Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-08-12 | Page 3 | Commission Will Localize Appointments

COMMISSION WILL LOCALIZE APPOINTMENTS WA WASHINGTON Aug 12 The The United ted States civil service commission has hrs decided decided de to localize ac as f far as possible all appointments out outside of oC Washington Inthe in the tho r and ordnance branches branchen of tIme the army army and to th the certification of or such employees 11 directly in fn the hands handsor of or the thA district E secretaries E of or the tho com corn mission lon Instead of exercising this function tune tune- lion tion from Crom the headquarters of ot the tIme commission commission com corn mission in Washington ton This Is ll said to be le in pursuance of or a general poll policy which the commission Is following in several branches of or the th go government service and which will bo ho extended to all caS cases R where practicable and wh where re It meets with the tho approval of oC the tho heads of or the executive o departments The plan contemplates the th of or lo local al tal talent nL wherever po possible for employment em em- In th the tho government go 8 service This Thin does dos not apply to positions position in tho time departments at Washington howo hoever r. r where here Ih the law Yaw of or apportionment nt obtains Dy By permitting the district secretaries to tho tim certifications it IL Is la said the tilling filling of ot time till vacancies will III be greatly expedited Tho The country i Ij h 4 ai divided idel into twelve districts ach each In charge of ot a secretary ry of or the c commission These secretaries sec ec I will make certifications for tor or appoIntments appointments ap ap- ap- ap In their respective Civil Service Commissioners olon rs Washburn rind and have e just returned to Washington from R a trip to several pral ar ar- and armories In the cast In order to acquaint themselves 8 with the civil service conditions so as tn to helter bettor enable th tilO commission to put the new policy relating to the engineer and ordnance rh departments Into fo force Ite The Time commissioners commis also conferred with officials of or th the New York custom house to proposed proposed pro pro- po posed d changes s In the cIvIl 11 service promotion pro plO motion regulations a at l that t port