Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
AN EXAMINATION ORDERED
TO Fill the Positions of Foreman and Master
MOldsr at the Navy Yard.
COnapetitiOa Open to All Corners Pos
MIR. Wilson's Protest.

An examination will be held at the Wash
ington navy yard on Tuesday the 4th
proximo, TO fill the position of foreman of
the gun carriage shop, projectile and
mount shops, forge shop, founding shop,
ETC.. at a salary of $500 per annum and
the position of master molder in the foun-
dry shop, at 81 a day. These are the posi-
tons recently vacated, respectively, by
George r. Wilson and George r. Cook.
The examination will be open to all COM
ers who can give evidence of experience
in conducting the kind of work for which
they seek employment, and who are citi-
Zens of the United States. Persons now
holding positions at the yard will be ad-
mitted to competition on the same footing
as other applicants.
Applications will be addressed to the
commandment, navy yard, Washington, ID.
c., and must be delivered to him on or be-
fore Monday, December 3. No application
received after that date will be consd-
cred.
The application will be accompanied by
evidence of citizenship and by certificates,
preferably from previous employers, as to
character. habits of industry and sobriety
and skill and experience in conducting
work of the kind required
The examination will be practicable in
character, having reference exclusively to
the requirements of the positions to be
filled. 1t will be directed to ascertaining
the applicants knowledge of his business
and his possession of the qualities that
will enable him TO get good work out of his
men.
The applicants antecedents and expert
cree IN his trade, as well as the character
of his previous work, will be duly consid-
cred by the board in making its recon-
mendations.
Mr.. Wilson's Protest.
Mr.. Wilson has written a letter to the
Secretary of the Navy protesting against
the manner of his dismissal. He says:
In letter accompanying my dismissal
as foreman of the ordnance department OF
the Washington navy yard, you charge
me with either carelessness or inetliciency,
both of which l positively deny. You say
you have investigated the matter, and, of
course, by whom / know not, but / have
every assurance it was not done by the
authorities OF the navy yard or recon-
mended by them. for. if You had consulted
them, am sure you would not have found
IL necessary to GiSplace me. You charge
me OF allowing certain bad work to go on
so long. 1t was impossible ON account OF
the limited amount Of machinery to find
out the defects until the pieces We're ma
chined, and other work having been or
dered to take precedence to the work you
refer to, was the cause Of the work ac-
crmulating. AS soon as the error was
discovered l reported in writing to the
superintendent, giving my opinion of the
cause of it. In writing this to you, i do
not expect your orders to be counter
handed but only want to prove to you
that the charges are false. In my division
of the navy yard there are all branches of
mech anics, numbering about 400 men, and
with your construction OF the duties of a
foreman holding him responsible with all
the details of the various branches, / do
not see how / or any one else could ac-
cept of the position.