New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-17
TO AMEND PROMOTION RULES
s. ". BRIsCOE WOULD MAKE THEM
MORE BUSINESSLIKE.

s William Briscoe secretary OF the Munlclpal
Civil Service Commission, is about TO oraIt an
amendment to the rules and regulations Oh the
State Civil Service Commission TO conform ihore
exactly TO the charter 1t is his desire TO make
the rules more applicable on business ana
working basis than at present. HIS susseS-
lions will be submitted to the State ooaro LOT
its approval and adoption. The state poaro Is
responsible for the rules which govern the local
commission. Mr. Briscoe declares that many
important points were overlooked. and provisions
omitted which should have been contained IN
the municipal rules
MANY Of the present rules and regula tons
are all right as applied to the State SAID MI
Briscoe. but they do not apply as well 10 the
city. For that reason the usefulness OF our ell
gibIe lists have been initiated against. Ihere
will certainly be revision of the rules at
no distant date There are number of in
stances where the rules are Inconsistent with
the law and we demand a modification.
new regulation recently adopted by the
State commission. and not yet promulgated, pro-
vides that whenever an amendment is to be
made to the classification respecting the eXemp-
ton of certain Ilaces before action is taken
public notice must be given three days IN au-
vance in The City Record" of the date ana
place when public hearing will he held ana
the purport of the amendment will be set forth,
To the person or persons whose places are at
fected will be given opportunity to come
forward and present arguments against the eN-
emption of their places. This regulation was
drawn UP by Mr.. Briscoe at the request or
Mayor Low, and recommended by MN 10 the
State commission for adoption.
Mr.. Briscoe says that there has been consld-
cradle disadvantage arising from improper
Interpretation of Section 1913 of the charter.
which provides that persons whose places have
been abolished made unnecessary thhoush
the operations Of 4 legislative act shal De
placed upon the eligible list in the order or the
date of their original appointment. or reassisned
to duty in some other department at the same
salary
The list thus prepared" Mr. Briscoe sald'
has worked to considerable disadvantage for
the reason that departments, instead of dis
missing men for incompetency. have seen fit 10
remove them for reasons which would result in
their being placed on a list that would
have to be certified to some other department.
lii that way the usefulness OF the list has been
deteriorated- Where the statement comes to US
that designations being made, we are asking
for the cause, so that II person mas peeh al
lowed TO resign under charges in lieu o. us
missaI such person may not be eligible for rem
statement into the service of the city, Under
Rule 10 a person so removed cannot return to
the service, except after two years Under
Rule IS no one can come back into the service
whose character is not satisfactory to the COM
Speaking of the recent act Of the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment in attaching a
salary to the office Of president Of the Municipal
Civil Service Commission, Mr. Briscoe said:
THE appointment of a president of the com
mission a fixed salary has been distinct ad-
vance in the work of this office The president
can now give his entire time to his office. 1t
removes the application Of the Civil Service
law from a stumbling block 10 a stepping
stone
MI Briscoe said that the number OF places
placed in the exempt class since the first OF the
wear had been about the same as in previous
years The breaking up of the old Department
of Public Works and making it into separate de-
partments for the various boroughs had made
necessary considerable change in the claSsifIca-
tons 10 fl the conditions, but still the number
Of exemptions has been no greater than IN the
last tour years
Another advance IN Civil Service methods.
continued Mr. Briscoe, "has been in the conduct
of examinations BY a recent revision of the
rules one classification is applicable to all de-
partnents. 1t is longer necessary to have
an individual classification for every depart
rnent Under this system one eligible list Will
do for all departments except where special
classi1cations are required for persons with
special knowledge. This rule became opera
tive on May 10, and has greatly facilitated the
work of the department..