The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-13
ACCUSING THE WRONG BUREAU.
WALDO DECLARES.

Mr.. Buckncr read from a record OF
! Dominick Abruzzi. an applicant for 20.
/ lice appointment. VINO was Arrested
three timer.
such cases do not affect my posi-
ton. You are making out a case against
the Ciyil Service. cannot speak for
! that body" said Mr.. waldo.
Commissioner Waldo explained that
the system OF private Investigation had
led to many abuses The system OF
| choosing an appointcc from the ton.
three on the list had given the oppor-
| tunsty To grafters TO collect from each
OF the three at the top and return the
MONEY 90 he two who were not picked
Why didn't you take two hours and
read over the records of these me n
whom Commissioner Cropsey refused to
appoint2"
Com missioner Crec,nar, whom I re-
gard as an honest man and capable,
can tell you. lie knows You say these
men were crooks do not know that
they are. You say 80. The Civil Serv.
Ice Commission investigates each case.
and appoint from the list a. re-
q,hred by the rule"
Have you ascertained how many.
crooks. ex-convicts and periurers have
been appointed In the pst four ycarsY'
i have not ! found no OCCASION
Mr.. Bucknor read into the record
PM scb,h"r, o rna.i''nauoh OF one
waia, e.. poheehah Nv
Comn,,.stnna,. no a peeh re'ected ny
schmhar, A%.,., upseS aho baker'
,oc,,on ~, n.a,,a snu r'scner, after re-
recer,,oo, ha.,, =. " u,a'. were
a,,,,,n,.d '"e" =" ""'uo ana by MN
NJ puc, ,,..,
r.c.r,,eca,'nm. ''.ea ions nst OF
y.,,., ~ ns commissioner
W. uo on MY ~. isil, three days after
,,n s app eS 70 once. The list In
S.ua'u tue names OF some thirty men who
~ $1,000 oy Waidos pfedeces-
80 cs'., puu.heI n'soe the point that
n oN vice S"nmisnon couh not
.~ o nves"s.'ed all these cases In
" .,' .ays,
" your function to OBTAIN good
uoc. ashoo Mr.. Bucknor In the
49, VI what amounted to an infor-
r" axumen' over the functions OF tho
~. :, s',onor or rohce.
,,,. no ,uno.fon OF enc civil Ser
~ ss,o" 70 see that the Police
Dcpsen. Furnished with proper
sson ...,. sns"ered he Commits
s'ouuI Aue mw provides now patrol'
"'h '"~" % se'eo'cn'
CHARTER PLACES Rg0poNSt0ll.
NV MA, ..,.,-
w. "~@oo Fo'NIo ooV'
Mr.. Buoknsr read from q record con.
oerning one eaedette. who va Az.
missed from the department and rein.
stated under Commi ssionsr wn,do. liz
went ever and over . lot Of matter that
has bean threshed out In the newspa-
pers. Finally Mr.. Bucknsr brought out
mat his object was to try TO force or
cajolo tho Commissioner into an admis.
eion that he made . mistake u abolish.
anG the systsn, OF investigating sppli-
csnts through . private bureau IN the
department
The charter OF the city," said tho
Commissioner. puts upon the Civil Ser |
Vice Commission the duty OF examining
and invesugating applicants for the po-
lice force. There In no reason why this
work should be duplicated any more
than there Is reason for duplicating all
the machinery OF tho oity government"
The examination Tor the last hour ran |
In n circle and always ended up with
Tho declaration OF Mr.. Waldo that he
o.. cd full dependence on tho reports
OF tho Civil Service Commission on ap-
plicants for places on tho Police Depart.
ment.
Mr.. Buckner read from Mayor Cav.
policemen OF mon who had been re-