The evening world., 1894-02-06
ANDREWS ONCE MORE
the Commissioner Accused Of Vio-
lating Civil-Service Law.
City Tugboat Employees Ask for
Writs Of Mandamus.
Tugs Dassori and Municipal Taken
Out of Commission.

New trouble Is in store for Commits
sioner w. S. Andrews. The Masters and
Pilots Association, the Marine Engt-
neers' Association of New York and the
Engineers Benevolent Association of the
sharpe stick.
This afternoon Attorney George w.
Dease, counsel for these associations,
made application before the Judge of the
New York Supreme Cou for a writ of
mandamus to make Commissioner An
drews show cause why he placed the
city tugs. r. Dassori and Municipal, out
of commission, thereby throwing out Of
employment members OF the above asso-
Citations, who are Civil Service APP
pointees.
The application for the writ of man.
damus commences as follows:
The Mayor Aldermen and Commonality of the
City OF New York eN rel:
Bernard J. McDade
William s. Andrews. as Commissioner OF the De-
partmcnt of STRENGTHENING of the city of
New York.
McDade, who resides at 1923 East Tenth
street, was a pilot on board the city tug
7. Dassori when that vessel was placed
out of commission
A similar document is in the name of
capt. James Reyes, OF I'D Avenue -, VINO
was pilot on the city tug Municipal
when that vessel was placed out of COM
mission.
These writs state that McDade and
C.vil-Service laws, affecting appoint
ments to office in the city and county
IF New York. as pilots of steam vessels;
having been duly qualified and appointed
New York Civi Service.
The appointments of these pilots for
service in the STRENGTHENING Depart
ment. reads as follows:
NEW ORK Aug. %, 1898.
Sir: The New York city civil Service Boards
having certified your. disability for appointment
to the %rosition o. pilot in this Department, you
are hereby appointed TO such position at a salary
W. $. ANDREWS,
Commissioner of Street Cleaning.
The documents further state that Com
missioner Andrews, in violation of his
duties, and against the best interests OF
the city of New York. ordered the tugs
out of commission thereby deprlving. the
they are entitled; and that Commissioner
Andrews has niawtully and against the
interests OF McDade and keyer, and
Of New York. dismissed these pilots from
the city's employ, In the following let
ter:
NEW YORK. Ian. .. 1924.
Sir: The tugs Dassori and Municipal having been
W 'NH 'Af Va E''A fAf H
pilot in this Department are no longer required
from and after This date. and YOU are therefore
dismissed. W, $. ANDREWS.
Commissioner Of Street Cleaning.
The writ further says that the tugs
+. Dassari and Municipal at the time
they We're placed out of commission were
in every sense seaworthy and porperly
manned and differed and ft to perform
the services of the municipality of New
York: that Commissioner Andrews I'M
lawfully and fraudulently placed the
vessels out of commission.
Both REALTORS, McDade and Reyes,
| pray that a mandamus issue, requiring
him to reinstate NcDade and Reyes ir
their office as pilots. and to place the
tugs F. Dassori n Municipal in com.
mission. or show cause to the Court
My he should not do so, and for suct
| other and further relief as the Court
may deem proper. besides the costs of
the motion.
Accompanying the wTits are ahdavits
signed by william Murphy, engineer Of
the tug Municipal. of $50 East Seven
teenth street, and John F. Ieyden. a
pilot, of 649 East Eiyteenth street.
They make oath that they are com
petent to testify as experts as to the
present condition of the city's tugs
They are of the opinion that the tugs
were placed out of commission by An
drews uDon the p%retense that they were
unfit for Use. which suggestion, they say,
Is unqualifiedly false.