Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-12
SEAT RE|NHARDT,
BELLEWLLE CHIEF
State Firemen's Association
Recognizes Him instead
of Provett.

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept 1.-THE
annual convention of the New Jersey
State Firemen's Relief Association
which was held at the Steel Pier
yesterday, was one of the least excit-
| ing that has been held for number
of years. There were no special rec
concentrations for legislation.
General Bird w. Spencer, of Pas
sale, who has been president of the
association for more than thirty
years, was reelected for another year
without opposition. William E. Exau.
of Newark, who has been secretary
for eleven years, was chosen to sue
coed himself. and George T. Everett,
of Hackettstown, was reelected
financial treasurer. The assistant
secretaries, r. Howell Johnson, of
Bloomfield, and Evan F. Benners, of
Moorestpwn, were also reelected to
succeed themselves.
Presidents.
The following vice-presidents were
chosen: John P. Saar, of Palmyra;
James f. Kidney, of New Brunswick;
Frank t. Hart of Pennington; Albert
E. Jackson, of New Providence; b.
Frank Fox, of Hackettstown; A. l..
Hayward, of Passaic; Alonzo Bross,
of Nutley; George L. Mitchell, of East
Orange; Patrick J. Farrell, of Mont
clair; Albert Buckmuller, of Secau-
Gus; John w. Gildear. of Jersey City
The delegates-and there were about
1900 of them present-voted unani-
mously to hold their 1914 convention
in this city.
John S. Gibson, auditor, in his re-
port stated that the fund mad
reached this year the sum of $780,
s97. 90. Payments from the fund are
now distributed among 267 associa-
lions throughout the State.
During the last year, according to
the report, $96,519.S2 was disbursed
for actual relief of old volunteer fire
men, their widows and families.
There was transferred to the pension
fund of paid fire departments in
thirteen cities the sum of $4S,17S.S3.
The Firemen's Home, in Boonton, re-
ceived an appropriation of S11,0OO,
making a total of about S155,0O0 ex-
pended last year for its present and
future needs.
In addition, the report showed a
balance of the income, above the ex-
penditures, aggregating s73,375.S6 car
ried to the assets of the various as
sociations in the State.
Mr.. Gibson reminded the conyen-
ton that the amount was about $21,-
900 less than the amount transferred
the previous year. This was due, ac-
cording to the auditor, to the in
crease of amounts expended for relief
and appropriated to the pension
funds.
Though our fund is a large one"
said Mr.. Gibson, "the demands upon
it are growing, particularly in the
oldest fire departments of the State"
The liveliest feature of the conven-
ton was the discussion over the
status of the Belleville, Essex coun-
ty, fire chief. 1t appears that James
K. Provett, who had been chief for
some time is holding that position
by sanction OF the Board of Fire
Commissioners, while Christian
Reinhardt is recognized as chief by
the Town Council. Reinhardt was
seated by the convention, his Gre
dentials being Endorsed by the com
mittee on credentials, which disquali-
fled Provett The International Asso-
citation of Fire Chiefs at its conven-
ton in New York last week also
recognized Reinhardt's claim.
Recorded as lite members of the
association are Charles J. Hamber-
ger, Hugh Kinnard, William Exall,
Charles H. Green, Robert Kiersted
and John S. Gibson, Newark; E. 7.
Condit, J. D. Burchan, j. J. Ready,
Henry Blaurock, w. ]. Hagerman,
G. L. Mitchell, James F. Finneran,
w. E. Markwith and N. A. Baldwin,
East Orange; Alfred Personette and
William H. Matthews, Orange.