The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-02

examinations to BE Held I'm Thi.
City April and "a

~ already announced IN the Post-rntst-
hzeucer. Federal civil service exann4ya-
tons Will be held IN this city Anrtl .
nita another examination Sc. for Aurll
=. examinations will De held on these
t~o dates for every place under tfaa ssv-u
seryica- In the railway rnati .srvse..
which aas been ind y the service iongesr
examinations are getting more severe and
as a result Of the service errors have de-
creased from one In 30o. at the inception
q the service. TO one IN lo.uo0 al the pres
ent time.
The scope Of the civil service envelopes
nearly everything. The local United
states land office. save register and re-
ceiver. taking In special land agents. the
local United States weather bureau. In
tsfnal revenue, cusoms officials save only
the chief collector; the Tndian service. In
elualng every one bat the agent, ETC.
come under its regulations.
Under the civil service classification has
been arranged IN branches "a follows:
Departmental service. cusom house SER
vice. government printing service, inter-
nal revenue service
Tho departmental service shall include
officers and employees as follows. except
those IN the service OF the governmental
printing offlce and In the service OF the
several custom houses postoffices and In
iernai revenue districts.
nature ct designation except persons mere
~ employed laborers and persons who
have been nominated for confirmation by
the senate, however or for whatever pur-
pose employed. whether compensated By a
nxed salary or otherwise. who are serving
In or on detail from: The several execu-
tive departments. the commissions and Of
fees in tho District OF Columbia, the rail-
way mall service. the Indian service, the
several pension agencies thu teamship
inspection service. the marine hospital
service. the life saving service, the iight-
house service. the several uints and assay
OFFICES. the revenue service. the force en-
pi9yed under custodians OF public build
ilgS. tho several snb-treasuries. the
engineer department at large the
ordinance department at large
all executive officers and en-
pioyes outside 81 the District OF Col
umbia. excep. persons merely employed
as lahorers or workmen and persons whose
appointments are subject to confirmation
by ths senate. whether compensated by
Fixed salary or otherwise
Examinations may be taken on the 9th
Of this month IN the departmental SER
vice, including: Clark copyist messenger,
messenger boy. modern languages. proof
res ding mason miller. model reoairer
painter, plasterer railway mail clerk
stennErapher. stock examiner. logger.
typewriting. Waterman, blacksmith. car
pentcr. cahlnetmaker plumber. SAIL
maker. sawyer. skilled iahorer. steam-
ritter. stoneoutter. tailor ties MISTER. wheel
wright. decorator. electrician. elevator
conductor engineer. janitor. leather work
er. locksmith. machinist. map printer. ana
other mechanical trades
Government printing service Book
tyre nnisher. elsctrctvpe molder, knife
Grinder. prsssman. skilled iaborer. stereo-
tSrpsr.
APRIL 8-kId. coast and xeodstie survey:
Assistant examiner. patent offfce, book
keeper. crauRhtsrnan. mechanical tope-
Eranasr. assistant sopographer. FISH cui-
turist. sssh commission.
fndlan service: Farmer industrial
teacher kindergarten teacher. natron.
nurse. physician principal teacher, seam
stress. superintendent. teacher OF indus
tries. Junior engineer. law clerk, meat IN
specior.
Observer weather bureau. special pen
sfon examiner. state department clerk.
statistical field agent rEh arrulission.
station superintendent flSh commission.