New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-06
TANMANY AND TIE CIVIL SERVICE
LAW.
OBSTACLES IN TIE WAY OF A WHOLESALE SEiz-
1,rr OF TILE SUBORDINATE CITY OFFI'ES.

,..,r re ~ TIE WAY OF A WHOLESALE SFIZ
,.pr or TIE SUBORDINATE CITY OFFICES.
The Tribune has received an important statement
from George McAneny. secretary OF tho 'iYi ser
v,ce Reform Association. showing that the cFil
scrv;co system as developed since 1926 Will be de-
cideo obstacle in the way Of making sweeping
changes Of subordinate city officers in ~" interest
., rann,.uv Hall There - not q place IN tie
.,ro oi,, Government" s"ys Mr.. McAncny, "eH-
cent those Of the highest cIdcT That may Dc l'''u
in any manner except that prescribed ny lhe HI'"
Constitution ard the civil Service law MAJ IS ;'i''
onon competitive examinations. in when az ap
picants have been admitted on equal terms Nor
,o. ,hcrc a. not az officer cmp.0ye now holding
q classified position whO cln be removed Iet""!
rrtil srccinc reaeons haze been Hed Ia "ri'l"E Is
q ro,ord Of tie department, a"d unth an oppo'-
,,nitv has Lccn afforded for defence. II the 'o"-
t,oIjer uays the salary Of any person not appointed
tn s,rict compliance win the rules. the ful. amount
49, -, ,,,,.u.ort may be recovered from MIN per-
l,,,i., ar from the sur-iics on his on'lai pJh"'
,r an action brought by any taxpayer. II "e
,~t,,or, officer dismis5cs subordinate III any o''
,1 Iog,l manner nc must nimro'f BE- disin.ss'"
.,on oflc. ana may ne indeed !)r hi'dch''i'o'
,". ~. r-oylsons Of the Penal Code. q.
~. ,,,ru G. rvi,. rules for ;he CRY OF Nc"-l orK
,a., n,-cu,, or g. lg9,. viii rtr.ain Ia fnl' fc''"
,5c-,forc until ;he n""iy dVpoi"'e1 ''
he nrenored new code. foiiowi"s 'ne 80"
.,I and statutory requirements. "id UNI" su,'
' 80 ,oa the approval Of the Mayor ana uHe
mas
,nah ~ state C!yH Service Commissioners oo'-
araI ,n,nths may pass before ihis PROCEDURE may
he fully cnrr.ed out ,,o,o,, evc.o,
~ =. h4cas OF departments ana ther u'.uue''
~ r.ated by the charter, must pc "'Nr" 40
HcN'S ,,,,tu paced In Schedule n thtJ''sn ,'.e
'oliP.i Amendment u IN
pro- IT, it-is Tor any Of the places Al ~, 800
II ms examinations must re rhi - 80 -
90 Noi Inn and the -ucc .ssluI .oiiI,p'
10 1"PP'' on,iutod Tor term 81 ohy tnI' - -
are /" IA derxicc Reform Assot- non ma 49,;
,,r ,haf the Controller shaii no, ~
aakri liz ~ OI.Ourkc as warden OF 49,,
alpr'umaaT nd Walker Srperinte oi ,inIy
fioHli'"', -.mrl hat ihcy were APPOINTED $780,;
On 'nt sncny makes the point which M VIZ ~ q
81, ~ a. nftice In The Tribune OF l,1,,
on ~ IN AZ The Black cvn service act ha'H M r
49, ,tni,dor between 'h'nes. ind 49, vorl -
ei; 10 the present cy OF w na-ter
o. r repealed by the pToVis9na o. ~ ~ me-
effeSt"a mai there fnnnot be quickly toIihea ~
i,seI', 30 wnich department READS may nnhhe t,i,
Sts itG rracticoy viii but ~, 3Es,eh Pnim
500 ,,ol s n be IN short pra tlefiy tne A.
yrrsr,'e Drior 70 the passage Of ne BscE hc al
rA'-'ink MIR Nc tneny thinks II pam thn. a."
10 i.l,o "1'u1rug classified places are lIo''SSa,u
rom removal FOR any rc aN,"ass 49, -!
Ttn Cv,l service Reform A@sorih.ion W. syor,
Inc .erv case institute suits 10 recover ~ ~ ~
Tie Controller tho amounts winch may ~ '