New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10

the Municipal Civil Service Commission t"i'
letter was sent to Gallagher:
New York December Q. 1907
.Iames 7. Gallagher, No. 515 West Is''"
street. New York City. .ho
Dear Sir: Your recent complaint 20 oue
f.overnor with reference to the en1pioy
ment of iaborers In the Dock Department
of the city of New York, together WI WI.
your letter to me making specaihc, &c he en-.
ployed improperly. and your supseduen..
letter to the Governor complaining tlde
you do not receive the salary as e,h ~
the competitive examination as pier attend,
ant which You had passed were all referred
to the Municipal Civil Service Commission
with request for an investigation
7 have this day received from the MI
nfcipal Civil Se-vice Commits sion reports OF
Investigations into the employment or ia
horers mentioned, made by Philip j. Corey
la Dor clerk, and James A Ranerty' eA-
amirier copies Of which L inclose- FROM an
pear that your objection to the employment
of these men is not well founded Tne line
between watchmens work ana IaboTeIS
work is indeed not clear. ana your hiisdp
prehension is, perhaps, not unnatural, put
it does not seem to be improper 10 employ
laborers for the care OF property, even AT
a higher salary than Is paid TO watcnrneh'
where the duties involve something more
than mere watchers. such as. for instance
the carriage of packages or the Keeping pm ,I up
sonal assurances which have received
from the Commissioner of DOCKS, go 70
show that such justification exists Tor the
EMPLOYMENT of IaborerS in these cases.
With regard to your own compensation,
the Municipal Commission reports thar y 30
were appointed a pier attendant IN I'D I'D
from an eligible list. that you were as,
missed on November s. 1901, for lack or
work reinstated on May ~ 1902 az $40 a
month. again dismissed on October 10. Is.,
dismissais your name was returned 10 lhe
preferred list. and on April a. lSS. You &C
cepted appointment as waterman lro nd
on November 4. 1905, were certined anc
regularly appointed from an eligible list
Of watchrnen, having on aa place. OH
Your acceptance of the position Of watch
man at the salary paid therefor was en-
tirely voluntary and the muhle,pal oI,,i-
meut as pier tender does not entftle you
to any higher salary than that attached to
vours 0Signed) r. c. E. BROWN.
The following letter ended the CORE
spondence:
New York. December 9. 1907.
Robert H Fuller. esq, secretary to the
Governor, Executive Chamber, Albany,
nv " Dear Mr.. Fuiier: On October IA you
transmitted to the Civil Service Commits
sion q complaint of Mr.. James j. Gallagher.
of No. SIS West 145th street. New York
city which was referred to me and at my
request investigated by the agents of the
Municipal Civil Service Commission Of New
York The result of that investigation /
have to-day transmitted direct to Mr.. Cal
Jaeher and I hope that that action VIII end
the matter, but in order that all papers
may be in the executive chamber IN case IL
is brought up again. I inclose TO YOU copy
of the papers sent to Mr. Gallagher. to-
gether with COPY of the letter to President
Baker Of the Municipal Civil Service Com
mission commenting on the case I also
fncIose copies of Mr.. Gallagher's letters
It does not seem to me that the COM
plant is one on which either the Gov
ernor or the State Civil Service Commits
sion IL called to take any action Very
truly yours. r c. e. BROWN
The list Of names submitted by Gallagher
was investigated by the Municipal Civil
Service Commission. to which the COM
plant was referred. The report of the
investigation showed that his charges re-
garding specific persons were practically
unfounded.
Mr.. Baker. I'm commenting on the reports
of his investigators, remarked that his
statements regarding his rights as a vet
eran were so entirely at variance with
the facts that I do not think any future
complaints from Mr.. Gallagher should be
given any attention This was on De-
cember Z, 1907