The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-02
RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE.


Exsendsd Oser tlli. Branch
wssafssrox. Jan Postmaster
Generzs lgickfns or has Issued the fol-
Eozsfx orsser zesifyiug employees %
the rzssMay mad eyEice under the civil
service rules and regulations
II was ordered that ali saperiatesia-
eatz. zssssfant sgper5atenGeuts. chic
clerks. yaslway postal clerks. route
ageuts. 5oaai agents. mail route nies-
seuger. and other eraployes OF the
railway nlsil service he and they are
hereby arranged in the fOisEIng
classes. Class /. all versnns receiving
an anfgzi SALARY Of $50 OF less, or CON-
tauzasion at the rate os $50 or less
per annurH- Class ?. ali persons re-
esivirg an annual salary % $50 or
conversation at the rate oi $sU or
les. bat more than 500 per annuHi,
Casss al per~sas receiving an an
pual salary OF 81 100 OF less. bu, more
than 600. or compensation ~ the
rate Of 81 600 or less. bat more than
500 per anuum. Class 4, al persons
receiving an annual salary Of
fIg0 or les. but more than
81 90 or compensation al the
rate OF 81 30 or les, bat more than
81, GspD per annum. Class 5. sil persons
receiving an annual salary Of 81 49, or
less. but more than 81 so. or comPen-
saiion at the rate Of 81 800 or less, bat
more than 81 30 per anngm. Class ..
all persons receiving an annual salary
OF 81 90 or les. but more than 81 80,
or compensation at the rate al 1880
or less. bit more than 81 800 per an
nun. Glass :. ali persons receiving an
annual salary OF 81 80 or less, but
more than 81 go, or compensation at
the rate Of 81 so or less. but more than
81 .6O per annum. Glass 5, all persons
receiving an annual salary OF 5000 or
les. bat more than 81 go, or cOInpen-
aation at the rate of 5000 or less, bat
more than 81 SO per annum. Class9'
all persons receiving an annual salary
OF more than 81 so. or compensation
at the rate OF more than x2,O0 per an
mum.
II Il provided that no person who
may be appointed TO office by the
Dra sidef4t with the advice and consent
Of the senate. and no person who may
he employed merely as a laborer or
workman. not including any person
designated as skilled laboreT or
workman. shall be considered a. with
in this classification: and no person
shall, without examination under the
civil service rules. be assigned To duties
under these classes.
fl 4 also ordered that no person
shall be admitted into place not ex-
empted from examination by the
civil service rules. in any of the classes
de ignated. until he shall have
passed an appropriate examination
prepared by the United states civil
service com mission and his eligibility
has been certified to this department
by the commission.
Dos NJ. Dickinson.
Posfma ter-6eneral.
Under the foregoing classification OF
the railway mail service and the rules
OF tie civil service commission, ]
hereby de ignate the following places
In the railway mail service a. exempt
from examination: One general
snperintendent of the railway mail
service; one assistant general SupeTin-
tendent of the railway mail service.
box NJ. UrcKIssos,
Postmaster-General.
The following notice has been IS
sued:
The United States civil service COM
mission is prepared 10 furnish applica-
tion blanks TO those desiring TO he ex
amined for entrance to the railway
mail service. upon request therefor in
writing The times and places of ex-
aminatiOns OF each will he announced
as soon as the rules and regulations of
admission to that service have been
promulgated All inquiries on tie
subject hould be addressed. United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, u. c."