New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
MAYOR GUSTS PLUMBERS.
Removes Three Examiners on
Charges of Misconduct.
PUTS LAWYER IN CHARGE
Tells of Many Complaints That
Competency Certificates
Were for Sale.

Mayor Gaynor Yesterday morning re-
moved the three members Of the Exam
lining Board of Plumbers "for miscon-
duct" lie appointed Albert de Roode'
counsel for the Civil Service Reform AS
ISOLATION. to take charge Of the AFFAIRS oil
the board, and also James NJ. MORO"
and Paul 5 Bolger to fll two OF the va
cancies. Late in the afternoon the 'oih-
missioner Of Accounts forwarded 10 the
Mayors Office a full report covering one
phase Of the situation.
For the last two weeks the Colnihis-
sioner Of Accounts Office force had oeeH
investigating the work Of the examining
plumbers. The men removed are EDWIN
HAYWARD. Of No 2}l7 Tilden avenue
Brooklyn: August c. Schwager' OF No
20 West Slth street, and James ). Doho-
hue. Of No 3oo West attn street. lnf
three members constituted the run Doaiu'
with the addition OF one employe' Sue
Dographer and typewriter at N'@" year
Under the charter they had received -
a session. and il seems they have held
sessions almost every day. In ms letter
IN Mr.. de Roode the Mayor said:
desire to put the Examining B0aId o.
Plumbers under YOUR Cnafse, anu n.y.
Won will accent the responsibility ana De
able 10 devote the necessary tlIIt ~ ~
! see no other way out OF the pies.nC
difficulties ! have had TO dlsih's3 w w
nreseut hoard for misconduct 'omplaiHtS
Eav. been coming i'm all along that their
rartifcates OF competency were puIfhdS-
able And now We find from looklhE I'VE
the examination papers that ihc sliiii .dl
ity in answers, even 10 comphCd'tu 80
fences and punctuation MARKS s'o ,'i,.o,,"c
tho questions were obtained IN advance
nv fayoritc applicants for examination.
I shall have the Corporation COuIls'l az,
point YOU a Special corporation ,"ul'S, I,
10 take charge Of the whole matter u
Won vii consent to serve. hope you
yin do this. for / want 10 make clean
work Of the organization OF this board,
and nut IL on an honest ana lntelllg'ht
working footing.
Mr. de Roode consented Immediately
and was appointed 4 have in mind two
fundamentals Of the work" he wrote, or
this board-that the examinations he
honestly conducted and that the cXami-
patious be designed 10 test the compe-
tency Of the applicants as plumbers. lie
said that he thought the examinations
should not be too severe, and added;
Isn't fl distressing that these lahorers
nlaced I'm authority should seek 10 mulct
their fellow laborers who are trying 10
earn a better LIVELIHOOD
James n. Morrow lives At 40. AZ Abel
Phi street Brooklyn. and is connected
with the firm Of James Muir x Co.
plumbers. Al No. - East 9th street He
mas been I'm the plumbing business for
more than forty years Paul :. Bolger -
In business AZ No. 666 lexington avenue
and lives M No. 1891 Madison avenue. He
also has been plumber Tor more than
forty years
II want tho examinations 20 boz as TO
competency in plumbing. not To literary
qualifications or FOR sanitary engineer
ing" said Mr. do Roodc last night q
want every plumber iu New York trying
20 better himself 10 know he does not
have 10 buy his certificate ] want. also.
To have the public protected by our Ger
tifcates 7 have not had a chance 20 look
over the situation vet. So ! can say no
ma