Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-09
THE PoLIoE PROMOTIONS.

Interest Excited Among the NTem. bers Of the Force as to Who ygM bo Appointed Sergeants-SOme or the Likely Grandfather.
 With the additions soon to bs made to ] the police force and the new reporting stations New Haven will have department not little increased in it's efficiency And of this there is great need because of the oity's recent rapid growth in the suburban districts, growth which will no doubt be vastly greater in the future. The present number of the force doing regular duty is ninety, including eight doing supernuma- ", or in other words apprentice duty. This number includes only the patrolmen, and will soon be increased to ninety six by the police commissioners. Another inn portant addition is to be made to the list of sergeants.
 Of course Captains Hyde and Smith will have the present ieutenants, Wrinn and O'Keefe, to keep them company in that official position just so soon as those re- porting stations are ready to receive them. Captain Wrinn, as he will be then, will preside over the hill district station, and many there are who will regret the absence of his genial self from the headquarters. O'Keefe will take charge of that station which is to be located somewhere up Dix well avenue. With the abolishment of the grades of lieutenant and roundsman that of sergeant will become materially in creased. The present roundsmen, Mcbride and Cook, will be advanced to that grade, the former, it is perhaps safe to predict, taking the place which will be made vacant by Lieutenant Wrinn's change of loca- tion. The present sergeants are Bradley and Driscoll, with Bishops place still va cant.
 Under the new regime an appointment of at least six new men to this grade will be necessary, and who these are to be forms considerable food for conjecture and interest, at least among the members of the force. Applications from more than half of the number of patrolmen have been madesfor the promotions. Just how these promotions are to be made remains to be seen. It is doubtful if political in fuence and wire-pul1ing dG not in more cases than one secure the coveted honor, and the claims of deserving worth disre- garded. A horoscope of the situation is af follows: Commissioner Andrews is said tc be in fa1or of Henry Cowles; Claneey has a leaning toward Officer Began; Dillon has uOU d6 yet u0CIuSu, SO Gu0 StOTy ROoS, WILL he does love better-McGann or Charlie Stormont; Commissioner Smith is inclined faverably toward Pabor, Baldwin toward Crocker, and Herbert Benton is somewhat in guandary to decide between Orr, Bis sell and George L. Hyde. Iu this last cast at present the balance is swinging pretty l even, with it hard to prophecy which way 1 it will eventually turn.
 Perhaps one way of solving the dificul | ty will be to make sergeant of Officer l Orr, who has always been highly eficien officer, and turn the sagacity of Officer Hyde toward detective work. This officer work in this direction has been, since hi acquisition to the force, of a most valuabl nature, when originality and forethough was needed.
 Officers McGrath, Moore, Phelps, Streit Bissen and several others are also men toned as prominent candidates. Bissel is one of the old, efficient and deserving men of the force. He is republican. Il the promotion seven at least will be demo crats, including the two ieutenants ant roundsmen, ,and four of the new sergeants it would seem, from the natural order o things, ought to be taken from the reput lican ranks.
 The total number of new men to tn force will be only twelve or thirteen, an
 ought to be twice that number at least, &
 the commissioners and superintendent think, but with this addition the force wi
 be increased in it's efficiency very appal ently, and more protection afforded th
 citizens living in the far away districts o
 the outskirts of the city.
 First Premiums.
 MT. James L. Root of this city took tw
 first premiums and special for best spe
 imens of Golden Seabright bantams at tl
 Rhode Island poultry show held at Prov