The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
LITTLE PAY LEFT
TO C|Ty'S CIVIL
SERVICE BUREAU
Restricted Budget Means Cut
OF rs Percent; Other
Reductions.

Under the terms OF the new munlcl
pal budget the city board Of civil scr .
vice examiner. will hcreaitcA fFceiyc
pdN ior only one meeting cflGonth
IN, municipal charter provide, cN
rll'ltI1 that they shall he paid Tor not
more than tour meetings per month
hey have not failed 10 meet four
time, and At times have held NOR,
than four meetings per month Under
the law. however, ~ member Of the
board could draw more than $40 per
month from the city treasury.
Under the assessment made by the
county assessor, which the city com
missioner, say IS totally inadequate.
rigorous rcttcurhmcnt has been inn
perativc The police force ha, been 500
far cut down that Al no time f., 'hcrl
more than nine patrolmcn ON duty dur
ing any one Of the three daily hit,
For q Clly with a population estimated
al between 5000 and 10000. the police
protection during the year Will he TO-.
tally Inadequate. II Is claimed
None to Fire Department.
There will not be- a dollar expended
for heitermcnt Ut the fire department
Notwithstanding urgent needs and rec
ommendl'lun, made by the national
board Of iIrc underwriters
The already limited force of lha
auditing department r ,ull more ~
duccd hy cutting off another clerk IN
thai d,i.rou
Commissioner H~lackwclder', dc
paftmcni IS still more reduced h
abandonment pi stree, Improvement.
and reduction OF the street cleaning
service.
City Park Funds Cut.
w. lrmwlSSloncf Street, department
The reduction will be made ln Conucc
tlnu with the cry park, There vril
~ eu absolute minimum Of expenditure
IN rhl' DIVISION
With these fe'ren,hmcr's n wa,
tc -rcl p4,r.lhlc hy the commission
r.. 90 reduce ihc Iay # tho civil ser,
irt commissioned, 20, D. D. believed al
NJ ihc work 0i that department actual
" could he performed At one meeting
zach quarter year II Is we'll known that
Navnf Oycrholscr docs not favor a
civil service commission. lie has hid
that the examination IS along lines thar
have very lt'l, hearing. iur example.
IN determining the qualifications ~ y
policeman He admit, that +, may he
'efviccahlc m protecting men. after
appointment from political Juggling
Very icw erpluyc, ~ The city hold
place by virtue Of civil service exam
nations and recommendation, Recent.
", It is pointed ont. a ~sIcnographcf
passed q highly efeditahlc examination
but when gwen a place In the municipal
legal department va, wholly unfamiliar
with special legal phra'eology and
proved incompetent
Commissioner Objects.
There - a point also. IN the ccnten,
ton Of Numbers ~ the ,l'y commission
that The civil ,cfsiJc should not be- Ar.
piled to commission government Under
the commission system the commission
et' arc held responsible ior the work
oi their employ, understanding that
Tact. they are not inclined IN bc re,pou.
Nhlc Tor the work done hy person,
appointed hy other,
The contention virtually ha, gov.
efred their conduct IN the selection oil
omployc'. very lew OF whom. especial,
IN Alc more important POSITIONS. ha,,
beer selected from the Int vt person,
recommended hy the evil service board
Low Assessment.
The commissioner also point 10 IN,
fact that the civ voyctums mi Is So
riou'ly handicapped hy the luw assess.
mcnI and the control NJ lhc budget b,
the county commissioner. two Ut wh,r
are rertt,cutl'lvc, ~ rural districts.
The conclusion ., that low a,Se,,
ment and alien control Of the bulge.
IL detrimental 10 the city