The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-24
LAW NOW IN FORCE
The Mayors Civil Service Board
at Last Meets and Organizes.
Herrick, Democrat, Continues to Get
$500 a Year More Than the Or
dinance Allows.
AT about 10 o'clock last night the city
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service, and il is now committed to ii. The
rules were declared to be in force about
that time last night by the Board OF FIX
amirers appointed by the Mayor, and to-
day indianapolis is civil-service city. The
board took extraordinary precaution 10 in
sure absolute secrecy. 1t met in the Mayors
office. and even the janitors We're driven
from the outer office lest some word spoken
might fall upon their ears and an inkling
of what was Transporting within be conveyed
to them. After the janitors had been ex-
cluded the outer door was locked and
barred and the Board Of Examiners talked
in subdued tones.
Richard Herrick, clerk to the Board of
Public Safety was elected secretary OF
the Board of Examiners. lie is TO serve
without pay The secretary Of The Board
of Examiners receives no alary but the
clerk to the Board of Safety receives $40
per annum more than the salary fixed by
ordinance. The city would save 1909
year by putting a capable Republican in
the position Herrick says his services TO
the Board of Examiners are given as an
eleemosynary offering.
The board adopted a form of blanks to
be used by applicants for positions. The
forms are similar to those in use in other
cities which are alleged to be under civil
service rules. They also provided for
register for persons seeking employment as
laborers. Hereafter when any person de-
sires to procure employment from the city
as a laborer he will be compelled TO secure
blank application upon which he must
secure the Endorsement OF at least two
citizens. This blank is filed with the sec
rotary of the Board of Examiners, and the
applicant Is registered in a book kept for
that purpose. Each applicant IS numbered
as he files his application Ire register
shows the name, age and residence Of the
applicant. number 0cDen6EDt
upon him for support, his previous osclpa-
tion. number of years he has resided in
not, personal description, the date of last
employment and date Of discharge.
plicant is compelled to file a blank appii-
cation containing all the information the
Board OF Examiners desire concerning him:
be filled out with ink in the handwriting
OF the applicant; In the case of janitors it
may be filed lied out by another than the APP
employment desired, name, age AMI resi-
dence Of the applicant; how long he has
whether a citizen of the United States.
whether he uses 1ntoXicantS to excess,
whether convicted of crime, condition Of
health. whether he has any physical inca
pscties and the nature OF them, If any;
occupation for preceding five years, names
of employers, whether he has even been
in the army or navy, or in the employment
of the United States in any capacity, in
what school or schools he was EDUCATED.
with the names and location and length
of course; special qualifications, such as
bookkeeping, stenography etc. for the pc
sition sought Then comes the certificate
of the applicant that he has answered the
questions truly, and then the vouchers of
not less than five citizens. The applicant
is not required to make affidavit TO the
truthfulness of his answers. The forms OF
blanks will be sent to the printer immedi-
few days The board will meet 10 examine
applicants as soon as there are applications
for them TO select from. City Engineer
Brown is much in need of two or three
men, and may appoint some temporarily,
pending the next meeting of the Board of
Examiners.