Industrial Commission Resolved, That the application of the State Industrial Commission for classification of the position of supervisor, salary $3,000 a year, in the noncompetitive class, be and hereby is denied. (May 20, 1920.) Commissioner of Charities and Corrections, Westchester County Resolved, That the application of Deputy Commissioner Brown, Department of Charities and Corrections, Westchester County, for classification in the labor or non-competitive class of the position of clerk in storeroom, be and hereby is denied, as it is the judgment of the Commission that the position is one which should remain in the competitive class. (May 20, 1920.) Resolved, That the application of Deputy Commissioner Brown, Department of Charities and Corrections, Westchester County, for classification in the labor class of the position of housekeeper at the almshouse, be and hereby is denied, as it is the judgment of the Commission that the position should be classified as non-competitive. (May 26, 1920.) Industrial Commission Resolved, That the application of the Industrial Commission for classification as exempt of position of assistant counsel, $3,000 a year, be and hereby is denied. (June 4, 1920.) Conservation Commission Resolved, That the application of Conservation Commissioner Pratt for classification as non-competitive of the position of inspector of automobiles in his department, salary $1,800 a year, be and hereby is denied. (June 10, 1920.) Industrial Commission Resolved, That the application of the State Industrial Commission for classification as exempt of an additional position of deputy, making a total of four, be and hereby is denied. (June 10, 1920.) Institute of Applied Agriculture on Long Island Resolved, That the application of Director Johnson, State Institute of Applied Agriculture on Long Island, for classification as non-competitive of the position of farm superintendent at the Institute, $3,000 a year, be and hereby is denied, as the Commission believes that it is entirely practicable to fill positions of this character as the result of competitive examinations. (June 10, 1920.) Hospital Commission Resolved, That the application of the Hospital Commission for classification as non-competitive of all professional and technical positions on the staff of the Psychiatric Institute be and hereby is denied. (July 1, 1920.) Industrial Commission Resolved, That the application of Bernard L. Shientag, Counsel, State Industrial Commission, for classification as non-competitive of the position of assistant counsel, salary $3,000 a year, be and hereby is denied on the information at hand. (July 16, 1920.) Department of Public Works Resolved, That the application of Superintendent of Public Works Walsh for classification in the labor class of the position of fleet commander, salary $150 a month, be and hereby is denied, as it is the judgment of the Commission that the position is one which ought not to be included in the labor class, but might properly be classified as non-competitive. (July 29, 1920.) Newark State School for Mental Defectives Resolved, That the application of Superintendent Nevin for transfer from competitive to non-competitive class of positions of matron, head matron, and sewing instructor, be and hereby is denied. (September 10, 1920.) Department of Public Builings Resolved, That the application of Superintendent of Public Buildings McGrath for transfer from the non-competitive to competitive class of position of stone cutter and tile setter be and hereby is denied. (September 15, 1920.) Letchworth Village, Thiells Resolved, That the application of Superintendent Little of Letchworth Village, requesting classification in the non-competitive class of the position of general matron, salary $1,200 and maintenance, be and hereby is denied, it appearing that positions of this character in the institutional service are generally classified as competitive. (November 20, 1920.) Newton Memorial Hospital Resolved, That the application of Superintendent Dorn, Newton Memorial Hospital, for classification as non-competitive of the position of fireman and night watchman, salary $1,080 a year, be and hereby is denied, as it is the judgment of the Commission that competitive examination for this position, limited to residents of Chautauqua county, is practicable. (November 20, 1920.) County Treasurer, Oneida County Resolved, That the application of County Treasurer Hooper, Oneida County, for classification as exempt of the position of cashier, $2,000 a year, and confidential stenographer, $1,200 a year, be and hereby is denied. (December 21, 1920.) AMENDMENTS TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE REGULA TIONS Regulations 1-A and 1-B Resolved, That the Regulations of the Commission be and hereby are amended by inserting therein, after Regulation I, Regulation I-A and Regulation I-B, reading as follows: Regulation I-A, Assistant Secretary. An employee of the Commission may be designated as assistant secretary. The assistant secretary, in the absence or inability of the secretary to act, may perform any or all duties of the secretary. Regulation I-B, Chief Clerk of Payroll Bureau. An employee of the Commission may be designated as chief clerk of payroll bureau. The chief clerk of the payroll bureau, in the absence or inability of the secretary to act, is hereby designated to sign payroll certificates; and in case of inability of both the secretary and the chief clerk of the payroll bureau to act, the president is authorized to designate an employee to sign payroll certificates. (March 19, 1920.) Regulation IV, Subdivision 5 Resolved, That Regulation IV, subdivision 5, with reference to the limits of age at the time of examination, be amended by striking out the words "county superintendent of highways, minimum 30 