New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
STATE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSIONS REPORT.
Year of Notable Enhancement for
the Merit System.

The State Civil Service Commits
- issued its twenty-third annuaI report
son ' ,ho wear 1905. The commissioners are
GOVERNS =, nfiIIiken president: John f. Kraft ana
Cha" = = Brown. After noting the fact tha'
Roscoe we're made in the Civil Service law
10 legislature of 1885, the report says
T" = has seen noteworthy advancement IN
The Rea- i.ion OF the merit system Of appoint
ment ano, - mics have been extended TO four az
Sonal counties lS yc;sed To remove
STATE coLs-- municipal Civil Service commissioners
has been ass Stice law which prohibits removals
Of the cor noltical reasons has been enforeeu
nom oiH brssch OF the laws prohibition agal 1
the IeHsbas been subjected 10 inNesusauoh., 10
courts nave on5 sustained the law in important
cotirilars The practcabhty OF est Itoe through
enc na ,i examination has been slsnilie"NN'
demonstrated. -,.s,-
-.r,-- discusses the extension Of the cassi-
-, - counties, the removal OF the municipai
itsslov in Troy for Incompetence and hesieO'
oo. -. the investigations made during the year
o Iovr-york City and the question Of pohucai
!. -ssroents as brought before the puohc IN 'Ne
800 case. and then goes on 70 say:
~. so-eauea Kings County case. in which dae
Sheriff o. me the transfer Of certain positions IN
NJ "a - from the competitive 10 the exempt
sEpealeo iiSon az the state Civil Service CommlsF
Son in refusing 10 chanse lhe Ias he%ore the
those pos'T niZsion % Department. and decision
Is awaited h e. ale argument in behalf OF
yuIus - ssion tyvelt with convincing enlS 1Sa9
ne ne point made its annual reports ICt lon
secfing matters OF classincatlon mus o-orne ef-
approval o. 'h me in eject his executive acts and
t ie-sfare cannot be overruled by the courts
THE BEDFORD CASE.
The case OF Bedford ngt- the Municipal Cia.i
Loo Commission OF Buffalo. which Is no" VA
o,,esl IS mentioned as OF consloeraple Ii'po
~ complainant was appointed as foreman o.
.oe+s hut he was actually employed as q cle1
!, the CITY Hall The hrst position Is uIuei 'o
o-7r- class while the latter belongs TO lhe CO'''
retitive class. The Municipal CiNA 9ei'iCe -,
- Knowing that Bedford was employed IN
collation. Of the Civn Service law, Withheld Us ce
-i6cate that he had been appointed or eiIplOs0
=, pursuance Of law. Justice henefck' OF the 81
,-a,,,s Court in deciding the case adversely 10 me
rorrnission held that SIS duty IN certifying d 30
roll ends when jt finds that the peISoiis 80
.tl-.,,, ave qualified Tor appointment or employ
-. 60 .ra roeitiors assigned on the payroll and
mar they have been regularly appointed 10 ucH
Iaoes The repot SAYS that the civil Service Conl-
mission should have. il il has not, the power 10
withhold its certificate II cases OF TINS klnu-
COMPETITIONS,
Under the caption .Pracucabity Of Compel
don" the report says:
The year has seen the practcabty OF testing ting
a. competition laid down by the state celstLoIIoa
many times demonstraied Fosilohs O 90 eS 50
ggousbity. requiring tact and other personal quSL
a s vel g. extended training ana high technical
knowledee. and carrying compensation IN generous
amount have been filled from the eligible lists es-
t n, Acceptable 10 the appointing officers
The competitions conducted by this commission
are scholastic. are not always IN the shape
q written examinations. but are always pracucaI
filed persons qualified by character. framing anu
knowledge for the respective duties In compe-
,5sS- Of farm cottages al the State Industrial
school Rochester. no educational test al all was
imposed 5 l n5 IN i Banks s and the
candidates were rated exclusively these, on their
10 were 10 he employed jointly with them. as de
rrrained by replies 10 numerous searching inquiries
addressed % former employers or others &C
eeal.ls4 49, m an f1fsrTieH- with the board OF
as S5ee:rslie Tbs hoard Was made ilp of a repre-
sentative Of the board OF managers Of the inst-
tuition. It's superintendent and the chief examiner
II tic state commission Though the practicabity
- testing the relative qualifications OF candidates
for position for the successful filling OF when me
personal equation is so important a FACTOR was
sravely doubted ny the officials Of the instltuton'
the result highly satisfactory 10 all concerned
Nearly eighty candidates. representing all parts OF
Tie state. entered The competition. About one
haf Of these We're eliminated by me eA
animation hv reason Of facts shown IN their own
statements In regard 70 age, habits, educAtlon or
the remaining caud .ietes elected Information as
% character. teIperament and family relations Ions
which together Will mat obtaines by examination
u answers 10 The letters of inquiry referred 70.
and fitness on fair and intelligent basis An ell
Eihr list OF nineteen resulted and OF these twelve
Received appointments and TWO deemed appolnl-
account of change OF circumstances The
hoard of managers highly rommends the cOInpetl-
ti0n having brought into the field as candidates
many tXe,'lsUt'v qualified men Of whom Il would
no, otherwise have known. ana having enabled II
% make appointments To- JHe position from q large
list of candidate whose fitness had been ascer-
tanned by most practical test
PROMOTIONS.
Tho report discusses the subject Of Promotions
u great detail. II says the commission finds II
-m'ossi be- 10 comply with the requests MADE py
appointing officers 10 authorize the promotion of
certain individuals iu a department except I'm
cases where The persons are the only ones eligible
JOY advancement The report says appointing Off
GERS sometimes complain Of examinations on the
ground thar they ought 10 be the best Judges of the
''ra4aratEc fitness OF their subordinates for pro
MOTION Tie commission SAYS Il would be glad 10
give Que weight 40 their judgment if they would
comply with the law ana I'm regularly kept eff
eefey records furnish adequate data upon which 10
iaie The fathfuluess and efficiency of candidates.
THE STATE SERVICE.
After reference 10 the subjects Of the Power OF
removal and Frauds ID Examinations under
ne head I-e State Service" the report continues;
-le classified civil service Of the State by the
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