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Show CALUSTER EXPLAINS ! CIVIL SERVICE BILL. Speaking of bla civil service commission com-mission bill aa passed by the house and transmitted to the senate for action there, E. R. Calllster. speaker of the house, said: - "The object of the bill Is In the Interest In-terest of efficiency and to Improve; the morale of the police department so that a man could feel that so lon as he rendered efficient service to the city he would not be removed. - "On the other hand, the bill W elastic enough In ease the head of the department desired to rid himself of sn Incompetent man he could do se through means provided In the bill, i Any man charged with Incompetency, ! misfeasance or dishonesty has the right under the provisions of the bill 1 to a hearing before the civil service ! commission and cannot be dismissed I with a mere statement of the heaoj of the department aa now that he waa discharged 'for the ood of the service "It may be that the bill Is not perfect, but It was prepared wita good deal of care end study and cee , tslnly Is sn Improvement over the present system and Is a step In th right direction," |