New-York tribune., 1899-07-07
HARD LINES FOR TAHMANY.
THE MAYOR THROWS THE MAKING OF
CIVIL SERVICE RULES INTO THE
HANDS OF THE STATE COM
MISSION.

The refusal OF Mayor Van Vyck to approve the
amended rules prepared by the Municipal Civil
Service Commission Is expected TO have different
effect than he intended Under the White law his
refusal TO approve the rules will give to the State
Civil Service Commission the right to make en-
tirely rules and compel their enforcement by
tho local Commission Apparently the Mayor
thought that by refusing to approve the rules pre-
pared by the local Commission he would compel
the State Commission to take action upon the
jected rules. and possibly delay their enforcement
indefinitely. The law provides that II the Commits
sion appointed by the Mayor does not prepare rules
and secure for them the necessary approval within
sixty days, the State Commission may make the
rules and cause their enforcement
II necessary. the State Commission can appoint
Municipal Commission. with power to stop
the payment Of salaries OF all officials appointed
I'm violation OF the Civil Service rules.
Mayor Van Wyck's action may cause much
trouble for Tammany officials in this city. He has
prevented the approval by the State Board OF
rules which are believed 10 have been more ia
vorable TO the officials than any rules will
be. The State Commission spent two days with
the Municipal Commission consulting rules
which the Municipal Commission had prepared
Those rules provided for about nine hundred Offices
10 which appointments could be made without
competitive examination The State Board de-
cided to cut down the list. but listened TO the
pleas made by the heads of departments Of the
The heads OF the departments wanted more con-
sideration that the State commissioners were will
ing to give. but there many concessions
that the Tammany officials thought they had
been treated fairly. Now comes the Mayor and
prevents approval Of the rules.
The result is expected to be the enforcement Of
new rules which will be hard for the Tammany
officials TO hive up to- The list OF exempt Offices
probably will be cut down still more. and the rules
will make 1t impossible for heads of departments
TO appoint men as laborers and detail them to cler
zeal work one rule which is expected to remain
without change Is the following:
Appointing officers OF any department office,
bureau or Institution whose employees paid d.
rect from the treasury OF the city shall furnish the
Commission with payrolls showing the names Of
the persons be paid. residence. title OF position
held kind OF service performed by each person.
the rate and amount OF compensation 10 which he
shall certify that the persons named therein are
employed solely In the performance Of the appro-
pirate duties of the positions and enpoyments in
dcated. and have not been assigned to perform
duties appertaining to any other title. Upon salts
factory evidence that. with intent 10 eVade the
provisions Of law and of these rules, any person
appointed 10 employed in any position In the
classified service has been assigned 10 perform du-
ties other than those for which he was examined
and certified or under any ,ite not appropriate TO
the duties TO be performed the Commission will
refuse the certfcation required by Section y or
the Civil Service law End remove the name from
the official roster"