark the re-
suit of the desire of the commissioners
to grant the requests of firemen for a
change"
At the mex meeting of the fire board,
which occurs June s, changes are to De
ordered among the officers OF the fire
department which will, II Is believed,
affect six captains.
1.-TWO captains have asked to be
transferred" said a commissioner to-
day, "alleging that they were not get
ting satisfactory results from their
men. These captains believe that they
are not in proper accord with the fire.
men under them and want a change.
Possibly q third captain will be trans
ferred. Thus the changes will affect six
captains"
The transfers today which wen into
effect at 8 a. m. are: Hugh A. Ennis,
from Engine Company No. l to Engine
Company No. %; Joseph Quinn, from
Engine Company Nc. / to Engine Com
pany No. 8; Charles Vanderstreet, from
Engine Company No. ? to Truck Com
pany No. 8; Christopher Devine, from
Engine Company No 2 to Engine Com
pary No. 8; William Z. O'Brien. from
Engine Company Nc. 2 to Engine Com
pany No. s; James J. McGrath, from
Engine Company No. 8 to Truck Com
pany No. 6; Henry j. Falk, from En-
CINE Company No. 4 to Engine Com
panypany No. 8; Joseph A. Garland.
from Engine Company s to Engine
Company No. 4; Edward Englert, from
Engine Company No. 5 to Engine Com
pany No. l; Leslie Van Hise, from En-
CINE Company No. 8 to Engine Com
pany No. s; Joseph J.. Owens. from En-
CINE Company 7 TO Engine Company
No. II; John A. Byron, from Engine
Company No. Z to Truck Company No
4; william II. Pohle. jr. from Engine
Company No 8 Engine Company
No. 5.
Martin L. Coleman, from Engine
Company No. 8 to Engine Company No.
2; John J. Schaeffer, from Engine Com
pany No. 8 to Engine Company No. 2;
Charles A. Carter, from Engine Com
pany No. 9 TO Engine Company No. d.
Elmer c.. Van Ness, from Engine Com
pany No. 10 to Truck Company No. s;
Charles r. Bartlett, from Engine Com
pany No. II to Engine Company No. 10;
William H.. Francisco, from Engine
Company No. II to Engine Company
No. Z; Horace r. Scarlet, fl IN Engine
Company No. 10 to Truck Company No,
6; John j. Farley, from Engine Com
pany No. 10 to Engine Company No. %;
Albert Mueller. from Engine Company
No. IA to Engine Company No. 10;
John Gilsenan. from Engine Company
No. Il to Truck Company No. 6; Fred
erick Hebring, from Engine Company
No. Is to Truck Company No, II;
Peter G. O'Brien, from Engine COM
pany No. 16 TO Truck Company No. /;
Frederick A. Reiff, from Engine Com
pany No. IS to Engine Company No. 8;
Dominick f. Murray, from Engine
Company No. IS to Engine Company
No. 7.
John F. Cahill, from Engine Company
No. 10 to Engine Company No. IS;
Theodore Brown, from Engine Com
pany No. 10 to Engine Company No. 10;
Emil Ruhrer, from Engine Company
No. 10 to Engine Company No. IS;
George II. Branin. from Engine Com
pany No. 20 to Engine Company No. %;
Frank j. Kutcher. from Engine Com
pany No. % to Engine Company No. 1;
Michael Pagan, from Engine Company
No. % to Engine Company No. 10; Law
renee /. Mcmahon. from Engine Com
pany No. 20 to Engine Company No. 10;
Thomas ]. Kiley. from Truck Company
No. l to Engine Company No. 16; Fred
erick Kramer, from Truck Company
No. 4 to Engine Company No 8; Ed
ward d. Matt. jr., from Truck Company
No. 6 to Engine Company No. IS; Wal
ter Larzleer. from Truck Company No
6 to Engine Company No. IA: John j
Rowe, from Truck Company No. 0 to
Engine Company No. IA: Charles F
Angerstein, from Truck Company No.
to Engine Company No 10: William
Drucker, from Truck Company No. s to
Engine Company No. 20; Philip O'Neill
from Truck Company No. 8 to Engine