Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-24
A NAVAL ORDER.
Many Positions In the Norfolk Navy-ysrd
Declared Vacant
rBy telegraph to the Dispa,ch.l

fi,y telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2S.--Secretary
Tracy to-day issued the following special
order:
REORGANIZATION or THE CIVIL FORCES AT
SAvr-rARDs.
Special Order No. a.:
Il. All positions Of foremen or master me-
chanics at the Norfolk navy yard are here
by declared vacant on July list next. g,
2. The following positions are included
IN this order: Construction department
l, master shipwright; 2, master joiner;. .,
master ship-htter; 4, -; 5, master ship
smith: 8, master plumber 7, master boat
builder. Steam engineering department
8, master machinist; Q, master boiler
maker. Yards and docks department-l0,
foreman of laborers.
8. An examination of applicants for I'LL
ing these positions will be held at the navy
yard, beginning Monday, June 18th.
4. This examination will be open TO oil
corners who can give evidence OF expert
ence in conducting the kind OF work for
which they seek employment, and who are
citizens OF the United States. Persons now
holding positions at the yard will be adj
mitted TO competition on the same footing
as other applicants.
8. Applications must be addressed to
Commanding Officer Navy Yard, Norfolk,
and must be delivered to him on or before
June 18th. No applications received after
that date will be considered.
6. Each applicant will state in his applI-
cation his name, age, residence, citizen
ship, present occupation Stating shop or
position tberein), and previous employ
ment or work done.
7. The application must be accompanied
by evidence of citizenship aud by certif.
| Gates, preferably from previous employers.
as to character, habits, industry, and sd
briefly, and skill and experience in con.
| Quoting work of the kind required.
8. The Board of Examiners will convene
at the navy-yard, Norfolk, on the sth Of
June, or as soon after as practicable. AL
applicants will report for examination
Monday, June 18th, at o'clock. A. ~, and
| the examination will continue from day t.
day thereafter until completed.
8. (Omitted).
10. The examination will be practical In
character, having reference exclusively tC
the requirements of the position to be
| filled. 1t will be directed to ascertainins
the applicants knowledge of his bushes:
and his possession of characteristics that
will enable him to get good work out Of
his men.
IL. The applicants sntecedents and ex
perIence in his trade, as well as the character
| of his previous work, will be duly con
sidered by the board In making its recon-
mendations.
u. The board will mako sufficient inquiry
to ascertain that the applicants recon-
mended are fit for work; that they hay,
enough education to make the required re
ports, estimates, and calculations; tha
| they are of reputable character and o.
sober and industrious habits, and that thel
have not been convicted of any crime Of
misdemeanor.
10. At the close of the examination th'
board will make a report through the com
mandant to the Secretary of the Nav
showing the comparative merits of th'
applicants for each vacancy and designating
the name of the individual who in its opin
ion is best qualified for the place. A RECORD
Of the proceedings of the board with al
applications, certificates, and other papers
will be filed in the Office of the com
mandant.
| lSignedl b. L. TRACY,
| Secretary of the Navy.