The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-23
CIvIL sEHrICE ENAMINzT IOSs.
District Attorney Gardiner and sheriff Dunn.
Want Their ONCE Forces Exempted.

albany. Nov. 22-District Attorney Asa
Bird Gardiner was among the county officials
who to-day attended the conference between
tho stats Civil Service Commission and tie
officials Of ten counties which arc TO be
brought within the operation ~ the now State
Civil Service law before Jan / Sheriff Dunn
OF New York was represented by Mr. Walker
None OF the other officials In the counties en-
bra 'ed within the city OF New York were pres.
ert or represented. though somc Of them met
the State Commissions az their meeting in
New York last week. The conference was
called Cor the purpose ot receiving suggestions
from county officials regarding the classified.
ton Of county employees,
District Attorney Gardner said ho left the
Mu',ucuN jury proceedings in order to meet the
state Commits lon"r- to-day. He addict that he
hal already written the Commission his views
regarding III" class ltlratinn ri the positions IN
hls depart n"nt nud hat come here to-day ont
Ot courtesy 20 the Com Kiss 0nors for the uut-
post. OF giving them any further in'orma.
force. Every GmIIoyc" IN, his department, h"
said. should hr "Nempt from civil service
Gomn"ti'iyG exnm,inaio3 %thGrw,." b. could
work o. III. District Attorney = oNire'
MI. T. III walker. the auditor in sheriff
Dunn's uNlro. told the Commission that sheriff
Dunn was Of the opinion that the EMPLOYEES in
his office should /" exempt, especially those
who have it in their power through their, own
official actStn cause financial loss Ia the sheriff
or 10 make him liahl" in other WAYS. Nj
Walker insisted that the twelve deputies ana
the twelve assistant deputy sherilfS. the six
prison gunrGs ani two van drivers. the warden
md thu eleven Keepers IN Ludlow street Jail
should hc exempt
\ number of county trcaSurcrs who attended
to.day's meeting declared that tha employees
in their offices should be exempt. ns the county
trcasurcr- are under bonds which can be pro-
ceedrd against II loss occurs through the acts
OF any subordinate Therefore. the county
trcasurers do not think they should he COM
peeled To- select strangers from the civil service
list n clerks,
The Com missioncrs have about agreed that
deputy district attorneys and assistant depu-
tics shall Ice exempt from competitive exam
nation. a. well as all positions in tho offices
OF district attorneys which are not purely
clerical Col. Gardiner insisted that every POI
sition in the Office OF District Attorney was
EXEMPT from competitive Justification under
the decision OF the Court of Appeals In the case
OF Veteran Flood. who was removed hy District
Attorney Gardiner from his position "a process
server.
The commission has decided that county EN-.
plovcos paid ont OF fees received by the ap-
pointing officer cannot he placed In the COM
pctItivc clnsSifcnton. In tho smaller counties
OF the State many NJ the county officials are
compensated through the fec system. so that
this extension of the provisions Of tbs evil
service law vii not AFFECT them.
Tomorrow the conn mission expects 10 have
completed a tentative draft of the rules and
regulations which are TO govern county offices
in the future. hut will consult with GOV ROose-
welt before finally adopting them.