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Tuesday, August 23, 1949
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ALBANY
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State Pay Hearings
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NYC CLERK TEST OPENS
NOV. 1 FOR 3,000 JOBS
°T REPEAT THIS
O'Dwyer Sees
Career Plan
As Historical
Achievement
SO COMPELLING is the case
or Mayor O'Dwyer’s NYC Career
and Salary Plan, and so formida-
@ble the array of public support for
it, that no attack, however shrewd-
ly contrived, can deflect achieve-
t of its purpose.
Mbusiness, plus certain psychologi-
cal motivations, lead irrevocably
ito this conclusion,
the interrelation of
ie factors:
The Long View
‘The mayor has a sense of
history; he wants to leave
behind him an achievement which
will have long-range influence,
and will be always associated
Sivith his name in the history books.
He sees the Career project as
fulfiling this objective.
The City’s present job-
e system is demonstrably a
hodge-podge, a fantastic patch-
work which has grown to such a
craziness as to be in many in-
stances incredible; and City serv~
ices suffer enormously. An over-
haul of the entire structure is a
basic step to any essential im-
provement,
The civic organizations are
* solidly behind the proposal.
4 The four daily newspapers
‘* which have so far taken a
(Continued on Page 6)
The Board of Estimate voted
funds to permit about 250 pro-
motions and merit salary in-
Creases, Most of the titles are
in the clerical service.
The largest number of promo-
tions in any one department was
in the Board of Education.
Thirteen Playground Directors
in the Police Department will
have their pay raised to $2,400
from $2,160,
Among the merit increases were
27 to employees in the Tax De-
Partment and 14 to Engineers in
the Board of Water Supply. A
$950 increase, to $7,500, was ap-
Proved for the Secretary of the
epartment of Welfare.
State Program to Train All
New Employees Gets Started
ALBANY, Aug. 22 — A train-
ing program for State employees
now under way has_ been
described by Charle? L. Camp-
bell, Administrative Director of
the State Civil Service Depart-
ment, as “one of the most sig-
nificant and far-reaching steps
yet taken toward the Commis-
sion’s objective of optimum job
performance and high employee
morale throughout the State
service.”
An orientation session for 38
new employees of the Civil Serv-
ice Department, held in the State
Office Building, was termed a
“pilot session” because prepara-
tory to launching a full-scale in-
duction program for all new State
(Continued on Page 2)
Patrolman Applications
To Be Received Dec. 1 to 20
Applications will be received for
‘Patrolman (P.D,) jobs from Thurs-
day, December 1 to Tuesday, Dec-
ember 20, the NYC Civil Service
Commission announced. The open-
ing date is the same as previously
decided, but the closing date is
four days later,
‘The change gives the youngsters
& break, as age 20 is the minimum
age for application. It will
reckoned as of the closing date.
Since the main object of an-
nouncing the test so long in ad-
vance was to apprise prospective
candidates of their eligibility on
bel 20 years old on December 17 or
an age basis, the change will come
as good news to those who'll be
18 or 19 or 20. Those are the four
days added for their benefit. The
minimum appointment age is 21.
(Continued on Page 8)
Applications will be received for
Clerk, Grade 2, jobs from Tuesday,
November 1, to Tuesday, Novem-
ber 22, Samuel H. Galston, NYC
Director of Examinations, an-
nounced, and the written test will
be held in December, probably
during Christmas holiday week, so
(Continued om Page 8)
$55 Subway
Porter Jobs
To Be Offered
An open-competitive examina-
tion for Railroad Porter will be
held in the fall, President Joseph
A. McNamara, of the NYC Civil
Service Commission, announced.
No date has been set either for
the application period or for the
examination,
This will be the first test ever
held for filling the jobs, which
are in the Board of Transporta-
tion. The present pay is $1.14 an
hour to start, and rises to $1.34
an hour. A Railroad Porter works
(Continued on Page 13)
THE NYC EMPLOYEE
Probation
Period Passes
Problem
By H, J. BERNARD
AS A RESULT of the recent
hiring pools, half a dozen epilep-
tics or mental cases were appointed
to City jobs. The question that
bothers the departments to which
they were appointed, and the NYC
Civil Service Commission that
(Continued on Page 6)
Assn. Board to Meet
In Albany Aug. 25
A meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors, Civil Service Employees
Association will be held in Albany
on Thursday, August 25, at 6 p.m.
15 Employee Unions, Firemen,
Potent Civic Groups Back
NYC Career-—Salary Plan
By ANNA LEE KRAM
Employee organizations’ repre-
sentatives, addressing the Mayor's
committee holding hearings for
employees on overall policies and
proposed safeguards in the conduct
of a Career and Salary Plan Study,
spoke enthusiastically for the pro-
ject, in the main, at last week’s
hearings. Especially strong sup-
Port was voiced by Captain Fred-
erick J. Muesle, president, on be-
half of the Uniformed Fire Officers
Association; William J. Reid, vice-
president, for the Uniformed Fire-
men’s Association; Acting Captain
Peter Mesdale, for the Police Lieut-
enants Benevolent Association, and
Henry Feinstein, president, for
District Council 37, State Federa-
tion of Labor, AFL.
Favor Plan 9 to 1
‘The hearing were conducted by
President Jospeh A. McNamara, of
the NYC Civil Service Commission,
and Abraham D. Beame, Acting
Budget Director while Thomas J.
Patterson is on vacation, The
hearings were held in the Com-
mission’s board room at 299 Broad-
way.
‘The score was nine for and one
against the Mayor's proposed
Career and Salary Plan at the
August 19 hearing.
Of those in favor were eight lo~
cals of the District Council. The
keynote was set by Mr. Feinstein,
who, declared that the Council and
its affiliated unions ‘“‘wholehearted-
ly endorse” the Plan.
The dissenter was Robert W.
Brady, president of the Civil Serv-
ice Forum, who opposed appro=
Priations and hiring of outside ex-
perts to conduct reclassification,
Mr. Brady held that the City it~
self, aided by competitive employ=
ees, should do the job.
UFOA and UFA Back Plan
“On behalf of the officers of
the New York City Fire Depart-
(Continued on Page 11)
Liberal Party Joins GOP, Democrats
In Support of Mitchell Veteran Bill
By MAXWELL LEHMAN
The Mitchell vet preference bill,
which comes before the people
of New York State in a referen-
Watson Tells Career Group
How to Gain
James Watson, executive secre-
tary of The National Civil Serv-
ice League and of The Civil Sery-
ice Reform Association, was guest
Sbeaker at the monthly meeting
°f the Federal Career Employees
Association, held at the Veterans
Administration Auditorium, 252
Seventh Avenue, NYC,
t “Good government
hrough good personnel,”
'. Watson,
comes
said
Objectives
He outlined briefly the part
both organizations in which he
holds office have played in pro-
moting thé merit system, ex-
plaining that the Reform Associa-
tion functions in much the same
way as does the League, though
on a statewide, instead of a na-
tional, basis. Both groups rep-
resent the public interest, and
not the interests of civil service
Continued on Page 10),
dum this fall, is in a unique posi-
tion: Leaders of three major poli-
tical parties have endorsed it.
Latest political group to add
its yoice is the Liberal Party,
which this week appended its pro-
gram support of the bill,
Liberal Party Statement
The statement, issued on_be-
half of the Liberal Party by NYC
Councilman Ira Palestin, follows:
“The Liberal Party urges all
voters on election day to support
the proposed constitutional amend-
ment regarding yeteran preference
in civil service. This has already
been enacted by two successive
Legislatures in Albany, and re-
quires only the confirming vote
of the people on November 8,
Under the new provision, all eli-
gible veterans will be entitled to
extra points credit on civil serv-
ice examinations. Disabled vet-
erans Will be doubly compensated
in credit points. Such procedure
is desirable as a working recog-
nition of the rightful claims of
our veterans to civil service pref-
erence, At the same time, it does
away with an earlier provision
which would give veterans ab-
solute preference over others in
civil service. Thus the people
of the State can be assured of a
civil service system selecting em-
ployees on the basis of their fit-
ness to do a job, yet, recognizing
the special status of veterans.
“We feel the new proposed con-
stitutional amendment will benefit
all of our people and all of our
veterans. We urge its adoption
on election day by a sweeping
majority.”
Dewey, Fitzpatrick for It |
Governor Thomas E, Dewey and!
Democratic State Chairman Paul
E. Fitzpatrick both came out in
support of the Mitchell bill dur-
ing its consideration by the State
Legislature earlier this year, The
bill, which. seeks to inaugurate
a fairer system of veteran pref-
erence in New York State, passed
overwhelmingly, and will be before
the people in referendum on elec-
tion day.
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER. | Taeeday, Amguot 2:
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Southern Conference Plans
For Coming Year Announced
Broad Program Arranged for Sepf. 10 Meeting
Under the leadership of Francis
A. MacDonald, its chairman, the
Southern Conference of The Civil
Service Employees Association will
meet at Westfield State Farm on
Saturday, September 10, to adopt
a far-reaching program, including
a campaign for the enactment of
the Mitchell amendment, resolu-
tions to be presented to the Asso-
ciation for consideration at the
annual meeting in October, and @
general statement of what will be
expected of the Association officers
- be elected at the October meet-
ing.
Statement by MacDonald
“We expect to formulate Con-
ference plans for the fall and
winter,” said Chairman Mac-
Donald.
“We shall organize all our ef-
forts behind the Association's bill
for an age-55 optional retirement
plan, as we feel confident that the
bill can be enacted at the next
session of the Legislature. The
bill applies to members of the Btate
Retirement System, whether em-
ployees of the State or of civil
divisions, such as counties and
cities,
“The campaign for the Mitchell
amendment to the veteran pref-
erence section of the State con-
stitution will be marked by per-
sonal visits, mailings and speeches,
with activities conducted by the
chapters that are members of
the Conference, as well as by the
Conference itself.
‘Greatest in U. 8’
“The Conference is and will re-
main 1,000 per cent behind the
Association, the greatest Associa-
‘tion of civil service employees in
this country, and which is going
to scale even greater heights than
ever before,”
The September 10 meeting will
be opened by Chairman MacDon-
ald at 2:30 p.m. and is expected .o
last until 5 p.m., when a clambake
will be enjoyed on the premises.
‘The Westfield Farm chapter
of the Association will be the Con-
ference’s host, under the guidance
of Everett H. Quinn, chapter
president.
September 5 Last Day
The arrangement for the clam-
bake are being made by and di-
rected by Kay Randolph, Westfield
chapter treasurer. Clambake tick-
ets are $1.50 and may be obtained
from Miss Randolph at Westfield
State Farm, Bedford Hills, N. Y¥.
The last date for receipt of reser-
vations for the clambake is Mon-
day, September 5.
Invitations have been sent to
State officials and officers of the
Association, of other Conferences
and of chapters.
State Does Record Job
In Testing for Purchases
ALBANY, Aug, 22 — New York
State, which buys more cake mix
at one time than a housewife
uses in a lifetime, doesn’t base
its purchases on chance, Meet
Raymond J. Roohan, Associate
Analytical Chemist, who, assisted
by four other chemists, tested
hundreds of different items on
the shopping
of a
little-publicized laboratory in the
State Division of Standards and
Purchase, which is the “buying
agency” for New York State, sup-
plying State departments and in-
stitutions with everything, from
typewriter ribbons to fruit
gelatins,
This staff of five employees
is charged with seeing that the
State receives its money’s worth,
and that the samples, tested be-
fore the contract is signed, are
the same as the actual goods
delivered to a state hospital or
operating agency.
Majority of Items 0. K.
“Actually,” Mr. Roohan said,
“the great majority of items, which
New Employees’
Training Starts
(Continued from Page 1)
employees, in the late fall, in
Albany and NYC. It wil reach
employees in other centers later,
The subject-matter to be covered
ranges from the history of civil
service in New York State to how
to punch a time clock,
Dr. Klein Is Director
Participating in the training
session, which will be repeated
monthly for new recruits of the
department, were Mr. Campbell;
William J. Murray, Assistant Ad-
ministrative Director; Henry A,
Cohen, Chairman of the Merit
Award Board; Mary Goode Krone,
Chairman of the State Personnel
Council; Mrs. Betty Warrel, &
representative of the Finance
Unit, and Virginia Leathem, a
representative of the Training
Division.
The program was under direc-
tion of Dr, Charles T. Klein, Dir-
ector of Public Employee Train-
ing. The Training Division, es-
tablished last January, has al-
ready conducted or collaborated
in-service training of more than
1,000 employee: all departments
in various subjects. Orientation
training will round out the Civil
Service Department's rapidly
growing program for fostering the
maximum development of employ-
ees in their jobs,
What the Plan Is
The department's plan calls for
a continuous three-pronged induc-
tion program to be conducted in
cooperation with operating depart-
ments. The first phase, covering
general orientation to government
service in New York State, which
will make clear to new employees
the obligations as well as the
privileges that go with public em-
ployment, will be conducted by
the Civil Service Department.
‘The second and third phases—
departmental induction training
and training by the supervisor in
the unit to which the new em-
ployee is assigned—will be carried
out by the operating departments,
The Civil Service Training Divi-
sion will advise and assist with
these latter phases when request~
ed to do so, Such training is given
now in some departments, but
no organized over-all orientation
has been attempted previously.
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we test in our laboratory, meet
the State's specifications, But oc-
casionally a large shipment of
foodstuffs to an institution or a
block of supplies for a depart-
ment have to be rejected when
it is found that the lots do not
stand up against the pre-tested
samples.”
One day the laboratory may
be conducting tests on diaper
cloth, even this is included among
State purchases, and the next,
testing stationary for use by one
of Governor Dewey's cabinet
members,
One of the laboratory's main
Jobs is to test the vast number
of foodstuffs that go into the diet
of patients in state hospials and
insitutions,
For example, they test the
“oleo,” which is purchased for
use in institutions at the rate of
175,000 pounds a month for the
“proper taste,” Several brands
were rejected recently because
samples tasted like grease,
Equipment Made on Spot
Members of the laboratory staff,
in addition to Mr. Roohan, are
John L, Polk, Sr.; Arthur 8.
Rodgers, Mrs, Eleanor Morris and
George Poyer, Jr. The work is
divided among the staff with each
member specializing in a par-
ticular type of product,
Mrs. Morris, Chief Baker for
the laboratory, whips up a cake
or ple or some pan biscuits dur-
ing a day's work, while others
on the staff are testing next
year's license plates, or cloth for
trooper uniforms or some floor
wax samples,
When Mr. Roohan started out
on his testing career for the
State, he had to work with some
borrowed test tubes and equip-
ment from the Department of Ag-
in charge of a laboratory, whose
equipment alone is worth $30,000.
Because of the nature of the
work, much of the equipment is
made by staff members in order
to conduct specialized tests, The
staff faces new problems every
day, making it one of the few
laboratories of its kind in the
country.
As far as it is known, no other
State has a complete laboratory
or does as complete a testing job
as New York State,
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By THEODORE BECKER
Determining the Qualify of a Probationer’s Service
WHEN a civil service commis-
sion certifies you as eligible for
appointment to a position, it says
in effect that chances are you
will succeed on the job, The Leg-
islature has recognized, however,
that such prediction of probable
success may not be accurate in
some cases. Accordingly, it has
rovided that you serve a proba-
ionary term to see if you really
are satisfactory for the job.
The periods of probation are
found in your civil service com-
bays aie fs, SePly ie
veteran an non-veteran alike.
Although you are entitled to held that the dropping of the p;
charges of incompetency or mis-|batloner was not improper. §
conduct before you can be removed | the court:
either during or after your pro-|, While this court might
followed a different procedure
Batinaey gee ZO out Pe| Geechee quay
conclusion of such term. You are Lycee Paptnalt me A vag! ,
entitled to charges in the former | H¢ eee ie
cases because you should be given|™ent or substitute its Judgmd
chance to complete your pro-|f0r the judgment of the said Bo
bationary term in the first case,|Of Judges. In my opinion.
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successfully completing your term ice oe ae eins Lo cia
in the second case. But by the very | Judges, and i may not b
end of your probationary period | 0" the record that their action
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Probationary Probation Officer
One probationer, a Probation
Officer, protested to the courts
that his appointing authority —
the Board of Judges of the Kings
County Court — had not proper-
ly determined that his services
were unsatisfactory before they
dropped him and therefore did
not comply with the State Civil
Service Commission’s Rule. This
Rule provides as follows:
“Every officer under whom any
probationer shall serve during
any part of his probation shall
carefully observe the quality and
value of the services rendered by
such probationer, and his conduct,
and if so required shall report in
writing to the proper appointing
officer the facts observed by him,
showing the character and quali-
fications of such probationer, and
of the services rendered by him,
factory. This was concurred jn
the Chief Probation Officer a
a review of the probationd
work. A discu%sion of such yd
by the chief with one or two
the judges resulted in the sub
sion of a report on this matter!
the Board of Judges. The Bo
on the basis of the discussion
the report, duly adopted a re
lution one week before the q
of the probationary term droppj
the probationer at the end of sy
term.
Judging Judges
On the basis of these facts,
Supreme Court in Kings Cou
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
STATE AND COUNTY
ay and Title Hearings
After Labor Day
after Labor Day we'll begin
hold & number of hearings on
als in cases that are not
clear-cut, both as to salary
clasification matters,” J. Earl
ly, Director of the Division of
ed by, act of the last Legisla-
and takes over duties of the
i Salary Standardization
Classification Boards.
, Kelly said that hearings
be held to adduce additional
mation to what is contained
ihe Papers submitted in the
als cases, with an expecta-
of obtaining facts overlooked
the Papers.
hard Appointments Awaited
anwhile the appointment of
membership of a five-man
sification and Compensation
eals Board is expected to be
jon by Governor Thomas
Dewey from among persons
ady in State service, as the
itions carry no salary. The
s Board will have author-
ly to hear appeals from
sions of the Classification and
pensation Division,
he terminology concerning ap-
is in general has become some-
confused, some observers
id, because the applications
upgrading of salary, or of re-
sification of title are also
Wn aS appeals, while a review
Isht before the prospective
rd would be an appeal
Kelly on the Job
li the unfinished work of the
mer Salary and Classification
frds has been transferred to
new Division and Mr. Kelly
f been busy organizing the
a,
fome applications already have
m made to Director Kelly for
consideration of cases decided
the old Boards, on the grounds
new evidence, incomplete evi-
hoe or decisions deemed by em~-
brees not to be in line with
facts as previously fully pre-
ted,
ft is not possible to take before
new Appeals Board, when it's
pointed, cases decided by the
old Salary and Classification
Boards, but a decision of either
affrmance or denial by the
Classification and Compensation
Division would enable the Ap-
peals Board to acquire jurisdic-
tion.
What Work Was Taken Over
Any employee or group that’s
dissatisfied with a determination
by the Director of Classification
and Compensation would have the
right to take his case before the
new Appeals Board.
“On July 1 we took over 81
appeals from the cases that had
been before the Salary Board and
250 that had been before the
Classification Board,” said Mr.
