NON-COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. The following tables show the number of persons who have entered non-competitive examinations since the organization of the Commis sion, and the number who passed and failed: Schedule C. Number examined Number passed Number failed 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893 Totals. The following table shows the total number of persons examined in competitive and non-competitive schedules since the organization of the Commission, and the number who passed and failed : 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893 Totals. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1897. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891 1892. 1893. Total. COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS. The following shows the number and character of appointments to competitive positions since the organization of the Commission : CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATION. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC Buildings, To the Civil Service Commission, Albany, N. Y.: GENTLEMEN. The Governor has called my attention to the appointment of Arthur Grant as confidential messenger in my office. Owing to the nature of his duties, I desire to have him placed on the non-competitive list. He is my confidential man, my messenger to the bank, draws the money for me and pays the men in the employ of my office, and, necessarily, as I am responsible for his acts, he should be a man personally known to me to be of strict probity and honesty, and, therefore, ought to be of my own selection and not the result of chance in a competitive examination. Mr. Philip Russ, Mr. Grant's predecessor, held the office for several years, and was never required to pass an examination. This led me to believe that he was not subject to civil service rules. I have no doubt that many men, with no reputation for honesty whatever, could pass a better civil service examination than Mr. Grant. In other words, from the responsibility of the position, I must be guided more in my selection by the character of the man from personal knowledge than by his ability to pass an examination upon subjects that would be of no utility whatever in the discharge of his duties. I therefore most respectfully submit to you the propriety of placing this confidential messenger in the non-competitive class, if he is not by law exempt already. Very respectfully yours. M. DELEHANTY, Superintendent Public Buildings. At a meeting of the Commission held February 27, 1893, it was Resolved, That the position of confidential messenger in the office of the Superintendent of Public Buildings be and hereby is included in Schedule C of the State classification. 1, 1893.) 8 (Approved by the Governor March BUREAU OF STATISTICS OF LABOR, Hon. E. PRENTISS BAILEY, President Civil Service Commission, Albany, N. Y.: DEAR SIR.- In the office of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor there are four positions to be filled, three as statisticians and one as private secretary. I find that in order to carry on the work of this department successfully, it is necessary to fill these positions. Upon taking charge of the bureau I found it was about two years behind in its work, the report for 1891-92 not having been issued up to the present time. I find that in order to fulfill the intentions of the bureau that it is necessary to have statisticians connected with the office for the purpose of editing and compiling the statistics for the reports. As the work of this department is entirely different from any other connected with the State government, and as the people of this State, and I might say the entire nation, have come to see the great necessity of statistics in relation to economic and industrial questions, I would therefore most respectfully ask your honorable board to place in Schedule C those appointments named above so that I may appoint to these positions those that are familiar with and experts in this class of work. I also find it necessary in this bureau to have a private secretary, one that will have the confidence of the commissioner and chief clerk in all matters connected with the bureau that in the absence of the commissioner and chief clerk the work may be carried on in its proper channel. By granting this request I believe that the work of this bureau will lead all other bureaus of statistics. Yours respectfully. THOMAS J. DOWLING, Commissioner. BUREAU OF STATISTICS OF LABOR, Į DEAR SIR.- I would most respectfully ask that Miss Grace P. Baker would be exempt from the provisions of the civil service rules, on the grounds that I wish her to act as my confidential clerk in all private matters appertaining to the office. Yours respectfully. THOMAS J. DOWLING, |