New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-15

found mistakes we're made, l made sorrecuons'
waiting like Mr. Cooley did? Al don't know
anything about Mr.. Cooley don't know the gen.
Q-You didn't do anything like that7 A-No
II see that after you failed on your first st. Civil
Service examination. Neutrality-suspicious. you mao 40 AT
appointment in the tax office? A-Later on
went out - . -, o.. omo.
your first civil Service examination? Ayes.
oIHow did that come about7 A.After an ex-
animation before the Commissioners. ,
o:-You were examined before the Commission
o-Mhcn was ihat7 Al guess in February
m G1aS9 i ia 's5 SHu H Se!H issh
oYesr And after crd1a in ss Al didn't know
Q...Is this the one you had reference 10 III i''''
MR. FEITNER MAY EXPLAIN
o-Ts that the one you had reference TOT A.
Q-You were examined by the Commissioners
then? AIN February 1888 Va. air
Q.--And you were satisfactory to them then? A.
te%ypotDa PGn'eaa How you could % a
A;Yog WIN have to asks the ,S Commissioner
Mr. Mr. E Est1esTH ye ' Mr. o Fe S4F'
The Witness-I took the place
Q-You took the place? A.-Yes ~. .,,
oYou applied for 4 and got itI o A riSes, ST.
sOo we're sa yopr can remsmSer this
o~whom did YOU refer TOT Al was sent for
70 Won the had Spoken to somebody before
were sent for7 A.Yes had some backe ss;,v cor.
tain ws weTe y Senator Piatt or Mr. Maze
wouldn't have got the place daushtero
T The Cbai Tu One moment You must not be
impudent impairment. That Is an ihsoien. an. ,
sbaP treat YOU with the Consideration it requires
The wtness-Very well. III, .-,o TIM,
answer from the record and you VIII answer sa t me
question You viii gnderstand tnas you of ths Leg
islature and we will not tolerate any insoehce VI
mT MossNow ask you who were the backers7
Al Mad nv whole district behind me- ,,...,..,
o-What do you mean by your whole DISTRICT
A o.1Your ' Organization? A..-Yes. sir.
Q-Who was the leader Of that organization
on oMhnd pG IT was OF course the recommepda-
tlon OF your district you had strength! A.
oAnd that ike got your
premTadry vo Were APPOINTED? While you
holding that appointment applied for a, Civil O
f fhat didnt fall What my percentage II
you please, set there on that nrst a6n 90
long as you dwell on that that failed?
RAPID INCREASE OF EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. Moss-slxty-six and seven-tenths. .,u
Mr. Costello-I would like TO ask at what ra''fis
ne was given experience on that examinatioh'
Mr. on the second
nation?
Mr. Moss-Yes , -, a.,, n, tho
aa t as f Bsots that h e0T ssss
you g got ths secon
got rating Of S. and with that rating you are
YOU consider the difference there in the rating ior
the handwriting? xor,,r.t,on Won
seem to forgotten at first about am the
ton VIII read It to YOU IL is "rai Dena p
Of Taxes and Assessment. City OF New iI pd n
ough Of Brooklyn Room 70 Mupc'pT1 no Bu csnis
man man Of the civil Service Commsson The under
signed Deputy TaS appeas from the rating
Given S me upon an examination lately held fog such
SsSnc saGsss that %y
or that a further examination VIII be grapted 70
RSsRSissy yours You Signed this
f hdf deputy not temporary. And you got your
second & viii nd a dSun2s Ssl that
examination given 50 per cent fG nlv Want to
sb s ~ Won where that Offset comes In the hrst
examna,os on .bsq question: YOU have the papers
whether machinery In factory Is real or persona
property. 1 said it was personal got no ''eu''
the aRso Of Fyn EoufHeT E. Ct era%
9ppnffatiP9n n are HJ"" Mccarthy Were they all
y; m f0 OF Your organizaton7 A-of which
OT 2SThat was behind you' A-Dld they live in
my d TbrT are different mem AThey are diff
'e oTh s paper dated June 1925 your Tour s oss
app pn1t you " think when that application
was made I was there still temporary
DROPPED FROM THE LIST
o-why didn't IT appear gRSH De t a t appcan mef
Ai"No / think was out: ., i think the payroii
viii show was out on June e ,o,sa 70 get on
.o.1,,HoY did you get QUIZ '"'''N
the on lTy you dropped your temporary ap-
p9lntm Ts that the reason why you answered the
question aS and said, 81 am my own oo's"F A.
70 GLOW long were you out? AI .N ,b now
don't remember The rec eco, ts YIN AUNo cam
not o5-were you out one weeka A.-More than
'" 1.-TWO weeks. Ayes.
9-- TF6rsS?f A Alfss r,,, i,
9-FiVe? Al guess so; about thai :, Is That 2srr
%oHd matter to - explain That application to the
civil Service Commission was made by me De-
i0 The C!HHairmanHWhat is the date OF it? A.
That hat VII VII! shS %sv iii il.
The Tr Witness@if you will permit me to o make X
statement-this is the second examinu''0" 70
MIR Mr.. Moss-Yes, sir. Al only got there what
70 and wS Tha 3 and fraction. A-Now, told
there that because took with me when leaving a,th
the the paper that yseH low 70 there being no
proof and that was the reason ss tos got such ~"
ang T bsr T a4e T yoar
are wrong on the paper? A.-Wen. that is what
| told go ,ro,g on the paner?
A<Some OF them are. guess; some OF t then'' NJ
n Now Is X not most lmportahl ,nins' ~,
C-Ir,,n,ssJoner that tax assessor should De aoie
TO figure? Al think can hgure o nso, n,os'V
anything that pertains to my once cou"''"0''
ADMITS TIE NECESSITY.
y Arsver the question Ayes. sir
T. 10 q necessary thing? Ayes, sir.
QAnd If there Is anything s that fax sip
sItboush he has very little figuring TO do II Is not
any part of his duty. -. l., ,o,,arod hv
q The proportion of the lot that Is covered Dy
tho building Is important at getting AZ the 'sIue
OF that lot is It not? A-Yea sir; but tne as,a
small technical error there. My method OF nguIrins
n ia all right; think there was dinerence on &c"
feet that had there or something OF Una. h,,u.
the lot would make q very considerape u,itereneee
In the assessment. would II! Al, uhueiS'ai"