Kelly, who himself had headed
the Classification Board. “The
classification cases are usually
those brought by individuals, The
Salary Board cases are mostly
group appeals.”
He said that there had been
no urgency about the appoint-
ment of the Appeals’ Board, as
there were no applicable cases as
of July 1, and any appeals would
have to be from determinations
made since then, and these norm-
ally would be from’ denials. Since
July 1 about 10 salary appeals
and 50 classification appeals have
been denied, while approval
was given in three salary and 15
classification cases.
Monthly Announcements
Mr, Kelly said that monthly
announcements would be made
of the decisions of the Classifica-
tion and Compensation Division
decisions and that the next one
could be expected soon after Sep-
tember 1, He declared that every
effort would be made to give as
expeditious a decision as was con-
sistent with full investigation of
the facts and that employees
would serve their interest best by
fully presenting all the facts in
their application papers in the
first instance which, in the
majority of cases, he found that
they did.
“We'll announce monthly any
recommended allocations of titles
as well as any proposed elevation
from one grade to another,” said
Mr. Kelly.”
| The Budget Director has to ap-
prove the recommendations be-
Issn. Procedures
burveyed on Field Trip
VHITE PLAINS, Aug, 22 — A
id trip to the central and west- | B.
h parts of New York State has
kn completed as a part of a
vey of the publicity facilities,
kanizational and other proce~
es of The Civil Service Em-
pyees Association, This survey
in accordance with directions of
# delegates of the Association at
annual meeting in October
Meetings and conferences
te held at a number of central
‘nts with representatives of the
sociation chapters in those
. A complete report of the
to survey publicity facilities,
*xpected to be presented at the
fual meeting of the Association
October, 1949. Those in at-
qeance at the various meetings
low:
ist 1, Binghamton: Chair-
An, Clarence W. F. Stott, chair-
Central New York Confer-
Ernest L. Conlon, 5th vice-
tsident, president, Binghamton
hpter and Gerald J, Reilly;
‘dys A. Butts, president, One-
‘a chapter; Dr. Kenneth A. Tice,
‘sident, Cortland County chap-
‘nd Harold D, Widger; Charles
hnelder, treasurer, Oxford chap-
)Ausust 2, Buffalo: Local chatr-
fin, Robert R. Hopkins, chair-
a Executive Council, Western
it York Conference;
lery, president, Buffalo chap-
and Joseph Waters and
este Rosenkranz; Noel F, Mc-
ye president, Southwestern
Grace |B.
Aungst and Marion Render; Harry
. Schwartz, president, Buffalo
State Hospital chapter and Joseph
Teta, Jr.; Joseph A, Crotty, presi~
dent, Hamburg chapter; Michael
F. Brennan, delegate, ‘Indian
School chapter,
‘Three Other Sessions
August 3, Rochester: Local
chairman, Raymond L. Munroe,
chairman, Western New York Con-
ference; Willard E. Hardies, presi-
dent, Rochester chapter and Lil-
lan M. Wilson; J, Gerald Zugelder,
president, Rochester State Hospital
chapter and Ruth MacDonald;
Kenneth Stuart, delegate, Cornell
chapter; Arthur N. Troiche, sec-
retary, Genesee Valley Armory
chapter and Michael J, Murphy.
August 4, Syracuse: Local chair-
man, Doris LeFevre, secretary,
Syracuse chapter, Edward J, Kil-
leen, president, Syracuse chapter
and Raymond Castle and Floyd S,
Neely; Harold F, Webb, president,
Onondaga Sanitorium chapter and
Ivan Studley: Vernon L, Tapper,
president, Onondaga County chap-
ter, Marion L. Klotz and Irene
Kocher; Alyce J, Bogert, 1st vice-
president, Cayuga County chapter
and Marie Harwood.
» president,
Utica State Hospital chapter; Anne
LeVine, president, Broacacres
Sanitorium chapter and Phyllis
Brisebois; Red H. Earwaker, presi-
dent, Fort Stanwix chapter and
Ruth Stedman; Herman L, Stev..
ens, representative of Rome City
employees, ‘ ¥
fore they become effective.
Any employees who already had
submitted appeals to the former
Boards for reclassification or re-
allocation needn’t submit them
again, and have been so notified;
but if additional facts are needed,
Mr. Kelly has requested them
directly.
J. Walter Mannix
I had known J. Walter Mannix
for six years. The first time I met
‘him was in Albany, and we got to
arguing about some point which
I've long since forgotten, After
ten minutes of this give-and-take,
Walter roared out his big, wonder-
ful laugh, “Just kidding you, Mac,”
he said, “just kidding\’ Walt
Mannix coud! growl when he had
something to growl about, but it
is no overstatement when I say he
was one of the most beloved State
employees, There was a rare qual-
ity of warmness about Walt, and
that big heavy body of his was
joviality incarnate. It was only re-
cently that he lost much weight,
‘There was the time I attended
a dinner of his Craig Colony group,
in Mount Morris. As I arose to
give my scheduled talk, Walt stood
up next to me, to make the con-
trast in size more obvious, and
of course put the audience in a
good mood. Then, instead of my
making a formal speech, we just
bantered back and forth.
Walt had an ambition — he
wanted to do a double act with
me in an amateur theatrical —
said I was just the type to offset
him. It never happened; now it
never will,
For the employees he did much,
And they returned to him loyalty
and affection.
And it gave him personal pleas-
ure when he could note that pa-
tients in Craig Colony Hospital
were showing improvement. He
couldn't be objective about the
people for whom he cared, He had
worked 13 years at the institution,
He Loved Music
I was at his home once, and I
remember the proud way in which
he told me his daughter was now
learning to play the ’cello. I picked
up the instrument and played out
a few strains. Walter’s response
was electric. He threw his arms
about me, Walt loved music. Life
without music, he once told me,
would be ‘too difficult to bear. He
sang often and recommended that
everybody should sing, “It’s an
emotional tonic,” he would say.
Tight-Knit Family
For'his tiny wife, for his family,
he had a deep sense of protection.
They were a tight-knit unit. And
for those closest to him who will
see him no more, his absence will
be incredibly difficult to bear.
For Walt Mannix is now lost to
them and to all of us, On Thurs-
day, August 11, while resting at
Owl's Head, he passed away, of
cerebral hemorhage,
MAXWELL LEHMAN
J, WALTER MANNIX
NEWS
The Public
Employee
By Dr. Frank L. Tolman
President. The Civil Service Employees
Association, Inc., and Member of Em-
ployees’ Merit Award Board.
YOU ARE THE BOSS
LAST WEEK I asked your personal interest and action
in determining the policy of the Association for the coming
year. I stated my belief that the power and potency of the
organization depend as largely on you as a member as on
your officers and the Association staff.
First in importance among our objectives I put the pro-
tection and extension of the merit system, that great plan
of public employment in a democratic state.
In my opinion the present peril to the merit system is
due to the intrusion of a modified spoils system in a somnam-
bulant civil service seriously disrupted and disorganized
by war and after-war conditions, The unhealthy dilution of
public service has been brought about (1) by the appointment
of an army of temporary and provisional and exempt em-
ployees, (2) by the more recent selection and certification of
appointment of competitive employees by tests so low as
to be virtually no tests at all, (8) by the wholesale appoint-
ment of non-competitives where competitives are mandated
by the constitution, (4) by the appointment through extra-
legal preference of political favorites and (5) through legal
preference of disabled and non-disabled veterans over non-
veterans with a higher rating in examinations.
Plea for Mitchell Bill
The protection of the merit and fitness system includes
full use of present opportunity such as occurs but once in
a lifetime — the opportunity to pass the veterans preference
amendment to the constitution which will give fair but
limited preference to the veteran in place of the unfair,
absolute preference that has been used and found wanting,
both to the veteran and the civilian.
If the friends of civil service win this fight to continue
veteran preference in fairer form over those who propose
that the non-disabled veteran lose everything in order that
the disabled veteran may save ‘everything — if this fight
is won it might well prove the first step in a campaign
to make the public service a model service to the people
and a real career opportunity for those who can best serve
the people. If this battle is won, the interest of the people
in the merit and fitness system will be deepened and popular
support of civil service will be strengthened.
More Competition, Less Pull
: The next major step in the project of the civil service,
in my opinion, is more competition and less pull in obtain-
ing public jobs. A career system implies maximum oppor-
tunity for earned promotion for all up to but not necessarily
including top policy forming positions. The best civil service
systems are so constructed. In New York State the consti-
tution is so planned. The Civil Service Law mainly follows
the constitution, But Civil Service Rules follow neither the
constitution nor the law as faithfully as they should.
The big question marks are the subject of this column
I am aware that few people fully appreciate the importance
of the larger issues to their life and work and are chiefly
interested in things that seem closer because they are more
irritating. Some of these next week.
Janet Macfarlane Declines
To Run Again for Secretary
Janet McFarlane, Secretary of main as Secretary, I felt then
The Civil Service Employees As-
sociation, has announced she will
not run for re-election, Miss Mc-
Farlane who works in the head-
quarters office of the Mental Hy-
giene Department, is one of the
best-known functionaries of the
Association, Charlotte Clapper, of
the State Health Department, now
remains unopposed as candidate
for the office.
Miss McFarlane’s Letter
Miss McFarlane’s letter of resig-
nation, sent to Dr. David Schneider
of the nominating committee,
follows:
“T appreciate very much the ac-
tion of the nominating committee
in naming me again as a candi-
date for the office of Secretary of
the Association, but I feel I must
decline the nomination,
“The fact is that last year, be-
cause of the home and other taxes
upon my time, and because I real-
ized the activities of our present
large Association require many
meetings, I was reluctant to re-
that because of the extent of our
county expansion and the taking
over of a new building, it was
helpful to keep the ‘team’ of form-
er years together for 1948 and
1949,
“T feel now that the Association
will be served very well indeed by
Miss Clapper, who has shown
splendid interest and ability as a
member of the Board of Directors,
Served Many Years
“I came into the secretaryship
during Mr, Brind’s presidency, and
have served all of the many years
ute of my association with our
ute of my ossociation with our
organiz IT am certain th
esirable to n
able en-
s{ fon members
throughout the State that there
is no monopoly of Association offi-
cialdom and that change with
progress is the healthiest possible
stimulus to the growth of
Association, and to the of
the Association program.”
and
Page Four
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Tentative Agreement Reached
On Waging Maintenance Tax Suit
Tentative procedure for testing
the legality of U. S. income taxa-
tion of maintenance has been
worked out and is awaiting only
official approval by the U. S. De-
artment of Justice, after which a
law suit will be begun on behalf of
employees of New York State and
its civil divisions,
Mortimer M. Kassell, Deputy
Commissioner and Counsel, State
Department of Taxation and Fi-|the Association shall
nance, saw Charles Oliphant, Chief
Counsel of the U. 8S. Treasury
Department, in Washington, D. C,,
and the tentative procedure was
worked out by them. Mr. Kassell
has been retained by The Civil
| Service Employees Association to
wage the suit on behalf of the
employees. He is a tax expert.
What Agreement Is
The tentative agreement is that
wage its
suit against the State with Comp-
troller Frank C. Moore as a de-
fendant, charging that the em-
ployees are not receiving their
full salary, The Comptroller would
enter the defense that he is mak
ing the deductions, for U. S. in-
come tax purposes, from the pay
of the employees pursuant to a
ruling of the U. S. Treasury De-
partment. The Federal Govern
ment then would move for per-
Metro Conference to Wage
Mitchell Bill Campaign
Plans fo Be Discussed for Getting Age-55 Pension Law Enacted
Energetic support of the Mit-
chell bill to amend the veteran
preference law and a plan of
campaign to get the age-55 re-
tirement bill of The Civil Serv-
ice Employees Association adopted
will be the principal toptes of dis-
cussion at the first meeting of
the Metropolitan Conference for
the fiscal year, said the new
Conference chairman, Sidney Al-
exander, of Psychiatric Institute.
He added:
“We're going to organize an all-
out campaign by the Conference,
through the member chapters, for
the ratification at the polls on
November 8 of the Mitchell bill,
which twice was approved by
the Legislature. Since the time
is short, we're planning to con-
centrate on this project, for we
have at least two more months
before activities of the Legisla-
ture begin. Our appeal for the re-
tirement bill will be to the Legis-
lators from our area.”
Voice of Members
Mr. Alexander stressed the need
of co-operative action and sald
that under his chairmanship the
Conference “would not be a one-
man Conference” but that he
would act as the voice of the
members and speak up for what
they tell him they want,
The meeting will be held on
Saturday, September 10 in the
fire house lecture hall at Man-
hattan State Hospital on Wards
Island. The Manhattan State
Hospital chapter, of which John
Wallace is president, will be host
to the Conference, The meeting
starts at 1:30 p.m. and at its
conclusion a buffet supper will
be served.
John Harris to Be Guest
John Harris, Mental Hygiene
Department Representative on the
Board of Directors of the Associa-
tion and president of the Letch-| DPUI.
worth Village chapter, will be a
guest of the Conference.
At the meeting resolutions will
be proposed from the floor for
submission by the Conference +o
the Association meeting in Al-
bany in October, with the idea
of having them come up for dis-
cussion then. The Conference
will have about half a dozen main
bills which it particularly desires
to see enacted, Mr. Alexander
said,
Committee Chairmen
Besides Chairman Alexander
the officers are George Siems,
vice-chairman; Clyde Morr!
treasurer, and Edith Fruchthend-
ler, secretary. Messrs. Siems and
Morris are members of the Wan-
tagh chapter, while Miss Fruch-
thendler hails from the PSC chap-
ter. Michael L, Porta, president of
the NYC chapter, is chairman of
the Conference pension conimittee,
Conference's pension committee,
Co-members appointed are Pat-
rick Geraghty, of Manhattan
State Hospital, and Al Corum, of
Solomon Heifetz remains as
chairman of the legislative com-
mittee of the Conference. Biagio
Romeo, of Psychiatric Institute,
is chairman of .the grievance
committee; Elizabeth McSweeney,
of Manhattan State Hospital,
chairman of the education com-
mittee, and John Woods, of the
Motor Vehicle Bureau, Depart-
ment of Taxation and Finance,
chairman of the veterans pref-
erence committee. In September
a constitution revision committee
will be appointed.
Great Hopes
“We have great hopes for the
Metropolitan Conference,” said
Mr. Alexander, “and feel that by
real co-operation, and directicn
from the bottom up, instead of
from the top down, that we can
accomplish a great deal.”
mission to become an intervenor
and would ask that the case be, St Albion State Hospital heiq
transferred from the State court,
in which it would be begun, to|/new Superintendent of that
the U. S_ District Court, because
of the Federal jursidcition in-
volved.
As soon as Mr. Kassell receives
word from Mr. Oliphant that the
tentative agreement has become
Official, the Association will go
ahead with the suit.
Two Examples Selected
John T. DeGraff, counsel to the
Association, nas selected two rep-
resentative cases which meet all
requirements for suitable plaintiffs
—one a Head Psychologist and the
other a House Mother,
The maintenance furnished to
institutional workers would be an
issue, although the test case could
determine policy generally in
maintenance cases under modern
type pay structures which evalu-
ate maintenance and pay a lesse*
salary accordingly, especially as
institutional circumstances often
require employees to accept main-
tenance on the premises,
The Internal Revenue Bureau of
the Treasury Department had
ruled that employees of State in-
stitutions must pay a Federal with-
holding tax on their maintenance.
Discrimination Charged
Mr. Mcore sides with employees
and would be a defendant only
in a technical sense.
Mr, DeGraff characterizes the
Internal Revenue Bureau's ruling
as discriminatory because it ap-
plies only to units of government
which have established modern
pay schedules and in which the
value of maintenance is ascertain-
ed and deducted from gross salary.
Employees of State and local
units of government who are not
on salary schedules and who re-
ceive
maintenance of indefinite value
are not subject to the tax,
noted, if the maintenance is furn-
ished for the convenience of the
employer.
cash compensation plus
he
State Promotion Tests Now Open
9162, Personnel Administrator,
(Prom.), Department of Welfare
$3,582 plus five annual increases
to $4,308. Fee $3. One vacancy in
Albany at present. Candidates
must presently be employed in
Grade G-9 or higher, must have
two years’ appropriate experience
and college degree, or satisfactory
equivalent combination of educa-
Shara. Chemist Tests Floor
Slipperiness, Wins $100
ALBANY, Aug 22 — A machine
which he built to test the slipperi-
ness of floor wax has won $100 in
cash and a Certificate of Meritori-
ous Service for John L. Polk of
Albany. The award was granted by
the New York State Merit Award
Board,
A chemist in the Laboratory of
the Division of Standards ‘and
Purchase, Mr, Polk designed and
constructed the device from old
typewriter parts, an alarm clock
mechanism and’ other odds and
ends in his home work shop. Be-
yond the scope of his regular job,
he performed all or the work on
his own initiative outside of regu-
lar working hours.
It’s Unique
The committee which tvyesti-
gated the practicability of the
equipment, pointed out that tt ts
unique in its field, in that tt is
portable and weighs but seven
pounds, while other machines for
testing the slip properties of floor
finishes are expensive and cumber-
some, The Laboratory tests floor
waxes before purchase for use in
all State institutions to insure a
safe surface and to eliminate as
far as possible the danger of falls
from too slippery floors, The de-
vice provides @ practical means
of obtaining uniform data for
comparison purposes since it
may be used directry on the floor
to which the wax has been applied.
Second Award
Henry A. Cohen, Chairman of
the Merit Award Board, pointed
out that this is the second time
Mr, Polk has earned recognition
for an outstanding accomplish-
ment having won a $50.00 award
last year for ingenuity in develop-
ing other laboratory equipment.
Since its initiation in 1947 the
Merit Award Board has received
2202 Suggestions from employees
on ways to increase efficiency and
economy in State Government.
Nearly $300,000 in savings has
accrued to the State from adop-
tion of approved proposals, while
countless benefits not measurable
in dollars and cents have resulted
to the taxpayers through the tm-
plementation of more efficient
operating procedures.
The members of the Merit
Award Board serve without com-
pensation. In addition to Mr.
Cohen the Board {ts composed of
Dr. Frank L, Tolman and Bdward
D. Igoe.
tion and experience. Written test typists or machine operators in
September 17, (Closes Thursday,
September 1),
9171. Senior
(Medical), (Prom.), Department |
of Health $2,346 plus five an-
nual increments to $3,036, One
vacancy at present. Candidates
must be employed in Grade G-2
or higher, Fee $2. Written test
October 1. Performance test De-
cember 3, (Closes Wednesday,
September 7).
9172, Psychologist, (Prom.),
Department of Mental Hygiene,
$3,450 plus five annual increases
to $4,176. Fee $3. Candidates
must be presently employed as
grade G-2 or
test October 1,
Stenographer ay, September 7),
annual increases to $3,036,
higher. Written
(Closes Wednes-
9124. Senior Clerk (Purchase),
(Prom,), $2,346, plus five annual
increases to $3,036. Fee $2. Can-
didates must_have served one year
in Albany Office, Department of
Education as clerks, stenograph-
ers, typists or machine operators
in grade G-2 or higher. Written
test October 1, (Closes Wednes-
day, September 7).
