, 1889-01-03

WARRINGTON, Dec. 81 Postmaster
General Dickinson issued the following
order, classifying the employees OF the
railway mail service under the civil service
rsles and regulations:
POsrOrvIck DEPARTMENT..
WASHINGTON, December 81.
Order No. 2l8t
assistant 90 DeYintendents, chief clerks,
railway postal clerks, route agents, local
agents. mail route messengers. and other
employees Of the railway mail service be
and they are hereby arranged In the fol-
loving classes:
Class 1--All persops receiving an annual
salary OF $500 or less, or compensation at
the rate OF 1900 or less per annum.
Clsss 2-All persons receiving au annual
salary OF $500 or compensation at the
rate Of $500 or lsss but more than $500
per annum.
Ciass 3-All persons receiving an annual
salary Of $1,000 or less but more than $500.
or compensation ut the rate OF $1,000 or
less but more than 1900 per annum. 4.
Glass 4--All persons receiving an annual
salary Of 1890 or less but more than
$1,000, or Q compensation ut the rate of
$1,000 or less but more than $1,000 per an
mum.
Glass 5-All persons receivinga an annual
salary of 8ll00 OF less but more than
$500, or o compensation at the rate OF
e1400 or less but more than $1200 per an
mum.
Glass 6--All persons receiving an annual
salary OF $1,000 or less, but more than
tl400 per annum.
Glass 7--All persons receiving an annual
salary of $500 or less, but more than
$1,000 or q compensation at the rate OF
$500 or less, but more than $1,000 per
annum.
Glass S-All persons receiving an annual
salary of $1,000 or less, but more than
$500, or q compensation at the rate of
5000 or less, but more than $500 per
annum.
Class 9-All persons receiving an annual
salary of more than $2500. or a compensa.
tion at the rate Of more than $1,000.
II is provided that no person who may
be appointed to the Office by and with the
advice and consent of the senate and then
no person who may be employed
merely as laborer or workman is not
Including one person designated as
skillful IabOrer or workman shall be con-
sidered as within this classification, and
no person 60 employed shall, without an
examination under the civil service rules
be assigned to the duties of a classified
place. 1t is also ordered that no person
shall be admitted into any place, not ex-
empted from examination by the civil SER
vive rules, in any OF the classes above des-
ignated, until be shall have passed an ap-
propriate examination prepared by the
United States civil service commission,
and his eligibility has been certified to
this department by the commission.
Under the foregoing classification OF the
railway mail service and rules of the civil
service commission, hereby designate the
following places in the railway mail SER
vice as exempt from examination.
Que general superintendent of the rail-
way mail service.
One assistant general superintendent of
the railway mail service.
The following notice has been issued:
The United States civil service commits
sion is prepared to furnish application
blanks to persons desiring to be examined
for entrance to the railway mail service
upon a request therefor in writing. Times
and places of examinations of each will be
announced as soon as the rules regulating
the admission to that service have been
promulgated. All inquiries on the sub
ect should be addressed to the United
States civil service commission, Washing
ton, &c.
(Signed.) Don M. DICKINSON,
Postmaster General.