The evening times., 1896-07-18

All promotions in the departments from
the ranks of the messenger service, etc.
must hereafter be upon the relative capa-
hilities or the applicants as determined by
competitive examination.
The Civil Service Comm ission will at the
end of this month examine applicants oc-
cupying subordinate places in the depart
ments below the grade OF clerk or copyiSt
TO test their fitness Tor promotion.
The dates set are July IS, 20 and 80,
commencing at s. u. IN and the eXamina-
ton may be taken ON either OF these days
in order that the department may not te
embarrassed by the absence of this class Of
employees.
the heads OF departments are expected
to designate on which of the three days
each applicant is to be examined. All ap-
plicants Will be required to take the clerk
oopyist examination. The examination is
not compulsory, but no person occupying a
subordinate position can he promoted to
clerk or copyist or an equivalent grade
except upon examination and certification
by the Commission.
Only those employees will be examined
who file the necessary application Appli-
cat ton blanks will be furnished to the aI-
puntment division OF each department.
where they can be obtaihed by those de-
string to be examined.
Tie subjects of the examination are or
biography, peDiranship, copying, letter
writing and arithmetic. Six and onehalf
hours are allowed for the completion OF
the work.
The examination will IL ted 3tthe rooms
of the Civil Service Commission, at tie
hour and dates named above. No person
Will be allowed 10 take TIE examination WIN
does not file lis application on or before the
July %.
IT Is OPEN TO ALL.
The examination is open 10 all classified
employees Of tie departments in the District,
who occupy positions the entr1nce exaInina-
ton FOR which is below the grade OF clerk
copyist.
Inr list OF employees who are eligible in
clGdes watchmen, messengers, assistant
messengers, engineers, ireInen, elevator
conductors, carpenters. electricians, lock
smiths, and all other skilled laborers OF
whatever designation, also all persons who
are designated as laborers or workrnen,
but who are not regularly assigned TO work
OF the same grade as that performed hy
classified employees, will he eligible 10
this examination upon iiiing applications.
The names of those who obtain an
average OF 40 per cent or more win be
entered upon a register OF eliEibles Tor
their respective departments. and in case
Il department requests 1t. 4 separate reg
lister OF eligibles will be kept for such bu-
rcaus or offices as are designate ed. When
department desires to make a promotion
rcquisition will be made upon the Ciyi;
Service Commission and tie highest three
names on the appropriate register VIII
| be certified Tor promotion In the sam"
manner as for original entrance into the
service. Competitors whose averages fall
| below 20 per cent Will not be eligible to
promotion.
Applicants who have special qualiffoa
tons. such as stenocraphy, typewriting
bookkeeping, law, or the qualifications re
quired Tor fourth assistant examiner III the
| Patent Office, may Indicate this fact Ia
| their applications, and they will be exam
| med in the supplementary subjects in which
| They claim proficiency. applications Shout
| be filed as follows:
stule iiep,rtnirnt, r. B. Nosher. sec
| rotary civil service promotion board. Treas
| ury Department, a. T. Huntington. secre-
| tary civil SERVE promotion !Oafd. War De-
| partuent, j. I. Dillon, secretary civil
| service promotion hoard. Navy Department.
| Justice. William J hughes, secretary civil
service promotion bourd. Postoffice De
| partment, j. II. Robinson, appointment
| clerk, Navy Department; b. +.
| Peters, secretary civil service pro
| motion board. Interior Department, Ohm
| W Holcumbe. chief OF the appointment
division. Department OF Agriculture,
| G Bennett chief OF Tie appointment tiivis
| ion. Department OF Labor, s C. Durham.
secretary civil service promotion board
| United States Civil Service Commission.
| John T. Doyle, secretary civil service pro
! motion board United States Commission of
| Fish and Fisheries, W Gee. Rayenel secre-
! tary civil service promotion board. Inter
| state Commerce Commission, Walter E.
| Burieigh, secretary civil service promo
ton board. Smithsonian Institution, G .
Brown Guode, assistant secretary
| THE VARIOUS BOARDS.
The following civil service promotion
boards have been designated for the differ
| cnt departments:
State Departnent-E. /. ReDick, chair
man; R. b. Mosher, secretary; j. Taylor,
| member.
Treasury Department.. Carlisle, chair
man: A. T. Huntington, secretary; S E.
| Nesbitt, member.
War Experimentation Tweedale, chair
| man; j. I. Dillon, secretary; j. Saegar,
member.
Department OF J,istice-Cliarics C. Bin
ney. chairman; William j. Hughes, secrc-
| tary; David D. Caldwell, member.
Postoffice Department-No board yet
designated.
Navy DeDartment-B.M Micou, chairman; B.
F.Peters, secretary; Darius a. Green, MEM
ber.
Interior Department-No board yet desis-
mated.
Department of Agriculture-No board yet
designated.
Depar,ment of Labor-G W. W. Hanger.
chairman; s. c. Denham, secretary; Z. II.
| Verrell, member.
United States Civil Service Commission
E NJ. Higgins, CHAIRMAN: John I. Doyle,
secretary; E. D. Bailey, member.
! United States iSn Con.u ission-H. NJ
Smith, chairman: W. dec Ravenel, secre-
tary: 1. S. Dunlap, member.
Interstate Commerce CommiSsion-Martin
S. Decker, chairman; Walter f. Burleigh,
secretary; Jesse NJ. Smith member.
Smithsonian Institution-No board yet
designated.
Police Surgeons Examination.