The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-22
POTTER 0 KID FOR new JOB
UH SERVICE CONFUSION
SETS ASIDE PROTESTS.
Action Described n lrreNorablc One
Commissioner Vas for Delay. but the
Others Put Him Through a. Of High
tluaiinca lions for Ambulance Director

Commissioner Vas for Delay. but the
Others Put Him Through a. Of High
tSuaiinca tiORs for Ambulance Director
The Municipal Civil Service Commission
d KID the Rev DIR Daniel G Potter yester-
| day after receiving from it's examiners
formal report that he had passed with
grad" Of 95 per cent. their special nom
competitive examinaii ION A. to- his fitness
tn b" director of ambulance service
\ motion to postpo the approval Of
l'r. Pott"r's appointment. made by Com
missioner Yelling. was lost. and protests
agains, the immediate" approval hah been
presented without changing the opinion
of the commission Leonard +. Opdycke.
who on Monday demanded in vain an
opportunity to inspect Commissioned
Fosdick'- reports upon certain features
VI Dr Pott"r's work in the bureau of
Charities. had presented an arngunent
for tn. post poncInent of h" commission =
action Tn" argument follows:
Thai Nr Opdyvk" had vainlv sought an
opportunity to- inspect the minutes OF the
commissions action Of November -. com
pls,ns with the Board OF Ambulance SER
vices request rrr pr rott.r's appoint
mcn' b. exempted from com petition.
That Dr Potter had resigned has place
IN IT," Comptroller o''icc at tine head Of the
burru't "i charitable institutions pcnding
an int"-'. CATION Hv ~" com ptrO.lrr into tho
work at hat bureau. that This Investigation
"a still proceeding and that written reports
Of IT. results v-'.I.: h. mad, public within
two months
That u Il Fo~lick. Commissioner of
Accounts. lad independently investigated
pr Pu'r"Ts relations with certain charitable
Iu-tl'f.sIEr. ~. ,,tt, ..I Ind
, rendered On December : and two writ
ten !rpuT'> or documents Ia the Mayor.
who. tOCNlu"Hi~ and the testimony on
which ih"y ur~r u.,~..I obtained findings
of fac. ,or"ir ~pv- AMI recommendations
thai would So -.ryIc"ablc 70 tho commits
son ~ deciding whether the post II Ambu-
Ian" y rector would best be filed hy The.
$50, ON ~ pr Potter
limit br pI,Iy, ~ had mad. formal
demand upon -" Commissioner ~ A.
counts an uiou III" Mayor for an nppor-
'uni'. 'H inspect aui thus 10 make public
l"-ril,k'- reports and that in case such
demand w.,- not complied with Mr. Op-
dvCN" hal rui,r atVis"mcnt legal pro
Cr.ai ng- to ufor'' ~.
Iha' the only letter Of recommend alton
publicly rirrI IN Dr rott.r's favor tina,
rrr-"nrcd bv E.-hop Greer, had Just been
withdrawn
lhl' ta"Tr s."rH-d 10 be no reason for
confirming br p"''"r.- appointment speed
Ilv. "a view al 400" fast that ~" appoint
men' had r'' boon mad" until more han
"a wear after 'h" 81 Grating N" board
IL Nmbula,'n Service became effective
That a ,ut'l..ru' reason for deliberate
action la- 90 'u" 't.' 'na' when I,romtIl-
..at"'i the ,nmiui--r"n.- official approval
uf the R.po. u'rn"u' would b" irrsvocah bile
and ~.pI"'' 20 r"Nlrw neither lev tn" state
',,.l = rive" '"'ur..-- On nor hy- the MAYOR
NJ Opiy, k.~ request thai reporters
he. admitted 10 ia" So son wa- refused
There. were. present only the commission
,.r-. tn" -'"r"tlry ami -f"noSraph-r Elliot
u Goo,iw n. secretary 81 IN. ivil Servic.
Reform ASSOCIATION. Mr. DydyCke and
COMMISSIONER Of Charities Michael j
prIminOud After Hs-sr- DpivCk.. and
GoOdwIn Withdrew MIR DrImnOnd RE-
NAMED with IN" CO'umi-> IUn,.r- Later
h.. Indor-"in.ur Of Dr Potter was an
nru'I."i II b. -.4li hat ne Potter mat
ter Vd~ rrpT on fh- civil Service. Com
ml--Iun'~ calendar for v.>i.rdav'- meet
ing hu' was taken Tp Especially
Among n" protests against inm..diaf"
consideration Of IN. Potter appointment
whlun had been received IN RI. com
mission wh- "A hotter from William Jay
SChl..fr"ln cha nan Of th. ,Iriz.n.
mon -Th" 90 -Slon should take no
action IN" letter tii. until all hc avail /
a,,., evidence regarding h. candidate I
charac'"" aud qualifications. including |
tn" ".td"uv,' IN rcCrr; Investigate ions |
hv tn" '",n'ni"-ion"r "i A"""uni-, aud he |,
reports thereon hay" been cons dsr.d !
". hav" reason O b"li"v" that action |
ta<.r H.. 'h' comm s'ron without having
this "vid"n'. h"fur" il might l." ,lI-ad- I
want ageou- 80 h'. public -.rvIC"
Tn" commission had Also heard an J
argument from the 'ivIl Service Reform 4
Association which believes that tins. /
non-COmp"'''Iv" appointment l. not Il--
tif.@i los Ian According tn this arglI-
mcnt III" fr-t -. ambulance. director /
was MT --"r"nt'fir professional nor .
educational IN ChIrlri"r Posts Of that
character uuly b. iil'ni without comp.ti-
tIv. examination Hh"n there j. avail |
ADJ" som" person ~ high and recognized
attlirm"ntS ll" reform a--Ociltion !
mad" no Charge Against Dr. Potter
but il considered tn" action Of the com
mission IN regarding him ~ person |
~ high and recognized attainin"nts in |
the qualities required for tn. place "a
,InwarrnnrIhl" in view Of fh. fact that
80 far from being recognized his quail /
ficatIons had been the sIhJ"C, ~ dissent
IN tn" board making IN" appointmeni !
and 81 charge and Investigations. Tn. /
association spokesman MIR Goodwin !
said d. could not understand why the |
commission should resort 20 a forced |
construction 81 the law intended only |
10 cover eIcrrtinnal appointments 10 |
high offices n IN the commission /
opinion the place could not practically }
h" filed by competitive examination.
" had only 70 "N"rnp' the post from es-
animation. This exemption however. |
would haT" been subject TO approynl |
nv the MAYOR and tho State Civil SeryiC.
I ommi--i"n Will" under the procedure.
thev were now following III. decision /
ri tho commissioners would be final and
irr"v nclhl".
Neither Mavor Gaynor nor Polio. |
lfg.WUaT WNN.. .HHaFa
Of IN" Board Of Ambulance Service would
comment upon IN" action Of the coynmis !.
sion.
No, rrnrnfs ~ Naval yr..e,,
WASHINGroN. Dec II Tn. sipuIv