The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-02
CIVIL SERVICE RUhOR
Variety of intelligence and In
itinct in Men
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
Ishman imposed on Com
mission

New York, June IA middle ageo
Irishman, re.i-faced and stability dressed,
! shuffled into the civil service commission
er's office and found his way to Labor
| Clerk Spencer's desk
Sure, I've lost me job up in tn Parks. -
! he volunteered
That's too bad" he was told. How
| did it happen?'
Me name is Mike Mcclure, an they
found I wasn't Tom Kelly, after all. You
see (confidentially) Tom, he got a place
in tn Parks, an as he had a good job in
| tn navy yards, he says, say< he, Mike,
you take tn parks So l did. an had
it for two years
You deserved to lose your job" the
clerk told him. Didn't you know you
committed forgery every time you signed
the pay-ron?'
Sure, all I knew was, got me q a
day"
The visitor turned as if to go, then
walked back to the desk, and in a
strident whisper said
Mister. say, will Tom get his job
back?'
Certainly not He was a party to the
fraud.
Then. 1 don't care a DOM" and the
old fellow left
So is the monotony Of the routine work
Hghtened. Sometimes this is done through
a visitor, but more often by letters. One
man wrote in this week for "a few blank
laborers' applications" Another wished
to know when the next examination for
stationery" fire men would be held. Still
another. wishing to renew his application
for position, wound up a long letter
with: And now will you please remain
him for the next season.
A man who evidently thought the COM
mission omniscient wrote this letter, only
date and signature being omitted:
Would you be kind enough and inform
me for what kind of position 1 could
apply for my height and weight
The writer doubtless thought that the
clerks knew his dimensions to dot.
Many times inquiries are received with no
street address; once in a while, even, the
signature also is omitted. in reply 10
one notice to appear for examination. a
letter came back: Application, No. "A.
-- -, cannot appear for examina-
ton, rs he is dead. He died six months
ago"
OF illiterate letters there is ne end. The
following example will serve to show the
grade of some of the material with which
the city has to work:
Mr.. Spencer, would. Like verrey.
Mulch. if you. would Look. in. to. My
Clam. for Posisitition as. a Laborer l.
filled. my claim. on; May 6, 1899. please.
Let mem. no. If i am. aver going. to Be
Examined IT wont. be no Good. to Me
When am Dead. and. gone Hoping TO
Hear. from you. l Remain yours. respect
And. old Soildger of the Late. Civil. War
resideng For. the. Last 80 years at 156
- St. Have a Pull. but Want to See
How. Mulch Longer Have. to. Wait
before. being examined. l Was dis
charged from. The park. terough. a.
drunken Foreman by. the. name. of. Dat
ton. He was. discharged twoo. dais after
He gotts Me discharged. insultet Him
because. He. Was. trying to play me. for
Sucker am. no giver up. you. can bett,
your Lyle on. that He. is Bum from the
Word. go. Hopin. to Hear. from you
Son.
varied talent of city employees. He is on
the list for street sweeper, and wrote re-
Gently that, Il leave on Monday for
Bridgeport to join the Barnum and Bailey
circus for the summer. 1 will gladly take
an examination next fan"
Knocking letters are received daily,
and often result in the exposure of men
who have obtained municipal employment
by fraud. The following is a fair sample:
Dear Sir NJ. Frank Spencer There is a
Man has a cart living 19l - Ave who
works on a cart and he is drunk half Of
the week and his cart stands from II
O'CLOCK TO / O'clock and has a sleep and
Black cup of coffee TO sober him up
before LAYING? ne has fell from the cart
once before and him and another Man
had an accident with trolly before
He has put in an APPLICATION for having
children which he has none but ID wife
and dog.
and he has not put his hand on to
his application him self with pen a
friend did it for him.
II do not think il rugh to allow such a
Man to have work on the street cleaning
department where you are so stricked on
drink his own wife tells every one in the
house haw drunk he comes home at noon
time and sObers UP bit and goes back to
worA she said that she is not surprised il
he falls of the cart and gets Killed
please put an inspector on 10 watch
cart and you will convince your self watch
him strickly day after day
his wife has TO meet him pay day or
else she gets no money after paying his
gin Bills.
From one who Knows"