New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
Bio Tim" Gets Bill Passed.

@ara,ur Timothy ~ Sullivan. FA' mas =
'a-ce financial interest in theatre syHu'
,o,o has succeeded in passing through me
MINER house an amendmen. q" me Ne"
ycrt CITY charter giving applicants lo'
II ea-ra licenses ire right 90 a nearing oe-
fore -h.. license Is refused, and the r'eAt 'o
review By cer;iorari Of any decision OF
.tc Police Department refusing license
This is another application OF tile Tisht 10
c,,.r. -eyie-v ir such manner - |cnld "h-
dorbtedlv result in destroying the power
o. administrative officers. Under present
conditions licenses are not refused eNcep'
Cor s~od reason. This bill # Senator sui
u,aD.s was passed just fourteen days aiteT
it had been introduced. r moved SO rap
.clv ju the cities Committee and II the
saratr that II is extremely dountfuI
whether the purpose and the effect oi 'Ae
bill we're understood by manr of The sen
ators through whose scquescence j wa
.esenl1lvnlan sp.eluerg. who piactises *
',n-iNe.- in the criminal courts, La> q
st the point OF passage IN the Assem- y
r,-ovidjug that a city 0asls' tate DtioI
=, r,u5 -l. accused is brought Lldy ddHl4'
IN. vrisouer t9 hail without The NOTICE I,
.b. f,fs-ricr ATTORNEY O' the application I'l
SAL -. is now required TEt value ~ tHt
!a % 49, a. rotir. 20 The pistr!c- AItorne'
"a. a
ii.e largely iu the opDortGntt j. amor o.
fCr au examination OF the bah 'cnn IN ~
This aXtminatlou is 'onsluet -, ~, III, A..
-~,. to prevent tie use Of 'strH " bonus
.5at the pis-rict Attorney IS a''ic" mas pre-
cared I'M elaborate index 0I 'sua" ponus'
mn Tor uea lr such nvesuSatl'.s
senator Srlwar has bill, the mem
orandum adds in the interest or som
uewspaDers in The Bronx, PROVIDING uis
General laws hereafter passed by th'
r.Ir..IIs.ileC lUlT
nevspaDers IL New York CountN-tW'
H. he Eoro.Eh of Manhattan aud t"c
a, +r-e Roroug1 os The Bronx. At pres
4nt they must DC published IN two new -
raDors In each county having TWO new
~ nsrs This bin has passed ne sen
afe and Nas been reported faVoraoly DS
Tue Assembly I..diciary Committee Inc
report continues,
The. Assembly Judiciary Donmiltee "a
reported bin 'n'roduced of ,i ,tatc ie't'
Walker giving tu al empio\es of ne -'ai
titles villages or towu- the right 10 irtali
their positions. unless dismissed ttll,ii D.,
rial on charges which can ne retI." -" ~. -,
tb. courts by ccrtIoTarL u llS Wp'-tI"i
.0.fr.-f rouOva' is accorded pF the llf'scl
~ 10 veterans ana tO roIuAteer nrrm"A
According to the reports OF me 'iII 80
Reform Association. u mas Dt"u 17-lI r,,.,
chat the removal 90 be valid must DE- IoI
-arce which in the judgment Of me couI
's legal and clearly "royed by comp"leh
.r6- same bU1 ha- another pro- Islon-
-1at ,u case of dismissal because posiuoh
are abolished OF on .ack Of Work eHnPiO! =
must be dismissed in the inverse oiI"i %
-reir appointment and shall 10" enilli'd u
ure ferential appointment 10 similar po'
i.ous Al any time WITHIN four years. a
present they aro entitled TO ur"fef"Htia
appointment only Wii"in one |-dI, dha % J
j. Tho practice Of efficient department heads
when .OuUelled TO dismiss emploFeS ID"
cause Of lack Of work. 10 remove hrNi mos
who ara least efficient irrespective ~ th'
order or their appointment Advocates q
Civil Service reform are AFRAID mat !
heads OF departments are bound py SUI
restrictions a this Dill would provide M
entire system may IL som" conspicuous ut
stances break down and the cause OF tlVi
Service reform receive a serious setback.
mother BIN involving a less serious. Oe
cause less extensive. attack upon the ,IF'
Service law Wa@ introduced BY -As+embiN
man GcatOu. and mas reached the uoint o
nnal passage IN the IOWer house This bIi
hr0adens the definition n exempt Noluh
teer fremen so as % include cen din mei
'n the Jamaica Bay district. II Us ObJf'
tionaple because it would give these me-
Inc kind ~ protection against removal lro"
civil service positions described above
4 number Of special bills Of the class az
VfreiE criticised ly Governor Hughes II
out OF committee The indicat tion ls thh
private and special bills of this class-taci
aimed 90 take care OF partl'uhl ~ ~ N
tion iu which the interest Of Legislator
has been enlisted will occupy a lafS'
amount Of time ~ the cnd % the session
unless d rule of passing these bills Withpd
examining nto Tho merits OF each pariO
Mar case Is adOrted The objections y
these bills do mt rcet upon anFfhing ~
herenf IN the particular claims Of tho pay
ticuiar persons f1r whom they provide r.
lief bat Iuon tho General principle tndl
m one claim should 10 preferred 'yrl
other similar claims merely because u hai