Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-04

quently maintained the duty of loyalty to the federal Union and reused the House and gal 1eries to high pitch of enthusiasm"
 The above sketch of Col. Wright appeared | in 1870, since which time he has filled the following positions: In '72, president of the Court of Common Council '73, again chosen to same; in '72, Commissioner of the Police department; in '73, Corporation Counsel of the city of New Haven; in TT, member of the Board of Aldermen 'in '78, again mem- 1 Der of the Board of Aldermen in '7S, elect ed Representative to the General Assembly | from New Haven for year 1879; in '79, elect ed Speaker of the House of Representatives
 The COURIER of November 4, 1878, said, speaking of Col Wright's nomination to the General Assembly "Of Col. Wright it may doubtless truly be said that within the city limits there is no man whose impress is more upon the municipal affairs of the city, cer- tainly in a legal point of view, than his. The first great work or improvement which he permanently aided in consummating was the laying out of the shell road from the city of New Haven to Orange. Mir. Wright after ward became member of the Court of Con-
 
 again in 1971-2, making three years in the lower Board. Afterward in 1877, he was elected to the Board of Aldermen to which he has been reelected and has served all together two years. While in the Court of Common Council he was president of the Board for two years having thus had five years experience in the legislative depart ment of the municipality. He has been Cor poration Counsel for about a year and a half, during which time he has dis posed of POS out of 244 pending cases, without the loss, as is shown by the report, of any fully, and par tial loss of two only, in which cases so won the interest of the city amounted to over half a million dollars. He has also served about three years as a Commissioner of po- lice, during which time he has made very ex- tensive investigations as to the police force of all the principal cities of this country and Europe, the result of which was recom- mendation to increase the force from 50 to 95, which was done by the Court of Com mon Council. He was, with ex-Mayor Lewis and Johnson T. Platt largely instrumental in obtaining a United States survey of New Haven harbor and surroundings. The loca- ton of the coast line in our harbor and top ography of the entire city front were the results of their labor, and the city Is now in- debted to him and associates in the work for the splendid harbor maps which the city now possesses, which are of great value for puEpoSeS, our Ill., terests Mir. Wright inaugurated the system of fire police alarm. He did very important work in his service upon committees. He served upon many special com mittees and on the important com mittees of ordnance, streets and claims, Over $10O,OO0 in claims came before the committee while he was amember, and only four per cent. were allowed owing to his institution of careful sitting of the same He was prominent in establishing the system of sewerage of the city. He was a committee with others for the erection of our present Police building and the Court House. During these years of service, which in all are nine out of the-fourteen of his residence in this city, he has become intimately ac- quainted with the legislative, judicial and ex- ecutive departments of the city government, it's sewerages, streets and other departments of city Improvements MT. Wright in all this nine years connection with the city of New Haven has been faithful in administration, wise and prudent in his measures and compe- tent to high degree in every department of the city government in which he has been gagged, and he has exhibited great ability and zeal in all matters"