Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-10

erning tne ciyil service providing for .,v ,.h.~
y. Iui 'ner oInciai act TO be pe-forn,aa -.
eernins SAID certificates. and an sna.,;o..
s,.n, "n sisns under said ee-tifca.ious we're
iuiiy satished and exhausted by tbe "a s ~
ton. report, record and appoint,n.,, - so4ec,
"neatiey, Graves and Gerhauser as .so-.s->s
and no right remained IN the nos.,nas,sse
postmaster General to mske anv fu-th.r a.. ~.
pointment without q new requisition and Ger.
And this respondent. further .ns,,ar;,,-
shows that IN the execution Of the laws poxe-n'
ing the civil service examinations are held frou
time to time, and il is therefore indispens.h,x
necessary to so limit the time for selectio1
from a cerIncate that subsequent
feated by. tardy selection from an
old or exhausted certificate, and thai
after the selection of the said Ger
hansen and prior to the alleged appointment
of the said Pulaski. to wit. on the 9TH day Of
February. 1883, there was held by said board
OF examiners competitive examination
in which forty-two persons attained
averages higher than that Of
said Pulaski, from whom we're &C.
lected the three names In the next sue
ceeding certifcation. And he is informed
and believes, and upon such information
and belief AYERS, that said cisl service
commission have never had from said sec
Rotary Of the board OF examiners any
report of any selection OF tine rela.or for ap-
pointment. And he further AYERS that after
said Pulaski was dropped from the rolls Two
other vacancies as substitute letter car
riers arose, and on the 4th day Of
May. 1888. the said two vacancies,
together with the vacancy created by the
dropping OF the said Pulaski. were filed by thu
selection and appointment OF the three fellow
ing persons: John NJ. Roux. general average
e4l9; E. r. HcConas, general average IS 81;
Charles UNDERESTIMATE, general average So. SIS.
ss val appear by reference 20 ;he report OF said
W. d. Peachy, secretary Of the board of
examiners, which report is numbered
sirty-two and is fled with the requis.-
ton, certificates and reports concern
lag the other persons selected, ss
exhibits annexed to Che answer Of the civil
service commissioners fled in this cause, as this
respondent is informed and believes Copies
OF those portions Of the civil service Jaw, rules
and regulations applicable in the premises and
which govern this respondent are also spoensrd
to the answer Of said civil service commits.
sionerR
CARRIED OUT THE LAW.
The respondent, further answering. saws that
the said Pulaski WAS dropped from the rolls. ss
alleged. fer the reason that his alleged appoint
nent was made inadvertently and without COM
p..ance with the Law. rules and regulations gov
erning the cgn service, as above set forth and
fully shown by tine letter of the civil service
commissioners to said postmaster, dated April
IL. 1898
And the respondent further saws that tbs
rules and regulations above referred 60 have
been made Tor the purpose OF giving effect 10
the civil service law, and he has to the best OF
his ability, carefully and properly observed the
same. with desire only 10 further the ends and
purposes which appear to have been conten-
plated in the enactment Of said law governing
tne clyu service OF the United States.