New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-02
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
CHANGES WHICH MAKE THE OFFICE
SEEKERS REJOICE.
THE GOVERNORS SCHEME FOR LETTING AP-
POINTING OFFICERS DETERMINE TIE EFT
NESS" OF APPLICANTS FOR PUB
Lie EMPLOYMENT

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.l
Albany, July 1.--Civil Service examination
rules founded on Governor Blacks law TO take
the starch out of Civil Service Reform were
approved by Mr.. Black early this evening. ana
consequently the ofilce-seeking class are III
great humor tonight. In the state service AT
least, they now think, appointing officers VIII
have absolute freedom to appoint whom they
please to official places. That hope Is quite
justified an applicant for office must at least
have 30 per cent Of merit" If he comes up 10
that mark he may conquer the desired place by
the strength Of his political pull when mt
ness Is considered.
Mr.. Black had conference lasting several
hours to-day with the Civil Service Commits
sioners. Willard A. Cobb. Silas W. Burt and
George p. Lord and. after modifying In some re-
spects the proposed regulations for the examina-
ton of persons desiring to enter the civil Ser
vice of the State. approved them. proposed
rules for the, examination OF Civil Service appli-
cants in New York Brooklyn and Buffalo were
also adopted.
A comparison Of the regulations for State
employees and city employees discloses big loop
hole for the evasion OF the Constitution in re-
gard to State employees. Their examinations as
to fitness" may apparently be conducted orally
of applicants for appointments In cities 1.-The
questions and answers In all examinations by
the appointing power shall either be in writing
or taken down stenogra phica!ly and then re-
duced to writing" The courts thus have a
record to consider If an applicant for city Of
flee thinks himself wronged by the appointing
power, but a person seeking a State office has
no such written evidence 10 bring before
court.
The new regulations materially increase the
number of non competitive places. The insur-
ance examiners the bank examiners and the
special agents and disbursing clerks OF the De-
partn1ent of Public Works are among the chier
exemptions from examination as TO their quail
fca,ions for the work they are to do The most
importan. declaration of the new rules is as
follows:
vice is to be filled by appointment after a
competitive examination an examinat tn. for
Tor the subdivision in which the p9s s lion
Commission. Upon notice by such officer that an
examination for fitness is desired the Commission d;
ali then on the list of thoe ss non fSr
receipt of such list the appointing officer shall
cause a competitive examination Of such persons
to be held and unless ms IN acb s ON to
oppcar AT a specified time and place for the pur-
pose of being examined in relation to their htness
for the position named in such supdi'lsion IN, ne
Commission, upon request or the appointing
officer. will conduct and certify such exnniIatioh
for fitness and prepare the eligible list me maxi
mum rating for fitness shall be ~. ana the mini
mum b The h" rns for Of a me snd The
suit so obtained constitutes the eligible lst ior me
particular subdivision. and appointments must De
made therefrom In the order OF the combined rat
ing of each candidate.
Colonel Griffiths. the Governors private secre-
tary. made the following statement tonight:
Governor Black suggested n number OF rules,
among them the following: ,
THE additional new rules provide TOT EXAMINE
three months when there are siihcient numpeT
NJ anplicat ons on filc and whenever the neads OIL
the departments request -
Every eligible candidate whose name appears
,non a merit list in the office OF the commission
must notify the Commission at least once IN every
three months that he Is willing 70 accept an APP
nointmcnt II rendered 10 him. ana II ne desires ~
have his name continued OIL such ilst' ana II a
candidate declines to accept an offer OF appoint
ment from any officer authorized 10 appolnt Io,
any lis, he shall waive his night - appon'mrrhho
and his name shall be stricken rom SUI. . ror ho,h
minimum marking Is fixed at 30 per cent lot DOL"
the merit and the fitness examinations. ,,..,o.
The amounting officers may in thcir GIscIc'ui'
hold their examination for fitness OF deslsnc nc
state Civil Service Commission 10 cohuuc' ZIG
Examinations both for merit and fitness.
Unless the examination for fitness Is conIuct.ui
by the Commission. the appointing oficet or ,vaau
must certify 10 the Commission .i,at uiv cxa1.
for fitness determined Dy coHPeu'i'' NN'
nation as provided by law ,os. ,oroos
Whenever the OF the persons Who's ,nH e.
are 10 be certified Is fixed by law, or Is specieu ~
the request for certifcation, the name, 1iiy %
those ~ the sex so fixed SPECIALIZED shaii De ctt :
tiGed from the merit list but in all other cases te
oertihcatlons shall be made without res'"' ~ ~