New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
EIGHT NEW POLICE CAPTAINS.
sERGEANTs PROMOTED BY THE POLICE
BOARD.

/
BOARD
FIVE VETERANS AMONG THE NUMBER - ONE
| MORE VACANCY STILL KBMAINs TO DE
FIn.ED-MANY TRANSFERS MADE
by CHIEF COyILN
| E,gbt nstv CAPTAINS were appointed at the meeting
| Of the Police Board yesterday. Five, VINO were
placed at the head of the list veterans ana had
| the preference In the matter OF promouoh' i"e
other three are chosen from the remaining twelve
OF the seventeen sergeants who passed the recent
examinations for captancies, ana were there'"re
on the eligible list for promotion.
The eight sergeants promoted to captaincles yes
terday were:
Acting Captain John H. Grant. OF the East Sixty
seventh-st. station.
Acting Captain Robert Young, OF the Ei'zaoe'n-
ST. station.
Acting Captain John n. Groo. Of the Mercer-st
station.
Acting Captain Watson vredenburgh. of the West
Sixty-eighth-st station.
Sergeant Daniel c. Moynihan, of the Yorkviile
Court Squad.
Acting Captain Henry stainkamp. OF the East
Acting Captain Stephen Brown. Of the West
Thirty -sevenh-st. station
Acting Captain Richard Walsh OF the west
| Twentieth-st station.
1t had been expected that the vacancy caused by
Captain Sieberts retirement would also be filled
| yesterday, but the ninth captaiDcy still remains
| open. 1t was understood that the Commissioners
could not agree upon selection. and that the mat
ter has therefore gone over until next week. The
| eight new captains summoned to the Central
| Once yesterday afternoon and sworn In By
Chief Clerk Kipp. They also got their gold shields
| from Deputy Clerk Stone.
| The sergeants remaining in the eligible list are
John d. Herihy. OF Eldridge-st; George F. Titus. OF
MacGougal-st.; John j. Farrell Of the Contra ONCE;
| William 5. Petty. Of the Central Office; William
| Hogan, Of Eidridgc-st: Dennis ]. Brennan, Of
Church-st.; John Flood of the Central Office Nor
man Westervelt. Of East One-hundred -and-t wenty-
sixth-st. and Franklin r. Gerrnann. of Charles-st
| The names Of Sergeant Flood and Acting Captain
Hogan added to the list yesterday. The Board
adjourned the examination OF captains for Inspector
shiIs, set FOR Friday and the examinations for
deputy chief for week. The reason for the post
| ponement is that the examination and papers have
| not been prepared
TRANSFERS OF CAPTAINS.
Chief Conn had the Captains before him In
| the course Of the afternoon and told them ne ex
pected them to do their very best enforcing the
law in their precincts. He said that they
| full captains he would hold them to a strict
accountability for the condition OF their precincts
| The new captains were assigned as follows: Stain
kamp the East Fifty first-st. station Grant to
East Sixty-seventh-st Walsh 10 West Twentieth
nthan to Church-st. Drown TO West One-hundredth-
| The Chief yesterday also transferred other cap
tans rsmanded several acting eaptains to ser
ing captains. Captain Schmttberger was sent from
West One -hundredth-st. 70 West Thrty-seventh.st
Acting Captain Titus. of Mac iOuga-st.. was trans
ferred to the Delancey-st. station. and Captain
Thomas of Delancey-st, was sent 70 Macdousai-st
rema nded to desk duty and sent 10 the Grand Cen
ra Depot Acting captain Germann CT Inc 80
Chsf GSnns OSs se5sSaat Wam F rey
detailed as acting captain in command OF the
mand of the West Sixty eighth-st. station. Acting
CaptsiG Brennan, Of the Churehst. station was re-
Captain AIiaire who has been doing duty at the
Of the city Hall Squad. Captain william Thomp-
of CITY Hall was Transferred to the Mulberry.
latter precinct remanded to sergeants duty
in the Charles-st station SergHant Heriiny; ,,r o.
sapa sn add ri hHsac aptan McKrvey of s
fremont station e; m ShsdSn o. sa%ad
beth-st.; Sergeant Magan from Eliza bsth.st to
to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -hfth-s;
NEW COMMANDERS RECORDS.
All the new captains have creditabe records.
l. Captain John II. Grant during the war was a mer-
Der Of the 10Th NewYork Regiment, fought In
twenty -seven engagements. and was wounded at
Blue Springs Tenn, and at James Island. lie was
appointed on the police force January T. 1856,
and did his first duty in the Sixteenth Precinct.
He WAS made a roundsman on October 8, 1870 and
sergeant on July 49, 1876 on May a. last year, he
WAS made acting captain of the East One-hundrcd-
and-t twenty sixth-st station lie Is a brother OF
(aptain Donald Grant, OF the Old Slip station.
Captain Stephen l.. Brown was appointed April
u.s. 1858 He made roundsman October l. 1870.
and promoted to sergeant october IL. 1913. He was
formerly detailed in Inspector Cortrights office.
Captain Henry Stainkamp was born April a.
1919 lie was a gasfitter before he became n police
man The dates of his appointment and promo
tions are Appointed patrolman July ISL; rounds.
man April g. 1880: sergeant. July Z. 1887.
CAPTAIN Robert Young has been on the force since
He made roundsman on
February t. 1873 and made sergeant on July 81 o.
the year
Captain Groo has been patroman since October
Il 1865 He became q roundsman OH August ~.
1853 and was promoted to sergeant on October IL,
1871.
Captain Vredenburgh has been on the force since
November II, 1856. on February -. 1861, he was
made roundsman. He was promoted TO sergeant
on September l. 1870
Captain Moynhan Is also war veteran. He
was appointed on the force December %. 1876. made
a roundsman March 81. 1885, and d sergeant on
December g. 1890
Captain Richard Walsh joined the force on
February %. 1885 He was made roundsman on
March TO- 1891. and n sergeant on February g. 1894
PAY OF ELECTION INSPECTORS