New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-21
DR.. Wolff Alleges Deals in
Patronage Ruled by
Civil Service Here.
DIR. MOSKOWITZ AND
KINGSBURY ACCUSED
Probe for Municipal Commission
Says Tammauy Outdoue in
star Chamber Method

which has aroused thc state CIV, 90.
N.Y.. -,,,,.,,ss,or 20 action. Dr. Meyer
,3-.rr c.atc Civil Service Comm non
o. reluctantly admitted ycsttluo\ 49,
-crroor TO "a Tribune reporter 'u"5
STATE Civil Service tommiss'o nag "a
gun q rigid inquiry into tne my. inJi'' sor,
C~-r1ovp6 BIZ the Municipal 1iN'l 80
l ,.....,,,,,ssior urdcr Dr. Henry Mos
howitz. 49,. ..r..,r+
,-fr-r-ql inquiry hy tho state comnl''-
Som viii result iu an official in'csNga
.sor which VIII probably be- ANNOUNCES
81 Albany ON Monday. sa'd I'VE WON
although ] am not 100 any sense 'u-
r,.-re1 partisan. ] am compelled 10 co.."
<oss that in my opinion the preseut
Rail Moose organization IN Ne" lVi
CIV has little 20 learn IN machine POI
ties from either Mr.. Murphy or Ni'
Barnes ,.s ,,a
Municipal Civil Service Comn.lSs. o', ,.. ~
NOT or,rowered TO exempt positions UT
49, ,be CITY government from civil ser
,.ice rcoulreucnts except when such Po-
e-+iors are less than 500 per annuh
In ali other cases the approval Of Ihe
Nfsvor and the State Civil Service Oom-
-,,eeior is imperative before sucn eN-
en7ptior becomes operative. -
oDr Noskowitz. although protesting
,.ofrbrv his devotion 20 the prnclpIe
~ lie merit system Of appointment as
established under civil service mas
oncnlv winkcd az the violation ooln o.
-be letter and the spirit OF tne t"N
With his fellow Bull Moose ASSOCIATE
IN the city Cabinet, Comm sS5ol.tI
Kingsbury Of the Department o. = MAJ "a
-ies. he has been a party TO SIaI
chamber method OF patronage dls.r--
b0tior which is worthy Of anything
evor attributed % DelmOnlco secret Ses-
lions.
Rares Violation Charges.
"I have at my disposal evidence
which will substantiate this charge 70
the fullest extent. / have oTnclaI ,eN5
dence Of numerous instances IT WY.
1r Noskowitz has shown a hagIah;
5.-~o,-or5 for the principles Of civil
ser,ice. The most glazing is the re-
cont appointment, through hls conhNs
snce bv Commissioner hlngsbuTy o.
fo-+v-seven Investigators OF charlJao!e
s-e+i+--iors. al salaries ranging from
81 200 10 $500 a year.
81 chang, that these positions were
everrnted By agreement al secret CoA-
ference Of representatives Of the l"O
5.nar+r'ents. Municipal Civil Service
and Charities. before any formal appI'-
cation for the exemption was mace
81 charge that the State civil service zee
Commission had only twenty-IouI
hours notice that such an "ppiIcat:.o,.
,.ee - ne acted upon-tOo snort time
80 onnose the contamination Of the
5se1 7 charge that through eXemptlns
--a nos,tiors an eligible list OF compe-
cent candidates for these POSITIONS was
rassed over. in spite OF the lacO 'ha'
,rev had PASSED civil service comPel-
-Iye examinations for these places anu
that noudescript crew OF pIolessloIa -
charity workers, settlement "OIheIS
and Bull Moose ward workers were APP
pointed in their stead IN the gulse o.
specialists. ,....u 5...d
Avcrs+ = in which formal application
vas made by Commissioner hlngsour!
~ Dr Noskowitz for the exemption OF
fortv-six Investigators and elght 'su-
Dervisirc Investigators from civil ser
vice regulation. .,,..
To rroduce che results desired u is I'M
r.ratlve that we have placed az o-f e.'p- -
40 services of trained ln' &C., ,yC-.
me appropriation granted by The BOARD OF
Feffrrate covers "a geriol OF SIX Ii.i."7 U.-
80, s-.r. d. time. We know that there
ts IN ELIGIBLE Ust DOB existence Tor me posi-
tfrr. o. examiner ~ charitable HS4.-l4y.'9'
Established Aprl 3 lf-l. a. we C-.ot-sr
Competitive examination held .n Ol'oD'''
Re believe however. that it would be
.t+s-f- ir-rra-t cable 70 produce inc it7N. ~
+.-t-sf v.ItfI1 the limit OF Elk months bF
making these temporary appointments ~
that ust. This is a special rleee @.
er--fr.tr ru-te were made from tar e-cIMc
rs. The privilege o. dropping an aproiniess
az the end ~ me rfooauoNeiy Iel'o- -
10 ~ no value inasmlch 90 the RUE re-
-vi~rq trst The probationary IeIlo- sLai.
extend Tor throe months from ne aaie or
.rrolrtr..nt Iu other words. under these
r'r,l-r.stan.es $50 could rot iisk experiment
.us with tle candidate.
at will be noticed in the foregoing
letter" said Dr. Wolf, that great
emphasis is laid upon the temporary
nature Of these appointments Inc
fact remains. however, that examlna-
lions are already arranged Tor the
establishment OF a new eligible list,
thar application blanks have been
ISSUED by the Municipal Civil Service
Commission and that practically all OF
these temporary appointees' have hled
applications.
THE date Of the examination has
not vet been announced. but II is sched-
uled 90 take place before the present
incumbeuts' terms Of Office expire. In
other words. they viii enter the held
with a handicap Of 10 points for 'eN-
pcrlence' in the Jobs.
Quick Action on Plan.
eft is noticeable that the above letter
is dated August 6. and il must be re-
mcmbcred that the application for the
exemption Of these positions was ap-
proved by the Municipal Commission