New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
A STATE LABOR EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
1T ESTABLISHED HERE UNDER LAW
RECENTLY PASSED.

ESTABLISHED HERE UNDER A LAW
RECENTLY PASSED.
The State Free Employment Bureau which was
provided for by the Legislature under Chapter
ss2 laws of 1896, will open Its doors 10 applicants at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The Employment
Bureau belongs to the Bureau OF Labor StatisticB.
Of which John T. McDonough. Of Albany Is Com
missioner. and It's headquarters are at No 81 East
Fourteenth-st where the branch office of the
Bureau of Statistics OF Labor is situated Com
missioner McDonough has appointed John j. Bea-
lin superintendent OF the Free Employment Bureau,
and he will have two clerks helpers. The law
provides for appropriation Of 5000 10 pay the
running expenses of the Bureau for one year. this
sum to include the salaries of the superintendent
and his assistants The Bureau is to be open on all
week days from a. m. to = p m, excepting
Saturdays when 1t will close at noon. Any person
of either sex who has reached the age required by
law NAV seek the aid OF the Bureau. no matter
what the line Of work desired No compensation
can be directly Indirectly received by the Bureau
officials from the applicants. Two large books are
kept at the office. for the names of those who
offer positions for the applicants and the other for
the enrolment of the applicants themselves, with
their registration numbers, names and Facts as 10
age, nationality. education, previous employment
with rate of wage received. present occupation or
length Of time idle, and causes assigned for idle
ness.
The applicants will also be required TO state
whether or not they married, how many chill
dren they have. II any, and the length OF their
residence in this State. They Will leave their ad-
dresses with the Bureau. and lists OF those FOR
whom work is not secured AT once Will be sent 10
the supervisors of the towns and villages through
out the State These lists are To give ful dcscrlp
tons and will be posted III conspicuous places
Prospective employers will then communicate with
the Bureau. The men whom they secure VIII nave
cards given them leaving the Bureau. whlch
they must fill i'm with accounts OF the positions ac-
cepted and return within ten days. Otherwlse the
Commissioner may dcbar them from future ana at
his discretion Applicants who wish 10 remain in
touch with the Bureau must register every thirty
DAYS in order to have their names kept in the adj
vcrtisng lists. The superintendent Will lnail the
Commissioner a list of all applicants. with their
descriptions every Thursday and he Will attend to
their being printed and distributed. The Bureau
will furnish a statistical report TO the Legislature
once a year. paying particular attention TO the
causes OF previous idleness assigned by the appn-
cants.
The Bureau is not provided for experiment
by the Legislature, has been said. The terms OF
the law do not limit its continuance, but simply
limit the superintendent tenure of office to two
years. He may be reappointed at the end Of that
time. He is also subject to removal by the Com
missioner In the mean time II he proves incapable
The Bureau H. worked the same lines as those
OF Cleveland. Cincinnati ana San Francisco, all OF
which have proved successful and thoroughly eff
Cieut.