The sun., 1900-12-28
SIXTEEN NEW CAPTAINS.
RgPt BiirsN rOLICE CONMISsIONEkS
arr OvE APIECE,
sexton pi,e and York Pour and Five Are Vet.
erap. - Absii Protests That the chief
Did Not R~commend 1hsm - Baekers
Iautr, Chosen over Men Rated Higher.

Iantr, Chosen Over Men Rated Higher.
sixteen new captains were made by the
Police Board Yesterday from the eligible
list Of twenty y-eisht names. after a lively
meeting at which Comm ,-oner Abel e.
tered formal protest against promoting
any sergeant without his having FIRST been
recommended for promotion by the Chtef
of Police. The protest was based on nothing
more material than section 2ss of the Charter,
which says NO promotion shall be made
except In tho case Of a vacancy In tho ofhoe
Of Chief OF Police, unless the same 10 recon-
mrnded by the Chief OF Police In writing
| stating his reason for such recommendation
Commissioner York said the Corporation
Counsel didn't think this was good law. MI
Abel maintained his position and. although
he would not say so yesterday, he intimatsd
that II was not impossible that the legality
Of the promotions made by the board would
I've tested. But. Notwithstanding his OBJ
| lection 20 the way the promotions wsre being
made. he decided TO vote aye on the general
resolution that doubled the barS on the COAT
| sleeves Of sixteen sergeants. He said after
| ward that he didn't want " obstruct businsD
| President York appointed five Of the new
| captains, omrlssioner sexton ivs. Com
| missioner lIess one and Commissioner Abel
one. That was the announcement given out
| by the clerk Of the board at the conclusion Of
| the meeting. As a matter OF fact. President
| York got only four appointments. one Of tbs
| men recommended by him being . veteran.
| who would under the law have 70 bs promoted
| anyway. No one volunteered any informa-
| tlon as TO why Msssrs. Hess and Abel got but
| one appointment apiece. and when those
Commissioners were approached they made
the very reasonable answer that II was be
cause they couldn't get any mora. The
four other men promoted were veterans ana
did not need sponsors. The men promoted
MsnG@ttan" Michael Gorman. veteran. s,.-
eoi: harhor police; Edward Walsh. veteran.
eran. II. Vast Fi'ty-hr.t street; James Can
non. o. y. High Bridge; John Sooney' siis.
hn @ Pts ss MSSss SSss E fGSSs ESGs
| ss 3d. Jefferson Market court Francis j.
WSst fs,y eS4tS fSr,:s :srGSt ssIc:tS s0hp
BrroSopkti22n-' rSpti John Mara veteran, ssi. Full.
ton street; Edward j. Kenny, veteran. 72ss.
tr%tteG' T"HS Gosan 5aa asa IIhsfty aesn"s
LawrencS j. Mnrphy; ",lo; Herbert street street
fs%ara a%. e. onbars svsnsS
or these men Ave are veterans and had
s MsTs sGSn 9Sr ,hs Ia. aS Kshsyy Knsy ani
neev'v. A. tho conclusion of the meeting
I@mWissioner S"ylon soys 'nt o ,hs mnacs names
for :fomotion and the n mes of the men
VI" mad Ircommcn!rd them to hin, hln,
Foody M '1 keST %''S and " aHtT c"Hty cspt caonsy
was recoInnpcndnd to the Comtnissioner bv
Matthew ponohn", nepH,y C"mImiSsi"n,"r Inssnc,"r
Thomas Mc,Aayo} who j, % ihe Iamm1n1y nn, Hsil d
Capt Flood was recommended by .Presi-
! dent Hanen of the borough Of The Bronx.
