The Detroit times., 1910-12-06
CIVIL SERVICE IS
/. NOW IN EFFECT
IN DETROIT
Deputy City Clerk Files With Secre'
tary of State Certificate as To
Vote On Amendment, Which
Immediately Becomes Law.
Scores c. City Employees Secure IN
Their Jobs. Removable Only
For Cause.

Deputy City Clerk William s. Deyer
left for Lansing. Tuesday morning.
with the official evidence to the eli
feet that the civil service amendment
was carried In Detroit In the recent
elections. and when he handed over TO
the secretary OF state the bill and 9TH
er documents pertaining to II. the sys-
TEN OF civil service Immediately be-
came effective In Detroit. The COM
mission appointed by Mayor Brei,-
meyer In compliance with the pro-
Visions OF the law, will meet Jan. 10.
1910, for the purpose OF appointing
q civil service examiner. The appoint.
ment will be made by a competitive
test. the candidate taking the highest
marks to get the position. There are
said TO be many applicants for the
Office. The salary Is to be not more
than s.. 800
The commission Is composed of Levi
l.. Barbous and Henry J. GWhard, Re
publicans. and K. G. Van Husan and
Charles n. Bryan. Democrats.
The civil service system will apply
TO all departments Of city govern
ment. but ali officials elected or APP.
pointed by the mayor or common
council are exempt. II is not intended
TO have the police and fire depart.
ments brought under the civil service
law. Quasi-cure service being now in
effect In these departments.
Among those whose positions are
now secure for life. regardless OF what
changes politics may bring about in
the heads Of civic departments. are
the following:
Mayors ofice--Robert Lewis, color
ed. assistant clerk.
City treasurer's office-Leo T. Sc
bert superintendent: John J. Anglin,
assistant cashier; George Courville,
paymaster.
Controllers office-Lewis H. Echlin,
head bookkeeper: Frank McElroy.
bookkeeper: John Eisman. chief
clerk: George j. Finn. entry clerk.
City clerks office--Guy L. ingalls,,
journal clerk; Charles A. Gadd, chief
clerk.
Department OF public works-Wil-
lfs p Rand. chief clerk; Porter j.
Murphy, secretary: Thomas f. Ray.
bookkeeper: Thomas Hudson, permit
clerk: Charles X. Becker, payroll
clerk; VIM J. O'Boyle, property
clerk; Otto Braun, assistant bookkeep-
Ter: r. Il. Mahon, assistant permit
clerk; Roy III. Mather. record clerk;
Herman A. Goebel, stenographer. JOS
eph w. Lougheed, paving and sewer
bond record clerk; Chas. R. Foster,
Sidewalk clerk: John G. Stewart,
sidewalk clerk: F. F. Hyland, gas ex-
pert: l.. f.. McCarty. meter inspec-
tor: Jas. II. Cole. description clerk;
Oscar Wanderer. assessment clerk;
Glenn Cathey. brick clerk; r. L. Post.
voucher clerk.
Department OF parks and boulevards
General superintendent, .obert Flow
erday: chief clerk. Chas. A. Rich;
Istenographer and clerk, Marion w.
Crawford: aquarium director, X. j.
Conway: forester, FL. j. Hunter; hor-
ticulturist. r. w. Unger; barn over
seer. K. 3. Youngblood; engineer w.
b. Maurice; foreman construction, J.
j. Dederich.
Assessors ONCE: Assistant asses
sors, E. j. Korte, John Kohler and
Daniel Dilworth; chief clerk, Edwin
f.. Saunders: description clerk, Her.
man w. Gabriel; draugLtsman. A. Z.
Gregg; mortgage and iced clerk,
Francis d. Balicki: probate clerk, j.
Denne.
Special inspectors Chas. Krecke.
Detroit City Gas Co.: Jos. G. WitLer-
ell, Detroit United Railway; VIM. Cox.
water board; VIM. G.. -Iahler, clerk
sewer department: X. J. Dever, ce-
ment inspector; c. Schroeder. assis-
tant cement inspector. Adam Honses,
general inspector; II. Blohm. assistant
Inspector; John Marek, assistant in
spector.
Asphalt plant: Clarence A. Proctor,
asphalt expert; Harry Bottomley, gu
perintendent; ]. Apple, foreman.
Garbage collection department: Jos.
II. Rumney, superintendent: A. II.
Chamberlain. foreman; r. Lapeer,
clerk; L. Burmaster, blacksmith.
City engineers office-R. II. McCor-
mick, city engineer; j. X. Mitchell,
general assistant: ]. W. Reid. grade
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