9132,
(Law),
Senior Stenographer
(Prom.), $2,346, plus five
Fee
$2, Candidates must have served
Junior Psychologist. Written test ;{9 the Department of Law for
September 17.
September 1).
9173. Senior Dentist, (Prom.),
Department of Mental Hygiene, |
$5,232, plus five annual increases
to $6,406, One vacancy at pres- |
ent in Craig Colony. Fee $5. Can-
didates must be presently em-
ployed as Dentist, Written test |
October 22, (Closes Wednesday,
September 7).
9174. Personnel Administrator,
(Prom.), Department of Public
Works, $3,582 plus five annual
increases to $4,308. One vacancy
at present. Fee . Candidates ,
must be employed in Grade G-9
or higher; or must have served
for six months as Junior Person-
nel Asistant. In addition, can-
didates must have either two years
of appropriate experience, plus
college degree; or satisfactory
equivalent combination of train-
ing and experience, Written test
September 17. (Closes Thursday,
September 1).
9175. Senior Personnel Admin-
istrator, (Prom.), Workmen’
Compensation Board, Department
of Labor, $4,242, plus five annual
increases to $5,232. Fee $4. Can-
didates must be presently em-
ployed as Personnel Administra-
tor. Written test September 17.
(Closes Friday, September 2),
9123. Senior Clerk (Mainten-
ance) (Prom.), $2,346, plus five|
annual imcreases to $3,036. Fee
$2. Candidates must have served
one year in Department of Pub-
(Closes Thursday,
| one year in a position the grade
for which is G12 or higher. Writ-
ten test October 1. Performance
test December 3, at which can-
didates will have to take dicta-
tion at rate of 110 words per
minute. Minimum pass mark on
performance is 75 per cent. Com-
bined average of written and per-
formance tests must come to at
least 75 per cent. (Closes Wednes-
day, September 7).
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: of Police work. Established
school in Manhattan. Full or
part time. State education.
detailed experience and sal-
ary.
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Albion Feteg
lts New Chie
ALBION, Aug. 22—Employy
special reception to welcome yam
pt
stitution, Fred J. Brummell, ar
event was arranged by the loci pl
chapter of The Civil Service Ragl!
ployees Association, i
With Mr, Brummell on the ri ti
ceiving line were his wife and fay p
uy. On the line too, were m
Elizabeth V. Robinson, Assistagil p|
Superintendent, and Mrs. Marit
P. Houghton, chapter presiden,
Mrs. Earl I. Hamlin, wife of
institution’s Protestant chaplaig
and Ann Montgomery, supervisinj
teacher, were in charge of th
punch bowl. Assisting in the dinj
room were Mrs. Rowena Phillip
Mrs. Bernice Irvine, and Mr
Mildred Walker. Jessie DiJul
Played the piano and accom
panied a barbershop quartet.
Among the guests were Senatoj
and Mrs. Earl Bridges of Wilson]
Assemblyman and Mrs, Alor
Waters of Medina; Nile Mile
presifent of the Albion Board 9
Visitors: Hon. and Mrs. Chari
G. Signor; Mrs. Dorothy S. Blak
member of the Board of Visitors
Mr. & Mrs, Burt Ludington 9
Holley.
There was enough punch, cook.
les and sandwiches left for §
group of the uniformed personne
coming off duty at 10:30 to joid
the festivities.
Law Dept., Albany
The following candidates wer
unanimcusly selected by the Nom
inc*q Committee:
For president, Percy Leibermat
For vice-president, Richard
Eagle.
For secretary, Eleanor McGee,
For Treasurer, John A. Hartiza
The election of officers will bay |
held at the annual meeting of th
chapter on Monday, Septembey
19. The hour and place will b
announced.
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Tuesday, August 23, 1919
EIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Page Five
~ STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Job Applications
Checked
The State Civil Service Com-
mision is placing increased em-
phasis on the necessity for true
and accurate statements on ap-
ications for State positions, says
the Municipal Civil Service Bul-
jetin. This is evidenced by the
enlarged staff on the Investiga-
tions Unit of the Examinations
pivision, and the fact that the
number of investigations com-
pleted in 1948 (1500) was triple
the number made in 1947,
The Investigations Unit checks
not only the experience and train-
ing of job candidates, but also
Closely
investigates their character, resi-
dence and citizenship. In the
past year, more than 100 individ-
uals were subject to punitive ac-
tion by the civil service commis-
sion as a result of findings made
by this unit. Penalties imposed
for “material false representation”
included disapproval of applica-
tions, removal from eligible lists,
reduction in ratings, suspension
of certification and disbarment
from competing in civil service
exams for a period of years, the
severity of the penalty depending
upon the seriousness of the par-
ticular misrepresentation,
Conway Points the. Way
To Better Civil Service
J, Edward Conway, President
of the State Civil Service Com-
mission, sent a message to the
Conference of Mayors at its
meeting in Syracuse, outlining
improvements in store in State
civil service,
He pointed out that while the
State has improved its examina-
tion processes and services to lo-
cal Commissions, further improve-
ment is needed in promptness and
in fitting the examinations to the
needs of individual jurisdictions,
Municipal Service Division ex-
aminers are striving towards the
goal of making examinations more
practical and realistic so that they
will produce eligibles qualified for
the job, he declared,
Better Public Relations
He commended those Commis-
sions which have adopted modern
rules and classification plans and
have worked with other officials
to adopt pay plans and otherwise
improve municipal working con-
ditions,
“There is,” he declared, “no
excuse for a Civil Service Com-
mission to be operating under
rules last amended around the
time of the First World War.”
Public relations was an area in
which he was gratified to see im-
provement, but in which he felt
much remains to be done. Such
things as courteous letters, pleas-
ant telepnone technique, and ad-
equate reporting will “go a long
way in establishing a reputation
for being a true service agency,”
he asserted,
He reaffirmed the importance of
the goal of a sound public per-
sonnel program towards which
civil, service administrators are
‘triving, and judged that Civil
Service Commisions take leader-
ship in making municipal em-
ployment atractive and in getting
the cooperation of other officials
to that end. While believing
thoroughly in the soundness of
the home rule principle, he em-
phasized that the State Commis-
sion is vitally concerned in main-
taining a high standard of muni-
cipal civil service administration,
STANDARDS PROPOSED
FOR SALARY STUDY
Foremost among the steps
recommended by the Portland
Civil Service Board in its 1948
Annual Report as necessary to
improve civil service administra-
tion in that city is a salary study.
‘The following standards for sal-
ary ranges are set forth in the
report as the goal toward which
such a salary study should aim;
(1) Provide for internal con-
sistency between classes of work,
(2) Approximate the existing
Salaries being paid in the area
for comparable work,
(3) Be ficiently high to at-
tract qualified personnel to the
city servic
(4) Provide salary s
Incentives to employ:
&
pS as work
INSTRUCTORS
Established private trade scliool im Man-
fatten has openings at attractive galarica
for full or part time instructors in crimin-
education, experience, and
Box 908, Civil Service
Sty NXO,
“Taking the oath of office as a
Civil Service Commissioner entails
heavy responsibilities to see that
the law is administered to the
best of one's ability without favor-
itism or injustice,” he said, “The
public good must come before
special privileges to individuals,
if the merit system is to achieve
the highest possible standards of
service to our fellow-citizens.”
Janet Macfarlane has declined
the nomination for re-election as
secretary, The Civil Service
Employees Association.
Central Conference Hold
Summer Meeting, Field Day
BINGHAMTON, Aug. 22 — The
Central Regional Conference, on
the week-end of August 13 and 14,
held its summer field-day and in-
terim meeting. The events took
place in Binghamton and in the
nearby Chenango Valley State
Park.
Clarence W. F. Stott, chairman
of the Conference, presided. Guests
came from many parts of New
York, included among them were
Jesse B, McFarland, 1st vice-
president of the Civil Service Em-
ployees Association; Brnest L.
Conlon, 5th vice-president; Harry
Fox, Association treasurer;
and Mrs, Fox; Francis A. Mac-
Donald, chairman of the Southern
Regional Conference and member
of the Association Board of Di-
Personnel
Costs 'Way
Low in State
In its annual report, the Civil
Service Board of the City of
Portland, Ore., points to the city’s
annual expenditure of $11.90 per
civil service employee for person-
nel purposes as “unfavorable,”
since that amount is only about
one-half the $20 per employee
recommended by the Civil Serv-
ice Assembly of the United States
and Canada as minimum, In this
respect, it might be noted that in
1948 the average expenditure per
classified employee of municipal
civil service commissions (city and
county combined) in New York
State was only $6.05, or less than
1/3 of the approved minimum.
Good Public Relations
Need Is Stressed
Recognition of the importance
of public relations is on the gain,
not only among civil service ad-
ministrators, but in an increasing
number of government agencies,
said Ralph G. King, Commissioner
of Public Welfare of Essex Coun-
ty, in a recent speech. He em-
phasized the yalue of good public
relations as a means of improy-
ing federal - state - local rela-
tionships and thus increasing ad-
ministrative efficiency in the pub-
lic welfare field.
STATE
Open-Competitive
0340, Principal Account Clerk,
State Departments and Institu-
tions, $3,450, plus five annual in-
creases to $4,176, Fee $3. Re-
quires high school graduation and
four years’ specialized experience
in maintaining financial records
and accounts; or college gradua-
tion with 24 credits in account-
ing and three years’ experience;
or satisfactory equivalent. Writ-
ten test October 22, (Closes Fri-
day, September 16).
0341, Clothing Clerk, State De-
partments and Institutions, $1,840,
plus five annual increases to
$2,530, Fee $1. Requires high
school graduation and one year
of experience handling clothes in
Exams for Public Jobs
plus: Three years’ appropriate
experience; or completion of agri-
cultural course of not less than
two years in a college with ap-
propriate courses; or satisfactory
equivalent. Written test October
22, (Closes Friday, September
16),
COUNTY
Open-Competitive
0324, Multilith Operator, De-
partment of Health, Erie County,
at present, one vacancy, Appoint-
ment expected at $2,300 total. Fee
$1. Candidates must have been
legal residents of New York State
for at least one year and of Erie
County for at least six months
immediately preceding the ex-
amination date, October 22, Re-
quirements are either (a) gradu-
ation from a standard senior high
@ store or warehouse, or six
months of such experience in a
mental institution, Written test
October 22. (Closes Friday, Sep-
tember 16),
0353, Marketing Investigator,
Department of Agriculture and
Markets, $3,036, plus five annual
nents to $3,714, Fee $3, Re-
quires three years’ experience in-
volving buying, selling, grading,
inspection, or preparation for
market of fruits and vegetabl
and high school
satisfactory equivalent.
test October 22,
September 16),
0354, Dairy and Food Inspector,
Department of Agriculture and
Markets, $3,036, plus five annual
increases to $3,714. Fee $3. Re-
graduation;
or
Written
(Closes Friday,
quires high school graduation
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school and one year of sattsfactory
office experience, including the
operation of a multilith or simi-
rectors, and Mrs, MacDonald; Jos-
eph D, Lochner, executive secretary
of the Association, and Mrs, Loch-
ner; “Ike” Hungerford, of the
State Comptroller's Office; Max-
well Lehman, LEADER. editor,
All chapters of the Conference
were represented,
Swartwood Reports _
Paul Swartwood, of Cornell,
made a report dealing with the
resolutions. He emphasized the
great importance which employees
Place upon retirement matters,
and urged all those present to
submit resolutions to him for
presentation to Association head-
puaster at the fall annual meet-
ng.
The guests all made short talks
— and they kept them short. Mr.
Lochner emphasized the need of
going after membership; Mr, Mac-
Donald told the employees they
were facing harder times, and to
press to meet them courageous-
ly and with toughness; Jesse Mc-
Farland brought greetings from
the Association, Harry Fox cited
the healthy condition of the As-
sociation’s treasury; Mr, Lehman
said The LEADER would always
fight to attain employee objectives.
Following the regular meeting
of the Conference on Saturday, a
buffet-supper was held, Then there
was entertainment consisting of
a “German band, a barbershop
quartet, dance numbers by Yvonne
Goundrey,
The field day the following Sun-
day provided sports, games, swim-
ming, and much good eating.
Albert E. Launt was in charge
of the festivities. Working with
him were: Stuart H, Anderson,
Frank Bell, Gerald Reilly, Cur-
tis Gardner, C. Albion Kenworthy,
Paul H. Swartwood, Harold E
Boyce, Clarence Stott, all with
their wives; and Mrs, Maroo Jen-
kins, Mrs. Minnie Foster, Edward
Strong, Stanley Potter. (P. S. They
did a good job.)
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CIVIL SERVIC
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EADER
TENTH YEAR
America’s Largest Weekly for Public Employees
Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Morton Yarmon, General Manager
. H, J. Bernard, Executive Editor
N. H. Mnger, Business Manager
TUESDAY, ANGUST 23, 1949
U.S. Exam Fraud
On Public
A
Goes on
nother one of those quickie examinations has been pulled
off by a U. S. Local Board of Civil Service Examiners.
The LEADER has been campaigning against the evil
D
the
actice of stifled competition, a deceit practised by closing
» period for receipt of applications almost as soon as it’s
opened. The offenders are Local Boards of Civil Service
Examiners who don’t seem to
care much about civil service
but more about copying the wiles of petty politicians,
This time the Board of Civil Service Examiners at the
New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn is the offender. It
opened a period for applications on Thursday last, closed
it yesterday (Monday). The LEADER regrets that it was
unable to apprise its readers of the opportunity to apply for
positions at the shipyard as Refrigeration and Air Condi-
tioning Mechanie at $12.56 to
$18.52 a day.
No doubt many of its readers would have liked to apply,
but the Local Board didn’t see fit to open the examination
honestly and fairly to the public. It probably wants to use
the pretended open-competitive examination merely as a
means of permitting non-status employees in that title in
the shipyard to attain permanent status, as they could do by
passing the examination.
An examination that opens
on a Thursday and closes the
following Monday provides less than three full days for the
receipt of applications, as no business is transacted on Sat-
urday and Sunday, in addition to practical suppression of
the fact the test is open at all.
This kind of fraud on the public has been going on right
and left. There is no sign that the central office of the
Commission, in Washington, D. C., or the Regional Office
of the Commission in NYC, is lifting a finger to stop this
mockery of the merit system, but instead each is siding
solidly with the spoilsmen. Not for long, if public indigna-
tion triumphs as it has done in the past when people
became aware of being victimized by public officials.
Photostats You
Can Read
Needed by Those Who Write
‘The LEADER is indebted to the
State and the NYC Civil Service
Commissions for official notices of
past examinations, as an indica-
tion of what the future examina-
tions will require of candidates,
and similar data, received in
Photostat form,
It is not considered good policy
to complain when somebody is
helping you — even though he
may be helping himself at the!
Honeymooner Wins Politeness Award
A honeymooning rookie of the
Sanitation Department was named
eighth winner of a $25 prize in
the Department's courtesy contest.
He is Joseph A, MeNgill, of Brook-
lyn. One his return from his
‘Vermont honeymoon he will re-
ceive his award from Assistant to
same time. Yet for nearly a
decade now the LEADER has
found photostats of the NYC Com-
mission illegible in part, if not in
toto, because of out-of-focus re-
productions and has gently called
the fact to the Commission's at-
tention, We're patient enough to
keep up the reminders for the
next decade, but hope we won't
find it necessary.
Commissioner Andrew W. Mul-
rain,
Mr. McNeill had been on his
present Brooklyn sweeping route
only a week when overtaken by
a Sanitation “courtesy reporter”
whose identity he did not suspect.
Odd questions were put to Mr.
McNeill during a rainstorm and
he replied courteously.
FIRE
The Fireman eligible list will
be promulgated as soon as Fire
Commissioner Frank J, Quayle re-
quests certifications, and he'll do
that the moment he gets approval
from Budget Director Thomas J.
Patterson, Commissioner Quayle
hopes to make about 100 Fireman
appointments September 15, for
by then he figures that there will
be that many vacancies.
Before the Budget Director is
& memorandum request for the
promotion of Clerks, Stenograph-
ers and the like, a long list on
which some action is expected
soon,
LINES
formed force, nothing will be
done about these until Commis-
sioner Quayle returns from_his
vacation on September 6. Such
promotions are requested in writ-
ing, as a matter of policy, only
after oral agreement has been
reached beforehand, and as soon
as the Commissioner gets back
he'll draw on his vocative powers,
While Commissioner Quayle is
away, First Deputy Commissioner
Jim Moran is Acting Commis-
sioner, as usual.
The department argued before
the City Planning Commission on
behalf of Commissioner Quayle’s
building program, which includes
As for promotions in the uni-
new firehouses,
Aent Repeat This
(Continued from Page 1)
stand are strongly for the plan,
‘and are continuing their editorial
campaign for it.
Out of Politics
The issue is out of politics,
° The Liberal Party has en-
dorsed the Career and Salary
Plan; many of the leading Repub-
licans have endorsed it. The Plan
is right, necessary, and a good
government tool which all men of
good will can gather around. It
would be foolhardy for any po-
tical candidate to oppose such
® project.
‘The employee organizations,
je always wary of major
changes, are behind the proposal.
At hearings held before officers of
the Civil Service Commission and
the Burget Office, almost no one
opposed the principle itself, al-
though criticisms were directed
dartingly at various aspects of the
NYC personnel and budgetary sit-
uation. The employees want assur-
ances; the Mayor has gtven them
several important ones; and he
will make these assurances of safe-
guards even stronger. Opposition
to the project, where it has shown
itself, is in fact opposition to
other things. The Mayor will in-
sist that his record of inter2st in
behalf of the public employees
entitles him to their confidence in
this matter,
The forces favoring the pro-
* ject are so sturdy in their
support that no retreat would now
be possible.
Behind the Plan
Examine the range of those
who stand behind the Career and
Salary proposal — the economic,
social, and political range. There
are trade unions — nearly all of
the AFL trade unions in the City
service, one of the two CIO
unions; and there is the Citizens
Budget Commission. There is the
Correction Officers Benevolent As-
sociation; and the Citizens Union.
There is the most potent group of
the Civil Service Forum — The
Welfare Council whose head is
Raymond E. Diana; and there is
the Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion, There is John Crane and the
Uniformed Firemen’s Association;
and Charlotte Carr of the Citizens
Committee on Children. Former
Governor Herbert H. Lehman has
put his weight behind the plan,
and so has Charles Burlingham.
Republican and Democratic legis-
lators have lauded the project;
so has Helen M. Harris of the
United Neighborhood Houses.
Philip Brueck and the Civil Serv-
ice* Technical Guild have taken
their stand behind the project,
and so has the Liberal Party. And
many more,
jalaxy of support. The New York
‘imes, the New York World-Tele-
ram, the New York Sun, and the
lew York Herald-Tribune, are all
solidly behind the plan.
The Opposition
And what is the opposition?
