New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-15
CIVIL SERTICE Ia " VIOLATED
GOVERNOR FLOWERS ILLEGAL ACTIONS
EXPOSED
RESULTS OF THE STATE COMMISSIONS i.'-
IRy.CONTROLLER RoBERTs's



GOOD WORK
Albany Jan H-Ar examination OF the rccorus
IN the office of the State Civil Service Commission
made a few days ago revealed the following iao''
OF IN. lis, of ffty-eight persons Illegally ap-
ponted to clerkships and other superior places III
the competitive schedule y. which list was i'"ue
nrhuc nv ,he Civil Service Reform League during
last summer, forty-two remain Inc reuuc''o" "
sixteen in this list is accounted for IN part ny ,ne
dismissal by Controller Roberts OF SIX clerks III MS
own office The other places were uahsle'leu Wy
Governor Flower to the non-compet'uVe sc"ou"'e'
lust before Mr. Roberts took Office or were re-
examined non-competltlvey by twisting OF Inc
rule relating TO optional subjects uoNe'no'
Flower has transferred in all about fifteen I'M
portant places to the Noncompliance SOHo"u'e wa"
in the last few weeks.
The Civil Service Reform Association oil New-' DIN
CITY has taken the matter up ana VIII p!o'cst a'
once against these wholesale evasions OF the INV
Many of the transfers are of places illegally hi'e'
which have never been reported to the Commission
| and which bat for Controller Robertss determine
ton to pay salaries only TO persons cer'ineu ~
| rroner,v anponted probably never would have been
! Eour instance. Of the kind In addition 10 the SIN
known violations were found by Mr.. Roberts IN MS
| own Office the men being dismissed with the rest
r,a controller has assured the association thai No
salaries will be paid TO any one not certihed 10 MN
nv the Secretary of the Civil Service Commifsiof
| &c legal appontee The outcome of this VIII he
the dismissal Of the forty-two remaining ana nov
nc vet secured in place by the eVasiohS WHO" 'ne
| Governor has been sanctoning
uo,,ouing &c the data relating 20 the reductions IN
! the list of violations. and the transfers ny Tue
Covernor y. represents the competitive schedules
| ond q and u the or-cOmpetitiVe Inc te! ieuuc'
,to,e" may he summarized follows:
! In the office Of the Factory Inspector Amnrose
J. ONe appointed sepiemner l. a%I' rs w.
| as a messenger" His appointment Il H'uo' S''
0nd g. in the Forest Commission the place OF
Assistant Superintendent" held by T. l.; Ha3e
ratro TRANSFERRED on Decemoer = ~ IRON BURKE
Transferred on september from i 10 G. :,
ana Ton In w ;Rf snd s Manon
i larry appointed clerks January ISL re
amned on an Optional subject. Nichol and Wyi.
certificate cerks and hanl st a. ns ah
Successful candidates IN the general examination
Nlchol stood q Wye, 81, and Man ,.,1,r 3D. Com
by F. X Bax,er transsrrGG on December - I5H
clerk on March Is, 1%? reappontei Con,dcn''a !,
Clerk and Which 0 ,eo Wio % OF
december II; Albert L. hudson "statistician. r.
appointed on December o. Hcroun,aDi Geors
l.. Lewis rteguary appointed clerk on NAY
1892 reappointed on December 81 WIN law oie,K H
s sIigibe li It az e 0''''''l' '''''''
Further transfers by the Governor. with data o
the Executive approval are az follows:
2 Private Secretaries" in the Office OF the rae
tory INSPECTOR December - Two Expert TX
aminers' in the department. December =
Accountant in the Railroad COMMISSIONS pac
that has always been in e." where promotion o
competitive examination is required. ana from whlc
Eugere IL. Hastings was recently removed after II
years service. to allow the appointment oi jon
u. MacMahon. ex-Deputy Attor1ey-General-
ferred 10 G: approved December IL
Law Clerk in the statutory Revision Commis
sion. from Il TO &. December il.
Superintendent in the Department OF Forestry
from Is j.. December 81
Special Agents in Forestry Commission. who's
duties shall be those OF "fOresters"-from Il
d. The number Of these affected Is uncertain.