Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-18
Presidents Order Today Win
Not Affect Present EN-.
pIoyes of Municipality.
CHANGE HELD IN INTEREST
OF GOOD ADMINISTRATION
Commissioners to Continue as
Presidential Appointees--Not
Involved in Action.

President Hoover today issued an
executive order bringing all appoint
ments to the District government to
come under the requirements Of the
civil service act.
This win not apply to those now in
the service Of the District In making
this order public today, President
Hoover stated that it was agreed that
It win be In the interests OF good adj
ninistration.
President Hoover explained also that
the Commissioners viii not be affected
BY the order, inasmuch as they are
presidential appointments and subject
to confirmation by the Senate.
II the new arrangement does not
work out beneflcially, 1t may be abro-
gated.
Presidents Order.
The Presidents order reads as follows:
THE Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia and the United States Civfl
Service Commission have agreed that
1t win be In the interests OF good
administration TO make appointments to
positions under the government of the
district Of Columbia after test of quali-
fications.
"The United States Civil Service
Commission Is, therefore, authorized 70
apply the principles Of the Civil Service
act and rules as far as may be done
without mourning additional expense by
certifying TO the Board Of Commissions
ers the names of eiigibles from appro-
pirate registers established for the Fed
eral service, such certiications and ap-
pointments to be made under regula-
tons agreed upon by the Board Of
Commissioners and the United States
Civil Service Commission. Appoints
ments and promotions to the Metro
politan Police and Fire Departments are
already made in accordance with the
Civil Service act and rules. as provided
tsisnedi eHERBERr HOOVER
Commissioners' Suggestion.
Or. Luther II. Reichelderfer, chair-
man OF the Board Of District Of Colunas
bia Commissioners, today explained that
the action Of the President came at the
suggestion Of the District Commissioners
after an extensive investigation by the
Bureau q EfnclencY: Hne 0oIafslsslo 20
ago, he said, and asked the Bureau OF
Efficiency to work the scheme up.
There are many details Of the plan
still to be worked out, the principal
one being the way in which to secure
fair representation for citizens Of WASH
ington in the jobs to be filed IN the
District government. On account Of
the proportionate basis of selection ac-
cording to the States, used by the Civil
Service Commission for filling Federal
Jobs, the Civil Service list of eligiblez
contains q preponderance of names Of
those whose residences are elsewhere
than In the District. This problem wiz
be settled at future conferences with
the commission, Dr. Reichelderfer said
in such a way as to assure the matn-
tanning of at least great proportion OF
District residents on the pay roll as at
present.
At first the only employees to be Sc
lected from Civil Service lists win be
the clerical group. Later the various
technical groups viii be added. The
rules will probably include per diem
workers, he said.
DR.. Reichelderfer pointed out that
the language Of the proclamation was
permissive and not directory, and that
the Commissioners could withdraw from
the system If 1t does not work salts
factorily.