The evening world., 1891-12-14

, Politicians iu this city are struggling with
. problem, the solution " which n Is thus far
tNnlci the most astutc among them. The
key ~ thr puzzle viii be found when II Is
learned lust Why the resignation OF chief
Examiner Lee Philips, ut the ,ivil-Serrice
Board, l. hung up by Mayor Grant after hay
INK been demanded and rendered.
Mr. fhllNpI'> resignation was reported to
have been demanded by Mayor Grant within
twcnty-tour hours after his return to the city
Hall from his European trip II was handed
promptly to the Mayor, couchcd In these
terms:
Dec. II. 1891.
Hon. n"gh J. G,a"t, Hrros.
rsisuattHn as s,rr"tsry and Executive Ofssr of
III" New Yurs city tIyil-Service Hoard, Aud In do
u.p OF the Endnsr-. courtesy aud con-iisr.,on
which you have always shown me dur ing my term
''' '''' ''N ' LIE PHlLlIps.
The Iact OF MIR. rhillips's resignation was
announced about l.45 o'clock p. N. last FRI
dav by Mayor Grant. with the added inforina-
ton that Henry W. Bcardsley was to be ap-
pointed a> Mr.. rhil!ips's successor These
announcements were printed that afternoon
by every evening paper In the city.
within an hour after he had told the re-
porters that Ii" had selected Bcardsley the
Mayor endravorod to recall that statement,
but the papers containing II were already be-
lug sold in the streets. lie did, however, pre-
ycnl It's being published In saturday morn-
ing's papers.
ScarCi. Tor the cause OF the Mayors indeCi-
sion /, iuading to brain iag among the politi-
clans,
Ey some 1t Is limited that whatever anger
he held towards Phillips was Modified by the
courteous, friendly tone OF the latter's letter
by others 1t Is believed that MIR. Croker or
some other OF the Big Four, interposed. What
IL indisputably clear, however, Is that the
resignation was laid aside for future action.
The circumstances leading up to the rcsig-
nation oI MIR. Phillips are stated as follows:
In pursuance OF q requisition from the
; Police Board for the certihcation Of IN eligi-
bic list for appointments to NIL three vacan-
, ci,s III the stan OF police surgeons Mr..
Philips, as secretary OF the civil Service
: j ,urd, sent out, Dec. l, notifications to more
, than one hundred physicians known To be
aspirants for the appointments to the effect
that an examination would be held In the
rooms at Cooper Union Tuesday, Dec. q, at
0A.M.
Each Of these physicians received In his last
Mr.. Phillips, stating that the examination
was postponed Till Dec. 10. No reason was
assigned
Z This looked very queer to the applicants,
especially to those who had previous expert
cnco. 1t leaked out, from an apparently au.
thcItic source, that the postponement was
due to orders from the inner circle OF Tam.
: many Hall politicians.
The story was given out, and gained cred.
: encc, that Commissioner OF Public Works
y Gllroy had called ON Phillips Monday after.
noon ANA directed hin " postpone the exami
nation.
. "By whose authority2" questioned the Tx.
! amiHcr.
!. "A cable from Mayor @ ant" was the al.
4. legged reply.
= " But Mayor Grant has be IN ON the ocean
i i've days" Phillips is sud 10 have objected.
!. The Commissioner was said TO have re
turtcd ans.ily: That makes no difference
= You postpone the examination"
= The examination was postponed as stated
: hui Il i duo u Mr.. Gilroy that he denied
= positively having made such utterances. 81
J.. This AS II may, the tact that the examination
. WAS postpunrd by Mr.. Phillips In supposed
u dclcrcnce to the Mayors Wishes was ad
y. mittCd by the secretary and By Civil service
+ Cumul-siuncr Marluald, though It WAS no
y admitted the Mayors desires were mad
y Known Ia the exact words quoted
That the examination was not pos tpone,
a because OF the unrradincss OF the neue ssag y
. papers, Is proven by the statement OF Dr..
NuoDurgh,th medical examiner, VINO recei' q
Ia, lIst IN ,imatiOn that the examination wa
# on when Ee called late Monday Afternoon a
e MI rhilipss o0icc with the prepared list U
Qu, sNluus.
T. Mayor Grant arrived On the Teutonic We
. nrsday night. Thursday he was al City Hall
Y trIday he sem ~ Philips, demanded hi
;, uilchl head and st II, announced the sp
: puihtmCnt o, bvardslcy, and subsequently
: Withdrew ig-l.u tArre the matter stands.
'!hc hundrcd-Oll doctors and their friend
~" angry, The lriCnGs OF Ciyil-Scrylcc II
70 ..ruI are uutspu"vn In denUAClatlOn Of wha
q hoy tenn juggling with tAo appointment
,, and the Las, AID politicians ure looking
.as,rly iyr inc next move IN tAc ZANE.
SAID 1auLlluy mal who has cAceptiOna
+, facilities lor A.,ulr,; posted:
at las al"a! made our people sore O. Sc,
"A ne police aurg"o"aAtps hung out ot thci
- reach by the Cl,i-S,ryiCe Law. The appoint
IrLts are very desirable, tAc tenure Oein,
Tor he and tnu annual salary $3.50. Th
10 number % wn!yh the ger lee is cntitleI
- '.ad,r the law is twenty-five, but there haY
never lrrl over seventeen, and there ar
LOW oG!y fourteen.
" Examination, were ordered three year
- ago, aud Nory held An ",igiG.c list was sen
= up to the Police Board the certified candi
dates having percentages as high as nh>.
But a certain doctor, u friend and fa!"il!
pAy Stefan ~ one ut the tiy men Of the Hall
" scored u percentage great dead lower,
- Alyu been told that by suinn hOUu
VocUs nj, tame got among the cigOles, bu
F" CiI a,t 90 upio lht Police Board, owing I
.' ',c ae3,u u. Guumiss.o.er &urquand al
' secretary rh!lr,,
DE-. "Aa he could ppt Io appointed, the Up Wa
s. s. f,. .u the Board to MAKE 40 appointments
IA, !ls. ..iN. zoe. D.. scs,, ava another oXGInt
nation VA, had. Again lAu readcrluIu doc
tor 'airI q get the rcpuA pd percentage, an
: again tAc appg!ntl.eA;s "ege assed oNei