The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
POLICE BERTHS
 CAUSE SPLIT IN
 RANKS OF C. o. P.
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tContinued from Page 1) fion that Redgate will likely procurel Ithe appointment
 The next in line for promotion will Re Lieut. Suckiey. who will pc ap-l pointed a captain President Stan ley, as well as two other commission ere, are tin favor of promoting Cap ! tain John Fl. Began to the post to be left vacant by the prospective retire ment of Captain of Detectives George Fl. Arnold. Regan's friends say thatl this officeR will not for a moment consider the appointment to the head ; of the detective bureau. It has been agreed that Regan can have the job providing he will accept
 Should Began refuse the office, politicians say, the office will be given to Suclxleyi Should Began accept the office. SuckIey will be appointed cap-l tain of the Second precinct station.
 The newly created office of neu- tenant of detectives lies between De- tectiye -Sergeants Edward o. Cronan and Peter Hall. Detectiye-Sergeant Peter Hackett has announced his in-l tention, of resignipg at the request of the police board The promotion of Cronan or Hall and the retirement of Hackett will leave two vacancies in the detectives-sergeanc
 According to the slate Acting-De-I tectfve George Simon will be appoint ed a detective-ser AcIlng-de-l
 
 great fikhtlfo promotion. simon and Bray are both Republicans and both men hall from the 9th district simon has the booking of John T. King and the 9th District Republican club. Bray will be second choice.
 Shoa1A the sscommisstoners appoint one deuocrat and one republican to detective-aergeanc as is usually the. custom. acting Reflective James Doc ley will procure the other promotion. ir7fr ever Bray and Simon may procure, both promotions and Dooley would be left in bis present position. Act ing-detectiVe Luke C. Petruschell has not been ntionedl in the pro1no otiona
 The pro motion of Capt Redgate to the head of the department would leave q vacancy in captaincy-s Capt. WiIliam A1derso1l.s resignation will effect sa second vacancy. Lieuts. Fred Webb and Philip ,BIansfield are the choices for promotions.
 The next order of business will be the filAins of four lfeutenancies. These vacancies will be cauEed by the resig- nation ef Lieut. John oufnlliyan and the promotion Of Lieuts sSuckleys Blansfie1d and webb.
 According to the latest slate Ser geanfs James Ramsey, Edward Wag- ner and John McGirr are sure of pro- rnotionl to the office of Lieutenant. 4 y ' by Sergeants John osconneH and James Walker, O'Conne1lN is the probable choice
 The promoting of four Sergeants to positions of lieutenant calls for the promoting of four policemen to the post of sergeant. The, recently ere ated position of sergeant calls for the appointment of another policeman as sergeant. All in all there will be five sergeants appointed
 P,vas r1faa AIpheus Gou1den, Edward Wheeler, John Bartons John Browne dog and liquor agent, and Joseph T. Coughlin. Policeman George Bennedetu and John H. Cody are also in the running but the first three policemen above named feel sure of promotion. Pc Iceman Clifford N. Gorgas has also been mentioned for a post of sergeant or possibly appointment as acting-de- tective in the detective bureau. There are several other policemen in the race for sergeancies and some not yet even mentioned may land the coveted positions.
 The retirement of Doorman James Halpfn. Edgar Fisher and Charles Lush will leave three vacancies ir the ldoornf-1gsssps. Fred Schultz, Will helm Lundberg and Alexander F Hatch, all Republicans, are in the race. Thereis possibility of Pc Ifceman Michael J. Guilty, democrat 4dA4QinS OA4C OA IAAC EtOSSS OA NOOA AAAr-AA tzuf1ty has been unable ito do outside police work for the last six months having received a fracture Of the righ1 knee when struck by stone in rio at the West End plant of the Crane Valve company early last Septemb Der
 The promotions Coupled with the appointing of 50 men as permitted for by a city ordinance as well as -tht appointment Sof a policeman to fill the vacancy caused by the dismissal from the department of Policeman Sheen. aneans the appointing of TO police men. The commissioners have tn applications of several aspiring youn, men in their possession but the lis Of appointments has not yet been de cfded upon.