Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-17
TEST
For EMPLOYEES
Civil Service Commission to
Keep Tab on All Men
Hired by City.

The efficiency of every employee OF
the city OF Newark who is in the coln
p~etitive class of the civil service regu-
lation will be officially recorded within
y few days, If The wishes of the com
mission are carried out. Blank forms
have been sent to every department
with the requess that the record OF
each ma be Appropriated by his
superior officer and forwarded to the
Civil Service Commission. These
records are ~returnable the first week IN
January. but as yet Colonel Muiiikin
has received zone.
Although Colonel Mullikin, the local
representative OF the commission, Is oil
the belief that the records will prove
beyond q doubt the value of civil serV-
ice, the various departments IN the
city are not so optimistic. n do no
seem TO place much value in the
scheme.
In the first place. it is said that to
| save trouble most of the records will 60
through with a 100 per cent. rating
Then again it is said that some of the
officials who may have a grudge
against a particular man may give him
a very low rating.
MuIiikin Approves Plan.
Colonel Mullikin was asked to tell
Just what good will be accomplished
after the records are safe in the hands
OF the commission
For one thing said the colonel. sit
will prevent such men as County Coun-
sci Jones from saying that civil service
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It will put us in the possession OF the
rue facts regarding every employee,
and if we find that they are inefficient
we can make recommendations for dis.
.sAl."
q impression III he City Hall
seems 10 be that the commission is not
supported by law In its request for
these records. and that it is only II Of
the rules of the commission under
which the matter is being operated.
Directions for marking the blanks
submitted by the commission show that
there are five matters to be considered
in giving a mar q rating. They are as
follows:
Employees are to be marked on a
scale of 100 as perfect in every par
ticular. the 100 points to be made up
as follows:
Perfect in quantity of work per-
formed to count. 20
Perfect in quality of work per-
formed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Perfect in aptitude n capacity of
initiative 8
Perfect in punctuality and attend
ance 10
Perfect in character and habits as
affecting efficiency or trust
worthiness so
Total 10o
Example for marking in space for
month:
If quantity of work slightly below
perfect (slow) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l9
IF quality of work perfect........... 30
If no ability TO plat out york.. 0
IF p~unctuality and attendance per-
feet 10
If character and habits ell right. so
Marking of month would be.,..... So
Provision is also made for any fines
and penalties imposed and ~cornrnenda-
tons bestowed.
Was Abandoned Last Year.
~ daCSLAOIl a. OSG o1 ~ ~ ~
certify TO the conduct and efficiency
of the chiefs of departments such as
the fire and police departments. Col
onel Mullikin declared that it is the
duty OF the boards to fill out the
blanks in such cases.
This is the first time that this
record is being taken. 1t was at
tempted last year, but a legal contro-
versy anent the subject resulted in
the abandonment of the idea at that
time.
IL was generally believed that the
Fire Board refused to give to the
Civil Service Commission the records
of the battalion chiefs who were ex-
amined for the office of deputy chief
when the request was made. Colonel
Mullikin explained today that it was
only the penalties that the Fire Board