New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07

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compensation during tboir absence.
"ithout limitation of time and without
iosard TO whether the injuries were due
~ .her own fault. Assemblyman Gu
>'''ier BILL which has gone 10 third
'o"u'hs IN the Assembly, provides tina,
~, uiem city employees shall not be re-
P"ileu To work on holidays or half
hoiidays. but shall receive full nav as
If employed.
Pension Bills Fare We'll.
Iehslon bills that have made good prog
| ross IN the Legislature represent one
Kind of legislation that the Cullen-L.evy
nome rule bill was intended TO render I'M
! necessary. The Cullen-Levy bill author
ICES any city to establish pension sys-
TENS. Assemblyman Lcvy's bill for a pen
sion fund for Bellevue and Allied Hos
pitals has passed the Assembly and gone
TO third reading in the Senate, Senator
oleN's bill for pension fund for the
! supervising and teaching stats OF the
Normal College has passed both houses.
and AssemblNman Kcnncdy's hill for a
.
I Cleaning in queens has passed the As
/ scmbly.
Asscmblyman Tudors special bill au-
/ thorizins the Board OF Estimate on rec
omme1daton o; the Fire Commissioner.
to retire on pension members OF the Blu
, rCau Of CombUstiblcs has passed the AS
sembly. So has Asscmblyman Burr's
I special bill authorizing the Fire Commits
siQner TO place any retired pilot on the
pension roll without the consent OF the
/ Board OF Estimate. Senator Torborg' 5
/ bill authorizing the Appellate Division Of
| the Second Department to retire upon
/ pension clerks. stenographcrs. intcrpre-
/ tiers. Librarians and attendants has passed
( both houses
The Legislature has shown an unwil-
I iinguess to keep its hands off the New
York City police situation until the bills OF
! the Wagner police investigating committee
/ are brought up for consideration. II has
given no serious consideration TO the bills
| introduced TO carry out the recommended
tions of the Currar aldermanc police
( Investigating committee but ii has
passed bill 10 pave the way for the re-
! instatement of Michael J. OLaughlin and
Michael Healy. who were reduced from
! the rank OF sergeant by commissioners
I Cropsey and Bingham. respectively. and
whom Commissio Waldo attempted 10
reinstate i'm their former rank, but was
blocked 10y the Civil Service Commission.
This bill. introduced by Assemblyman
I Ingram. is now before Mayor Gaynor for
Z NO
eating committee found the cases of
these two men to be such as fully TO
( Justify the action Of commissioners Crop
sey and Bingham. II appeared that
O'Laughun had falsely represented him
, self 10 b. az precinct stable inspecting
horses when IT was alleged there was a
! theft at "A ire. The theft was being in
vestieated by deputy police commits
Siouer Hedly was reduced for disooe-
dience Of orders absence without leave
/ and NEGLECT of duty. Tie Curran invcs-
! tigating committee. in its preliminary re-
port. specifically recommended the defeat
of the Ingram bill
Civil Service Assalled.
/ The Legislature Is making bad record
+ on civil service legislation. 1t mas passed
/ Senator Fltzeerald's bill extending to all
departments the provisions now applca-
: HE ONLY to the Police Department au-
/ thorziue tn. reinstatement of all en-
. Moves dismissed from the civil service.
/ The Curran aldernanic committee de-
voted much attention 20 ascertalninG how
/ this provision had operated in the Police
I Department and found that II had OPP
E Grated 10 destroy discipline.
The influence back Of the Fitzgerald
/ ill is presumably that OF dismissed en-
! ployes desiring reinstatement. Under the
/ bin department head. with the consent
of the MAYOR could reinstate an empIoye
dismissed by his predecessor a. head Of
! the department. The Fitzgerald bill was
PASSED early in the session objected 10 hy
/ The MAYOR because Of phraseoloey. re-
called from the Mayor. passed aSa "a and
; il once more before the Mayor.
The LEGISLATURE has also passed Sen
ator. Henernan's bin making one year =
residence in the state d necessary quail
0cation for appointment 10 city posi-
/ lion ina the classified civil service. Since
+ the prlnciple of civil service ieio'm j.
,bat nothing except fitness ior the POSI-
tiou should be- considered i'm se.ecihS
! civil service employees. this biz ana sim'-
! la, measures have been opposed for years
! bv civil service yeformeTs
Assemblyman Herman has secured
favorable report iu the lower house on
/ his biu providing that ID an appointiVe
.,,nloye In any city. borough OF county
! den,rtroeui is elected to public Office
! his uosition must be kept open Ioi MN
turing his term I'm the elective oihce. an"
~. ms, be restored thereafter 10 his "id
,oeition AT the same salary No account
Il. taken Of course. OF the fact ihat the
/ a,,,oiptive uosition must be hlled dufihE
/ 80 eet,.ic.. i'm the elective once. 50 mat
,beu he is restored to the appoihH'e
/ ,oeition there may he two occupants ~
! 'ha came Mace on the public payroll.
Hotel Fortunes in Joker.
rbe Assembly has passed bill inuo-
o,ced ms Assemblyman Walker that must
lao or particular interest 10 the hotel Keep
orc who maintain private hackstands III
front ~ their hotels. This bill authorizes
,,. BOARD Of Aldermen 10 issue peimlt>
Co.. bacI,stands in the public streets ana
mite may be issued only TO the own
&c -. lessces Of the abutting property
An especially dangerous bin gives every
oae corporation IN the state the power vi
Condemnation. This BIZ has passed the
senate. II was introduced by senator