1 Sign Painter 4.50 per diem 



2 Plumbers 5.50 " 



1 Blacksmith 4.50 " 



2 Blacksmith's Helpers 3.00 " 



1 Tinsmith 5.00 " 



1 Machine Woodworker 5.00 " " 



1 Saw Filer 3.50 " 



1 Bricklayer 6.00 " 



3 Road Roller Enginemen 4.75 " " 



1 Foreman of Stables 3.50 " " 



2 Automobile Enginemen 3.25 " " 



5 Hostlers 2.50 " 



4 Stablemen 2.50 " 



13 Drivers $2.50-3.25 " 



1 Harness Maker 4.00 " " 



1 Wheelwright 4.00 " 



5 Stokers 3.00 " 



12 Cleaners 1.75 ' 



1 Attendant 2.00 " 



Civil Service. — All appointments by the Commissioner are subject 

 to Civil Service Rules and must be made from eligible lists, with the 

 exception of the Commissioner's immediate staff, namely : Secretary to 

 the Commissioner, Chief Engineer, Superintendent, and 2 Assistant Su- 

 perintendents. These are in the exempt class, and are appointed by and 

 hold office at the pleasure of the Commissioner. 



The Charter provides that a Civil Service employee of the Park 

 Department, before being discharged, must be given a hearing by the 

 Commissioner, but the Commissioner is the sole and final judge of the 

 charges. This practically puts the discharge of any employee within 

 the power of the Commissioner. The Civil Service, however, acts as a 

 safeguard against machine politics inasmuch as the Commissioner can 

 only make appointments from the head of the eligible list. 



The exception to the foregoing rule are veterans of the Civil War, 

 veterans of the Spanish War, and Veteran Firemen. Under Section 1543 

 of the Charter, a person belonging to any of these three classes, before 

 discharge, must have written charges preferred against him, he must 

 be given an opportunity to be heard, and he has the right of securing 

 a writ of certiorari with judicial review and possible reinstatement. 



Civil Service does not handicap a Commissioner in reducing his 

 force should lack of work, lack of appropriation, or other contingency 

 make such a step necessary. In such an event, the employee is laid off 

 and his name placed upon a preferred list from the head of which any 

 Park Commissioner, filling a vacancy, must appoint. The Commissioner's 

 right so to lay off employees, applies to all classifications, whether they 

 be engineering, clerical, mechanical or laboring. 



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