New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-06
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ALDRIDGE'S CONDEMNATION.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REFUSES
TO HELP HIM OUT.
HIS FIFTY ONE ILLEGALLY APPOINTED sUDoH-
DINATEs Will. GET No PAY FOR THEIR
woRK-cfvII. SERVICE REFORM
SUSTAINED,


frRoM THE REGULAR RcoRREspoNpENr or I HETRinrNE.J
Albany, June 5-tiovernor Morton has ful-
nllcd the expectations Of his fcllow-citizens
with regard to Civil Service Reform. The state
Civil Service Commissioners to-day. under his
direction and approval. declared that George
w. Aldridge, the Superintendent OF Public
Works, had made hfty-one appointments with
out authority Of law. Governor Morton has
shown that he cannot be induced by Republi-
can politicians ITO lot up on Aldrdge. Both
Charles w. Hackett the chairman OF the Re-
publican State Committee. and Edward Lauter-
bach, chairman OF the Republican County COM
mittee OF New-York were here yesterday In his
interest.
The resolutions In relation to Aldridge's case
which were adopted by the Civil Service Com
missloncrs to-day, after receiving the Governors
approval, are as follows:
Where's The G0yernor upon APr ,s y Ss ssrv5s ap
laws OF all the subordinate positions in the Depart
ment Of Public Works, as presented by the Civi
Service Commission. and
Whereas. In misapprehension Of the purport OF
such classification the superln,enden, OF Prpne
hftyone persons in violation OF law or of the rules
classification and regulations made In pursuance
Of law, and of which classification he was du.y
notified. and
Whereas The Civil Service Commission on May
20 1895. certified to the Controller. In accordance
with Section of the Civil Service act the names
OF the persons so illegally appointed, ana
Whereas. This commission understands that. be-
cause of such certfcation, the Controller has re-
fused to draw his warrant for the payment OF the
salaries or compensation OF any said persons SO
appointed or employed, and
Whereas The Superintendent of Public Works
has represented TO this commission that he made
such appointments in misapprehension Of the pro-
visions Of law. and ir the belief that the only per-
sons in his department subject to examination
were the clerks in his Office and has lS asked that
the Controller issue the necessary warrants for
| the payment Of such salaries or compensation.
we'd Commits
sion the law makes no provision by which the re-
| lief asked for can be given; that there having been
no application TO this Commission by the Superin-
| tendent for an examination All the positions OF
twentyone inspectors included In the appointments
| made by him. and. in consequence. there being no
present eligible list for such positions the super
| ntendent Is authorized under the provisions OF
| Civil Service rule No. 81. to make temporary APP
| tive examinations, and until such eligible lists can
prepared and. that all the clerical positions In
| such Department OF Public Works, including col
ectors OF statistics and their clerks; must be made
bv certifcation from the eligible lists for clerk
| ships in the Office of this commission.
Aldridge's illegally-appointed employees have
| worked for month. most OF them. and
| they cannot obtain their salaries. Out of tho
| ffty-one men thus affected twenty-one inspec-
tors receive permission to come before the Board
| of Civil Service Commissioners and submit to
an examination for temporary employment;
| but as soon as the Civil Service Commission
| has prepared an eligible list their terms VIII
| end. Even this temporary employment VIII not
entitle them to any payment for the work they
have already done. The thirty collectors OF
canal statistics and their clerks cannot even Sc
| cure temporary employment, for an eligible list
OF eighty-three persons already exists from
| which to fil their places.
Superintendent Aldrige issued statement to-
| night giving his reasons for believing that his
| department was not legally under civil service
restrictions. He adheres to that opinion still.