The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-31
GEORGE SMITH,

| A1NHsS~A~
1 Merchant.
| These certificates must be presented in
person at the office of the street COM
missioner when the books are open for
registration. If sent through the mail or
presented at any other time they will be
returned.
| Blanks for these certificates are OBJ
| tanned at the Office of the commissioner.
Having presented himself with this
| certificate the applicant has to make
oath to the following declaration:
No.- 1S9
I. John Jones, hereby declare that am
forty years of age; that am now living
at No. x Congress street; sthat | am a
citizen of Portland; that l have depend
| ing upon me for support Estate family
| that / was in the - service of the
| United States as a. for -----
| in the time of war, and that | received
| an honorable discharge therefrom; that
/ was last employed by - as a ---
| for ----; that | was previously en-
ployed as a-----, and that L am
| qualified by experience to perform the
duties of a ---; that | am not a
vender of Intoxicating liquors, or in the
habit of using intoxicating liquors to
excess; that 1 have not been convicted
of any offence against the laws of the
state during the year last past.
Sworn to before me,
GEORGE SMITH,
Justice of the Peace.
A record of army service is not
necessary to the applicant, but is of
course point in his favor.
City Civil Engineer George Fernald
and Commissioner Brackett. with City
Auditor Tobie acting as temporary
clerk, nominally conducted the registra-
ton yesterday. But the real direction of
the work was done by Mr.. George H.
johnson, who is registration clerk of the
Massachusetts Civil Service Commisson.
and who very kindly has come to Port
land to assist our commissioners in get
ting the work started.
This men came into the room with
| rush when the doors were opened. There
was one man eighty-two years old in
the number. and another with wooden
leg, a cane and crutch. All these are
registered, of course, but when Street
Commissioner Staples makes his requisi-
ton for laborers Monday morning, the
commission will of course select from
the lists those with the best qualifica-
tions for the work required. One man
who wanted to register admitted that
he had been convicted in the Municipal
court within year, and was rejected, of
course. Very few were found who to9k
Intoxicating Liquors
in any other way than as medicine.
set o.
ing yesterday were men already at work
on the streets; but it is expected that
this afternoon there will be more new
men.
After the registration had closed, Mr..
Johnson expressed himself to the
PRESS as greatly pleased with the man
ner in which the new system starts, and
he had no doubt that it would result as
benefcially in Portland as it has in Bos-
ton. 1t was nine years ago that the
system was introduced in the latter
place. At first it was not understood by
the men; but now they are thoroughly
satisfied with it, If boss discharges
man the place is filed, mot by some
politician, but from the certified list.
The men have more independence and
nride in their work; and as result
better men come into the ranks. Many
Young men are now in the street depart
ments of Boston, where formerly it was
generally understood that only old men
would be employed. Mr.. johnson be-
lieves that the same results will follow
here. OF course young men will be at
one disadvantage In that man with a
family, if he is capable man, is always
pre- erred TO one who is single.
The street men will be paid off next