The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27

lis Promotion-H Orkheime7
 Ignored.
 No charges were preferred against Ehtef Edward Mooney at the meeting pf the fire commissioners last night but charges have been made out and whether or not they will, be taken up For Consideration by the board will depend entirely on Chief Moo1ey'S action on the vote of the board retir- ing him on half pay after August 1.
 If the chief obeys the edict of the commissioners and retires on the half pay pension they have voted him no charges will be pressed against him. If on the other hand the chief de- cidea to fight and make the commits sicners show wherein. he is physically unfit to remain at the head of the de- partment, charges Of insubordination will be pressed
 FoIioyys4,n- ,,i1t. further. the cut and dried program of the administration the coznnds dszfoners decided to ignore Second Assistant Chief Jacob Hork heimer by the issuance of an order which in effect places Captain Thom- as Burns over him in the carrying department. when they naturally should fall upon the shoulders of the second assistant
 Horkheiner is ignored, not only in the advancement of a captain over his head to the post of first assistant chief, but also in the deiegation of duties that should fall to him to a man who would bee s. subord1nate. under orain- ary conditions.
 Two counts of characterization are said to have been prepared last night against the chief, although the conn nlissic1erz will not admit this. One is 2 that he was insub9rdinate, not only in refusing to obey the orders of the comm lsafoners but also in having eaid that he would stick on the job no znatksr what the connniasto toners said and also that it would take a police man to remove him. The second count is that he stayed in uniform and in aisted on acting as chief until nearly 4oon on Saturday and that 1t was necessary to serve him with 8 second order before he would take off his 1nIforxa and re1inquish his authority as the active head of the fire depart The commissioners do not wish a light with the chief They. would much rather he would retire and take his penSion- His retirement is but part Of 2 plan conceived by the Re- publican administration months ago in order to retire number of men in tho denar txnent and pay politicals debts by advancing others
 At the metdng last night First AS.
 
 named chief of the departnen s his apnoiutnent to take effect July S1 at midnight Captain George Beardslee, the oldest ofacer In the department in point Of years of service. was named to4 succeed Chief Johnson His ap- rointnaent oyer the head of Second Assistant Chief Jacob Horkh elmer created Considerable surprise but this. was also part of the Republicans pro- gram.
 Nicholas Horan were made captains. priver Thnnaas Bly, And, was made lfeute4lants as was Ladderman Nils Wlnba-g The retirement of Chief Mooney and the changes and appoint- ments would have been made long. the adLvaRee1aent of Thomas Ely. The latter 1g a nephew of Thomas Bly,. who is the oldest driver in the de< partEne41t- The dispute over Bly's advaneenent was finally adjusted
 These assignments and changes were ordered last night by the com rniszdoners to go into effect at once.
 Capt Michael Daily, to No. Truck
 Capt asnnlaeI West 10 No Chem
 capE Nlohoias Heran to No. En- Lieut. rhomas Lee to No 10 En-
 Lieut. Thomas By, IT,, to No. 2 Iie..t Nz1s w,nberg to No. En-
 Eiezt- william Daily to No. En- gina
 Hs,esznan Herman Biebel to Fire alarm Headquarters
 Capt Azexander Mei1or to be house captain No. 1z Engine house. Assistant Driver O. T. Eagan to be arfver No Truck
 This order was also issued by the En51lsEinnexs:
 In aeccraance with actipn
 taken by the Board of Fire Com
 miss5asaers at a rnefing he7d July
 2s, 1915. the following Is an-
 pcWnced-
 h tae event Of the First
 Assistant Chief being absent from
 duty, on his days off, or for other
 carse. Captain Thomas Burns is
 detailed to substitute for him,
 and while so acting his station
 shall be at No. Engine House.
 This detail to become effective
 August l. 1915.
 9J. A. LEONARD,
 President Board of Fire Com
 xnaesdoners.o
 Five new members of the depart n3Hnt were named to replace the men who were retired last week. They were: William Fl. Bfahel.. son of Herman Rzebei of East Main street nonaina4ed by Commissioner C.. G. Ii1ld0aists. Henry Albus, s2, of 32 Hamilton street, employed by the Bfrdseye-S0mers Company, a norni- nee of Counrnissfener John H. Tague; Frank Leonard Howgate. 34, q car- penker Of 1l99 Main street, nominated by President John A. Leonard; Chris tDp1ler A. IAeroix. dr.. 32, a carpenter of s1eS James street. named by Com missioner J, H. Cassidy. and Victor K. TurnqHdsts 3z, a painter of 198 Fifth streety nominee of Cimnais- sioneF LindauisE,
 4. William H. Baird. a hoseman at fached to Ne. Engas1e. House. an-