The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
CITY ClNlL SERVICE RULES.
NOEi, STRINGENT THtN IHOSE DIS
.fTrROtED ny MIiOR IiS HTIE.

Uurd."d. of Positions Transferred from
tie Exempt to tho Classified schedule
C"Itincd Cory ~ the Rules Filed
win the city Civi Service Commission.
Assistant Secretary Blrdseye Of the state
Ciyj, Service Commission came down from Al
bauy yesterday bringing the now rules adopted
bN Tho commission under the White civil Ser
vi" inw 'Dr she city OF New York. One copy
q. rhn rule, he lcf, with City Clerk Scully. and
uur'h.r with Secretary Phillips OF tho Civil
F"r,I., Commission Of New York. Originally
dr,rrl hy the City Commission aud disap-
pr, . hy the Commissioners at Albany tho
ru'r- r.,rr revised AT II conference Of tho two
commas ious and submitted TO the Mayor.
~ p hn had refused to approve them they
v,'., r,y,1"d by the State Commission.
Thr rl'rS us prom ulgatcd from Albany carry
ou' the PROVISIONS OF tho White law and re-
du.r ji,r rumbcr Of Offices in the eXcmpt-from-
eHauHn'jpn schedule about one-half. or by
nuu.e in1,, 800. not counting 30 minor posts
H. the Contagious disease hospitals and the 300
tui.Il nurses IN the training school
Tue np- removal without cause rule reads:
"N,rrlnoya Of any person in the classified
sci,,r.oi the city OF New York is to be valid
~ ..- and until statement Of the causes OF
such rnpval has boeu filed with the Municipal
Commission. and copy ~ tho same furnished
10 the person sought to DO removed. and until
buch I'r-yu has been afforded an opportunity
20 present an application In writing
S.u.rth" White bill was passed the Tammany
administration has filed all tho offices In sight.
AMI IT," Iammany oflcebolders think they can
t."t 4 y the rule quoted above. For example
tie Corporation Counsels Office Is OVERLOOKING
wlRiut "X"tmina'on.. NOW tho nun Der Of
oHir"ho",."rS ia his department exempt from
.t,Hf. IL n N m
ItI,fI1G examinations as follows:
'li-'. 60 positions in the competitive class
a. 4 semitic. professional OF educational char
ar'el are required. upon satisfactory evidence
tgorlal ease 10 i'm practicable and tina, the 20,
tlpi raru he best nllel hy the selection Of some
GesDeuo'"d Ierson Of high and recognized at
taiHmeut- in surh qualities and where ne
nun, .iprl commission. with the approval of
u" .;.t- rivtl Service Commission: hns sus.
il .i.h S,.srrnso ion shall be general in its an.
y rH'iun Ia such, place. and oil such cases 81
shnil be TeP 'I to ne HLaie 0ly,,
t. rlnm with the reasons for the same.
'Srr ,ud. whenever there are urgent reasons
cuurl-tltiy" class and there IL no list of pcr-
go "jsihle for appointment after COMPETE
t.. u.nuln1ttOn.'
N.u'her rule reads thus:
NV PERSON who has entered any eNamina-
t'p ''r nositi,o1 n TIE classified seryice
N,'Du ulur months from tho date thereof 10 II
new examination for the anne or n sim lar po-
si',,u Whenever nm eligible certified for ap-
r.'ut.I"rt shall fail to accent an offer Of a3-
iu.a'usut.by mail within the four business
du'- newt Succeeding, the mailing Of notice OF
HInuiu'ment. he shall be deemed to have do
cIjrei the appointment. An eligible who hos
d, ciucd an appointment shall not thereafter
/" certified for position at the same or any
les .it.ltS. When one or Gre 'oliRibles shall
In'c declined any appointment offered. and
ar eligible whose relative standing Is lower
shall have been appointed to the position. the
.glry or compensation OF such appointc shall
rn' nr increased within period OF six months
r''rr his arrointment beyond that offered 10
IL" u"r .ons so declining. n Tho appoin tment
SHAH loo made'Of any person other than the ono
ttnwliug highest on the eligible list. the ap-
pointing officer shall forward TO the commits
siula with the notice Of appointment. copies
o. nG correspondence to and from the persons
declining such appointment"
Al assistants to the Corporation Counsel
must under the new rules be members Of the
lar \ number az confidential clerks. deputies
pul stenugraphers are taken out Of the exempt
Glass. The old eligible lists stand. The old
merit lists also stand. but the fitness lists are
abolished. No provisional appointments now
In force shall continue In force longer than one
month.
ONCE boys and office girls must be employed
n such, and must not be more than IL years
OIL. These are the principal new features in
the rules as newly revised.