Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-06
THE CANAL employees
INFORMATION REGARDING Elk.
ANIMATION FOR POSITIONS.
Quarters and Free Medical Attendance
to Be Furnished-Annual Leaves
Of Absence to Be Granted.

|. In accordance with the order of the Pres
ident of November L. placing many of the
positions under the isthmian canal COM
mission under the classified service the
civil service commission has issued COM
plete statement of the conditions under
which persons will be examined for these
positions and list of the positions. An
nouncement Is made also that examina-
tons will be held to establish eligible lists
for miners, steam shovel man, steam crane
man. fireman, helper and foreman carpen-
ter on December q, for assistant foreman.
foreman and general foreman of laborers
on January 4, stenographer and typewriter
some time in the early part of January.
With the exception of certain positions
known to the civil service commission as
schedule A, and including the secretary,
assistant secretary, executive secretary to
the governor Of the canal zone, chief clerk,
treasurer, one deputy treasurer, one chief
OF materials and supplies, auditor. two
canal zone. collector Of revenue, chief en-
gfneer Of the commission, division engi-
neers resident engineers hospital attend
ants other than nurses and clerical force,
chief sanitary officer, assistant sanitary
officers, director Of hospitals, one superin-
tendent for each canal hospital, chief quar-
antine officer. two assistant quarantine Of
f1cers, sanitary officer at Colon and SAM
tary officer at Panama, all positions of
whatever character or designation, under
the canal commission, whether In the
United States or upon the isthmus of Pam
anna, are subject to the requirement of
competitive examination.
The Examinations.
Vacancies in clerical and other positions
in the office of the canal commission in
Washington will be filled as far as practi-
cable from suitable existing registers of
eligibles, but for positions on the tsthmus
of Panama examinations will be held at
various cities throughout the United States
and also upon the isthmus, as the needs OF
the service may require. Qualified eligi-
bles on existing registers may, however,
be certified to such positions in the absence
Of registers prepared as a result Of special
examinations for the canal commission. At
the present time the number of employees
needed in many branches of the work can
not be definitely stated, but as rapidly as
the needs of this service are known eXam1-
nations will be announced indicating the
particular requirements of the positions to
be filed, the salary to be paid ana other
necessary information.
The age limits for entering the service
are eighteen to forty years, unless other.
wise expressly stated in announcements OF
examinations.
NAV extend through time period OF eight
or more years, according to the oetalls oi
the project yet to be adopted.
commission offers excellent opportunities
to qualified persons, both In the mater VI
salaries and promotion. Under the opera
ton Of the civil service law !. Is den unon
the basis of merit from the lower " 'ho
higher positions.
Medical Attendance.
Medical attendance, medicines and care
at hospitals when sick, are furnished TO
the employes of the isthmian canal commas
sion without cost. Well-equipped hospitals
will be maintained at Ancon, adjacent TO
Panama, and at Colon.
In meritorious cases sick leave on pay
NAV be allowed in addition to the regular
leave of absence not to exceed thirty Gays
States, of fifteen days for employees who
are residents of the isthmus.
Quarters Provided.
The isthmian canal commission furnishes
quarters to it's American employees, or at
its option in lieu thereof commutation
which has been tentatively fixed at per
cent of the salary. The commission pro-
noses to maintain a civil commissary de-
partment on the isthmus, which Is soon to
be established and the advantages of which
are to be made available to the salaried
employees of the commission
The isthmian canal commission furnishes
it's employees free transportation to the
isthmus from either New York, New Or
leans or San Francisco, and also free re-
| turn transportation upon completion of sat
isfactory service.
The employees of the isthmian canal COM
mission are allowed six weeks leave of abb
sence annually on full pay. This leave of
| absence Is not granted until after eight
months of satisfactory service. In visiting
| the United States on leave employees and
members Of their immediate families are
granted special rates to the above-named
ports. CThe prevailing special rates are $25
between New York or New Orleans and
| Colon and SO between San Francisco and
Panama.) The special rates also apply
when members of the family of an employee
accompany him to the isthmus.
All salaries or wages paid by the 18TH
milan canal commission to employees from
the United States are in gold or its equiva-
| lent in United States currency.