New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-16
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THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE CITY.
MAYOR EDsoNs PLAN FOR IT'S REFORM
A CONFERENCE WITH TIRE STATE BoARD-WHAT 1T
IS PROPOSED TO DO

. CONFERENCE WITH TIRE STATE BOARD-wHAT 1T
Is PROPOSED TO DO.
Mayor Edison held conference yesterday VIZ! i
tho State Board of Civil Service Cominisspe1S; III
regard 10 reforming the Civil Service OF tho Guy.
Civil Service Commissioner Augustus scnoonlnatk1a
and Chief Examiner Sias w. Burt represented ne ne
State Board The other persons present
Porter Dock Commissioners Voorhis ana S'ai66
Street Commissioners Coleman, and huoer' w.
Thompson, Commissioner Of Public WORKS, -,
Examiner Burt read the TTes and regqba
tons prepared at the suggestion OF the Mayor.
apply to all departments except 1ne Which are eX
cluded by law Elective officers and those uhdeI ooia
for the keeping Of money are also sAccR ru
from the application q f6e b Pr SPIV Service of the
city into four classes, which will correspond WIN
the classification of the state CIVIL Service Appn
cants for admission TO the first three CLASSES are -
be examined either by competitive or non-comPe u
tive examinations. The fourth class will constitute
labOrers, or day wOr kmen, who Will not DO eN-
amined bnt all appointments and removals III tiis
class must be reported TO the examiners, IN order
that complete record may be kept OF the ClVl Ner
vice of the city. $4,000. -
The State Board recommend the appointment OF
three Boards of Examiners The first is to examine
clerks, cOpyists, bOOkkeepers, ETC., known as
Glass A., the second to examine ,r th.
plOyes who have executive and expert duIes
! to perform; and the third board 10 ne
specially appointed to examine applicants 1or
places under the Board of Charities and CORRECTION
Mr. Burt said that it was deemed best 10 nav
special Board of Examiners for the charity depart
ment owing to the special and varied character OF
the duties performed by employees IN that depart
| ment. Each Board of Examiners is u be composed
! of three citizens appointed by the Mayer ana nov
! more than two members of Board shall belong 10
the same political party. The Mayor is TO appoint q
| clerk and secretary for each Board. The Gomnehs
| satiOn of examiners must be fixed by the Board Oh
| Estimate and AppOrtionment. All cOmpetitlTe
| examinations are to be confined to one class III
nOn-cOmpetitve examinations the applicants lnuSI
fulfil certain requirements IN order To Dc e'lgioio
| for appointments
The rules do not place any restrictions on folhoV-
ais further than that the reasons therefor must pc
| fled with the Board of Examiners; but, after the
rules and regulations go into effect, no appoint
ments can he made except among those persons VINO
| have qualified before the Board of Examiners;
! Chief Examiner Burt saiG that the state BoaTd
/ would favor % change in the laws governing tno
| CITY so that the removals could he made at WILL
! Commissioner SchOOnmakcT said that IN nus
opinion the worst provision in the City Charter was
! that which restricted removals, and IeqWTed me
| Mayor and heads of departments to 40 tm0ngh the
| form of a trial when any person was TO be It.
| moved.
| The State Board of Civil Service commissioners
| also recommended that the employees in the various
departments be classified In regard 10 pay, so that
| men performing the same kind Of work would re-
ceiyc the same pay. At the present time there is II"
! classification Whatever, Mr.. Burt sad, some men
receiving 80 per cent more pay than others Ior per
! forming precisely the same work
| The Mayor said that he regarded the rec0mmenI
| datiOps made bv the State Board valuable, ana
| he would carefully examine them, and appoint
another conference at some future day.