New-York tribune., 1899-06-14
OBJECTS TO DOING SUMS.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER RYAN QUESTIONED
ON HIS EXAMINATION PAPERS.

Mr.. Moss-Are you Deputy Tax Commissioner
o.-Appointed when? Al think 1t year
Q.-What business you in when you were
APPOINTED? Al was city assessor for about
iVyi 0|city Cit assessor in Brooklyn? A-Yes. sir
Q-What was your business before tnat! -, A.
| years up TO TWO years ago. ,- -.o
The Chairman-Cp to how long-how regent? ,seo a;
Up 10 about two years ago guess-from 1852
Mr. MosYour peFeentass ,t on the eemNbss ny seryGe NE
Moss. what is was 49,. oao,.t .aoo-d ,ba,
baV@a herab At Is only wonder how got It.
% How so? A-We. there was a little ex-
ci{einyyt was the excitement what It about?
Awe there was ns- gen genea" Te Of us there and
only two got ouf whole, out OF the business al'o-
gether. ., ,.o,,--,,ho. gentleman was
put out OF the place? A.-one OF The gentleman an
hat was passing his - eTamlRh,Son kan RnS Seee0
Q-Yes He talked during the he e1smnep said '
he and Vas vd put were put out too weren't your
| A~No air; | were not ... -,
QEWelI you were required to make some am
dayn danNwc YOU did did make an affidavit didn't you'
An. sir; did not M sir
Q.-There are affdavits attached TO your papers
see which mised me | they are not your az
fdavits? A~No; guess not.
DID NOT EXPECT 1T so LIVELY.
Ono see they are not. They are the anidayts ys
Of John Fitzgerald and OF J9hn % sGhem Sd So snssH H
Of IT, A.Well. it made me little excited SER GER
tainy. and never knew anything about civil
'oENo. I notice that on your arithmetic paper
pies and you only attempted three OF them. and
on the first example you are marked o. VIII
tion was the addition OF number OF large sums.
and II appears that three figures IN the answer were
;icuiar that three figures were wrong and the
examiners allowed for that answer Ihat oeing
] Uhf hfgh
was alIowed-& per cent. The marking on the gen.
eraI paper is Is The marking on the paper o,
! previous experience Is - and VINO, for wrlung ~
T. Go and 81 and for previous experience II Is
sand that was because OF your having been an
assessor for many wears suposef Al doh
know what the cause OF II was
o-Now. the second example which you were re-
qulred 70 perform was this "On property assessed
az 1850 s5 a OF S347 2os 70 IL levied. What Is
the tax rate?" Why did you not do that? A.-well.
7 aon,, know Probably It might have been the
citement There was some period there that was
very exciting.
o-wen. how would you do that? Let US know7
A.-By 6guring
o-How would you figure that example? Jus,
look at II there (fhowing paper to witness)' A.
You can figure IT, II you choose
Ono: am not going TO do H. am asking
YOU TOT Al say not going TO. You can
figure IT. II you choose.
O-No / am not: don't choose 20 figure Il?
A-WeIl don't choose TO. either.
Q-Can you do II? Ayes sir.
Q-How would you do II? BY what method
would you do Il? ask you that because you did
not answer II on your Civil Service examination,
and II Is but fair you 10 give you the oppor-
tunity 20 do Il now. 20 show that you are SUI
perior 10 the paper? A.-Wel. decline 10 do II.
O-You decline TO do it7 Ayes.
o-AI right then. The fourth question, which
you did not attempt to do upon your paper. was