New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
.lOURNEAY AND BURNHAM.
SHIT BROUGHT TO PREVENT THE PAY
MENT OF SALARIES.
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH

,,.xtc,pAr. EMPLOYEES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH
THE REGULATIONS.
r,sa,b A Hurr CORPORATION Counsel. yesterday re-
ccived papers in a test suit brought by j. Warren
Greene ex.Ciyll Service Commissioner, as counsel
for : g. Chittenden William G.. Low James NC
Keen John ID. Kelley, ex-City Treasurer; Edwara
NJ Bassett and $ Perry Sturges. against the Mayor,
Controller CITY Auditor. city Clerk and city Treas
urer nominally TO prevent the payment OF sa.aries
TO sixty-hve men employed In municipal depart
mens for the alleged reason that these ONCE -noia-
ers have no; passed A competitive examination, ana
that making the appointments these heans ot ue-
partments have failed to comply with certain civil
Service regulations Specifically. the action Is brought
to enjon the defendants from paying the salaries OF
the following persons:
c.erN $500: William s. Curtis j. Nelson McGee.
charles Wynant and Oscar Grundlach, Clerks 10
geant-at-arms. 81 2oO: Francis W Weekes and Will
lam Kuykenda assistant a. ms S aSV
ertson splitter keeper Of city Hall, %.ov; James
Department Of finance-John NJ Ward, chief clerk
OF arrears, $3.50; H. Lee Anstey assistant bond
clerk 81 S a aawrs8ee Jensen chiss slsTk 81 ss
George Is. Waters, bookkeeper 500 Robert
s sns srn s WORTH %
general warrant clerk, 5000; Thomas Foulks Rob
Harry NJ. Mott, Adoph Levy, William F. Franseky
sna ' io o. Senamn Raphae payma s @
a. W. Halock assistant, sl.l0O; Samuel Open
s%r qSS msp homas rerea
ntendent OF docks. sl.6oD William J. Cox. Henry
rn and sose K
$500 to $1,000; Thomas J. Mclean clerk OF docks,
Henry r. Denny, messenger $1,000 '@'''' S''''"
Department of AuditwEIastus Everett. tr., chief
DEPARTMENT of TreaSury-tieneral clerk 81 100
Department of Law-Edward VI. Perry and Her.
bert b. Brush assistant corporation counsels y 900
Department of Arrears Charles II. Hoffman, as
sistan cashier. 1920; Edwin L. Grapes. keeper OF
Department of Accommodations Hurley. sur
Department of Health-George E. West, secretary,
sSocO; Fred Anwell. finance clerk. $500; Walter II.
Sellman, hoy, $40 "A week.
CHARLES Miller license fee collectors. $1,000 '''@' UNIV
Stanwood, accountant S2G0
Department Of Budings-Edward Fackner. secre-
Department OF City works-Payrom and disbursns
clerk. 81 $50; james NJ Newland. clerk of commits
DEPARTMENT Of Psrks-willlam Gutenberg. keeper
license clerk. $4,000; James H. Cross, bond and war
rant clerk. $1,000.
Mr. Greene says that the suit is not an unfriendy
one, but has been brought to test the question
whether there are any places in the gift
OF the Civil Service In Brooklyn which can
cept when a competitive examination is i'm
practicable. This suit Is In line with the
agitation Of civil service reform advocates, which
produced Mr. Burrs opinion recently as 10 The
legality OF making certain places In the City Works
,spartmsnt non-cohpeutive Mr.: Greene says that
Mayor Wurster IL now considering a radical re-
vision Of the Civil Service schedules In order to nut
into the competitive schedule all places which can
he filled after competitive examination. But Mr.
Greene thinks that the suit Is needed In order 10
secure retroactive construction of the law as to
places which have been filled IN the past.
The Importance of this suit" said Mr. Creene
must be seen by all persons who have observed the
deteriorating effect of the spoils system upon all our
institutors"