The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
A GRASS CUT EXPERT
Civil-Service Board Spends Half
an Hour on a Weighty Topic.
How Appointments Are TO Be Made of
Internes at Hospital and DiSpen-
sary-MOunted Police.

The civil-service commissioners held a
meeting yesterday to receive the report
OF the experts appointed to examine appli-
cants for internes. The Board of Health
reported the names of those who We're
examined and their grades as follows: a.
NJ. Cole, S5.78; J. r. Eastman, 1885; S. A.
Furniss 20 As; c. J. Cook, 73.71; B. J. Ter
rell. 72.7S; w. d. Hoskins, 7192; ]. A Mar
tin, 1872; ID. Wilson, 7O.1; F. r. Charlton,
7O.57; J. NJ Stanley. 6Z2l.
There are only six places to be filled.
and as HOsk.ns and Martin have tied for
the sixth honor the board will ask that
four men be appointed TO the dispensary.
The work there is sufficient 10 require
this. At present they have two men at
500 per year and one at 1850, making a
total OF 1880 per year in salaries. The
new men are willing to accept $3.50 per
year if the board will appoint four men.
This would make the total cost a year $50
more than it is now. If an appropriation
of this amount can be secured four appoint
ments will be made.
City Engineer Brown reported that he
needed one transit man. two chainmen and
four inspectors; one for cement work one
for concrete work, one for masonry and
for brick. He asked that the board ap-
point experts TO hold an examination for
these positions. The board appointed the
following examiners: II. a. Dill, assistant
city engineer; Professor Phillips, of Pur-
due University: Gen. T. y. Morris, C. C.
Brown and III. w. Mansfield The examina-
ton VIII be held next Saturday afternoon
in the Council chamber At the present time
the engineer has OH his rolls one transitman
and one chairman, whom he appointed re-
Gently a matter OF necessity but they
will have to stand the examination with
the others and take their chances to re-
main.
The custodian of Military Park asked for
a man TO assist him for while in putting
the park in summer order, cutting grass
and other general cleaning up. The board
consumed about a half hours valuable time
in discussing the advisabilty of appointing
expert grass cutters to hold an examination
OF the various wielders of the scythe and
pushers OF lawn mowers who may aspire
10 this position. Mr.. Denny said that he
thought the Board of Works might detail
q man for this purpose. After considerable
discussion the board decided to adopt Mr.
Denny suggestion that lit is hardly adVis-
grass cutters"
ask in regard TO the red tape which has
been tied around everything in connection
with the civil-service commission. He want
ed to know If, when the Board of Health
asked him to certify to them the names of
those who had passed the examination for
tnternes, he should first send them the
names OF the highest three on the list for
them to make one appointment, and then
again. the next highest three for one more
appointment, and so on; or if he should
send them the names of all who had passed
the examination with a per cent higher
than % and allow them to make their Sc
lection for all the places. This question was
debated at length. Ii was finally decided
that the former course would not be legal.
The names of all who were above 60 per
cent. will be given to the Board of Health
and the board will make appointments from
the list After an informal talk on the man.
ner of registering applicants for positions
as street labOrers the board adjourned