New-York tribune., 1908-01-27

considering plan by which candidates for promo
tion will be subjected to written examinations only
At those points where the increase in salary from
one grade to another naturally marks advancement
larger responsibilities, promotion through interven-
ing grades to he made entirely dependent upon
length Of service and efficiency OF records
INCREASING WORK.
Tho commission reports that the number Of posi-
tions in the CLASSIFIED state and county service.
exclusive of laborcrs. is now 1881. as compared
with I07l9 year ago and with S,s4o in lsSe. when
the present Civil Service law went into effect The
number Of examinations held and the NUMBER OF
candidates examined have increased IN Fet more
rapid ratio, the last mentioned number e1ceeoins
800 last year as compared with 800 IN 100 an
increase OF over 10 per cent in single year. Inc
growing need of the State Engineer for help IN the
barge canal work and the good roads Work ana
that Of the two recently created puphc ser'ioe
commissions for force Of employees eaual u ''ie
tasks with which these new agencies OF the s'ate
government are charged. are instanced as lnolca'-
inc that +te commissions work of examination
will vet he further largely increased, neccsslt@'s
more room and a larger force OF employees ING
work is TO be done expedtiously and accurateH'
That the commission is doing its work under dis
advantages and limitations is shown oy com
parison of work done by its examinations uiVl-
sion with that of the New York City commission
The comparison follows:
In the year 1906. which is the last year Ior & ~cn
fc7Ire available. the Municipal NiNit
Commission OF York city held forty .IlIhe opth
ronpetifiye examinations containing Liz Coiitet-
itors For the last the state commission uds
held 21S open competitive examinations. lnVoHIIs
40 candidates. The greater :iInlber or exaHlnd-
tions held by the state commission ana the eNt1t
work involved in their preparation Just ABOUT or
sets the larger number of candidates examined pH
the u11uicipal commission. To do this WoTk the
rrunicipal commission reports as the expense or us
Examining division ss 4l9 80 out OF its total appro-
1riatfon Of about $4,000 Thus the examinauor:
exnense Of the municipal commission exceeds the
total appropriation for the state commission. t3r
an amount Of work which is very nearly equal th@
state commission is allowed appropriations for the
examination division Of less than $4,000. To do this
examining work the municipal commission employs
chief examiner s426a. assistant chief exam
liner AZ S2 eB1 three examiners t24o each. three
examiners At s. 800 each. three medical examiners
AT s. 4A 90 500 and 81 500 respectively. and fourteen
examiners at 80 n DAY Against this expense the
state commission is allowed q chief examiner az
500 one examiner at 5000. one at s150. one at
1f.o and one 81 600 and its entire expense for
expert examiners outside its regular staff has never
exceeded 5000
The commission IN concluding its report expresses
spprecation Of the spirit in which its work has
been received by appointing officers It says II mas
had in noteworthy degree the cooperation OF
municipal commissions, particularly that Of New
York City.