New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-20


LETTER OF COMPLAINT FROM THE STATE
CIVIL. SERVICE REFORM ASSOCIATION
Albany. June 10 (speciaD.-State Controller ROD
orts has received the following letter from ''eorse
McAneny. secretary Of the Civil Service he'o Il"
Association of New-York CITY: 90 ,sa-
Hon. James A. Roberts state CONTROLLER .,ror,s 9
Dear Sir: note that number aoi,o, q, "t'ommssion
in violation Of the civil Service law 1t - my nn i
preston that the employes & oi cvm tn7 serysc COM
mission a short time ago. but even though lnls WI ~
not case the omnibus provision h u,o,2
be made fl is as Mr.. Root states N his 'a'u'o'e
opinion. recently furnished YOU thai isou,,o 70 give
effect to the command of the constiinlona l,e mo
vision. and pubic Officers ,E macS4ery' thosc
officers are bound to proceed TO give eiiec 10 1n'
constitutional provision in t se i" haG been charged
with that duty by act OF the Of
iiCn ihS statutes SHOWS '"'' ''"' 80 ..,n- c,vr Ser
,a ne s,a,eu is anne The Jaw scts forth that IT
shall be the duty OF the Governor TO arransii IN III
being in the public service for the pqrPoscsb sba - % n
examination herein provided ior, anu 20 as nr,c-
,icablc ali subordinate places. clerks ana olhc"rS
In the pubic service 90 the state. ana II - lu.'I,'
nf,"r creaicl Of whatever designation. IN ani
branch OF the State service whch arc ny ~ ~ ~
~ IL
cmptel 10y law" shall in tn absence ot NOR, si'o,'
classification bv the Governor. hc. ~ tl' 'v'i'- ON
n.tiiive schedule T.. II was the opinion -. IL
Attorney-tirurral year ago thti. IN We" -, ~.
fact that the act creating the iheh Pl,pi, ~. In
mission was pa -Sel subsequently 10 tne 'NL 81
vice act the employees of the commission "'l- .'''
subject 10 the civil Service rules. WhIc ihr l4'r
el,ion was not accepted by the Civh S'iNtr. ~
form Association at the time. there IS no n"upl t""
IL cannot now have any substance as al hWN H.,N
* -fr. or hereafter enacted when Prov l' l'i VIZ
appo!ufnent Of suhorlinat" officers ana 'HP.pt'N
can he executed only ln such manner hS 10 tl""I''
10 the Cfvii Service section of the on~i ~itllyn '',
as the machinery for carrying said srctl'n mo 'l
fcct Is provllsl IN the general 'aw W. Wu'l ma ma
the claim OF either the 'apt'oi comm N+llh "i "'.l
other commission or depart IN NJ that US SUD ~
fnrre is lni.psnl.ut - %" tlNl Serve NV 'n'
rules Will not h" rccofniH" J. W Ith N'iN S''.'N '
CARDS am yours r".f.ctiu.N. .....,. d, ..-.
GEORGE MNNENf. Secretary
Mr. McAncny is right The Capitol employees nave
boen classified. \ roster Of them was furnished 10
the civil Service Commission some time ago ny cap
i,ol Commissioner Perry AMI such employs "-
shoull hn upon tho comp"tfIv" list w"r" pHi upon
H. The sfor.cuft.rs uppn a non-''iip'll'l'"
list hut the lraurhtsucn. ID" m"ss' myers, M UNI
kerpcrs and the hookkr.pers w"r- put upon INC
competitive list. According 10 thr state Law" ~ 80
positions should be- nilcI from 'hc 'irihl' - Nl '
t'i,l Service Commission. but Nj. An"F 'n"i 70
as appears from his letter. that u is no' Dong '.'
The CAPITOL Commission to-day mao" an'N' w.
hundred arl sey"nty-flv" appointments, h.iNni.|
a designer fpremrn. ston'cuii'rs. na-Nns. my, ,i-
fefs and iahlrrrs work VIII De- continued On the
n SATURDAY.