New-York tribune., 1903-04-19

police force. matter how poor. and many were
the protests made TO the Citizens leaders.
There is doubt as 10 the Recorders right to
remove policemen and fremen without cause They
under semi-CiviI Service, as they have to pass
both a mental and physical examination Besides
they are concerned n novel pension scheme. They
pay TO the city $50 year for this pension fund
though the really comes from the city, for
their pay increased that amount when the
scheme was instituted. After twenty years in the
Fire and twenty-five years service IN the Ponce
Department they are permitted TO retire half
pay. Their families receive $1,000 on the death OF
fireman policeman. There is bound 10 oe
protest and possibly legal contest on the part
Of those who have nearly reached the pension limit
There were several hundred women clerks IN the
different Offices There was criticism their
work. and certainly they had not voted against
Hays Nevertheless they received their notices
with the rest At first there were tears. but most
OF them soon freshened up their eyes and started
out hunt up a pull. \ puci1y little widow who
has supported her family for several years by a
modest clerkship told The Tribune correspondent
her experience
when got that cold and formal notice" she
said. Il was lust sick for while. Then thought
Of my babies and l cried Every one in our office
received n notice The men had been expecting
something of the kind. and knew they would have
fight hold their jobs. but We women had
understood that positions were safe The sirI
who has the desk to me just laughed when
she read her dismissal
This means that III be married six months
| sooner she cried That for your job. Mr. Hays!
and she snapped her pretty fingers
But for ne there such solution l am
not the sort that forges quickly. if there was
a sturdy little youngster who is the picture OF
his father I simply had TO get my place back or
find new one. I Of the men in the
office for advice.
Go to some one who has pull with Hays. he
said. and have him insist on your reinstatement
'It a long time before I could think Of any
enc who might have influence. and then 1 hated to
ask the favor. But with three little ones dependent
on ones monthly salary check one does not hesi-
tate long went to big lawyer who had been
friend of my husband. He did not know the Re
corder but he had a friend who did Between
them they fixed it up and q few days ago came a
second notice. just cold and formal as the first
hut bearing quite different message
1t is estimated that half OF the three thousand
employees discharged were reinstated within week
from the time Of sending notices This meant that
there were fifteen hundred places for hungry
army of thirty-five hundred job seekers Many OF
them held stron promises for certain places and
there were not nearly enough of these to 90 around
In fact the whole scramble for places IS rather
surprising to a New-Yorker- Pittsburg official sal
aries are small. The Recorder gets $4,000 a year
and there are three four 5000 places THESE
of course wsre snapped up by leaders. The great
est przes left in the lottery the 500 places.
Of which there not many The vast majority
of the jobs pay from SO to S25 month with htte
chance TO graft
Naturally there was end Of dissatisfaction
Those who had been promised a place worth $40
a month rebeIed at one which paid SSt. wen
give you something equally as good" promised the
leaders and they were quiet for a time me
equally as good class grew. however. and the
number of places to be filed diminished In the
end ii was scramble for any old job at all
The district leaders worked all sorts OF scherneS
Eighteen places had been promised the workers OF
one district This was finally scaled down to eight
and the district leader filed in the names He
headed the list with his own. and after that came
the name of his brother Those who were Ior-
gotten stormed in vain. Next year they will work
for another Lcket
This incident is told of Edward NJ BigelOw. the