Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-26
for CiuiI Service
Appointments in Cite.


Washington. y. G.. April se.--The
bureau % the census has recently
completed the analysis and tabulatlon
of data relating 20 the civil service ex~
hminations IN the cities OF the United
STATES having q population % over 49,
eco. The data analysed and tabnlated
wefe obtained By correspondence with
cry ofiicials. and relate generally ia
city employees other than school teach
ers.
Letters containing Inquiries relns-
ing 10 examination Of city employees
we're sent 20 1913 cities. and answers
were received from 1876 In answer 10
the ilrst inquiry Of the lefter-'Is the
passing ~ civil service examination
required aa a condition precedent to
the appointment VI any class 81 em-
ploycs?r--i09 cities answered "Yes.
and 20 answered No" OF the 1903
cities answering Yes ~ required
such eNnminasion ~ precedent 10 APP
pointment ia All departments OF
branches 81 the service. and ~ re-
qulred u for one or more, but not for
all.
A greater relative proportion OF the
cities having population 90 over
SEQ. coo required examinations aa pre-
cedent 10 appointment than Of the
smaller cities Taking into consld-
crution tho much larger number ~ po-
sllions In the larger than IA the small
er cities u becomes apparent that
very large proportion Of an appoint
men,s of city employees In the United
States are subject 20 civil service ex-
animation.
Tho number 90 employees Ia the city
Of New YORK al The close Of the year
1911 was s2.se0. and an were APP
pointed undcr rnlos and regulations.
of tho municipal civii service commits
sion with tho exception or 7s3 who
belong 20 the exempt class Of fha
total. 2a.2oa were appointed az the
result Of competitive examination.
iT,t7S belonged 20 the labor class.
s.23i "a the noncompettive class. and
2g3 we're unclnsslned.
In Chicago the total number ~ city
employees al the close u the year
1919 was 2g.207. Og this number
.. $50 were clasaed as departmental
employees. 1887 az skilled iahorers
2.Gai as laborers--theae three classes
being subject 10 civil service rulea--
and 7,7se as exempt. OF this latter.
7,i3l were employed under the board
% education, the great majority oil
whom we're teachers ana subject toI
examination by authorities other than
the civil service commission.
The number Of persons on the pas
roll ~ the city Of noston April !,
1912, was 1895. OF this number
i0,0sf were under civil service rules.
the exempt employees consisting 81
3.fTa teachers. eco county employees.
and i0a others.
The following are the n cities
which require civil service cxamina-
tions for practically AL departments,
cities having a population 81 1000
20 se.oo0 sioux city. Iowa: Rock
ford, H. Davenport I0wa: Whteilng.
". Va; Racine ana Superior. wis
Butte. Mont; Dubuque and cedar
Rapids. Iowa: Oshkosh. wis: Lima.
Ohio; Aurora. IN; Ia Crosse. wis
Newport Ky; Conncil Biuns lows.
and Pueblo. Colo.
The following are she 70 elites
which DO not require examination for
any branch of the civil service.
Cities having q population OF over
soo.ooq' 81 Louis, Mo-, and Mln-
neapolis Mimi
cities having a population of 100.
900 20 10000; Providence. n. Ial
Louisville Ky; g. paul Mlnn.
Omaha. Nebr. Grand Rapids. Mich;
bfidgeport, Conn. and san Antonio.
Texas
cities having q population 90 go 0e0
90 100000, Reading, Pa, Dallna. TEX.
sall Lake cts. Utah; Cemden. n. 4.;l
Wilmington. Deli Houston and Fort