New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
CIVIL SERVICE IN
 TWO APARTMENTS
Working Basis Is Established for
 Regulations

Civil service requirements for can- didates for the police and fire de- partment have been drawn up by the committee appointed some time ago by Mayor Quigley. The com mittee does not p1 etend to have com- lieves it has established a good base on which the pyramid can be con- structed
 Among it's recommend endations are Making public in advance physical requirements for candidates; prepar- ing physical continuation chart to be filled in by medical examiner Of candidates: simple mental examina- tions for candidates for either force, and more difficult mental eXamina- tions for candidates for advanced po- sitions.
 Proposed Charter provisions bear ing on the conduct of the civil ser vice board follow: Section 1. A board of four citizens to serve without pay appointed by the mayor, the necessary expenses Of said board to be paid by the city after approval by the council. In the month of May and biennially there after in the month of May-the mayor shall appoint two members 1 for a term of four years from tho 1 first day of June next succeeding ap- pointment. Not more than two mem 1 bers shall be of the same political party and neither shall the members hold any other city office | Sec. Z: 1t shall be the duty of, the board to prescribe rules to ascertain. the competency of applicants for posi- tlons or promotions in the fire and i police departments and said board under such rules as it may adopt hold competitive examinations as {, basis for recommendation respectins any such positions or promotions l Rules shall not be changed except after public eaKing advertised at least three times in some daily news | paper published in New Britain. Sec. 3. No appointments shall be l made except from those applicants 1 who shall have passed the examina, t1ons with 70 per cent, received . 1 certificate from the board to -tna1
 
 ! bles, the applicant who stands highest shall receive the appointments After the adoption of the rules no remov. als shall be made of persons hold ing positions in any department sub. ject to the provisions of such rules except for sufficient cause duly shown which cause shall not be political.
 Sec. 4. Provides any appointm eni or removal in violation of Section ] shall be null and void, the clerk ct the board of public safety to keep q record Of all appointments lawfully nlaoe and the chairman to be charge "ole oy the city with all moneys un-
 a uiy paid to rersOns appointed in violation of Section 3.
 Sec D. Provides any violation small DC misdemeanor and the off. clal found guilty shall be fined no, exceeding $500. O
 Q. FroVldes for the organiza. uon or the board during the month ol June and biennialv therea fter Ii provides Tor a president and secretar, anu prescrlbes their duties
 oec. {. Makes it the duty of the
 secretary TO certify to the chairman
 ol the board of public safety all list
 oA ellsioles Tor appointment and fil.
 e uupiicate With the city clerk anc
 Tn the police and fire stations
 Sec. $. Provides for giving publi . hotlce or competitive examinations b, I one advertisement in each of the To E cal daily papers not less than fv, oavs prlor to the date set for exam ination.
 1 The committee consists of Marti7 Ii kenneN, $. E. Magson, Edwar, K. Callahan and J. M. Burdick