New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
POLICE sERGEANTs MADE CAPTAINS.
THE RECORDS OF CAPTAINS CoRTEIGHT AND CoNLiN
ILL

THE RECORDS OF CAPTAINS CORTRluHI AND CoNLiN
OTHER CHANGES IN THE FORCE.
When the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
recently made an appropriation for the pay OF an
extra police captain 1t was understood thaG Ile
Police Commissioners intended to divide the lwencc
ty-ninth Precinct. The death of Captain kealy OF
the Fourteenth Precinct made vacant another place
toward which the eyes of aspiring sergeants
turned eagerly. Each of the Democratic CommllSs-
siOners claimed the right TO name Captain heaiE
successor. Mr.. Nichols yielded yesterday to the
claim of Mr.. Matthews and although the CommIs-
sioners decided to postpone the division OF inc
Twenty-ninth Precinct, Mr.. Mason was permitted I
to name another captain Mr., Matthews chose chose
Sergeant Peter Conlin,. of the City IAN
SQUAD And Mr. Mason GOT,rioS selected S t5o
Twenty-secOnd Precinct, and the two sergeants
were made captains by the unanimous vote OF the
board. Captain Cortright Was assigned TO
of Captain Hedden who was transferred 70
day duty at Police headquarters; Captain Comm
was sent to the Second Precinct at High Bridge,
and Captain McCullagh, of that precinct, was
transferred to the Sixth Precinct. Captain Petty
was sent from the Sixth to the Ihirteenth Precinct
to the Thirtty-frst Precinct and Captain
Murphy of the latter precinct was placed
in command of the Fourteenth Precinct.
The transfer of Captain Pc ty to the, Thirteenth
Precinct was said to be mark of the boards con-
fdence in him as disciPlinarian Patrolineh IN
the brGc met h oNd tSe Gommsonors
thought that firmer hand was needed 10 Tou tne
reius of government there. Roundsman Delaney,
the rank of sergeant and sent to the IWehty-nrsu
Captain Cortright is fory-four years old, and he
has been policeman since 1867. lie was born III
Sullivan County n Y. and served through the re-
bellion in volunteer regiments enlisted IN that
county. In appearance he is tall, handsome man
of sodierly bearing. His record as n policeman II
without a blemish. He has been regarded by nus
superior officers as one of the most intelligent men
on the force CAPTAIN Coulin has not 50 commando
ing an appearance as Captain Cortright, but me has
been spoken of in the department as man o, Keen
intellect and pleasing manners lie is brother OF
of Commodore Tooker. One of his most
influential supporters is said to be Judge Donohue.
His record ms policeman is sald TO De ialT. ZAP t
rank of sergeant on the same day, July ~, 1910
Captain Conlin has been member OF the force
since 500 and he is fOrtythrce years Old lie is
Democrat. while Captain Cortrisht IS kepuD-
hcaE.
MANUFACTURERS AND CIGAR-MAKING.
In connection with the recent decision of the
Court OF Appeals, declaring the Tenement House
Cigar Law Unconstitutional, Morris - wise. coun-
Sc for the Ncw-York Cigar Manufacturers Associa-
ton has issued circular letter containing state
ment about the motives which led to the passage OF
the act
Mr. Wise says:
The cigar manufacturers Of this city have during the
past years been compelled to meet the onslaught of
the rades-unions who have attempted to coerce capital
stife business progress and disineae aud scatter the
trade by means of hostile legislation of prohibtory
nature whereof the Tenement House Cigar Law was Dut
an0tcd specimen
The statement that the question of hygiene was
involved in the subject of this legislation Mr.. Wise
prOnOunces false. He says:
The general death rate in the City OF HewYork during
the year 1882 about 81 per thousand In the ~
tenement houses devoted to clgarmaking purposes In
this city among 1854 families consisting of about 1914
persons the total number of deaths in said year was 10
about per thousand These figures are nal ana con-
elusive.
Mr.. Wise asserts that the manufacturers are at
all times willing to comply with all the regulations
of the Health Department with such rules as the
public authorities may deem necessary TO guard the
health of homes and the wOrkmen, but they protest
That sumptuaTy legislation is dangerous and had that
the rate wages every trade must he controlled by the
laws OF supply and demand and not by prohibory egs
laon: that partisan laws hastily devised and crude
Iy formulated a disgrace free State and insult
to the intelligence of our people