The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-20
THE REV. D. c. POTTER PASSES
TAXPAYER SEEMS TO HOLD CP
ms APPOINTMENT.
Clergyman Has No rreah,e In Noo-eers-
psaisive Gryii service Examination
issshop Greer writes 20 Gayuer with
drawing Recommendation He dave.

drawing weeommen1AtfO ton re aAse-
The Municipal Civil Service Commis-
eion's examiners rrrorted to the COM
mission yesterday that the Rev. DIR
Daniel {. Potter had passed with high
percentage the examination held last
week to determine his qualification for
non-competitive appointment to the new
post Of director Of the board OF ambulance
service. section Of the commission's
rule about temporary and exceptional
appointments states:
Where there Is a vacancy in any posi-
ton in the competitive class demanding
peculiar and exceptional qualifications
of a scientific. professional or educational
character. and upon satisfactory evil
dence that for specified reasons competi-
ton in such special case 10 not practicable
and that the position can best be filled
by the selection OF some designated per-
son Of high and recognised attainments
in such qualities. the commission may
suspend the provisions OF the rules re-
Quiring competition in such case"
IL was to satisfy themselves that DR. e.
Potter is a person OF such attainments
that the municipal commissioners had
the special examination. DIR. Potter was
to have been examined on Tuesday last.
but as he was Ill the examination was
postponed until Friday.
Bishop David II. Greer has written to
Mayor Gaynor Withdrawing his recon-
mendation. made some time ago. that DR..
Potter be made permanent head OF the
ambulance board.
Leonard +. Opdycke served yesterday
upon Mayor Gaynor and Commissioners
Fosdick a demand for immediate inspec-
ton OF the commissioner 8 reports to the
Mayor upon the relations between DR..
Potter while chief examiner in the Comp
troller's Office OF charitable institutions
and various private charitable institu-
tions receiving city funds After serving
the demand MIR Opdycke said that the
reports were believed to contain matter
which II published would prevent tho
OF DIR. Potter's appointment.
commissioner Fosdick said he personally
was willing TO make the reports public but
felt unwilling to do so without the Mayors
sanction. The Mayor refused TO comment
on the matter. He took MIR. Opdycke's
demand under advisement.
In his letter 10 the Mayor and the Com
missioner Mr.. Opdycke said:
A. .assr and taxpayer in the city and
county Of New York I respectfully request
and hereby demand that you and each of
YOU or both Of you AFFORD me- immediate
opportunity to inspect two certain reports
submitted To the Mayor Of this city by the
commissioner of Accounts on or about
December and December respectively.
covering a special examination Of IN" rela-
ions hetween the late chief examiner Of
'hs division Of charitable institutions Of
he Department Of Finance and certain
private charitable institutions receiving
'ity funds. and 10 inspect also IN" written
estimony on which the said reports we're
based
This request is submitted and this de-
naud is mad. by me on credible inforrna
ion leading me to believe that the t@o said
exports and the said testimony contain
a cts and con illusions of which I a. taN-
payer and the public generally have
tight to know and Immediate knowl~fg"
" which Ia necessary tn other public oN1-
,ers for the propsr Performance" "t their
iuries relative tn the aproir 'u"nt Of the
,aii lat. chief examiner A. director ofamhu-
az 20 service.
DR. Potter was appointed chief exami-
her Of charitable institutions accounts
nv Comps roller circuit in 1872 He re-
signed the osGce on June last. shortly
after ComrtrS,r Prend.rgast had begun
An inquiry into the conduct of the bureau
pf private charitable INSTITUTIONS ia
DR. Potter's department Later in June
the board OF ambulance service, of which
Police Commissioner Baker was chair
man. appointed DR. Potter director of
ambulance service, 5000 job. NV di-
vided vote and requested the Civil Ser
vice Commission 10 suspend its rules
recurring competitiy" examination.
The Mayor heard ii this. heard also. u
in aaid Of riimor which arose ut the
time that officials of certain charitable
or organizations were meditatlng u present
10 pr. Potter Of a purse Of sS.0oO IN APP
probation 81 city aid from the bureau
under his administration. and the Mayor
wrote to Commissioner Baker insisting
that the post he filed from the classified
evil service Lat nv competitive "xami-
nation. a. such procedure did away with
ali importuniry and favoritisn. political.
clerical and otherwise The board with I
drew the appointment.
Parts Of DR. PotteF's official career |
were Investigated later by Commissioner
Fosdick on November II the board OF
ambulance service. again by divided
vote. appointed pr Potter director Of
the service and again requested thsCivil
Service Commission 10 relieve him from
examination. This request .
was complied with. n non competitive
being given under the pro
vision OF tns civil t~TNF" T'lls-@ d'oNe
quoted
At the time OF the second appointment !
Mayor Gaynor minated that Commits /
.ioner Foedick's investigation. the two .
reports Of which Mr. OpdyCks now wishes
N see. had refuted the so-called charges
zainst Dr Potter and had shown that
he 5000 present had been merely pro- !
,osed by some one and had come To moth .
ng The Mayor at this time did not see
why the ambulanc" dictatorship should
20 compstitIvely filled II the Office Of
thief probationer wasn't
The second petition ~ the board Of |
servic" 90 the Civil Service |
requested that the Office
No made exempt from competition Pr~si |
len, Mc(iuirs states that the office has
lot been made permanently exempt
MIR Dpdycke says that unless has de
nand To- inspec. the reports - complied
" iLh legal steps To enforce II will probably
oe tax en- He believes that tn. reports.
being public documents. ar" ny law nc
,s.s-ihle to him A. "A taxpayer
H. WAS learned Last night that the Civil
service Commission will act on the exami-
lers report to-day.
THE INDITTED PaChERS.
Sirkev-bam Ready to 'irst Them " They