New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
POLITICIANS ARE ANGRY.
DISGUST WITH THE MAYORS CIVIL SER
VICE ORDER
TAMMANY MEN AND ALDERMEN ESPECIALLY IN
DIGNANT- THREATS TO CARRY THE

DIGNANT- THREATS TO CARRY THE
MATTER INTO THE COURTS.
The transfer to the care and supervision Of the
Municipal Cvil Service Boards OF 10 places under the
city government taking them from the exempt
schedule AMI making them competitive has thrown
political bosses and workers into high state OF ex
element. Especially the Tammany statesmen
IN deep distress the order Of Mayor Strong. The
combined yearly salaries Of the places put under the
Civil Service regulations foot up about SlSco The
amount per place runs from s-cO to 5000 II year.
SOME OF THE CHANGES.
Tho change takes away from political favoritsm
such important Offices those Of Supervisor OF the
city Record and Chiet Clerk Of tho Board Of Alder
men. 5000 places he'd by John a. seicher and
William II. Ten Eyck. respectively; secretary % the
Heath Department. A.So year. General Emmons
Clark and these $500 Offices. general bookkeeper Of
| the Finance Department. Isaac : Barrett; water
purvoyor q the Department, %, Public Works. r u
North. sanitary superintendent. Health Depart
meni Or G. r Roberts. attorney and counsel.
Heath Department. Henry stenert; Superintendent
samuel Parsons. r.. anl r. II. Bean Park Depart
mont. also. Or. A. T. Macdonald superintendent OF
hospitals. whose salary is $500 a year
The twenty-five Deputy Tax comm ssoncrs. whose
comper vires fr m 81 90 to $500 year ana the
four Asress r. j hn Jacobs. IN mas J. Rush. Ed
ward McCuc ana Villain II. Beliany. at 80" each.
are In the new list The supcrntonienis Of Bureaus
in the Public Works Department. John simpson.
street improvements. stephen Mccormick. lamps
and gas: John g. Graham repairs ami supplies and
william Henkcl lncumbrlnce1 each % whom re-
celve g. 10 year are no" under the ''Vi service
| umbrella.
But tho blow that struck the Aldermen tho haries,
was IN. clause IN the Mayors order placing MI their
clerks and messengers ana their sergenni-ai arms
| and librarian In the competitive soh~iie- These
| PAGES have always beer considered the persona
| nroner,v % tho members Of the Board At every
/ stnNI 'p la
| January had been annual. the Aldermen met ana
narce.ci OH, the nfoen subordinate places. usually
| by drawing lots from a hat That ms pleasant ana
satisfactory way Of distributing Ia'ronag" sh'u'n
he done away with has caused no eni q afnen'a'on
ana denunciatlon among Iocni politicians since '""
order was made pubic on Friday
THE PLANT OF ALDERMAN WuND.
The Tammany men loudest In declaring inc
change a shame an an outrage The Tammany r"pr"-
sentative Of the old X1Nth District jacob g. N"'''
saw In II ony the dccadcncc o, the pcope' liberties
| and unavoidable pubic calamity.
'It means the beginning OF the end 81 government
| nv the people In this country" said Mr.. Nund III
dole,lu accents. popular government 'anH"' 'Ala'
without parties and parties cannot exist Without
| oc..rls IN the way Oh Offices. Take away me
offices and what ms i've VIII man have ior wofk.
Ing for his party lie viii lose AL nti ~ ~, mr.
| Sequence? Things will 20 70 me dogs $50, man
III his Cv Service scheme - u', " ','''
, Mng dollar 10 help it along can g and pass
an examination ana get Jop, ~'r' n ,m and ;n.r
labor to ter party VIII be LEFT out In th@ ,2ld III
Snr thrir parties any more or take any interest IN
'' Some Of Inc politicians certain mat INC
N,yor poescsscd authority 10 enter ,hr irHs' ~
| AGcrmen's employees under civi, Service rules
Tamrmany Hall expects 10 regan G"hrU ." a.
rrnlare Inc present subordinatcs WIN selections at
| The reuueyt OF the Wigwam ,- .
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carry this part Of the new order INTO me courts fa
| "'rhe senate and Assembly at Albany; thry de
clared. have NOT been stripped Of th'ir power 70
choose their salaried scrvants WY h,n
Win these hateful civil Service exc minatlo' ana
tho right to appoint their own empoySs De ti,tn
s,oncrs who are nice and nne to associate WIN
ordinary folks? The courts Will never sustain 'is
| order when the questions lh'oI''u '""e Wy '''
erday and his opinion or me eghy % s'e s1d
could be asceraned one 81 hS l nS haa nnt
that there was little doubt mat the Mayor mn "o'
| exceeded his authority
STATEMENTS OF CITY OFFICERS
| Assis,an, CORPORATION Counsel William l.. Turner
ad ,b,t IN. order would obl.ge of'ice-hoders In
| the newly classified service TO pass examinations
.The Mayors order" he said. affects Only 'hoSe
who want places hereafter. Those VINO are IN ca"
s,av in tu they are removed ard heads OF depart
ncnts will not be in "A hurry to remove them "heh
thev cannot select their successors. ,o,,, o.,
~, chsngs in the ('ivil Service classes. II have
always been advocate OF real GVd, sei me, IN
aid but am not crazy man There are nT Iad ~
the finance Department whose places nave neei
',t ,,nIer The new civil Service rules VINO 90 ios.
~ me work of "A confidential character ,lhey ar
the chief bookkeepers, the PaymiaSters Makes
"a others | was not consulted about me PliC,.ns
~ ,sn offices I'm the classified list ana nave noa
"a Do -, about IL at all Such regulations are mos.
in1uri,us 10 the Department ana sloud hot IL. i"
been made Since | have been IN the ON, and
vacancies have occurred In my Depar III -, anu
bavs 1lled every one OF them by promouoh'