None has revealed itself out-
side a few civil service circles,
Within those circles, opposition
has for the most part been con-
centrated in the United Public
Workers, CIO, and certain seg-
ments — but not all — of the
Civil Service Forum. And even this
opposition is not to the Career
and Pay principle.
The opposition is so palpably
based on erroneous ideas that
Mayor O’Dwyer, who well under-
stands the intricacies of such a
project, cannot take the criticism
with seriousness, All employee
units which have spoken on the
Plan, whether for or against, have
only buttressed the case, substan-
tiated the soundness of the pro-
ject, by citing example after ex-
ample which could only be cured
by reclassification. Some of the
speakers have thus been placed in
the untenable position of being for
and against the Career study at
the same time.
(Parenthetically, let it be said:
The employees of New York State
have a Career and Salary Plan.
They call it reverently their mag-
na charta. It would be suicidal for
anyone to attempt to take it away
from them.)
How Long a Study?
Perhaps the point most fre-
quently repeated, in opposition,
has been the length of time which
a full-fledged Career study will
occupy. Two years has been a
time-limit which seems surrepti-
tiously to have fastened itself
within employee consciousness.
But where is any official verifica-
tion of such a time-limit? There
is none. The true fact is: The
Mayor wants the survey report
as speedily as it can be prepared.
The probability is that it will be
ready in about a year after the
Comment
List Substitution Proposed
EDITOR, The Leader:
In reference to the comment by
Michael J. Killeen that the Fire-
men list be substituted for the
NYC Patrolman list, I should
think the Transit Patrolman list
would be a more appropriate sub-
stitution because the duties are
practically identical.
Another reason is that the es-
sential phases of the Patrolman
physical were taken into account
on the Transit Patrolman physical
Few segments of the NYC com-
munity go unrepresented in this
Career and Salary committe
gins work; John T, DeGrafr
Mayor's eminent appointee!
supervise the huge task, qi
this to be a feasible time-lin
The Many Protections
Moreover, Don't Repeat, Th|
in @ position authoritatively 4
port that all the normal proc
of civil service and reclassifig;
will continue during the peri
the survey; and no employes
as @ result of the survey prd
lose any gain which he
otherwise have achieved.
In further protection, the y
has given his personal guara
against any wage cuts ses
from the Career study. It is p
ably the broadest guarantee ¢
kind ever made,
Additionally assuring the
ployee that his interests wi
watched, is the provision ror fi
tablishment of employee comg
tees to work with the 5
committee from the beginnnin
When these safeguards
guarantees are added togethe
can be seen that oppositio;
misinformed, Wejudiced, po}
cally motivated, or just plain
sense,
Sounding Board
Some employee representat{
have used the hearings to yg
a variety of grievances — fi
length of the work-week, the
tirement system, the need
more promotion exams, etc. —
some may deem it a sly device
employ these hearings as a i
eral sounding-board. But. sly
not, these matters have nothin;
do with the tasks of a Career
Salary study; and they have 9
confused the hearings.
Democratic Procedure
As for safeguards, the Ma
himself, together with Mr.
Graff, have advanced all the pj |
posals made thus far, And
supplement all other safeguai
this column can report that aff
the Career and Salary commitiq
report is filed, there will be fj
ther public hearings. Ever
will have his opportunity, in ong
the most democratic procedures
its kind that has ever been devis
Great Municipal Achievement
A Career and Salary study w
solve all personnel problems. ¥
it will set up a substantial bi
from which to proceed towal
the solution of other problems,
the employees it will offer nj
securities; to the City it promi
superior government.
It is a task impregnated Wi
essential greatness. It has waif
a half-century to be done.
embryo has so grown that it ca
not be undone,
These things the Mayor kno
The Career and Salary Plan
stand as one of the great histor!
test,
E. B. WASIELEWSKI
municipal achievements.
The
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certified them, is:
done?
The nature of the Commission's
rule on probationary service in-
dicates that the employee is en-
titled to serve out his full proba-
tionary period, that no decision
can be made against him until that
period has been completed.
One of the appointees was com-
vepla to a State mental institu-
ion.
Section 9 of the Civil Service
Law provides: “All appointments
or employments in the classified
service shall be probationary and
the civil service commission having
duslediction: shall, by rule, provide
for the conditions and extent of
Probationary service,”
What NYC Rule Provides
From then on, it’s up to the
Commissions, to adopt enabling
rules. NYC Rule VIII, Subdivision
3 (a) provides:
“There shall be a probationary
Period of six months for all per-
manent appointments, at the end
of which period the appointing
officer may terminate the em-
ployment of an unsatisfactory em-
Ployee by notice to the employee
and the Commission.”
That reads like a fat guarantee
fe six months’ probation, regard-
less.
‘The Rule is now being construed
by the Commission as making it
impossible to dispense with the
services even of an appointee com~
mitted to a mental institution, ex~
cept by removal on charges. One
What can be
NYC Employee
be absence without leave, but that
would hardly constitute meeting
the question squarely. Another
Possibility would be for scrutiny
of the application, and statements
made by the candidate to the In-
vestigating Division, wherein a
declaration may have been made
that there was no prevous history
of epilepsy or mental illness, but
even such a statement would re-
quire proof to the contrary, hard
to obtain. The real question is
whether the department has to
carry on the unpaid payroll until
after the probationary period the
appointee who's been committed
to an institution, or keep a mental
ease on the paid payroll, in lieu
of preferring charges of mental
incompetency and producing the
difficult. and usually costly proof.
The ‘Time Element
An examination begins with the
notice of examination and ends
with the termination of the pro-
bationary period. It is therefore
clear that the Commission has
continuing jurisdiction for six
months after appointment, as to
the rating function, while the de-
partment has administrative con-
trol over the employee during that
period.
Section 14 of the Civil Service
Law possibly throws some reflect-
ed light on the subject: . .. Com-
missions may refuse to examine an
applicant, or after examination to
certify an eligible... who is phy-
sically so disabled as to be ren-
dered unfit for his performante
of the duties of the position to
which he seeks appointment.” The
|
of those charges could possibly
after certification, and refers of
to physical incapability, but it
least shows that the Commiss|
is specifically empowered to wi
hold appointment for physi
capability to fill a job, The sal
would be true by necessary
ference for mental incompetem
if discovered in time. In fact, 9
fusal to certify, or, having cel]
fied, stopping the appointment)
the condition is discovered bel
the appointment is made, ‘5
usual practice. Discovery is ust
made at the medical-physical
but occasionally some cases &¢t 4
and cause the difficulty. 4
Can't Be Absolute in All W:
The interpretation that m®
retention for the full probation
period absolute is not supported
all directions, For instance,
Positions are subject to but
and vacancy, If during ap
ployee's probationary period,
new budget goes into effect wh!
does not provide a salary for 4
position, is he still entitled to °4
tinue on for the full six mont]
to the end of the period? Obvio
ly not. The probationary pe!’
can not, therefore, in all partid
lars, be considered absolute, tho!
it is well that it be strongly ¥
tected, An injury can be wo!
upon probationary employee
much leeway is given to adm!
strators and supervisors.
If the probationary period 6
part of the examination, as is ¥)
agreed, the Commission probit
could even revoke certifieatlt
for a mental or physical condily
Gusting prior thereto. If the °
section does not cover any period
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CIVIL) SERVICE’ LEADER
ositions
o Be Filled
nation-wide examination for
ng information and editorial
tions In the Washington, D. C.,
is will be the first examina-
announced by the Commission
information and editorial po-
ons in this salary range since
end of World War Il. After
examination is announced,
put three weeks,
pplicants will be required to
ww that they have had appro-
ate experience or education.
jtten tests will be scheduled
the fall,
nose passing this examination
| be appointed to information-
clalist positions in such fields
$8, periodicals and publica-
radio and motion pictures,
hers will be appointed as in-
mation clerks, editorial clerks,
rks,
Do not attempt to apply until
» actual opening of the exam
sect, New York 14, N .Y., and
post offices, other than New
N. Y. (Manhattan and’The
Applications will be received un-
her notice for positions in
tan (N, J.) Arsenal, The
bs ar
Machinist Helper.
Helper, Major
iworking Machine Operator.
ter Shop (Machine Op-
yer, Maintenance.
yer, Maintenance, Leader.
. Maintenance.
Signs, Leader.
Ider, Combination,
umfitter, Maintenance,
liumber-Steamfitter,
gerator Mechanic,
2 Machine Mechanic,
st Metal Worker,
Pay ranges from $1.20 to $1.59
p hour,
Applicants should
uths to five years of appropri-
he experience ment to the
on for which they are apply-
Supervisory experience may
required for some of the higher
jons.
plications may be obtained by
ail or in person from the Direc-
i cond U. 8, Civil Service
vcion, 641 Washington Street,
" York 14, N. Y.; or from the
retary, Board of U, 8.
Service Hxaminers, at the
an Arsenal,
have six
» fall term of the Monroe
ast 177th St,
» will start on
Honday, September 12, Students
ill be admitted once a month
ier that date, The school is ac-
\iministration, and the National
cil of Busfness. The new
new Simplified Gregg
horthand System will be featured
bart of an intensive course in
Mehography and typewriting.
‘Ww courses also include civil
‘vice preparation, Stenotype,
Axes and Spanish stenography,
Poe and two year courses are
“ered to Veterans in Accounting
d Business Administration.
A study book for Dairy and
Sod Inspector is being prepared
% the Arco Editorial Board.
Res will be available within
* next several weeks at The
‘ADER Book Store, 97 Duane
{, New York 7%, The price
be $2.
NEWS OF PUBLIC EXAMS
U.S. Clerk Test for Jobs
To $48 Closes Sept. 6
Applications will be received un-
til Tuesday, September 6, for the
nation-wide U, 8, Clerk examina-
tion to fill positions in and near
Washington, D. C., at $2,284
(CAF-2) and $2,498 (CAF-3). Ap~
Pointments at $2,086 (CAF-1) will
also be made, as such vacancies
arise, from among eligibles who
indicate a willingness to accept
the salary.
‘The notice should be studied by
those who want clerk jobs in New
York and New Jersey, too, as an
exam for positions in those areas
will be held, at a date not yet set.
‘The examination number is 185.
Mention both the title (Clerk) and
the number when applying by
mail. Blanks may be obtained in
person or by representative also.
«(See Where to Apply, below). Send
filled-in applications to U, 8, Civil
Service Commission, Washington
25, D. C.
Location of Positions
Departmental and field positions
in Washington, D. C., Alexandria,
Va., Arlington County, Va., and
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, Md., will be filled from
this examination.
Among the types of Clerk posi-
tions to be filled from this exami-
nation are: Appointment, Corre-
spondence, Docket, Accounting,
Time, Leave, Pay-Roll, Statistical,
Coding, Test Rating, Property and
Supply, Mail, File, Inforntation,
Proofreading, Editorial, Indexing,
Purchasing, Traffic, Transporta-
tion Rate, etc.
‘This examination will not be
used to fill the following positions:
Stenographer, Clerk-Stenographer,
Typist, Clerk-Typist, Telephone
Operator, Messenger, Office Ma-
chine Operators (such as Book-
keeping Machine Operator, Cal-
culating Machine Operator,
‘Tabulating Machine and Tabulat-
ing Equipment Operators) and
Storekeeper.
Requirements
‘Time and Place of Examination.
Examinations will be held in the
wes listed below. Applicants
should indicate on their applica-
tion cards where they wish to be
examined, All competitors will be
notified of the exact time and
place to report for the test.
Tt is announced that there will
be no educational or experience
requirements, but candidates will
have to pass a written test. In
New York State the tests are ex-
pected to be given at Albany,
Binghamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo,
Dunkirk, Elmira, Flushing, Glens
Falls, Hamilton, Hornell, Ithaca,
Jamaica, Jamestown, Kingston,
Long Island City, Malone, New-
burgh, New York, Ogdensburg,
Olean, Oswego, Plattsburg, Pough-
keepsie, Rochester, Schenectady,
Syracuse, Troy, Utica, Watertown,
Yonkers, Batavia, Hempstead,
Middletown, Oneonta, Riverhead,
Saranac Lake,
Idea of Written Test
The written examination may
consist of questions designed to
test aptitude for learning arti ad-
justing to the duties of the posi-
tion and include questions of the
following general types:
1, Alphabetizing,
2, Computations and questions
involving simple arithmetic
reasoning,
. Name and number compari-
son.
. Word meaning — questions
requiring knowledge of
words.
. Reading — questions testing
the ability to read and prop-
erly interpret material,
. Spelling,
. Grammar — questions re-
quiring a kmowledge of
grammar,
The examination shouki re-
quire about 2% hours,
The test will be open to men
and women,
Ratings. — Competitors will he
rated on @ scale of 100, A higher
standard wil be required for
eligibility on the register for Clerk
CAF-3 than for eligibility on the
register for Clerk CAF-2, Com-
petitors who do not have veteran
preference must make a rating of
at least 70; competitors entitled
to 5-point preference, a rating of
at least 65, not counting prefer-
ence credit; and competitors en-
titled to 10-point preference, a
rating of at least 60, not counting
preference credit.
Applicants must be citizens of
or owe allegiance to the United
States.
Age Limits 18 to 62
Applicants must have reached
their eighteenth birthday but must
not have passed their sixty-second
birthday on the closing date for
acceptance of applications,
‘These age, limits do not apply
to persons entitled to veteran pref-
erence.
Age limits will be waived for
war service indefinite employees
who on September 6, 1949 are
serving in positions which would
be filled from the eligible register
resulting from this examination,
and who could normally be ex-
pected to have completed 15 years
of Federal service by their seven-
tieth birthday.
These age limits will also be
waived for war service indefinite
employees who on September 6 are
serving in positions which would
be filled from the eligible register
resulting from this examination
and who could not be expected to
have completed 15 years of Federal
service by their seventieth birth-
day. However, the names of eli-
gible war service indefinite em-
Ployees in the latter group will be
entered on supplemental lists
which will be used only after all
other eligibles have been given
appropriate consideration. An eli-
gps on the supplemental list may
accorded a competitive status
only in the position he held on
the closing date, or one of lower
grade for which the list is appro-
priate.
Physical Abilities
Applicants must be physically
able to perform the duties of the
Position, which are described else-
where in this announcement. Good
distant vision in one eye, and
ability to read without strain
printed material the size of type-
written characters, are required,
glasses permitted. Ability to hear
the conversational voice, with or
without a hearing aid, is required
for most positions; however, some
positions may be suitable for the
deaf. In most instances, an am-
putation of arm, hand, leg, or
foot will not disqualify an appli-
cant for appointment, although it
may be necessary that this con-
dition be compensated by use of
satisfactory prosthesis.
Any physical defect which would
cause the applicant to be a hazard
to himself, or others, or which
would prevent efficient perform-
ance of the duties of the position,
will disqualify him for appoint-
ment.
A physical examination will be
made by a Federal medical officer
before appointment, Persons who
are offered appointment must pay
their own expenses in reporting
for duty. If, upon reporting at the
Place of assignment, they are
found ineligible because of physi-
cal defects, they cannot be ap-
pointed and no part of their ex-
Penses in returning home can be
Paid by the Government,
Registers to Be Established
Two registers will be established
as a result of this examination, one
for Grade CAF-2 and one for
Grade CAF-3, Names of appli-
cants may be placed on one or
both of these registers if they at-
tain appropriate eligibility, In
filling Clerk positions paying $2,086
® year (Grade CAF-1), certifica-
tion will be made from among
those eligibles who indicate a
willingness to accept the salary,
Persons who qualified under
Announcement No, 4-L, issued
4, 1947, or Announce-
ment No, 125, issued October 12,
1948, and who have not yet re-
celved an appointment from the
registers, need not apply for this
new examination as their eligi-
bility will be continued, Those who
have eligibility on the old Clerk
CAF-1 and 2 registers will have
such eligibility transferred to the
new register for Clerk CAF-2.
Those who eligibility on the
old Clerk CAF-3 register will have
such eligibility transferred to the
new register for Clerk CAF-3.
Those who have eligibility on the
old Clerk CAF-4 register will have
En giigtbility continued for grade
Certification to fill vacancies in
the departmental service in the
Washington, D. C., area, will be
made of the highest eligibles on
the appropriate register.
Certification to fill fleld positions
in the District of Columbia will be
made first of eligibles who reside
in the District of Columbia and
in nearby Virginia and Maryland,
in filling field positions in Mary-
land, certification will be made
first of eligibles who reside in the
State of Maryland and in nearby
Virginia and the District of Col-
umbia; and for fleld positions in
Virginia, certification will be made
first of eligibles who reside in the
State of Virginia and in nearby
Maryland and the District of Col-
umbia.
Salary and Workweek
Salary is based on the standard
Federal workweek of 40 hours,
Additional compensation is pro-
vided for any authorized overtime
worked in excess of the 40-hour
week, The salary range for each
rade of these positions is given
low. For employees whose serv-
ices meet prescribed standards of
efficiency, the entrance salary is
increased by the amount shown
in the table, following the com-
pletion of each 12 months of
service, until the maximum rate
for the grade is reached,
Entrance Inerement Maximum
$2,080.00 $00-75.24 $2,408.28
2.28400 06-75.24 2,724.00
2,408.28 52k 2,049.72
A Federal employee serving in
& position in the competitive civil
service, at a salary above the
basic entrance salary for the po-
sition in which he is appointed or
classified from this examination,
may continue to be paid at his
current salary rate if it is not be-
yond the maximum salary for the
Position in which he is so appoint-
ed or classified. All basic salaries
are subject to a deduction of 6
percent for retirement benefits,
How to Apply
File application card Form 5000-
AB only. Be sure to show the title
of the examination, the number
of this announcement (No, 185),
and the lowest salary you are will-
ing to accept. Other forms will be
forwarded with notice of admis-
sion to the examination.
Form 5000-AB may be obtained
from any first- or second-class
Post office, except New York, N, Y.
(Manhattan and The Bronx) ; also
from the Second Regional office,
U. 8S. Civil Service Commission,
641 Washington Street, New York
14, N. Y., and from the U. S.
Civil Service Commission, Wash-
ington 25, D. C.
Applications may be obtained
and filed by mail, but mail filing
requires that the application be in
on the closing date. A postmark
of that date is not enough.
the city will not e
NYC to Open
23 Exams
On Sept. 12
Applications will be received
from September 12 to 27 for the
following 23 NYC exams, The
tentative dates of the written tests
are given.
5746, Asst. Supt, of Construc-
tion (Bldgs.), Grade 4, 12-3,
5671, Dietitian, 11-16.
5805, Elevator Mechanic's
Helper, 12-5.
6745, General Supt, of Con-
‘struction (Bldgs.), Grade 4, 12-3.
5808, Gasoline Engineman
(Marine), 11-28,
5849. Home Economist, 11-21,
5874. Inspector of Foods, Grade
3, 10-29.
5809. Instrument Maker, 12-19,
5907, Junior Statistician, 10-29,
5871. Locksmith, 12-5,
5848, Nutritionist, 11-30.
5827. Sewage Treatment Work-
er, 12-10,
5974. Stenographer (Reporting),
Grade 3, 11-5.
