New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
PROMOTIONS MADE
 BY POLICE BOARD
Rival Becomes Lieutenant and
 FHney and Stadler SeEgeants
AUTO PURCHASE DEBATED
Compromise Effected on Purchase of Cars and Recommendation 10 Council Agreed Upon-Changes in Traffic Lights to Be Made.

The board o' police commission efs sat ln executive session from S 10 1l:.5 ?. III. last night and then threw open the doors long enough to promote Sergeant Matthias Rival to lieutenant and Officers Thomas J, feeney and John c. Stadler 10 ser seants, and Superuumcrary Officers Edward Carroll, Eugene kieffer, Charles Weare and William ODay 10 regular patrolmen, Then they went back into executive session about midnight and remained until l:45 this morning discussing the purchase of two automobiles
 After the appointments and pro- motions had been made in open meeting. Commissioner o. r. Parker moved that the automobile question be taken up. Would you care to take up the automobile question in executive session." Chairman Cham herlain asked and Commissioner Parker replied affirmatively. Com missioner Bannan. however, said some Of the members Of the com mon council have not given the cont missioners proper consideration. We spent three hours and a half on the matter" he said. but he was interrupted by Chairman Chamber lain, who reminded him that the mo- tlon before the house was that the matter be taken up in executive session.
 Chairman Chamberlain announc- ed this afternoon that tho board will recommend to the council the purchase of TWO Essex six cylinder coupes. al an appropriate cost of s'op each. This price includes the allowance for the old cars. The coupes will have leather upholster- Ing and will he bought from the Honeyrnan Auto Sales Co. T. is understood that the common coun cil will be agreeable 10 the recom- mendation.
 For the first time in several r1onths. there were spectators in attendance Tt the open meeting. tn- cluiing Councilmcn Samuel sahlot- sky and Thomas Fay of the sixth ward. T. Clay Cavanaugh, Yale Sable, Harry Gordon and Louis Sab lotsky. Commissioner Bannan moved that lieutenant be appointed by ballot and every vote was for Ser geant Rival. To fill the scrgeancy made vacant by this appointment. Officer Thomas J. Fecney was pro noted, receiving three votes to one for Officer William ]. Grabeck.
 Six Ballots On Stadlcrs Election
 Six ballots were required to pro- mote Officer John C. Stadler to the second sergeancy. On the first bal lot, he had two votes. while Officer Peter Cabclus and Officer George Collins each had one. On the sec and ballot. the commissioner who Officer Cahelus switched to Officer Daniel Cosgrove and or ticer Collins kept his vote, while or ticer St1dler again had two. The lineup was the same on the third, fourth and fifth ballots but on the
 
 sixth. the vote which had been for Officer Cosgrove was shifted 10 or ticer Stadler, and he won out, Of 1 hccr Collins still having one vote.
 Supernumerary officer Carroll | was appointed n regular patrolman 1 on motion Of Commissioner Bannan, i seconded by Commissioner Parker Officer Kicfter was appointed regular patrolman on 1 motion of Commissioner Parker, | seconded by Commissioner Bannan. l Officer Weare was 1 appointed on motion Of Commission 1 ar Morton. seconded by Commits l Sioner Parker. and Supcrnumerary Officer William O'Day received the . fourth appointment on motion Of Commissioner Rannan. seconded hy Commissioner Morton. There are two more vacancies in the regular
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