Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-03
FIRE Chief AND
ASSISTANT NAMED
South Orange Village Has Le-
gal Department for First
Time in 20 Years.

South Orange village now has a
salaried fire chief. He is William M.
Ash, who was named today by the
fire committee of the village Board
of Trustees. Incidentally the entire
fire department has been recognized
and in the future will be legally con-
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Although the municipality has had
flremen for more than twenty years,
it was not until the action today that
the department was made a legal
one The name of Ash marks the
close of long fight for the office
in which Patrick McCahery and Ed
ward J. Price were the other prin-
cipals
In the shape of a surprise Daniel
L. Noonan was appointed assistant
chief over Edward J. Price. who was
said to be slated for that appoint
ment, but who was named foreman.
Chief Ash will receive a salary of
1850 year and will be required to
remain at fire headquarters both day
and night. The assistant chief and
foreman will be runners and will
receive s35 and $50 year respect
rsely.
The list of callmen announced in
cludes two new names They are
George B. Yeager and Charles Allen.
The others appointed are Cornelius
P. Nolan, Michael j. Ryan, Joseph
Ash, Thomas Fitzsinmons, Joseph
Tracey, John R. Preston, William
Herman, Fred G. Mayer and Harry
Doe. They will receive SIS a year
for their services. All of the paid
fire.aen were reappointed in the fol-
lowing order: William P. Kane,
Charles searles, Thomas j. Foran
and George w. vanderhoof. The sal
aries Of these men will remain the
same as heretofore
In making the selection of firemen
the fire committee. of which Graham
H. Brewer is chairman, ignored en-
tirely what faction the men were for
inerly members Of There were two
factions, one led by Patrick Nc
Gallery, the former volunteer chief,
who resigned from membership in
the department at the last meeting
of the village governing body, and
the other of which Ash, then assist
ant chief, was considered leader. The
new men named as ca1lmen succeeded
McCahery and Alfred r. Allen, the
latter too, having resigned.
The Village Board of Trustees de-
cided to name a paid fire chief last
year and a civil service examination
for the office was held on January
81. Mr.. McCahery, then the volunteer
head of the department, pointed out
that the Board of Trustees had no
legal authority to maintain fire de-
partment, despite the fact that 1t had
done so for more than score of
years. A bill was finally passed in
the LEGISLATURE giving the village
authority to maintain the department
and name a paid chief. An ordinance
providing for the salaried chief and
general reorganization of the depart
ment was passed at the last meeting
of the village board
At the civil service test, held in
January, but two successfully passed.
Ash and Price. The village board
was not certain whether another ex-
animation for chief would be neces-
sary because the test was held prior
to the time when the bill authorizing
the appointment of a salaried chief
was adopted. The Civil Service Com
mission contended that another test
was unnecessary however, and the
appointment announced today fol-
lowed The action was decided at
an executive session of the fire COM
mittee last night.