578: Stock Assistant (Men),
Supt. of Construction
Grade 4, 12-3,
. Welder, 12-17.
Promotion
. Electrical Engineer: Var-
fous Depts, (re-opening), 10-22.
5898. Furniture Maintainer
(Metal Work): Public Works, 11-3,
5776. Gardener: Hospitals,
Parks, Public Works, Housing
Auth,, 12-3.
5867. Rammer:
portation, 11-16,
5816, Senior Pharmacist:
rection, 1-12,
5882, Supervisor of Menagerie:
Parks, 11-15,
Labor Class
On September 7, 8 and 9 ap-
plications will be received for
Bookbinder’s Seamstress positions,
Exam 5836. The test date is Nov-
ember 13, The position is in the
Labor Class.
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Gray, Veterans Administration,
calling upon him to stop all de-
activation proceedings at the Man-
hattan Beach Hospital, since May-
or O'Dwyer has jounced that
cise its right
to Neponset Beach Hospital.
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a
Bus and Street Car
O
Opens in
The per for positions
as Surface Line Operator will be
received by the NYC Civil Sery-
ice Cimmission at its Application
Bureau, 97 Duane Street, during
two or three weeks in October,
Samuel H. Galston, Director of
Examinations, announced. The
Application Bureau is two blocks
north of City Hall, just west of
Broadway, and opposite The
LEADER office,
ssion, at a special
meeting ordered the examination
held,
“We tried very hard to fit the
examination into the series for
which applications will be re-
ceived during September, but it
was impossible,” he add “There
is only a bare outside chance the |
opening will be later than Oct.”
Pay Is $: a Week
He said that the dates for the
October filing period have not
been set yet, nor has the date on
which the written test will be
held, but that the written tests
usually follow the closing date by
two months,
The jobs are in the Board of
Transportation. There are 700
provisionals in the title, operating
buses and street cars, About 1,000
jobs will be filled from the list
during its life, it is expected.
Pay is $1.24 an hours to start,
for a 48-hour week, or $59.62 a
week. The pay rises to $1.44, or
$69.12 a week,
It is expected that the follow-
ing requirements will obtain: Ap-
Plicants must be males not less
than 5 feet 4 inches (bare feet)
in height,
At the date of filing applica-
tions, candidates must be citizens
of the United States and residents
of the State of New York. At the
time of appointment, candidates
must comply with that section
of the Administrative Code which
perator Exam
October
provides that any office or posi-
tion, compensation for which is
payable wholly or in part from
the funds of the City, shall be
filed only by a person who is a
bona fide resident and dweller of
the city for at least three years
immediately preceding appoint-
ment, Service in the armed forces
does not interrupt residence.
Although there are no age
limits at the time of filing ap-
plications, no eligible will be
appointed from the list who is
less than 21 years of age at the
time of appointment.
At the time of appointment,
candidates must be acceptable
for bonding.
The written test will be used
to evaluate the candidate's gen-
eral intelligence and ability to
read and follow directions, The
qualifying physical test will be
designed to test the candidate's
strength and agility; in order to
qualify, candidates will be re-
quired to jump and clear a rope
2 feet 6 inches in height and lift
in succession a 40-pound dumb-
bell with one hand and a 35-
pound dumbbell with the other a
full arm's length above he head.
Physical-Medical Rules
Candidates may be rejected
for any disease, injury or ab-
normality, which in the opinion
of the medical examiner tends to
impair health or usefulness, such
as hernia, defects of the heart
or Jungs; impaired hearing in
either ear; defective color vision;
vision of less than 20/40 in either
eye (eyeglasses allowed); third
degree or disabling varicose veins.
A study manual for Surface Line
Operator has been prepared by
the Arco Editorial Board. Copies
are available at The Leader Book
Store, 97 Duane Street, New York
7, N. Y. The price is $2. See ad on
page 15.
VA Allowance Agents
Sought for $7,432 Jobs
Thursday, August 25, i the
last day to apply for the U. 8.
examination to fill positions as
Readjustment Allowance Agent,
CAF-13, and Assistant Readjust-
ment Allowance Agent, CAP-12, at
entrance salaries of $7,432 and
$6,235 respectively. Apply to the
Executive Secretary, VA Zone
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex-
aminers No, 2, Veterans Admin-
istration, 252 Seventh Avenue,
New York 1. The vacancies to
be filled are in the Veterans Ad-
ministration offices in NYC and
Trenton, N. J.
applicants must
antial amount of
their experience involved the
handling of readjustment allow-
ance programs or an unemploy-
ment compensation program in
such yolume as to provide a gen-
1 knowledge of one or both
such programs, including apellate
procedure, ‘The experience must
have included the interpretation
and explanation of laws, regula-
tions, policies and practices and
must haye involved sufficient
public contact work to demon-
strate ability to deal successfully
with state agencies,
In addition, applicants must
have had six years of progressively
responsible experience in one or
more of the following occupations
or professions: Public or business
administration, finance, account-
ing, law, or quasi-legal activities.
‘The experience must have in-
cluded or been supplemented by
progressively responsible admin-
istrative or supervisory experience
commensurate with the degree of
responsibility assumed by an of-
ficer, administrator or represent-
ative of a large organization or
of a State Unemployment Com-
pensation Commission who per-
sonally decides complex and con-
troversial matters or who advises
at a staff level in a large organ-
ization concerned with handling
compensation claims, or performs
responsibilities in connection with
the cordination of functions of
outlying offices in a geographical
area roughly comparable to &
state, Competition in this exam-
ination is restricted by law to
honorably discharged war vet-
erans,
Applications must be filed with
the Executive Secretary.
NYC Clerk Written Test
To Be Held in December
(Continued from Page 1)
high school and college students
will also be attracted,
The closeness of the date of the
written test to the closing date
for applications indicates the need
for eligibles to fill the 3,000 ex-
pected vacancies during the four
year maximum life of the list.
‘The applications will be issued
from, and filled-in blanks received
at, the offices of the City Collector
in the five boroughs, Mr, Galston
added,
From the present eligible list—
now practically exhausted—1,43
appointments were made, includ-
ing jobs in the Board of Transpor-
tation, There are still about 800
provisionals in the title.
The salary is $1,860, There are
four $120 annual increments.
‘The exam will be open to both
men and women
There will be no specified age
limits, no State law applies to the
minimum — 18 — and compulsory
peremeny age to the maximum —
A study manual for Clerk, Grade
2, has been prepared by the Arco
Editorial Board. Copies are obtain-
able at The Leader Book Store,
97 Duane Street, New York 7, N. ¥.
The price is $2. See ad on page 15,
STATE
ie) i
pen-Competitive
0330. Director of Examinations
and Testing, $7,225 plus five an-
nual increases to $8,800, Fee $5.
Open to residents and non-resi-
dents of the State. Requires doc-
tor of philosophy or education,
and seven years’ experience in
elementary or “secondary educa-
tion, four of which must be in
specific fields. One vacancy in
Albany. Written test October 22,
(Closes Friday, September 16).
0259. Supervisor of Test De-
velopment, $6,700, plus five an-
nual increases to $8,144, Fee $5,
Five years’ experience in con-
struction of tests, two of which
must be supervisory, and doctor’s
degree with specialization in tests;
or appropriate combination of
training and experience required.
Open to residents and non-resid-
ents of the State. Written test
October 22. One vacancy in Al-
lee (Closes Friday, September
).
0331. Associate Education Su-
pervisor (Vocational Curriculum
Development), Education Depart-
ment, $5,232, plus five annual in-
creases to $6,406f1 Fee $5. Open
to residents and non-residents of
the State. Requires college grad-
uation and 30 graduate credit
hours in appropriate subjects,
State certificate to teach either
shop or vocational-technical sub-
pect, plus three years of appro-
priate combined education and
experience. Written test October
ee (Closes Friday, September
).
0208. Assistant in Test Develop-
ment, Division of Examinations
and Testing, Education Depart-
men,t $3,450, plus five annual in-
creases to $4,176. Fee $3. Re-
quires two years’ experience in
administration, construction or in-
terpretation of objective tests, and
college graduation with appro-
priate courses, or satisfactory
equivalent. Written test October
22. (Closes Friday, September
16).
0332. Correction Institution Vo-
cational Instructor (Barbering),
Department of Correction, $2,898,
plus five annual increases to
$3,582, Fee $2. State certificate
to teach barbering, 9th grade ed-
ucation or equivalent, and five
years’ experience required, (Closes
Friday, September 16).
033: Correction Institution
Vocational Instructor (Shoemak-
ing and Repairing), Department
of Correction, $2,898 plus five an-
nual increases to $3,582. Re-
quires State certificate to teach
shoemaking, 9th grade education
or equivalent and five years’ ex-
perience. (Closes Friday, Septem-
ber 16).
0336. Industrial Foreman (To-
bacco Shop), Department of Cor-
rection, $3,036, plus five annual
increases to $3,714, Fee $3, Re-
quires five years’ experience, one
in supervisory capacity, Written
test October 22, (Closes Friday,
September 16),
0333. Correction Institution Vo-
cational Instructor (Carpentry),
Depariment of Correction, $2,898,
plus five annual increases to
$3,582, Fee $2. Requires State
certificate to teach carpentry, 9th
grade education or equivalent, and
five years’ experience. (Closes Fri-
day September 16),
0335, Correction Institution Vo-
eational Instructor (Tailoring),
Department of Correction, $2,898,
plus five annual increases to
$3,582, Fee §2. Requires State
certificate to teach tailoring, 9th
grade education or equivalent, and
five years’ experience. Written
test October 22. (Closes Friday,
September 16).
EXAMS FO
Departments and Institutions,
$2,070, plus five annual increases
to $2,760. Fee $2. Requires mini-
mum height of 5' 7” in bar ‘eet,
minimum weight of 135 pounds
stripped, strength and satisfac-
tory eyesight, Written test Oct-
ober 22. (Closes Friday, Septem-
ber 16),
0342. Associate Civil Engineer
(Research), Bureau of Research
and Statistics, Department of Pub-
lic Works, $3,450, plus five annual
increases to $4,176. Requires State
engineering license, college de-
gree, and seven years’ appropriate
experience. Fee $5, Written test
October 22, (Closes Friday, Sep-
tember 16).
0344, Junior Gas Engineer,
State Departments, $3,450, plus
five annual increases to $4,176.
Requires college graduation with
degree in mechanical or chemical
engineering and one year's ex-
perience with public utility or reg-
ulatory body in engineering work;
or high school graduation and
five years of above experience, or
satisfactory equivalent. Fee $3.
Open to residents and non-res-
idents of the State. Written test
October 22, (Closes Friday, Sep-
tember 16),
0343, Industrial Engineer, De-
partment of Labor, $4,242, plus
five annual increases to $5,232.|
Fee $4. Requires college degree
in mechanical, civil, architectuarl,
or chemical engineering and three
years’ appropriate engineering ex-
perience, or satisfactory equival-
ent. Written test October 22.
(Closes Friday, September 16).
0345. Motor Carrier Investiga-
tor, Public Service Commission,
$3,174, bus five annual increases
to $3, 846) Fee $3. Requires high
schol graduation, four years’ ex-
perience in transportation; or two
years’ experience and college
graduation ;or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Employees must provide
own car. Written test October 22.
(Closes Friday, September 16).
0346. Highway Light Mainten-
ance Foreman, Department of
Public Works, $6.93 to $8.19 per
day, plus cost-of-living bonus of
15 per cent. Fee $.50. Requires
three seasons, since April 1, 1939,
of highway construction and abil-
ity to drive a truck, Written test
October 22, (Closes Friday, Sep-
tember 16),
034%. Senior Physician, State
Departments and Institutions,
$5,650, plus five annual increases
to $6,910, Fee $5. Requires State
license to practice medicine, plus:
Completion of one year’s intern-
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of State agencies,
Promotion exams are
employ, usually in particuj
NYC does not receive
State both issues and rece/
all applications be post-ma
The U. S. also issues and
that applications be actual
of that date is not suflicig
applying for an application}
but a 6-cent stamped, add
should be enclosed with the|
the State and should be a
dress above),
The NYC and State q
Sundays and holidays, from
|9 a m. to noon. The U,
8:30 am. to 5 p.m., except
How to Get There—r,
reaching the U. S., State
in NYC, follow:
State Civil Service Com
IND trains A, C, D, AA or
Avenue line to Brooklyn
Brighton local to City Hall
Christopher Street station.
8. Civil Service Coq
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Appl
pply
pk 14, N.Y. (Manhattan)
ytside of New York, N, ¥.
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ly) —110 Livingston Street
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smden; personnel officers
hse already in government
as specified,
tions by mail. New York
by mail and requires that
knight of the closing date.
jons by mail, but requires
closing date; a post-mark
postage is required when
Civil Service Commissjon
, 3%x9 inches or larger,
hz application blanks from
to the Albany office (ad-
kb open every day, except
m, and on Saturday from
is open every day from
hays and holidays.
hes that may be used for
service Commission offices
vil Service Commission—
ts Street; IRT Lexington
Fourth Avenue local or
Seventh Avenue local to
in general practice of meg
or satisfactory equivalent,
ten test October 22. (Close
day, September 16),
0349. Physician, State D;
ments and Institutions,
plus five annual increas
$5,628. Fee $4. Requires
uation from medical school,
license to practice medicine
One year’s interneship, two
experience in general practi
medicine, or satisfactory q
alent. Written test Octobg
(Closes Friday, September 1
0351. Dentist, Departmet
Mental Hygiene, $4,242, pli
annual increases to $5,232.
$4. Requires State liceny
practice dentistry and one
experience or satisfactor:
ship and four years’ experience
alent. Written test Octobe
Friday, September 16).
Senior Industrial Hygiene
n, $5,650, plus five annual
s to $6,910. Fee $5, Re-
State license to practice
fe and one year’s interne-
jus: Two years of special-
hctice as a physftian, or
tory equivalent. Written
Hober 22, (Closes Friday,
ber 16).
Junior Physician, State
and Institutions,
plus five annual increases
2. Fee $3. Requires State
to practice medicine, grad-
from medical school and
rs interneship. Written
lober 22, (Closes Friday,
per 16).
Laboratory Technician
thology) ,Department of
Higiene. $2,346, plus five
annual increases to $3,036, Fee
$2. Requires college degree in
science plus six months’ appro-
priate experience, or high school
graduation plus four years’ ex-
perience, or satisfactory equival-
ent. Written test October 22,
(Closes Friday, September 16).
0337. Associate Education Ac-
countant, State ~ Departments,
$5,232, plus five annual increases
to $6,406. Fee $5. Requires high
school graduation and nine years’
appropriate experience; or college
graduation with 24 credit hours
in accounting and seven years’ ex-
perience; or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Written test October 22.
(Closes Friday; September 16).
0338. Senior Accountant, State
Departments and Institutions,
$4,242, plus five annual increases
to $5,232. Fee $4, Requires high
school graduation and seven
years’ specialized auditing and
accounting experience; or college
graduation and five years of ex-
perience; or satisfactory equiv-
alent, Written test October 22.
(Closes Friday, September 16).
0339. Assistant Accountant,
State Departments and Institu-
tions, $3,450 plus five annual in-
creases to $4,176, Fee $3. Re-
quires high school graduation and
five years specialized auditing and
accounting experience; or college
graduation and three years’ ex-
perience; or satisfactory equiv-
alent. Written test October 22.
(Closes Friday, September 16).
Highway Light Maintenance
Foreman, Department of Public
Works, Vacancies exist in several
counties, Requires three seasons
(since April 1, 1939) of experience
in construction or maintenance
of modern paved highways and
ability to drive a truck. When
state trucks are not available,
persons appointed to this position
may be required to furnish as a
minimum, a standard one-ton
truck with hand-hoist and dump-
body. Allowance of $3.50 per day
will be made for use of truck.
Salary range $6.93 to $8.19 per
day plus cost-of-living bonus of
15 percent. Application fee $.50.
(Closes Wednesday, September 2.)
Institution Fireman, State De-
partments and Institutions. Va-
cancies in Gowanda State Hospi-
tal and Craig Colony, Candidates
must have minimum height of
5'7" in bare feet, weight 135
pounds stripped, must be physical-
ly strong, well proportioned and
free from defects that would have
a tendency to incapacitate, satis-
factory hearing and _ eyesight
(without glasses — not less than
20/40 in each eye). Ability to
operate heavy motor vehicles, En-
trance salary $2,070, Five annual
Inside
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Age Computation
athe maximum age is 29. That
will be computed on the basis of
the opening date, December 1.
Those who reach their 30th birth-
day on that date are 31, accord-
ing to civil service reckoning,
since they are already in their
thirty-first year. So if a prospec-
tive candidate reaches the 30th
milestone on or after December
20, he’s above the upper age limit,
unless he’s a yeteran, when he
may deduct_from his actual age
the time spent in the armed
forces. In other words, he may be
actually as much older than 29
& the length of his military sery-
ice.
The Commission will decide at
its August 30 meeting where ap-
Plications will be issued and
received. Samuel H. Galston, Di-
rector of Examinations, will
recommend the City Comptroller’s
offices in the various boroughs,
President Joseph A. McNamara
favors using the Commission's Ap-
plication Bureau, at 96 Duane
0355, Institution Fireman, State
Street, if no application period for
Facts o
other exams will be open 4
those dates,
350 ic Be Appointed
The Commission cei
enough names so that the ¥
Sormmissioner W‘lliam P, 01
ean appoint 350 Patrolmen
the present eligible list.
would be the first Patrolmad
pointments under the budget
went into effect on July 1 Is
The new appointments in!
not only the present eligible
also the prospective candi
who, if they become eligibles 0
next list, will have earlier jo
portunities, the faster the p*
list is used up. In fact, the!
list wouldn't be promulgated
job offers were made to ®
the existing list.
The new appointments
scheduled to be effective on
tember 16, They would haye
sooner, only the retirements
not as many as had been ex?!
Other causes of vacancies
retirements are promotion
Sergeant, resignations, disn
and deaths.
After the new appointmen!
ttrolman Exam
bout, 1,600 names will re-
the present list. Com-
t O’Brien will try to make
Poointments just as fast
cies permit. In October
rable number of appoint-
expected, Since the 1949-
et provides for 1,882 Pa-
by June 30 next, the
list could be exhausted
time, although there is
inty that it will be.
Fedule for New Test
otamission expects to hold
examination in March,
i the medical test in the
H that year for those who
written, and the physicals
‘mber for those who pass
written and the medical
© new list would be
ted, according to present
Pon after January 1, 1951,
ly to avoid having to
tte it under the existing
fe Jaw, only to have to
¢ the whole list in a new
Pent order, if the Mitchell
Preference bill is ratified
Polls in the November 8
substitute a point system for the
present absolute system of veteran
preference,
The competitive examination
will consist of the written test,
and a physical test,
‘The job is coveted not only be-
cause of the entrance pay of $3,150
and the advance to $4,150 after
three years of satisfactory service,
but also because of the opportun-
ities for promotion to Sergeant at
$500 a year more than the top of
the Patrolman grade.
Half-pay retirement after 20
years of service, more for longer
periods, is attainable.