di-trict. and by Park Commi-,i pner Moebus
| Of The BronN who is Ianmany leader OF
1S arSr IBnf BanTnard dr' Martin m Of ~ The fith district
! recommended the promotion 81 Capt foody
Committee. recommended Capt Kear. while
Cant Iantry had the Endorsement OF his
brother Francis. COMMITS ioner of Correc-
! tion. Commissioner Sexton made no bones
| about the political character Of the recon-
mendatioIe of the men whose promotions
The men Hromoted by President York York
were ,Gapts. Ioole, Colsan, Murphy, n, Gans
! York said they were men who had obtained
| their places ON the eligible lst on their merits
not not '' be- Questioned He did not give the
Ccmms,ione.r Hess recoW,men(dssd,, IL, tho pro
| horseman, "a" commissioning said. and has
tiue record H. mounted officer
C92mm, sioNrr A.; AbGll ,o,I ro"2IpmSnded Capt
| capt. Buchanans brother is Abell's first
| lieutenant IL the Commissioners district In
The twelve men on the eligible list who
| failed Of appointments are Bernard J.. HAYES.
Rapihaci schGlum. Manhattan, ss,ss; Charles
Msnae Ha9aSttan e So 'g1 dtn HcNsm.rs HHTsNnss
! Manhattan. N53I, Michael Devanney. Brook
lyp, %.St; =. l4nddsmapp}; Manhsttan: $40.
! Place. Manhattan. 1891 James Ivory. Nam
haitian. sa.ld.
| the departmcnt. Cant Cannon was for
! long time in command OF tis mounted police
along tae drives in the gnnsr Part OF he city
has stopped are count!ess. Cant. Flood has
hcen attached 70 N" Chiefs once at Police
%"t did Scd ~ WON ~a. I %' hat H'f he had
GGfn FrsnG Of ts cfS2 S?nsT %na has Sasn
| regarded rs one 81 the sure ones on the
%9H s 1r an" han Nam aar ma man 1Te among mn thosc
| promoted Ca,t Lantry.. captaincy came
70 him faster han grom1tons Esaa,ly ,S com" ,nr
yoars he IVA. ri,rn from patrql,nan. There
Tas great si,hsr.e of fSii"smsn snsn. Isl:
voted on collectively. Whom i came Com
| nie-louor NhsllS turn TO vote: he said:
hoard f'rS 6an takc any ny ACTON ACTON With respect to
tho promotion uf any officer in the police force,
that under me ,hartrf rctl3n ?sS' tne Eh'e1
/ writing for the promotion of any oficer,
| stating his rea-on n why such promotion should
/ be mad. aud until such requirement OF Law
I j. comrcd with. this board has no right
i 10 proino'" any uflCcr from the eligible list
r t. q rank higher than he now occupies SEQ
D only. | want t. submit that in the selection
: uf veterans for promotion such preferences
/ A. l. required 10y the Constitution and the
| law IL with resi- eCt 90 his rating, and that no
! yr,forcnc" shall bc mad" IN such case unless
| b" shall stand upon the eligible list above
! any other officer in percentage And upon
! these points ! request tn" opinion OF the Cor.
| pnratiou counsel before any action IL taken
! by this board t. determine the promotion
/ ~ any officer certified to the board by the
| civil Service Commission
| President York said that In promotions
| here, Ofnre made by the hoard the recom-
| nlsnhation, rcf.Tred to bv Commissioner
| Ahell were not exnCted or required as neces-
| sary, the Corporation Coun Ell having eN-
| pressed the opinion that ~" operatlon OF the
| jivil Service law of the state acted ~ repeal
| of the seCsiun Of the Charter referred W re-
! quring that the promotions shau he made
/ IN the manner and IN the order required by
| the rules and regulations OF the Civil Service
| Commission and the tivil Service law.
| Mr. Abcll Suo that no ,uch construction OF the
| law had ever been officially communicated
| TO the board 10y the Corporation Counsel
| He declared that he had made clear his posi-
| ton aud lac voted for the promotions.
| The board steno srapher was empowered
| 10 make public the names ol the fortunate
| sergean,s and he rushed outside to carry the
| news. dispensing gloom and Joy. Those
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