St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-01
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
Hundreds of Fat Jobs in the Rail-
way Mail Service Open to Com

way Mail Service Open to Com
petition.
WASHINGTON, Dec 31.-Postmaster
General Dickinson has issued the follow
ing order classifying the employees OF
the railway mail service under civil
service rules and regulations:
Order No. 2lS-It is ordered that all super
intendents, assistant superintendents, chlei
clerks, railway postal clerks, route aeenlts, e.l,
local agents. mail route messengers ana otneT
employees Of the railway mail service pc ana
they are hereby arranged in the following
classes:
Class L. All persons receiving all annual
salary of $500 or less, or compensation at the
rate of SSUO or less per annum
Glass 2. All persons receiving an annuai
salary of S9OD or less, but more than SSOO,
or a compensation at the rate OF $500 or less,
but more than $500 per annum.
salary of 81 600 or less, but more than S9oOs
or compensation at the rate of $1,000 or
less, but more than 5000 per annum.
Class 4. All persons receiving an annual
salary of $1,000 or less, but more lhaH
ST. 900, or a compensation at the rate OF
ST.. 200 or less, but more than $1,000 per
annunl.
Glass 5. All persons receiving an annual
salary Of $l,4G0 or less, but more than
81 l,2uO, or compensation al tne ao idIe VI
y plstO
Glass 6. All persons receiving an annual
salary of S1,6aO or less, but more than
81 400, or a compensation at the rale zol
$1,000 OF less, but more than SA,4 per
annum.
class z. All persons receiving an annual
salary of 81, 500 or less. but more than
81 800, or q compensation at the rate OF
81, 800 or less, but more than Sl,6oo per
annum.
salary of $1,000 or less, but more than
Sl,SUO, or compensation at the rate OF
So 900 or less, but more than Sl,oOo per
annum.
salary of m ore than So, 900, or compensation
at the rate OF more than $1,000 per annum;
1t is provided that no person who may De
appointed to an Office with the advice ana
consent of the senate, and that no person VINO
may be employed merely as laborer OF
workmen (not including any person deslg,
mated as skilled laborer or workman) shall
be considered as within this classlhcatlon; ;
and no person SO employed shall, Wltnout
examination, under the civil service rules'
be assigned to the duties OF classlted place.
1t is also ordered that no person shall De ad-
mitted into any place not excepted from
examination by the civil service rules
in any of the classes above designated,
until he shall have passed an appropriate
examination provided by the Unlted STATES
civil service commission, and his ellglblllty
has been certified to this department by said
commission.
Under the foregoing classification of the
railway mail service and the rules adopted
by the civil service commission, hereby
designate the following places in the rail-
way mail service as exempt from eXamlna-
ton: One general superintendent in the
railway mail service, one assistant general
superintendent of the railway mail service,
Don M. DICKINSON, Postmaster General.
The following notice has been issued:
The United States civil service commission
is prepared.te furnish application blanks to
persons desiring to be examined for entrance
therefor in writing. The times and places of
examinations will be announced as soon as
the rules regulating admission to that service
have been promulgated. Ali inquiries on tbs
subject should be addressed, United States
Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. G..