Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-20
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
Examiner W. R. Dobbs, National
Civil Service Commissioner,
Puts Our 7sssssire uaaer cisa Service Rsiss
-rhe Local Board.


the central board of examiners of the Uni
ted States civil service commission, visited
Augusta Saturday and placed our pos.otfice
under civil service rules.
Mr. Dobbs is genial, highly cultivated
gentleman, s:aixart Democrat wbo has
done much party work, and Is Thoroughly
scste,l on the civil service law and It's work
inas. After personal examination Of the
Ave persons recommended to the commits
sion, BY the postmaster. be appointed the
following as the members of the local b,1arrl
Of examination and promotion Edward z.
Dunn, letter carrier, Democrat, chairman
Harry Burbank, money order clerk ,Rspab-
nean, secretary: Charles Z. sturtevans,
cashier. Republican. third member.
Had the board been constituted al that
tinte. the regular seipi-annaai examination
would have been holIen last Tuesday but
1t will now be- eA within few days by
special order OF the commission, which
will designate the day Due notice will be
given in order that all persons who wish
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In answer to inquiry of Js1 RsAL re
porter Mr.. Dobbs stated that If any people
sor ,,o,,s,, .r,,,o..,t ,h,, h.re,f,s- al
mission into the postsl service 10 this city
could be obtained excepting through the
rao,,l,r o,,,.ost thu, ,.o,u l.,r, b,,.
,boro,.l,l, ,ois,,ksr ,b.v w.,e
.Er.,llv sail h. .,,l,is law ia xail
,;ked a. ANN a. !, !. mn, in oner,,ion hath
he, .,,,,,oyo.. anIb, ,bo suna,;or osgoa-
TT. ,h..ha :. ,.o,a.,,.,
and ,ha a,ro;r,;rr ,owar u, Ioroar ia
abl;gat IN ,oc.,, ;,cou,at.,, .wo-la,s,
,,,,,,,.,. .,,,sss,,r,, il hro,,,h, to ba,r an
hin, Va, an action of tho nos,mas,a,s
antb,rity is ,ost bnt the front doar IN rho
.arvi.e ia closed IN unfit parsons Re,,ox.
,ats a. f,rmarly but what ia ,ta aood as
removino a man if Won can't nut in a friend ,
Va uo.,m,star will rsr,oxs oo,,n.,ao,
'iai''c' eie'As i"' INC '''eie S'he Oh reiioF-
ing them
Mr.. Dobbs kindly explained the method
of axa,;,.,;oo Arv nsrs,, J.sir;,o %
'n'e' NV post" sef'icc 'PPi'es u MI DUR
hihk ior OZARK when gives IN printed
form the requirements Of the service and
the olihN' 'he appheaht ueSires 10 take the
examination, he tears of perforated slip
asking for appirarion papers. sipns the
sa,,a and deliver. ,o.ur purhonk ,.ho
'h'efs 'it sf"'P On Fecor''
The application sheet which he is then
tiycn contains some 30 questions which
10, o, H., ,.,,.,..,r,., .., , Il,
'''' '"' wy
three FouchorS' ny as many respectable
citizens answering that they personally know
rs to the condition of the npplicant They.
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'as's Pi'N sic'a" ceTuhcd'e Is also hecea-
sary. This application is then handed to
Nc Burhapk and passod on nv the hoard
If it contains no radical defect. Mt q later
A ate the candidate ia notifieJ IN annear no
fore tina honr.l for examination
The c,plilat.s all sppear mt onco and
ar. pxamined in nul,,;c cnrnetitiya cy.
animation thpt not bpforr thu gppe-,,l nuh
hc) far wh,teyer grade ne may have
selected mosseugsr clerk ar latter carr;e-
The examinations somewhat differ in cbar,c.
TOR and differently for tho several grades
If he /. successful and Masses his name is
nj ,ccd m the list of aliyibIes and when the
there is A vacancy the postmaster calls an
the boord for , list af ,hrnn which aro
those having the highest rank Tho nos,-
master selects one and the candidate is then
g;vep s;x months tr;al and ,,b;Ia ha nav
he Jropuod n, any timc at rho ena of .iy
mon,bs il,. nostm,ster ia ol,ligeJ IN .bso.
,utelv o,no;nt b,m or he /. entirely dronnad
from tho service
On being informed that the loraI fneI,,p
,,cs tl,ot tho r,loy wo,,I5 ,p,o,,r, to rotb;,c
,s soon ,s :, Dpmocr,t WIS ,nno;nted ,,st.
master NJ Dohhs ril;,.u,.d The do, o,l
tho, sa;d rh,, II yould ba r,for,rnats for
th, ssrir,nts f,- miner ,,Hcns e ,bey f,;red
m bn ax,m;,,l a, 10, ,,-or,d ia 81
,t,,. :, ,.a, .l,i,,,, s,,,.n ,o,i;,,.ns ~ 80.
t;c., no, Il, All ,b.r, erantly H.. !, ,i,o
who'll history of thc law no matter rbather
tho administration ,yns Dsmorr,,;c mr. H.
n,hrnan thn iaw hal h.or s,.;c,i,. ;,,,ar
,;,ll, AMI ,hor,,,,hiy oneorraf and Ma,
evcrv as,ran, n,;,t, walI sud ont eY,r,ly
,,hs+ t,s had ,,,, 10 ~, ,hron,,l, AMI nr1na,o
Ca, !, ,s 20 s,a,J a-o,,rJ r.l,;no ~ tho
,r,oss 80 so,,,, iocaI ,ol;,io;,,,
who thinks he ;s ..b;qyer man than old
Cram :" win, e,ouab influence m nu1l;fv
tho l,v NJ th,, Ini,ed St,,es which To-. mi
be.r spcnossf,,ll, dore an Cav
,monF o,bar eases he ;nstsrcea the ar.
tion If Renub,;r,n nos,m,ster in Mil.
,.,n who ,nro;,,aJ II clerl.s i, defiance of
n,;naI ,,. esaa,;.,ao a,1 ,r;,h L.