New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-05
WORK RESUMED AT ALBANY:
DEMOCRATS AND CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
MORE POWER FOR MAYOR LOW AsKED-FEEs Oh
THE HEALTH OFFICER.

IBr TELEGRAPH THE TRrDUyE.l
Albany. Feb 4-Civil Service Reform is annoy.
ing the politicians here. All the employees in the.
State offices are muttering that they will have to
go back to school again il they desire to retain their
places Especially are the Democratic spoilsmen
angry with Controller Chapin, who did not take
advantage of the interval of four days between
taking his oath of Office and the day when the Civil
Service law went ino effect. The Controllers
Office is it were filled TO the brm with Republic
can clerks. They are fully qualified to perform
their duties but the ordinary Democratic politicians
would have removed them. There has been q
wrathful denuncaton of Nh. Chaplin in Democratic
circles from Montauk Point to Lake Erie since his
neglect to remove the Republican ofice-holders was
discovered. Mr. Chaplin however, thought he ought
TO retain the official tills at least they showed
unfitness for places Seeing that Mr.. Chaplin can"
not be castgated the Democrats are now seeking
to bring the Civil Service law INTO dscredit They
especially sneer at the examinations held by tho
Civil Service Commissioners. Tonight in the As
sembly a leading Democratic member, Mr.. johnson,
offered the following resolution with view If pos
sIble of bringing Odum upon the Civil Service
Commission:
Resolred, That the Civil Service Commission be and
hereby Is directed to report to the Assembly within
forms comprising the questions to be answered by app
cants which submitted at examinations held previ
GUS to this date and which have been passed upon.
Mr.. Heath thinks that the powers of Mayor Low
should be increased. He introduced a bill maxi
ing the following important amendment to the
Charter of BROOKLYN:
The Mayor mag any time, when II shall seem to him
for the interest OF the public service remove officer
appointed by the Mayor and in his place may appoint
successor whose term OF office shall be for the unexpred
OF his predecessor but such power OF removal sha
be exercised only by Mayor elected TO that oce BY the
popular vote Heads or departments and officers OF ssid
city shall not be liable to third parties for the miseasance
nonfeasance OF any appointed by or suDord
to them. This act is TO take effect Immediately
Senator Otis states that the Senate Committee on
Cities will give a hearing on Thursday to those
residents of Long Island who desire TO protest
against Brooklyn sezing the water-supply OF tho
island TO supply its inhabitants with water. Mr.
Otis SAYS that there is great alarm In Suffolk
County especially. and that if that county can DO
excepted from the provisions of Senator Daggetts
water-bill it may be permitted to pass Otherwise
he will resist it. Every resident on Long Island s
now of the opinion, he states that Brooklyn oughS
to obtain all its future water from the Ramapo
Valley, in New-Jersey, or from the CrotOn Valley.
The Senate tonight ordered to third reading
Senator Dalys bill changing the nameof stuyvesant
Square in New York to Cooper Park, and Senator
Murphy's bill authorizing park at Coentes Slip,
New-York ,, n.
resolution which went over under the rule 10
asks that Congress be requested TO establish by
law such just and uniform fees for the Port OF New
York, and for all ports Of entry IN the uaited
States as a conference of representatives OF the
State Boards of Health of the maritime States
NAV recommend, or as Congress may direct after
full knowledge of the regular quarantine fees now
imposed by law, the object OF the Deih9
and health service in the principal maritime ports
and States of the country.