The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-10
RATINGS ON EXAMINATION.
Civil Service Commission Adopts
Important PIans-standard Rat
ings to he Applied.

A general basis on which the examina-
lions Of applicants for positions in the
city service will be rated was adopted last
night by the civil service commission. The
table of ratings was prepared by Secre-
tary Grout, after consideration of the rel
alive Importance of the requirements Of
the work and comparison With procedure
followed in other cities. 1t will he fol-
lowed in marking the papers of the pres
ent examinations. The ratings are esti-
mated on the basis of 100 per cent and
are given as stated:
Civil engineering photography of all
gagged at 5 per cent; composition and
letter writing, per cent, except for as
sistant engineer, when II is 10; penman-
ship per cent, except for computors,
who must show 10 per cent. proficiency.
Mathematics: For assistant engineer. 10
per cent; draughtsman. 20; computor. 50;
transitman and chairman, 80 per cent.
each. Practical questions: Assistant en-
gineer. IS per cent; draughtsmau, tran
sitman and chairman, 10 per cent each;
computor. Is per cent; aNmen. 30 per
cent. Draughting: Assistant engineer. 5
per cent; draughtsman, IS per cent. In
struments and practical tests: Assistant
engineer. per cent; transitman and
chairman, Is per cent. axman, 40 per
cent. Experiences: Assistant engineer
and draughtsman, 20 per cent; computor.
10 per cent: transitman. chairman and
axman, 30 per cent.
Clerical-Orthography Accountant,
per cent. clerk and registration clerk, 10
per cent; stenographer. 20 per cent. Die
tation: Registration clerk. . per cent.
Composition and letter writing: Account
ant and stenographer, per cent: clerk.
10 per cent. penmanship: Accountant
and clerk 20 per cent each; stenog-
rapher 10 per cent: registration clerk, IS
per cent. Mathematics Accountant 20
per cent; clerk. % per cent; stenog-
rapher, 10 per cent. Practical questions:
Accountant, 10 per cent. clerk. D per
cent; stenographer, Is per cent; registra-
ton clerk, 20 per cent. Bookkeeping: Ac-
countant. 80 per cent Stenography and
typewriting: Stenographer. 80 per cent.
Experience: All 10 per cent
Pollce-Same ratings for patrolman, BIZ
cycle patrOlman. patrol driver and herd
er: photography, 10 per cent, dictation.
per cent; plain copy, 5; penmanship, Q;
mathematics, To- practical questions. q.
experience, %.
Fire department-Same ratings ms for
police pilot. FIRE and marine engineer.
stoker. plpeman or truckman and driver.
Autobiography, per cent;
composition and letter writing, 10. PEN
manship s. mathematics. To- practical
questions. 50 experience. %.
Mechanical engineering Same ratings
for engineer and fireman. orthography 8
per cent; dictaton. 8: penmanship. 81;
mathematics, 10. practical questions. 80.
experience. =.
Inspection department-Same ratings
for building. sidewalk, street and sewer.
street. sewer and paving sanitary and
water inspectors, photography. 8 per
cent: composition and letter writing. 10;
peumauship. s. mathematics. 10. practical
questions. 10. experience. 81.
Janitor-M Mathematics. Is per cent. prac-
tical questions 81. experience. =.
Library departmsnt-Same ratings for
desk clerk. page. bookbinder. forwarder
and stitcher: orthogra ply. 10 per cent. /.
composition ana letter writing, 3. pan
manship. 70; mathematics. Is. practical
questions 90. experience. -.