The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
ISSUES CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR TO
 ITS INEXPENSIVE.

CritieIses Mayor studIey's Administra-
 tion-Charges Violations of the Char
 ter, Civil Service Rules, Laxity,
 Breach of Faith Toward Candidates
 Says Local Board is Incompetent.
 The Connecticut Civil Service Reform association sent the following letter to It's members yesterday:
 New Haven, Conn.,, April l4, lSOO.
 Dear sir:-The constitution of this as- sociation contains the following provi- sion:
 "Neither the name nor influence ot the association shall be used on behalr of any party, or for procuring office or promotion for any person. But nothing in this article shall be construed to pre- vent the association from opposing any candidate when, in it's opinion, such course is demanded by the objects ot the association"
 HIS S6GLIOu llldhCS IL AA1SuAAA1SAAh AE the executive committee to aequalnt the members of this association with the civil service record of the present mayor of New Haven, Hon. John F. Studley, who is candidate for re-elec- tion on the republican ticket. Under his administration the civil service board has violated not only the spirit but the letter of the charter.
 The facts in the case have been re- peatedly brought by our committee to the attention of the mayor, accompa- nied by affidavits of responsible citizens Some of the specific charges which we have brought are the following: ss
 1. Violation of the charter in appoint ing the secretary of the civil service board without examination.
 ?. Violation of the civil service rules in keeping him on a temporary appoint ment for more than four weeks.
 3. Violation of the civil service rules in putting only four out of five requir- ed subjects on the examination paper.
 4. Laxity, in making the examination paper too easy. 5gs {. ngt 44
 5. Violation of the spirit of the char ter in making political appointment to an office intended to be non-political.
 6. Breach of faith towards candidates in giving an office to the man with the lowest rating, and in ar bitrariIy postponing for a favorite can didate's benefit an examination defin- itely announced for a certain day
 '. Disregard of the responsibility of office holders to the public in appoint ing a man shown by the boards own test to be the least competent of those who applied. sst
 A year ago we addressed his honor on the assumption that the irregulari' ties complained of were committed without his Knowledge, and that if he were informed of them he would promptly take steps to have them reme- died. At his request last June we sub mitted our proof. Our statements have not been called in question, they have been simply ignored by the mayor. By this silence he has made the case of fthe civil service board his own. and by his recent reappointment of one of the delinquent members he has formally en- dorsed their policy. He thus stands be- fore the people as responsible for the degradation of the system.
 The bad effects of the laxity com plained of by our association were ern- phasized by the report of committee appointed by the mayor himself last summer to investigate the police de- partnent. This report showed that in spite Of the obvious intention of the charter to put the public service on a business basis, appointments were still made for personal and partisan ends.
 The loss of confidence which the civil service board has incurred through it's partnership is seen in the proposal now before the general assembly to amend the charter of New Haven so as to take from the civil service board the exam nations of candidates for positions in the pubic library, and put these exam nations in the hands of the library board itself. This step has been taken because the civil service board as at present constituted has shown itself in- competent to conduct the examinations so as to adequately test the qualifica- tions of applicants. Thus a great in strument of popular education is ham, pered in it's work by the very board which was created to raise the standard of efficiency in the public service.
 All other means having failed to pro- duce an impression, ballots arae now the only medium through which those who believe in conducting the citys business on business principles can make their wishes known. '-...
 Henry w. Farnam, President:
 Harry G. Day,
 ~ Clarence Deming,
 John Currier Gallagher,
 Norris G. Osborn,
 Amory E.. Rowland, #. ....
 Charles G. Morris, Secretry, Subcommittee iii charge of this matter. :; J0HNsJ., NUGENT. BURIED. D. 5. The funeral of John J. Nugent was held yesterday morning from St. Mary's church. A large number of friends were present to pay their tribute to the deceased. Rev. Father F. l.. Hogan was the celebrant of the requiem high mass. The funeral arrangements were in charge of Cox & Henze. The bearers were Thomas Nugent, Edward Curran, John Curran and Thomas Welch. In- 8tern1ent was in St. Bernard cemetery. The deceased years ago took an active mart in ier1ocratic po1iticc r,,,,o,,4,.