The minimum height is 5’8” in
bare feet, Vision must be at least
20/20 Snellen, each eye geparately,
without glasses. Weight should not
be disproportionate to sheight.
A study manual for Patrolman
has been prepared by the Arco
Editorial Board. Copies are ayail-
able at The Leader Book Store,
97 Duane Street, New York 7, N. Y.
The price is $2.50. See ad on page
RPUBLIC JOBS
increases up to maximum of
$2,760. Application fee $2. (Closes
Wednesday, September 2.)
Marketing Investigator, Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Markets.
Four vacancies throughout the
State. Requires three years’ ex-
perience in selling, grading, in-
spection or preparation for mar-
ket of fruits and vegetables and
high school education or satis~
factory equivalent. Entrance sal-
ary $3,036 with five annual salary
increases up to maximum of
33,714. Application fee $3. (Closes
ednesday, September 2.)
0264. Associate Public Health
Physician (Venereal Disease Con-
trol), Department of Health, $6,700
plus five annual increases to
$8,144. Fee $5. Four vacancies
at present, Candidates must be
graduates of approved medical
school, have one year's interne-
ship, have or be eligible for State
license to practice medicine, and
have in addition either: (a) six
years’ appropriate experience or
(b) satisfactory equivalent. Oral
exam, State residence require-
ment waived, (No closing date).
0261. District Health Officer,
Department of Health, $6,700 plus
five annual increases to $8,144.
Eight vacancies at present. Fee
$5. Candidates must have grad-
uated from approved medical
school have or be eligible for State
license to practice medicine, and
have in addition either (a) one
year’s interneship plus six years’
appropriate experience, (b) one
year’s interneship plus post-grad-
uate study in public health plus
two and one-half years’ appro~
priate experience or (c) satisfac-
tory equivalent of foregoing. State
residence requirement waived.
ral test. (No closing date).
0296. Associate Personnel Ad-
ministrator, $5,232 plus five an-
nual increases to $6,406. Fee $5.
College degree plus six years’ ap-
propriate experience required.
Written test September 17.
(Closes Friday, August 19).
0297. Assistant Director of Per-
sonnel and Office Administration,
$5,232 plus five annual increases
to $6,406. Fee $5. College degree
Plus six years’ appropriate ex-
perience required. Written test
September 17. (Closes Friday,
August 19),
0288, Bath Attendant, $1,840
plus five annual increases to
$2,530. No written test. Fee $1,
(Closes Saturday, September 17).
0294, Director of Personnel,
$6,700 plus five annual increases
to $8,144, Fee $5. College degree
Plus seven years’ appropriate ex-
perience required. Written test
September 17. (Closes Friday,
August 19), “
0295. Director of Mental Hy-
giene Personnel, $6.700 plus five
annual increases to $8,144. Fee
$5. College degree plus seven
years’ appropriate experience re-
quired. Written test September
17. (Closes Friday, August 19),
STATE
Promotion
9803. Senior Office Machine
Operator (Mimeograph), (Prom.),
DPUI, Department of Labor,
$2,346, plus five annual increases
to $3,036. Fee $2. Written test
Saturday, September 17, Candi-
dates must be presently employed
in upstate area, DPUI, in Grade
G-2 or higher, (Closes Wednes-
day, August 31),
9802. Senior Office Machine
Operator (Addressograph),
(Prom.), DPUI, Department of La-
sor, reissued, $2,346, plus five an-
nual increases to $3,036. Written
vest Saturday, September 17. Can-
didates must be presently em-
ployed in upstate area, DPUI, in
Grade G-2 or higher. Fee $2.
‘lection, That bill would | 15,
(Closes Wednesday, August 31).
‘The medical tests for the Sani-
tation Man eligibles will wind up
on Saturday, August 27.
The competitive written test
was passed by 11,125, The rate
of failures in the medical tests
has been 5.7 per cent. Applying
the same rate to the all 11,125
there would be 10,490 called to
the competitive physical test, be-
ginning on Wednesday, Septem-
~ ——
More Than 10,000 to Comp
ber 7 in Van Cortlandt Park.
would mean 635 failures
qualifying medical test.
Cover Other Jobs
In the past about 10 pet
in Sanitation Man
© physical test, On the
re eligible list would con-
“ound 9,400. Should the
"e that large, which would
freater than the number
of expected vacancies during the
four-year maximum legal life of
the st, the NYC Civil Service
Commission would consider de-
claring the list appropriate for
Jobs in other titles at less money,
Physicals
Sanitation Man pay is $3,090 to-
tal. which equals $59.42 a week.
Eligibles far down on lists fre-
quently accept offers of jobs at
less pay than in the title for
State, U.
A four-year course, designed
to train youth in the theory and
practice of the machinist trade
as applied to modern gun-making,
is given at the U. S. arsenal at
Watervliet, N.Y., by the Ordinance
Department of the Army, under
the Federal Ordnance Training
Program, in co-operation with the
U. 8. Civil Service Commission,
Recently a graduating class of 38
was presented with New York
State certificates of completion
of apprenticeship training: All
were World War II veterans,
The State Apprenticeship Coun-
cil approved the standards for
Machinist at the U. S. arsenal.
Eligible ages for the apprentice-
ship course range from 16 to 20
years. Normally ages 17 and 18
are preferred,
Ambitious Youths Desired
The Industrial Bulletin, pub-
lished by the State Department
of Labor, states the qualifications
as follows:
“Ambition and determination,
willingness and ability to learn,
S., Army
Aid Youths to Jobs
As Gun- Makers
courtesy and character,
requisites for acceptance of a
youth by Watervliet Arsenal. A
mechanical or vocation back-
ground is desirable, but is not
given undue weight.”
“According to Foreman E. S,
Webster of the apprentice depart-
ment. “Many of our boys who com~-
pleted thetr course with highest
ratings showed the least promise
from the standpoint of previous
vocational background but rated
high in the civil service test and in
personality and character traits.”
The course, during which the
students are paid, consists of six-
months periods of 1,000 hours
each, Increases in pay rates may
be made at the successful com-
pletion of the six-month periods,
Overtime, if required is credited
toward the total required length
of apprenticeship.
The apprentice shop is con-
ducted on a practical shop basis,
the school atmosphere being con-
fined entirely to classes on
academic subjects.
are
Mail Handler
In the Mail Handler written
test, the first one to be given
for this position, it is expected
that simple arithmetic questions
will be included, As these would
most likely cause the candidates
the maximum trouble, sample
arithmetic questions — the type
to be expected in such a civil
service examination, are given
below:
The period for receipt of ap~
Plications for these postal jobs
closed recently and the examina-
tion is expected to be held soon.
1. If the interest on $200 for
two years is $16, what is the rate
of interest?
2. A business man lost $2,700
on a certain transaction. He then
gained $3,400, spent $4,800 and
found that he had $7,500, What
had_he at first?
g. If a grocer’s one-pound
weight is % ounce short, how
much does he gain dishonestly
from the sale of 20 sales of but-
ter of one pound each at 32 cents
@ pound?
4. On Monday a man deposited
$360 in the bank. On Tuesday
he deposited a sum 1242% greater
than the deposit of Monday; and
on Wednesday he deposited a sum
10% greater than the average of
the two previous deposits; on
‘Thursday he withdrew 60% of his
total deposit. How much did he
have left in the bank?
5. In what time will $300, at
6% simple interest, yield an
amount of interest equal to the
principal?
6. A car cost a dealer $448,
He wishes to mark it so that he
may deduct 20% from the marked
price and still make 25% of what
it cost him. At what price should
he mark the car?
7. In the Centigrade and Fah-
renheit thermometers the freezing
points are 0° and 32° respectively,
and the boiling points are 100°
and 212° respectively. When the
temperature is 50° Fahrenheit,
what will the Centigrade ther-
mometer indicate?
8, A tank which holds 200 gal-
lons can be filled by on pipe in
15 minutes and emptied by
another pipe in 40 minutes, If
the tank is empty and both pipes
are opened at the same time, how
Jong will it take to fill it?
9. 3 2/5 is what part of 7 2/3?
10, A swimming tank tis 44 feet
long by 5 yards deep by 19 feet
wide. How many cubic feet of
water does it contain when filled
to a depth of 3 yards?
li, The City of New York
bought three typewriters at $150
apiece. The typewriting company
accepted in part payment three
old typewriters estimated at $15,
$16,and $19 apiece and allowed
which the test was held,
Study Material for
Exam
Part of the bill. How much did
the city have to pay?
12, A city department bought
three grades of oil at 30 cents,
40 cents and 45 cents a quart, re-
spectively. If the city bought the
same number of quarts of each
grade and the total bill was
$105.80, what was the cost of the
best brand?
13. A girl spent 35% of her an-
nual salary for living expenses,
30% for clothes and 12% for
recreation, She planned to save
all of the remainder but found
it necessary to spend 20% of it
for dental services. She then had
$174.80 left. What was her an-
nual salary?
14. An estate is divided among
three heirs, A, B and C, so that
A has 5% of the whole and B
has twice as much as C. It is
found that A has 56 acres more
than C. How many acres are in
the entire estate?
15, A man sold two farms for
$4,800 each, On the one he gained
20%, and on the other he lost
20%, What was the net gain or
Jess on these transactions? If
gain, indicated by a plus answer;
if loss, indicate by a minus answer,
16, Find the profit on a five-
gallon keg of ink bought at $5 per
keg subject to 36% discount, one
half of which is sold in pint
bottles at 20 cents each and the
remainder in quart bottles at
3242 cents each. The pint bottles
cost 242 cents each and the quart
bottles, 4 cents each,
17. A and B are on opposite
sides of a circular pond which is
1,380 feet in circumference. They
walk around it, starting at the
same time and in the same direc-
tion, A walks at the rate of 45
yards per minute, and B at the
rate of 50 yards per minute. In
how many minutes will B over-
take A?
18. What is the greatest num-
ber which will divide 27, 48, 90,
and 174, and leave the same re-
mainder in each case?
19. In a mixture of gold and
silver, weighing 64 ounces, there
are 4 ounces of silver. How much
gold must be added that there
may be %4 of an ounce of silver
in 18 ounces of the mixture?
KEY ANSWERS
1, 4%; 2, $11,600; 3, 10 cent
$700
minutes;
$376; 12, $41.40;
252; 15, minus $400;
17, 46; 18, 21; 19, 32,
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Copies are available at The Leader
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the city 6% discount on the cost
CIVIL SERVICK' LEADER
NFPOC Is D
D sfaction with the reduced
benefit proposed in amended post-
al bills was expressed by Patrick
J. Fitzgerald, president of Local
10, New York Federation of Post
Office Clerks, in a statement.
“Postal employees throughout
the country have been hit with a
vacuum, as far as beneficial leg-
islation in this nm of Con-
gress is concerned, .
“Many believed that when 218
Congressmen signed Congress-
man John R. Walsh's petition dis-
charging the House Civil Service
and Post Office Committee from
further consideration of H.R. 4495
that all obstacles were removed.
However, Chairman Tom Mur-
ray reported a watered-down ver-
sion of H.R, 4495 before the
petition could be invoked and now
the legislation is tied up in the
House Rules Committee.
“Mr. Murray requested of the
Rules Committee for ‘special rule’
to allow early consideration of
the bill on the House floor. Con-
gressman Robert J. Corbett, mem-
ber of the Post Office Committee,
submitted a resolution to dis-
another
filed.
“Assurances had been obtained
from House Leader McCormack
that the postal pay raise and re-
classification bill as reported by
the Post Office Committee would
be acted upon at this session.
Congressmen from all parts of
the Country are anxious to give
the postal employee the adjust-
ments needed if they are given
an opportunity to vote on the
bills
“Ti, is demoralizing to the serv-
ice when men find they are going
FEDERAL NEWS
issatisfied
th Amended Postal Bill
into debt, losing their savings and
not being able successfully to
cope with the high cost of living
which, contrary to reports, show
\no decline. Men with many years
jot service have not been recog-
nized by promotion to their prop-
| er grade for more than four years
and are at the point where they
have no hope of ever obtaining
recognition before retiring. When
vacation time rolls around, postal
employees are ever mindful of
the lack of appreciation accorded
them when they note other Fed-
eral employees getting 26 days’
annual leave.”
The postal employees are seek=
ing passage of the original H.R.
4495 bill to provide a $150 an-
{nual salary increase, equalized
| vacation and sick leave with other
| Federal government workers, im-
mediate credit for past service
for salary grades to senior em-
ployees and allowance toward
purchase of uniforms where re-
quired by the service.
Medical Officer Test;
Jobs Pay fo $10,305
An examination for Medical
Officer positions was announced
|by the Fourth U. 8. Civil Service
| Region, Washington, D. C. Posi-
tions are in Federal agencies in
|the States of Maryland (except
| Settngton County and the City of
Alexandria), and West Virginia.
The positions pay beginning sal-
aries ranging from $5,232 to
$10,305.
Application blanks may be ob-
tained from the information office,
Fourth U. 8, Civil Service Region,
Washington, D. C,
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STATE OF NEW YORK — INSURANCE
DEPARTMENT, ALBANY. L Robert 3.
Dineen, Superintendent of Insurance of
the State of New York heroby certity
pursuant to law, that the Hardware In-
Semnity Insurance Company of Minnesota,
Mineapolis, duly licensed
to
rt
following condition: |)
68; Total Liabilities (ex-
24749; Capital Paid-
ots,
ept Capital)
up, $500,000. urplus ‘and Voluntary
Sees
STATE OF NEW YORK — INSURANCE
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employees directly, though these
two points of view very often run
parallel.
Commenting on the Career Em-
ployees’ Association's fight to push
its own good government bills
through the current session of
Congress, Mr. Watson advised
that close work and friendly re-
lations with the legislators are
maintained with the Administra-
tion, This branch of the govern-
ment, he stressed, can do much
to help or hinder progress of the
merit system, through appoint-
ow to Win
Given to Career Group
ment of key officials such as the
civil service commissioners, through
executive orders, and through ex.
ecutive pressure on Congress,
Mr. Watson also called for non.
competitive appointments to be
made within merit system
and not the spoils system and for
adoption of the reforms proposed
by the recent Hoover Commis.
sion on Organization of the Ex.
ecutive Branch of the Govern.
ment.
Israel H. Stillman, president of
the Federal Career Employees As~
sociation, conducted the meeting,
which closed with a question-and.
answer period.
An examination has been opened
by the Board of U. 8. Civil Service
Examiners, De it of Agri-
culture, Atlanta, Ga., to fill Con-
servation Aid positions for duty
in the Soil Conservation Service
of the Department in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
‘The positions pay beginning sal-
aries of $2,284 and $2,724.
Conservation Aid Test Is Open Indefinifely
Applicants must have had from
one to two years of experience in
soil conservation work, such as
contouring, terracing, strip crop-
ping, gully control structures, sod-
ding, and planting trees.
Applications will be accepted
until further notice.
Application blanks may be ob-
tained from the Board of Exam-
iners (address above) by mail.
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of the study no salaries will be
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directly.”
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place its weight behind this —proj-
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‘We feel that the principles which
Mayor O'Dwyer has enunciated
in proposing this plan goes to the
very heart of a decent civil serv-
ice; we feel that there can never
be an efficient municipal govern-
ment in New York City until our
employment practices are com-
pletely modernized. And the basis
of modernization lies in the Car-
eer and Salary Study.
“We can only conclude that the
opposition arises out of ignorance
of the plan or an attempt to sabo-
tage it.
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John T, DeGraft to conduct the
study meets with our approval.
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Police Lieutenants Approve
The Police Lieutenants Ben-
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Career and Salary study will be
@ great memorial as the first step
forward in giving to the City an
efficient personnel system... .
will be attached to Mayor O’-
Dwyer’s name as a great achieve-
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and Salary Plan. They do not
speak for us in the Police De-
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have the support of the great
army of City employees .. . the
time . . . and the cost will be
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better service to the people of|
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and contented body of City em-
ployees.” |
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Q. Wendt, acting sccretary, Po- |
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that the Council was opposed to
the $150,000 appropriation on
the ground that the City has
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of bonus into base pay, upgrad-
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tending increments, enacting a
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VIL SERVICE
LEADER
Tuceday, Angust 28, 1
Lining up behind a Salary and
Career Plan witn safeguards the
Civic Employees Union, CIO, has
taken a stand directly the op-
posite of that held by the United
Public Workers, CIO, on this
issue,
The American Civic Employees
Union spent several weeks gath-
ering data before issuing its
statement, which was released by
Stephen 5, Gorey, executive sec-
retary, and Edward J. Barry,
chairman of its Reclassification
Committee.
Main Purpose of Hearings
The statement follow:
“The Civic Employees group
will urge their union to avoid the
personal complaints and pleas for
special treatment for individual
groups which have characterized
most of the hearings so far, The
main purpose of the hearings, ac-
cording to the terms of the Board
of Estimate's referral, was to dis-
cover what safeguards the em-
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Takes Stand For Career Plan
The objective has been almost
completely submerged in the dis-
cussions. The confusion, the
Committee felt was not entirely
due to the employee groups. Such
remarks on the part of the City
officials presiding as that the em-
ployees had not shown where the
City could get the money only
added to the obscuring of the
fundamental purpose of the hear-
ing, namely the safeguards re-
quired by the employees, the
Committee stated,
Citizens, Too
“The ACEU has taken the post-
tion that in their dual role as
citizens and employees, they must
take a positive stand in favor of
the long overdue reclassification,
which if properly administered
will straighten out the muddle of
the City's personnel policies, The
employees themselves have the
greatest stake in an efficient Civil
Service, At the same time, real-
izing the dangers which might
arise from any job survey, the
ACEU will insist upon ® number
of safeguards and the creation
of @ permanent agency with full
employee representation which will
be strong enough to see to it
that the safeguards are enforced,
it was stated.
Safeguards
One of the safeguards which
the Committee will urge is that
a@ guarantee be written into the
resolution setting up the survey
that there will be no loss what-
soever in the present and pro-
spective rights of the incumbent
employees, Another is that the
survey not delay any salary up-
grading upon which substantial
progress has already been made
hor be used as a bar to individual
or group raises. The Committee
1s also recommending a guaran-
tee that each proposal will be put
into effect upon its completion
without waiting for the termina-
tion of the entire city wide survey.
The ACEU will also require the
active participation of the em-
..| Ployees themselves at every step
in the survey and that the final
proposal be submitted to “‘collect-
ive bargaining” between the em-
ployees representatives and sur-
%3|vey officials before submission to
the Board of Estimate for adop-
"| tion,
System of Appeals
“After the adoption, the Civic
Employees would demand a per-
manent set-up to keep the sys-
tem up-to-date and to afford
speedy appeals for any individuai
who feels himself aggrieved in
the reclassification,
Criticism Must be Fair
‘The Civic Employees committee
has urged that their union avoid
blanket endorsement of the Career
and Salary Plan without safe-
guards, as some organizations have
recommended or blind opposi-
tion, which other groups have gen-
(Continued from page 11)
Out-of-title work, pay scales way
below those of State Correction
Officer and NYC Patrolmen —
similar jobs — are among needed
reforms, said Mr, Gerety.
