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. 5. Andrews. The Masters and
Pilots Association, the Marine Engt-
neers' Association OF New YORK. and the
| Engineers Benevolent Association of the
United States are after him with a
sharp stick.
This afternoon Attorney George W.
Dcase. counsel for these associations,
made application before the Judge of the
New York Supreme Court for a writ OF
mandamus to make COMMISSIONS An
drews show cause why he placed the
city tugs Il. Dassori and Municipal. out
OF commission, thereby throwing out Of
employment members OF the above asso-
Citations who are civil-service ap-
pointees.
The application for the writ OF man
damus commences as follows:
The Mayor. Aldermen snd Commonsl'ty OF the
Bernard J. Mcpadcs
william =. Andrews. as Commissioner Of the De.
psrtment OF street Cleaning OF the City Of
New York.
street. was n pilot on board the city tug
f.. Dassori when that vessel was placed
out OF commission.
A similar document IL In the name OF
Capt. James Reyes. of 2s5 Avenue e., who
was pilot on the city tug Municipal
when that vessel was placed out OF com
mission.
Reyes were duly appointed under the
C.vil-Service laws, affecting appoint
ments to Office In the city and county
Il New York; as pilots OF steam vessels;
by the Board OF Commissioner OF the
New York Civil Service.
rhe appointments OF these pilots for
service In the STRENGTHENING Depart
ment read as follows:
r oRK Aug Is, 1924.
Sir: The New York city civIl.service board,
having certified your eligibility for appointmen'
are hereby appointed to such position at a saiar,
Of N.sso per annum, to lake effect from tsis date
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning,
rhe documents further state that Com
missioner Andrews. In violation OF hi,
duties, and against the best interests o.
out OF commission. thereby depriving tn,
REALTORS OF their employment, to which
they are entitled; and that COMMISSIONS
Andrews has un,a wfaiy Snd AGAINST a IN
against the interests Of the municipalt,
OF New York. dismissed these pilots from
the city's employ, In the following let
ter:
sir: The tugs Dassori and Municipal having bee
ordered on, OF commission, your services =
pilot In this bepartH et are no lonktr IeVulT0
from and after This date. and you are therefor
dismissed. w. 5. ANDREWS,
Commissioner Of street-tleaning
The writ further says that the Jug
f. Dassori and Municipal at the tim
they were placed out OF commission wer'
in every sense sea worthy n properl!
manned and oflcered and 1T to perform
the services Of the municipality of New
York: that Commissioner Andrews un
lawfully and fraudulently placed tn
vessels out of commission.
/, Both REALTORS. McDade and keye'
pray that a mandamus issue, requirin
? him to reinstate McDade ana Eeye, y
their office as pilots, and 70 place tn
D tugs +. Dassori and Municipal In con
mission. or show cause to the tour
why he should not do so, and for sue
other and further relief as the tour
may deem proper, besides tho costs O
the motion.
Accompanying the writs are affidavit
signed by william Murphy. engineer %
the tug Municipal. of $50 East Seven
taenth street. and John +. I.eyden,
pilot, Of 80 East Sixteenth street.
They make oath that they are com
petent to testify as experts as to tn
present condition OF the city's tugs
They are of tho opinion that the tug
were placed out Of commission by An
drews upon the pretense that they wer
unfit for use. which suggestion, they say
is unqualihedly false.