years," and substituting in lieu thereof the words " county superintendent of highways, minimum 25 years." (January 16, 1920.) Resolved, That Regulation IV, subdivision 5, relating to the limits of age at the time of examination, be and hereby is amended so as to provide that the minimum age limit of candidates for position of addressograph (graphotype) operator shall be not less than seventeen years instead of twenty-one years. (October 21, 1920.) Regulation IV, Subdivision 6 Resolved, That Regulation IV, subdivision 6, be and hereby is amended to read as follows: "Defective applications will be suspended and applicant notified to correct the same, but no such opportunity may be granted a second time." (February 19, 1920.) Regulation VII, Subdivision 2 Resolved, That Regulation VII, subdivision 5, be and hereby is amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following: 66 If any error is discovered in an eligible list or report of examination after it has been reported by the Chief Examiner, or has been entered in the certification book, no alteration shall be made until a report of the matter has been submitted by the Chief Examiner if the error occurred in the Examinations Division, or by the Secretary if the error occurred in the Administration Department, to the President of the Commission and approved by him, or, in his absence, submitted to and approved by some member of the Commission. A minute must be prepared and submitted to the Commission explaining the change made, and a note in the certification book must refer to the action taken in the case by the Commission." (October 28, 1920.) Regulation VII, Section 6 Resolved, That Regulation VII, section 6, relating to certifications by judicial districts, be and hereby is amended by adding to the list the words "teacher in Americanization Work, State Department of Education." Resolved, That Civil Service Regulation VII, subdivision 6, be and hereby is amended by inserting therein the following: 66 Subject to the provisions of section 14 of the Civil Service Law, certifications from the eligible list for the positions of district director and assistant district director and cashier, Income Tax Bureau, office of the State Comptroller, shall be made by groups, as follows: 66 Group I: New York, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Jamaica offices, residents of the first and second judicial districts. 66 Group II: districts. Kingston office, residents of the third and fourth judicial Syracuse and Utica offices, residents of the fifth judicial Group IV: Binghamton and Elmira offices, residents of the sixth judicial district. Rochester office, residents of the seventh judicial dis Buffalo office, residents of the eighth judicial district. (February 19, 1920.) Resolved, That Regulation VII, subdivision 6, be and hereby is amended to read as follows: "Certifications from the eligible lists of assistant electrical engineer, assistant steam engineer, bookkeeper, cashier, chief engineer, clerk, court attendant, court clerk, court stenographer, farm manager, file and index clerk, florist and gardener, foreman carpenter, game protector, guard State Agricultural and Industrial School, head carpenter, head farmer, housekeeper, janitor, junior clerk, laundry overseer, messenger, nurse, page, steam fireman, stenographer, storekeeper, telephone operator, typewriter copyist, veterinarian, watchman, shall be made from the residents of the judicial district in which the vacancy exists, except that from any of the foregoing eligible lists certifications shall be made of names of residents of the first and second judicial districts for vacancies in state departments or institutions with offices in the Borough of Manhattan, New York city." (December 6, 1920.) Regulation X Resolved, That Regulation X, commutation for board and lodging, be and hereby is amended to read as follows: The commutation for board and lodgings under section 12 of rule 1 shall be as follows: In the state hospitals, charitable and reformatory institutions, $24 per month, apportioned at the rate of $6 per month for each meal and $6 per month for lodging. Heads of families living outside the institution are allowed an additional sum of $8 a month, which applies to lodging only. (June 23, 1920.) Regulation XI "In Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the County Service, by adding thereto the following: the Nassau County Sanatorium: pot washer; waitress; domestic; orderly; seamstress; laborer "; competitive or non-competitive examinations for the positions having been found to be impracticable. Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading "Village Service: In the Village of Port Chester" by adding thereto the words "driver of street sweeper," competitive or non-competitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. (January 7, 1920.) 66 Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended under the heading In the Department of Public Works," by adding thereto the words "lock helper," competitive or non-competitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. (January 15, 1920.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading "In the Department of Health," by adding thereto the word "laundress," competitive or non-competitive examination for said position having been found to be not practicable. 66 Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading "In the office of the Superintendent of Buildings, Westchester County," by striking out the words compensation not to exceed $100 a month," and substituting in lieu thereof "compensation not to exceed $1,300 a year," effective January 1, 1920. (January 23, 1920.) Resolved, That Regulation XI, positions classed as laborers, be and hereby is amended, under the heading “Under the Board of Supervisors, Albany |