New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-09
TUE NEW RULES ANALYzED.


RIFT THE WHOLE SPIRIT cHAN'ND
George McAneny secretary OF the C". Element
Reform Association. yesterday So, C,yu Service
MAJ Hs a~r.o,ing certain mieapPrehens'ohs d. "
their nature and probable erect .,a,srent IN
while the Commission says ue - rulss
or.r,rp has adopted the body OF '''' ox
including forms OF classification - heen
,a.,n, I'D ala number Of changes nave
-, ,ecessarly alter the whoie cha'-
ma -s,er, and that will be opposed ny VIC
., - pa,o--o Association as FAR as oppo'
tunity will allow. ,a- =, ,laces
nv the new classification large Hun .,nS from
formerly classified as competitive are ca s.r,ey.
examination and the association does NO. '.,a,,
that the exemption OF such places 10 c0...,
Under the old rules" continues VIC ,,I. IN
.,.a,,yons nogitions were excepted by ".'e'
Schedule A. 1t was provided moreover, ma 800
one appointment nigh; be made 10 eai was mat
unless Under special provision. me &, ne various
the officers occupying such III seventy-five
departments numbered IN az onaS,vsIx distinct
Under the rules there are RI, sc limiting the num-
titles in Schedule A, and the RUE 10 the
her Of appontments under each is omitted IN l,1e
gui ss1oontn,ents may probably be made wi'nout
Examination TO places of this sort oucn nr,ested
s,rurtion OF the rule would. OF course pe coii, %;
aside from the question OF the coi's''"''''
exemptions. -. ,,,.als IN the Chit
,.nden case is quoted In part ana the conclusion
,esched that It was expected that one employe hn1
one only would pc GchcNtl uHc'
cia..lAcation and that there Is nothing IN ina, De
cIsion or ANYWHERE else 10 warrant the s"eVPi"e
executions that have been made ,,a.a a.
While apnontments to the places C'aS.l'IeN -.
,omnetltive must be made. heretofore from lsIs
sormed as the result OF examina lions open 10 az ap
nlicants and duly advertised. the melhOu oI
zion from these lists Is declared TO be radlcAIy
changed: and II Is pointed out that an opportunity
is given an appointing officer 70 appoint ms 80, o"
candidate temporarily and take the chance oi hee
ing him permanently when an examination u 49,
alfy held Again when lists are formed ana ap-
Dointments are actually TO be made from thepl ne
range OF selection is much greater than UNDER the
old system The next noticeable change Is IN the
rule permitting temporary appointments wi'uDu' e.
animation "Under the old paT, says MI NC
Aneny. such appointments might be mace ohlS N
the absence OF appropriate eligible lists, ana tneh
FOR A perlod not exceeding thirty days. Inc ne"
rule removes the time liVt. II there Il delay IN
furnishing the eligible list the appointment might
be continued indefinitely. The old rule seemed 70
be quite sufficient for actual emergencies Inc no"
one may in time permit serious abuses
The system OF labor registration. which mas pro,
duced such excellent results is practcal deslrVIed
by the changes made in Regulations 6l-s7. The
labor service is restored 10 politics completely as
though no system existed. material cnange Is
made IN the rules governing removals II seems
plain however" says the statement on this point,
THAT removals may be made only for legitimate
reasons, and after statement OF such reasons mas
been fled in each case. Notwithstanding the failure
Of the rules FIX define the procedure TO DC fol-
lowed. The Civil Service Reform Association Will
proceed on this assumption until the courts hold d-
ierently
The course 10 be taken by the Civil Service Re-
form Association on the question or sending the
new rules 10 the State Civil Service Board for APP
proyal and submitting the matter 10 the courts
Will probably be decided upon al the meeting to-
hight Of the assoca lions Executive Committee.