The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

Twenty applicants for government posi-
tsoEs all take the ctvtl service examina-
ton today n the United States court room.
corner % Fourth avenue and NAracn
street This examination vii be cor
Quoted By speel&l Examiner Has-
ton, detailed from Washington. assisted
~ ths local beard OF examiners. consist
Jag Of ". J. Colke.t. ". ]. Mcclellan and
IL. D. Temale- Work will De begun az
c'clcSk sharp In the morning. the sxarnina-
tons extending probably into the after
neon
To9ay'x examination will be for elizioies
IN the following Departments IN tie serv-
ice; Clerks. copy1s.s. messenger. n1essen-
see boy. modern languages. proof reading.
railway mai clerks. stenography. stock
examiner. tagser. typawTifing gatehman.
blacksmith. carpenter. cAbinetnaker. dec
orator. electrician. elevator cond 4ctcr en-
pineer. fireman. general mechanic, tanitor.
leather worker locksmith. mzchinist. map
printer. mason. miller. model repaarer.
painter, plasterer. plumber. ssi!maker.
sawyer. skilled iaSorer. steam litter, stone
cutter, tailor, teamstsr. whee1 wright and
other mechanical trades. Also the govern
ment printing service as follows: Book
binder. eompositor, electrotyper. electro
type nnlsher. eIectrotype mo!dsr, knife
grinder, pressman. skilled laoorer and
stereotyper.
IL quite rFu1ANse fnAt not more tGA1
one-nffh OF these different occupations viii
be tried for. a number OF applicants being
very likely 70 compete for the same de-
paFtment. Blanks viii be furnished for
any ore OF the a5oye-named departments.
no matter whether the applicant tries for
first. second or third grade departments,
which Is allowable In some branches In
snany OF the departments the examinations
are quite simple. although an average Of
fs.er ~ h,s "a "a
applicant on the eligible list.
For places IN the railway mai service the
most severe test IS 81 reading addresses.
the local board keeping the examination
blanks. which are compared. 50 that an
average can De arrived at in making or
recommending appointments. In the ex-
aminations Ia spelling. geography, penman-
ship. etc. the test Is not so severe as In the
reading OK addresses.
Examinations for elIgibles for these
same departments will be held today at
St Joaasbury. VT: Vicksourg. Miss; Des
Moines. Ia; Shreveport. La. and San
Francisco. These examinations are held
twice year. the eligibility Of the success
ful applicants holding for one year. II,
within that time there is a vacancy in one
OF the departments. the names Of three
eligibles are drawn. the highest OF the
three getting the place. II, however no
vacancy occurs within year. the chances
a
eminent service are lost, the successful
ones in the examinations following being
given the preference. This also bars the
elgibles dropped because Of the time limit
from competing at any future examina-
ton In sending In application. the seTv-
ice is especially DESTROYS that no refer
ence be made 10 the religious or political
belief Of the applicant.
Persons claiming preference under sec
ton I. "a Of the revised statutes need only
10 obtain a percentage OF IS. This section
was framed for the benefit OF old soldiers.
who. should they succeed in passing the
examination at the percentage named. are
given the preference over men passing
higher.
When the examinations are through
with, tire filled ia blanks are folded, sealed
and mailed 10 Washington, where the
averages are computed. This is a task
Of considerable magnitude, as examina-
tions are 10 be made in six routes. taking
IN ninety-fve different places. represent
ing between 4oC0 and $3.50 sets OF papers.
When. however the averages are all com
puted. the successful applicants are mott
fed and their names and percentage
placed on the eligible list.
on April Is the board will hold another
examination in the same place for eligi-
biiities In the following departments: Aid
for coast and geodetic survey. assistant
examiner OF patent Office, hookkeeper,
mechanical draughtsman. topographic
draurhtsman. assistant iopographer. fish
cultBrfst.
Ia the Indian service department
Farmer. Industrial teacher, kindergarten
teacher. matron. nurse. physician. prin-
clpai teacher. eeamstrcss. superintendent.
teacher. teacher 81 Industries Junior en-
eineer Din department OF engineer at
large). meat Inspector agricultural de-
pa-tmsnt), law clerk. observer OF weather
bureau. special pension examiner. state
department clerk. statisticr field agent
and station superintendent fish commits
sionl.
These departments in the service are OF
a very much higher grade than those Of
taday's examination the salaries in some
Instances amounting 70 between 81 30 and