N. J, Pitsy spoke for the Marine
Stokers of the Fire Department,
asking more promotional oppor-
tunities for the Stokers. His group
would not be opposed to the use
of outside help to complete the
Study.
Previous Hearings
NYC's civil service sorely needs
reclassification, according to pre-
vious employee testimony given
before the committee on Wednes-
day and Friday of last week,
President McNamara and Assist-
ant Budget Director Beame, lis-
tened patiently as six speakers
denounced injustices and ine-
equities in their departments, Chief
Examiner William F.
of Nutrition, Department of
Health, said that Nutritionists who
worked six years received only
$300 increase over that period of
time. She pointed to the heavy
turnover, because the highly skilled
Nutritionists find more lucrative
Positions in private industry.
“We know a job of reclassifica-
tion has to be done,” said Miss
Maslansky, “and we know the need
js urgent. It must be done effi-
ciently, by skilled specialists.”
Scores Low Pay of Nurses
Aubrey Summers, president of
Registered Nurses Guild 312, A. F.
of L, scored low salaries paid
nurses and called for establish-
ment of grades and salary scales
and the bringing of nurses into
the competitive class.
“We don’t want to wat a year
or two,” said Mr, Summers, “We
erated. In analyzing “opposition,”
the ACEU came to the conclu-
sion that the reasons alleged ac-
tually can be fully covered by
adequate safeguards. Particular
criticism was leveled at those who
demanded immediate salary up-
grading as # “substitute” for re-
classification, One of the safe-
guards universally called for by
employees, that there be no de-
lays in projected upgradings by
reason of the survey, would cover
this objection. But merely giving
a higher salary to a Grade 3
Clerk in the Welfare Department
who is doing a job equivalent to
that of a Clerk Grade 5 in an-
other department is a palliative
not a solution, the Committee
pointed out. An honest reclassi-
fication would also see to it that
the Welfare position carry the
rating of a Clerk Grade 5 job with
@ commensurate salary, Upgrad-
salaries without a real re-
classification offers no solution to
the problem of fewer opportuni-
ties for promotion in one depart-
ment than in another, the Com-
mittee pointed out.”
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walt for eligible lists to make ap-
Pointments,”
“We have no objection,” replied
Mr. Summers, “provided that the
outside assistance is competent
and not biased in any way against
civil service employees.”
Oenteon eat chairman of the
Service Committee, Hospital
Employee Aims Stated at Hearing
rbecr) ics
wher employees “are
accept sali
cuts after promotion. He
fear that this, would hap,
again.
“But you have the word of 4
Mayor that salaries will not
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Namara,
Praise for O'Dwyer
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dispatcher at the central station,
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Dept. Annual Report Lists Gains
and to provide space for con-
trol equipment for the
new radio system,
Improving methods of record-
ing movements of fire companies
Eeepouning to alarms and relocat-
ing.
Installation of underground
conduit and cable to replace aerial
fire alarm wires throughout the
city.
Redesigning of combustible per-
mits and other forms so that per-
mits and fees may be handled
through the United States mail,
Maximum Efficiency and Morale
In his letter to the Mayor,
transmitting the report, Commis-
sioner Quayle said: “I am grate-
ful for your active participation
and coperation in helping to de-
velop and maintain the Fire De-
partment at its maximum ef-
ficiency and high morale, the
highest in its existence accord-
ing to veteran members of the
uniformed force.”
In_ reporting on accomplish-
ments Commissioner Quayle
stressed the following:
“The accomplishments during
1948 represented in many in-
stances the completion of plans
laid down in 1946 and 1947. As
an outstanding
Platoon system
work week of 45.8 hours for pilots,
marine engineers, and firemen,
established in 1947, was extended
on November 1, 1948, except for
two battalions, up to the Deputy
Chiefs of Department. With the
active aid of this Administration,
the referendum to guarantee the
continuation of this modified
elimination system, which was ad-
vocated by the uniformed force,
was overwhelmingly approved by
the voters at the polls.
“Vacation periods for 1948 were
increased for members of the
uniformed force by seven days,
and a salary increase of $250
per annum was granted, effective
July 1, 1948, with a cost of living
bonus continued,
“Selective transmission of
alarms, operative between the
hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.,
was installed on September 8,
1948, whereby the sending of first
alarms is localized to the area
affected, This has reduced oper-
ating costs and makes for health-
fer personnel by lessening hyper-
tension and heart ailments, pro-
ducing an overall increase in ef-
ficiency.”
Ne
The NYC
Employee
(Continued from Page 6)
dition first arises after appoint-
ment or, at least, it can not be
proved to have existed previously,
the 1 Problem becomes knotty. The
probaonery, employee then has
he same rights as permanent em~
ployee, until the probationary
term is completed, of notice of
charges, and an opportunity to
present his side, and in the case
of veterans, and some others, a
hearing before he can be dropp:
The State has its own rule re-
garding probationary periods (Rule
XU, Subdivision 1): “Every origi-
nal appointment to @ position in
the competitive class shall be for
& probationary term of three
months except as otherwise pro-
vided herein,”
Thus the general rule in the
State calls for a probationary
period half as long as the absolute
one in NYC, The State's exceptions
are; six months required for ap-
pointments to the Health Depart-
ment, excepting the Division of
Laboratories and Research;
months also for Public Health
Nurses, Game Protectors, Tax Ex-
aminer, Junior Tax Examiner and
School District jobs, Then the
Rule provides that in institutions,
excepting Mental Hygiene insti-
tutions, the period shall be three
months, “provided, however, that
if the conduct, capability or fitness
of the probationer after one month
of service be not satisfactory, his
services may be discontinued at
any time during the remainder of
the probationary term.” In Mental
Hygiene institutions the period is
nine months, excepting that for
demonstrated unfitness probation~
ers may be dropped after three
months.
The State therefore, to meet a
single situation, makes one month
the minimum probationary period,
six months in other instances, but
generally three months, It does so
by Rule officially adopted, and
that Rule specifically allows for
Possible discontinuance of service
only after the expiration of speci-
fied minimum period of probation-
ary service. In about the same way
the NYC Rule seems to give as-
surances of the full six months for
all. Whatever the minimum period
— and in NYC the minimum is
also the maximum — there is
nothing said about possibility of
dispensing with an employee's
Opportunity for Middle - Aged
To Get Porter Jobs in Subway
(Continued from Page 1)
six days a week, eight hours a
day, Thus, for 48 hours, the start-
ing pay is $55.72 a week,
‘The duties of a Railroad Porter
are to keep stations clean, He
sweeps up, washes pillars and
tidies up in general.
Simple Test
It is expected that there will
be a simple written test, which will
be little more than a literacy test, | ¢
of the same order as that used in | ©
examining applicants for citywide
Laborer jobs, Reading some short
easy passage in English may be
required.
The decision to bold the test
followed rejection of the idea of
using the Attendant (Male) ell-
gible list to fill the Railroad Porter
Positions, now held by provision-
als, of whom there are 753. Ad-
ditional vacancies are expected to
raise the job opportunities. In-
cidentally, the suggestion that Be
Auto-Engineman list be used {
filling Surface Line ‘parece Jobs
was rej . Now the Operator
Myers will open in October.
Opportunity for Middle-aged
As no arduous physical duties
are performed by Railroad Porters,
it 1s expected that no age limits
set, When that is true, the mint-
mum hiring age is 21 and the
maximum is 70, which is the com-
pulsory retirement age. Thus the
examination would afford an op-
portunity to men over 45, who
find it difficult to obtain employ-
ment in private industry.
The appointees would be in the
competitive class and required
after a short service to become
members of the NYC Employees
Retirement System. They would
have the opportunity of coming
under the new provision which
permits retirement at half pay
after 25 years of member-service.
The basis is 2 per cent total of
final average salary for each year.
An employee who gets the position
at the minimum age could retire
at nearly full pay at compulsory
services before that minimum has
expired, for any reason. in either
Jurisdiction.
[See Theodore Becker's column,
Railroad Porter Decision
The decision by the NYC Com-
mission to hold a Railroad Porter
examination in the fall, instead of
using the existing Attendant
(Maile) eligible list, was based on
|, | fairness to those who may desire
to start a career in the Board of
‘Transportation, with its excellent
promotion possibilities
If the Attendant list were used,
men who, knowing that there are
many provisionals in the Railroad
Porter job, and didn’t take the
Attendant test but waited for the
other, would be deprived of op-
portunity. There is a division of
opinion in the Commission on the
subject, but the holding of the
examinaton for Railroad Porter
was the decision made in confer
ence, soon to be adopted by forma}
six | 2ction,
The Commission could have de«
clared the Attendant list_appro-
priate for filling the Railroad
Porter jobs. Section 14 of the Civil
Service Law provides on this score:
". » » » Appointments shall be
made from the eligible list most
nearly appropriate for the group
in which the position to be filled
is classified, and a new list shalt
be created for a stated position or
group of positions only when there
is no appropriate list existing from
j|Which | appointments may be
made.”
The theory therefore is that
the Attendant list is not appro-
priate for filling the Railroad
Porter jobs.
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on the air with his national and
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Thursday, September 15, at 10
.m., over WHVD. Mr. Paris has
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than he’s worked for the City,
You can hear him every Thurs-
day, starting September 15, with
his partner in commentary, S.
Stephenson Smith, ex-associate
editor of Newsweek, ex-professor
of economics, University of Ore=
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tional periodical of Petrillo’s
Musicians’ Union, and teacher of
editorial writing at NYU,
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Muesle Asks Gains
For Fire Officers
Speaking for the Uniformed
Fire Officers Association, President
Frederick J. Muesie strongly
backed the Career and Salary
Plan Study. He told the Mayor's
committee that a reclassification
could accomplish great benefits
for City employees, He said:
“We have faith in Mayor Wil-
liam O'Dwyer's promise that as
a result of the Study, no salaries
will be reduced, either directly or
indirectly.”
He then listed 11 items he
would like the Career and Salary
Panel to study, when it’s ap-
pointed:
“1, The inadequate compensa-
tion paid to the various officer
ranks commenserate with the risks
and hazards involved together with
the technical skill, experience and
responsibility attached to the fire-
fighting vocation, Every single of-
ficer not only shares the extreme
hazards and risks of firefighting
but is also responsible for the
safety of his subordinates and the
citizens he serves. We therefore
feel that his salary is woefully
inadequate and inconsistent with
his duties and responsibilities and
should be increased by at least
twenty per cent.
“2. All future salary increases
should be on a percentage rather
than a flat basis.
“3. The inclusion of all titles
and ranks under the merit sys-
tem of civil service and none left
to the whims of any single ad-
ministrative official,
4, The elimination of the
present permanent (policy of hav-
ing Fire Officers) acting out of
title, Today this constitutes a
condition that exists in our de-
partment to a greater degree than
ever before in our history and
has resulted in a major problem.
The necessity of increasing the
present budgetary officer quota is
essential in order to eliminate the
injustice of having approximately
18 per cent acting in higher cap-
acities permanently with its at-
tendant responsibilities and ad-
ditional duties at a lower grade
of compensation. This was brought
about by a reduction in working
hours by a_ referendum of the
people last November wherein it
was also authorized, empowered
and directed to appropriate suf-
ficient funds necessary to accom-
plish this and furnish the neces-
sary additional pel sonnel. ‘The ap-
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propriation for additional person-
nel has never been made,
“5. Equalization of the present
Pension system at 5% and 6%.
Due to a new pension law passed
and in effect since 1940, as an
aftermath of depression times, a
new actuarial pension system
was established wherein new
members pay almost triple for
the same protection afforded
older men. This is inherently un-
fair when two men who do the
work side by side, facing the
same risks are technically working
at different salaries due to the
difference im pension contribu-
tions,
“6, Liberalization of
and orphans pensions,
“1, A shorter work week of not
more than 40 hours,
“8. The compusory filling of
existing vacancies within 60 days
from an appropriate eligible list,
“9, The continued care and
treatment of men who have been
injured in the line of duiy and
have been retired on a service
connected disability,
“10, Credit and additional com-
pensation for extra service ren-
dered beyond a members con-
tractual agreement with the city,
to be on a 1/6Uth pasis ratner
than a flat sum of $50 for each
additional year of such service,
“11, Overtime pay. In the past
official orders to suspend their
working schedule and made to
perform extra tours of duty due
from time, to time, without either
having been reimbursed or com-
pensated in time back or mone-
tary.”
The Ultimate
Test
The probationary period, is, if
properly utilized, a final and most
vital step in the examination
process, It is the ultimate test
of an employee's competence, in
that it determines his ability to
perform work in the actual job
tting, If the employee does not
“pass,” the appointing officer has
the authority to dismiss the pro-
bationer without the necessity of
formal charges or a hearing even
though he may have veteran, dis-
abled veteran or exempt volun-
teer fireman status, The proba-
tionary period is a most effective
answer for those who believe that
civil service puts too much re-
liance on ability to pass a written
examination as opposed to ability}
to actually perform the work.—
Municipal Civil Service Bulletin,
of the State Department of Civil
Service, the New York State Con-
ference of Mayors and the State
widows
‘Career Study
Has Got to Be
Made’-Brueck
“We realize that a sound, ob-
jective Career and Salary study
has got to be made,” Philip F,
Brueck, president of the Civil
Service Technical Guild, told the
Mayor's committee hearing sug-
gestions from employees regard-
ing the Career and Salary Plan,
“It can't be done in a day,” he
continued, adding that he felt
two years is too long a time for
the study.
Mr. Brueck sald he would wait
until he had the full intent and
procedure of the plan before giv-
ing unqualified endorsement. He
added, however, “our organiza~
tion wishes fully to cooperate in
the study. We haye, on the basis
of experience with the present
administration of NYC, full con-
fidence that the intent is ob-
jective.” He gave a listing of
recommendations which, he said,
“will immediately serve to re-
assure all employees and develop
me complete understanding which
ssential to an undertaking of
thi magnitude,”
Brueck’s Suggestions
The recommendations:
1 Mayor's committee issue
immediately a definite state-
ment of intent and plan of pro-
cedare,
De committee issue positive
asurances that the reclassi-
fication or the study thereof
shall not retard or in any way
interfere with the adoption and
effectuation of the upgrading plan
for Engineers, Architects, Inspec-
tors, Chemists and Examiners,
which have been presented to
the Board of Estimate and have
been awaiting # report of the
Director of the Budget for ap-
proximately one year.
—The committee be enlarged
to include representatives
from bona fide, interested em-
ployee organizations to partici-
pate in the development of the
general plan and the work of
reclassification insofar as it af-
fects the titles of members of
those organizations. The Civil
Service Technical Guild is pre-
pared to immediately nominate a
representative for such phases
of the study as affects its mem-
bers.
—The committee should agree
in advance that nothing shail
be adopted which may adversely
affect any person subject to the
reclassification in respect to status,
rights, salary and duties, This
guarantee was placed in the En-
gineering Reclassification of 1942
and though adhered to by the
Civil Service Commission, has been
circumvented from time to time
by the Director of the Budget.
The inclusion of the Director of
Department of Education.
mcsoenesuyenerecoaicgeny
the Budget on this Committee and
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WILLIAM J. REID
In hs advocacy of the Career
and Salary Plan Study before the
committee appointed by Mayor
O'Dwyr, William J. Reid, vice-
president of the Uniformed Fire-
men’s Association, speaking for
the UFA, said:
“Vast inequities exist in the civil
service of NYC, and the hearings
before this committee have brought
out some of them. We know of
‘cases where lower grade employees.
supervise those of higher-grade,
where men with three different
titles do the same job. We know
there are dead-end, jobs with no
chance of advancement for the
employee; that out-of-title work
i* widespread, with the employee
doing a superior grade of work
agreement in advance to this stip-
ulation would preclude the pos-
sibility of future circumvention,
‘The committee immediately
issue a statement guarantee-
ing the holding of public hearings
before the adoption of the entire
plan or the adoption of any part
of section thereof.
‘The committee immediately
issue a statement guarantee-
ing the establishment of an ap-
peals procedure to afford any in-
dividual or group redress from
unforeseen inequities or injustices
which may arise from the appli-
cation of the adopted plan, said
appeals procedure to be invoked
by the employee feeling aggrieved,
whether the inequity or alleged
injustice in adherent in the plan
itself, or the result of an inter-
pretation thereof,
LEGAL NOTK
The People of, the State ot New York,
by the Grace of God Free and Independent,
To LUNA SALOM ALKALAY. (ALKALAJ)
also known as LUNA NACA ALKALAY
{ALKALAJ), alleged deceased; RENE
(Renee) ALKALAY, infant under
fourteen years of age, distributes of
Luna Salom Alkalay’ CAlleala}), also. known
ag Tune Nace Alkalay, (Alain). alleged
leceased and as an alleged distributes of
arid (Dido) Alkalars ‘cecsnawth edie
tributes of Laffia Salom’ Alkalay (Allcalaj),
also known as Luna Naca Alialay (Alka:
lay), alleged deceaied: HAYDEE, MORIN
as an alleged distributes o!
Sarid (Dido) Aleslay. cecomad a gieteibnr
(Alicalaj),
Kuown as Luna Nacsa Alkalay (Alkola)),
iewed deceased; SULISKA SCHU
ALKALAY aa an. ailored diateibutos, and
legatee of David (Dido) Allalay, deceased,
& distributes of Luna Salmon Alkalay
(Alkalaj). also known as Luna Nace Alka-
lay (Alkalaj), alleged deceased: WILBER-
FORCE SULLY, JR. a4 guardian of 0
property of Rene (Renee) Alkalay, infant
CONSUL GENERAL OF CZECHOSLAYVIA:
STATE TAX COMMISSION:
Upon the petition of the Public Admini-
strator of the County of New York, who
has his office at Room 309, ot
Records, 31 Chambers Street,’ City and
County ‘of New York yon and each of
you are hereby cited to show cause before
the Surrogate's Court of New York County,
held at the Hall of Records in the County
of New York on the 20th day of September
1949, at half-past ten o'clock in the fore-
noon’ of that day, why the Surrogate
should (not inquire inte the facta and
circumstances and thereafter make a dec
Getermining the fact of death of the sald
INA SALOM LK.
(ALKALAJ) and gratting Letters of Ad-
ministration on the Goods, Chattele and
Credits of LUNA SALOM ALKALAY (AL-
KALAJ), also known aa LUNA NACA
ALKALAY (ALKALAJ), doconsed, who ro
sided in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, to the Public
Administrator of the County ‘of New York.
In testimony whercof, we have caused
the seal of the Surrogate's Court
‘of the aid County of New York
to be hereunto alfixed. Witness,
Honorable George Frankenthaler
1,8.) a Surrogate of our sald county,
at the County of New York, 4!
