Word: bureaus
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...family ties by wife - desertion: Contemp - Rev. 62, p. 65-66, 70; Riis, p. 82. - (2) "Elevators" attract but few of them. - (x) Laziness: Forum 16, p. 754-5; Contemp. Rev. 60, p. 253.- (3) Occupants become willingly dependent on charity: Contemp. Rev. 62, p. 75-76. - (4) Labor bureaus of but slight advantage. - (x) Employers distrust applicants. - (y) Salvation sympathizers discriminate against other workmen: Contemp. Rev. 62 p. 71-2. - (5) "Salvage Brigade" no field for work in New York: Riis, p. 50. - (b) The Farm Colony is objectionable. - (1) But few patronize farm for any length of time...
...improved and extended the classification of the civil service. (a) Reduction of number on certified list for vacancies. (b) Establishment of rules preventing evasion of law. (c) Promotion allowed upon examination only. (d) Extension of competitive system to independent bureaus of the government. (e) Great increase in classified list...