10th day of August in the’ year
of our Lord- one thousand: nine
hundred and forty-nine,
PHILIP A, DONAH
of UFA
but being paid on the basis of his
lower title. These are only some
of the things which a Career and
Salary Study will rectify,
Achievements Cites DeGraff’s
“The Mayor’s appointment of
John T. DeGraff to comduct the
study meets with our approvall,
We worked with Mr, DeGraff on
the Mitchell Veterans Preference
Bill, and we know of his whole-
hearted interest in the welfare of
the public employee. It wa* through
him that State employees made
many gains, including incorpora-
tion of the full bonus into base
pay, unemployment insurance, re~
tirement advances and many other
accomplishments. The Career and
Salary project will be well handled
with Mr, DeGra, in charge.
We wish to suggest the following
safeguards: First, that a commit-
tee of employees be set up to work
with Mr. DeGraff and the survey
committee. Second, the Mayor's
assurance that there will be no
wage cuts either in the bonus or
in the bonus base pay bé complied
with, Third, that there be ade-
quate machinery set up for hear-
ing appeals.
‘Good for Labor’
“We have been somewhat trou-
bled by the opposition to this
plan. We can only conclude that
the opposition arises out of ig-
norance of the plan or an attempt,
to sabotage it. We strongly re-
sent the *tatement thi. the UFA
and other AFL organizations who
support this plan, are a group of
“company unions.” Our fighting
record in behalf of firemen, and
on behalf of the merit system over
the years, even under the toughest
of circumstances, speaks for it-
self, We exercise our voice in the
American Federation of Labor in
behalf of all labor, and we sup-
port this recla*sification because
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in civil service.
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SZOSTOZUK, STANISLAW
and STANLEY, SOSHUK,
1906, 1949.—The People of the s
of New York, By the Grace of Goa
and Independant, To ADAM SZOBTOZt ia
SZOSTOLUE, ISABELLE 820! 4
Whereas, HENRY SHOSTCHUK, who 1
sides at 49 Hazelwood Road, Staten Tsim,
the City of New York, has lately applied
to the Surrogate's Court of our County of
New York to haye a certain instrument in
writing relating to personal property, duly
Proved 4 the Jast will and testament of
STANISLAW SZOSTOZUK, a/kc ay STANLY
SZOSTOZUK, STANISLAW. SZOSTE!
and STANLEY SOSHUK doceaseas who
at the time of his death a resident of 409
East 6th Street, in the City of New Yorks
the County of New York,
‘Therefore, you and each of you are clied
to show catise before the Surrogate’s Co's
of our County of New York, at the Hall
of Records in the County of New York;
on the 23rd day of September, one thousand
nine hundred and forty-nine, at half-past
ten o'clock in the forenoon’ of that diy.
why the said will and testament should
not be admitted to probate as a will of
personal property,
Tm testimony whoreof, we have
the seal of the’ Surrowat
of the asta County of New York
to be horeunto affixed. Witness
Honorable George Prankenthalet,
Surrogate of our said County, of
New York, at said county, te
16th day of July, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine bu
Clerk of the Surrogate’
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CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Page Fifteen
‘NEW YORK CITY NEWS
Many Employees Enthusiastic for Career Plan
(Continued from Page 12)
jownward salary revisions. “We
want safeguards,” he insisted,
and we want them to be
fefinite and very specific.”
Mr, Byrne, wanted to know what
yould happen if the Administra-
ger to change after January
pt
ar was stated in @ memoran-
{um sent out to all those appearing
before the committee,” said Mr.
peame, “the Career and Salary
committee will submit its findings
to the Board Estimate. It is
Re Board thate will appropriate
jhe Money, The ds sole-
ly for the purposes of gathering
data to be submitted to the Board.”
Raymond &, Diana, president,
Welfare Council 330, Civil Service
, said that the hearings
themselves were taking on the ap-
ance of a job survey, whereas
“the real purpose of the hearings,
is to explore methods and aims of
conducting the survey.”
“Of course, “commented Com-
missioner McNamara, “‘many em-
ployees have come here with a
wrong slant. We can’t help that.
‘We're here to listen to them,
let them say what they wish. ‘The
questions we are here to decide
Fireman Eligibles
In Order
‘The LEADER continues this
week the publication of the NYC
Fireman (F.D.) list in prospective
sppointment order:
2,251, John Melnik, John Car-
bine, Joseph Flora, James McCabe,
fugene Saggese, John Shea, Rich-
wd Connors, Howard Claeson,
Michael Deery, Frederick Kruer,
Yrancis Hunt, Charles Salerno,
Hchard Kenny, Henry Cordes,
eeph Rivera, Walter Stachowiak,
@anley Moeser, Alphonso Ferrer,
William Winklarek, John Logan,
Philp Goodman, Eugene Cywin
ai, Martin Anderson, John Crim-
nins, William O’Hearn, Arthur
fanson, Raymond McCormick, Ed-
yin Bird, Vincent Dooley, Bernard
Kofsky, Thomas Regan, Jr., John
fkinner, Michael Gribbins, An-
thony Taranto, Milton Robinson,
Adolph Jacob, John Dolan, Joseph
Rimi, John Leonowich, David Mul-
Jen, John Supple, Alan Smithwick,
Francis Hogan, James Nardella,
Eugene Feeley, Steven Duboysky,
Charles. Deith, Luke Casamassa,
Kenneth McPoland, Salvatore Par-
ascandola,
2,301 Arthur Kurz, Edward Bar-
rett, John Crane, Stanley Olson,
Harry Loring, Frank Sepp, Oscar
Dieterich, Thomas Obeirne, Ger-
tld Schultz, John Greer, Joseph
Russell, Jr., Kenneth Favreau,
George Carson, John Kelly, Vic-
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LEGAL NOTICE
STATION, ‘he People of the State of New
York, By the Grace ‘Free and In-
TO: Attorney General of the
Uleeed widow of GEORGE 0. MOSELBY,
tec Known ae George ‘Moseley.
M living, of Hf dead, to tors, ad-
Rinlatraiors and next of Xin of ald MARY
" deceased whose names and Post
je adreaeos are aukown aod cansiot ler
Cite inquiry, be seceriained by,
Yelltioner herein, So nest ot ke
ti groRan 9. ioseLRY, also known aa
a ‘MOSEL! Secoaned, whose
ty
Reco!
a
‘ounty of New York, as administrator of
Be food chattels ‘and credite of sald
wren And each af you are hercby cited
& show cause before the Surrogate's Court
New York Count nt the
00)
rds,
© 0th day of Septem!
[ul ten o'clock in the forenoon of that
‘Account ef proceedings of
Re Mile Administrator ot ihe County of
saministrator of, the goods,
the seal of the Surrogate's Court
of the said County of New York
$0 be hereunto, aflxed.
loxay) Witness, HONORABLE GEORGE
BAL) FRANKEN’ 8
PHILIP A.
Gierk of the Burrovale's Court
of Call
tor Crozzoli, John Kiernan, Rob-
ert Devlin, Victor Ruggieri, Louis
Foy, John McKeegan, William
Linden, Robert Magan, Thomas
Reid, Robert Talbot, Jr., Thomas
Dillon, Edward Grace, Donald
Mitchell, Joseph Holihan, Edward
Foley, John Gillooly, ‘Anthony
Grieco, Alvin Perina, John
Waters, Lawrence Gaffney, Ken-
meth Schneider, Joseph Lynch,
Harry Winterling, John Callag-
han, James McGivney, Aldo Gil-
eno, William Ambrose, James Mc-
Grath, Martin Miller, Richard
Mold, Paul Andricosky, John
Schmuck, Peter Valenti, Michael
Rafferty, William Libasci, Howard
Fitzgerald.
2,351 Thomas Tilley, Joseph
Galvin, Robert Salter, Jerome
Craig, Thomas Colgan, James Wil-
son, Jr, Louis Culpepper, James
Scalisi, Martin Gavora, John
Livingston, Walter Baldwin, James
Cusick, Robert Lynch, Robert
Jackson, John Luongo, Michael
Ryan, Bradford Sherwood, Sam-
uel Pike, William Iannone, Henry
Eberle, Robert Harris, James
Linekin, Jr,, John Kane, Robert
Kaiser, Harry Grimaldi, Henry
Dolzonek, Adolph Kostor, Henry
Horner, King Fothergill, Jr,
Francis Granton, James Stanley,
Andrew Callahan, Frank Loverro,
Frank Engel, John Barry, Clar-
ence Kenison, aRlph Mazza, Jr.,
John Cregg, John McGowan, Ar-
nold Nasta, Vincent Scalie, Emil
Karcich, Rene Lerolland, Thomas
Johnston, Edwin Peters, James
Lannon, Stanley Sternefeld, Ed-
ward Hemsworth, Pasquale Sessa,
Gerard Lannon,
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are what methods shall we use,
how long. shall we take. And we
must remember this job can’t be
done overnight. It'll have to be a
fairly long study.”
DeGraff’s Competence Cited
“Continued, prolonged discus-
sion is only delaying reclassifica-
tion,” declared Mr. Diana. He
described the present job setup
as a “merry rat race.” He wanted
the study to begin as soon as pos-
sible, so that the entire job could
be completed by January 1.
Commissioner McNamara and
Mr. Beame smiled,
Mr. Diana also emphasized the
need for employee surveillance of
the committee's work through all
stages, to insure a result that
would be satisfactory to all em-
Ployees,
“You don't really expect to
satisfy all the employees, do you?”
the Commissioner interjected,
Abraham Umanov, Trial Coun-
sel, Board of Transportation, 35
Flatbush Avenue Extension, prais-
ed John T, DeGraff and spoke
of the fine job that Mr. DeGraff,
had done in reclassifying State
service,
“Those who protest the expense
of $150,000 are short-sighted,”
said Mr. Umanoy. “That’s about
$1 per employee — a measly sum
when one considers the long-range
beneficial effects of such a study.”
Word for Psychiatrists
Dr. Theodore Weiss, executive
secretary, New York Psychiatric
Advancement Committee, and
Senior Psychiatrist in the prison
ward of Bellevue Hospital, con-
fined his speech to the need for
more adequate public psychiatric
service, He mentioned low salaries
and pitifully small staff, in spite
of the growing roster of psychia-
trie patients,
When asked if he objected to
Sydenham Employees
To Be Covered-in
The NYC Civil Service Commis-
sion will consider a resolution to
cover the employees of Sydenham
Mospital into the competitive and
non-competitive classes, as soon as
the legal aspects of taking over
‘the privately-owned hospital are
completed,
The Board of Estimate voted pay
for the present employees, now
actually City employees on a pro-
visional basis, commensurate with
going rates in City service. This
meant raises of from about $150
to more than $400. The titles and
new pay are Hospital Helper,
1,680; Attendant, $1,740; Reg-
istered Nurse, $2,400, and Practical
Nurse, $1,800,
The City has been running the
hospital on a temporary basis
since last March,
‘The covering-in, it is expected,
will benefit employees who have
been working for the hospital for
at least a year prior to acquisition
by the City,
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on the salary study, Dr, Weiss,
said no, but felt that advisers in
the psychiatric field should be
called in once the plan gets under
way.
Plea for Probation Officers
At Friday’s session Mr, Beame
again asked speakers if they op-
Posed the idea of a reclassifica-
tion or the hiring of outside help,
and none of them did, although
some thought that their own
grades could be moved upward on
the pay scale at once, without
further study.
Lloyd V. Thomson, president of
the Probation Officers Association
of Greater New York, complained
about the low pay of Probation
Officers in the Domestic Relations,
Magistrates and Special Session
courts; told of the requirements
of the position which include
@ college degree, and the import-
ance of the work tn curbing
juvenile delinquency. He repeated
the arguments he'd made before
the Board of Estimate, the Bud-
fe Director and Mayor O'Dwyer
Imself. He felt that his group
should be upgraded without study.
Court Stenos’ Case Stated
Alexander Paley, president of
the City Magistrates’ Court Ste-
nog#aphers Association, read a
brief argument in which he asked
that the cost-of-living bonus be
frozen immediately. He wanted a
fication “as quickly as pos-
assurances that employee
representatives will be consulted
before any final recommendations
are made on_ reclassification,
wanted a comparison made of
Court Stenographer pay in the
Supreme and County Courts, pro=
motion opportunities and a lon-
gevity pay plan.
On behlaf of Court Interpre-
ters and others, Albert Schor, of
the uptown Magistrates’ Court,
also asked that employee constl-
tation should precede any final
recommendations that would
emerge from the Career and Salary
study, to be undertaken by a panel
other than the one holding the
hearings, The object of the present
hearings, which continue on Wed-
nesday, is to permit employees to
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other overall suggestions for @
general plan of reclassification,
At the session the reclassifica-
tion project was supported also
by Philip F. Brueck, president of
the Civil Service Technical Guild,
Irving A. Ashworth, chairman,
Joint Committee on Engineers’
and Architects’ Salaries, added
his organization’s support.
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Page Sixteen
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
Fifteen American Federation of
Lakor unions have gone officially
on record supporting the O'Dwyer
Career and Salary study.
New York District Council No.
37, speaking at_a hearing before
Civil Service Commissioner Jo-
seph A, McNamara and Assistant
Budget Director Abraham D,
Beame, last week made these
points:
A Career and Salary study is
desperately needed in NYC,
Mayor O'Dwyer’s guarantees of
Safeguards can be accepted be-
cause the Mayor has done more
than any of his predecessors for
civil service employees,
The appointment of John T.
DeGraff to conduct the study
means that the ablest man in the
United States has been found to
do the job.
Departments Represented
District Council 37 represents
employees in the following de-
partments:
Borough President Queens,
Courts, Board of Education, Board
of Transportation, Department of
Water Supply, Gas é& Electricity,
Public Works, Health, President
Borough of Manhattan, Purchase,
Housing and Buildings, Hospitals,
Fire, Fordham Hospital, Sanita-
tion and Finance, *
NEW YORK CITY NEWS
15 AFL Unions Laud O’ Dwy erCareer-Pay
Call It a ‘Desperately Needed Advance
The statement made by Henry
Feinstein, president of the Council,
follows:
“New York District Council to-
gether with its affiliated unions
wholeheartedly endorse Mayor
O'Dwyer’s proposed Career-Pay
Study, and in accordance with
his request are submitting their
recommendations for safeguards
which thousands of employees at~
filiated with the District Council
consider necessary for their pro-
tection,
Recommendations Listed
“1, We recommend that organ-
ization of the study shall provide
long enoug
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Your best buss-deelhle ftvudig tds ees
for the asignment of a technical
director who shall be responsible
for the full direction of a study
which will individually classify
every job, every employee and
every function, with salary levels
assigned to each new job title,
“2. We recommend and re-
quest the creation of a Board, to
be composed of 9 members; 3 of
whom shall represent the em-
ployees, 3 the public and 3 the
Mayor and his administration, and
to whom final decisions of the
Technical Director shall be sub-
mitted for joint approval,
“3, We recommend the creation
of a three member appeal board,
one member of whom shall be a
representative of the civil serv-
ice employees involved.
Not a Delaying Tactic
“We submit that under this
plan, as conceived by the District
Council, there would be no need
to delay decisions until the whole
study has been completed.
“And, we further recommend,
that if three months following the
beginning of the study, it appears
that the Technical Director is in
@ Position to recommend action
to put parts of the evolved pro-
gram into operation to the 9
member board, such recommend-
ations concerned with classifica-
tions etc., and if this can he
done without prejudicing any later
decisions with respect to the other
parts of the program that such
procedure be followed.
“This procedure will allow all
those concerned to witness the
progress being made toward speedy
completion of the whole plan and
will eliminate uncertainties and
fears as to the ultimate outcome
of the study. By speeding up
completion of the study, those
whose doubts, as to its feasibility
and objectives, have been inspired
by misleadership will be reassured
and this much needed clarification
of jobs, salaries and careers in
| civil employment will have been
accomplished,
“Employee morale would not
suffer as it now does in thousands
of instances from injustices and
inequities,
Cites State Examples
“Let me tell you a little of the
| New York State System which the
District Council desires to intro-
duce into the City,
“This system provided for <
clear statement of every job in
the service so that an employee
knows what he is supposed to do
and no higher-up can ‘give him
the business.’ If he does higher
up type of work he gets higher
pay, and he has a court of ap-
peal to which he can present his
case for that higher pay, We
recommend to the New York City
Career and Salary System this
type of appeal board on a per-
manent basis.
“Every New York State com-
petitive and non-competitive em-
ployee is entitled to a series of
increments, fairly arrived at and
written into the law. We recom-
mend the same protection for
employees of New York City in
@ series of six increments for em-
ployees up to $12,000. in both
the competitive and non-com-
petitive services,
“Mayor O'Dwyer through the
present hearings gave public em-
ployees opportunity to give their
ideas concerning safeguards in the
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Study
Present set-up,
“The Mayor, himself, gave
best safeguard of all — no
would be cut a single penny
result of the reclassification,
erately misinterpreted the
pose of the hearings,
Why Council Favors Plan
“District Council No, 37 fa
Mayor O'Dwyer's proposed C
Service Job Classification
Pay Study because it offers
only promise of equity among. A
employees, Most of the confti
surrounding this problem
been generated by the United P,
lic Workers, C, I. O,
Praises DeGraft
“We know that Mayor O')
Gave the most careful though!
the Career and Salary Sys
before giving the decision on
He knew that in order to br
down the accumulation of a hi
century of injustices and ord
quilt classification that the qf
would have to have the best
son in the United States to oh
duct it, Let it be said to
great credit that politics paid [
the slightest part in his decisi}
He looked for he ablest,
selected John T, DeGraff of
bany to perform the job.
“One has only to read the Fy
Hamilton Law, which set up
State classification system 4
which State Employees call t
Magna Charta, to understand
wise a choice the Mayor
made. The State law had
written by Mr. DeGraff,
“Mr, DeGraff has suffered
ashamed attack based on abso!
falsehoods, His background
this task is great, not only
Cause of the depth of his &
ledge and accomplishments,
because through the years
has shown himself to be a
friend of the public employee.
is pertinent to enter into
record of these hearings the t|
facts about Mr. DeGraff and
reasons for our confidence in
as the Mayor’s choice,
DeGraff's Career Cited |.
“He is Secretary of the Si
Kappa scholar, and was num|
one man in his law school cli
In 1936 Mr, DeGraff drafted
bill inaugurating the 8 hour
in State Institutions thereby e!
ing the sweat shop conditi
which existed before that ti!
“Mr, DeGraff fought for
finally had written into the }
measures giving the Civil Ser
Commission the power to rey
dismissal cases on appeal of
Ployees, He fought for and
tained @ law extending un
ployment insurance coverage’
State employees and, more
cently extending unemployn
insurance coverage on an opti
basis to employees of cities
counties, He has done more
individual, He negotiated
ergency compensation requ
ments in the State,
“He drafted
work and establishment of a bi
40 hour week and a 37% li
week in the State services,
“In 1947 he was one of
chief fighters against the
don-Wadlin Anti-Strike
which law passed despite his
Position and ours.
“He has worked consiste!
for a program of labor relati\
machinery and received a
mittment from Governor De'
that such machinery would be
up by Executive Order,
“Mayor O'Dwyer made a
decision in selecting Mr.
and we heartily approve his 3°!
tion and promise our comp!
cooperation,”
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