Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-06
HERE'S A CHANCE.
The United States Government Wants
 Clerks and Carriers.

xhe UM1ee0 states GOvernmemt wants
 Clerks and Carriers.
 The United States civil service com mission announces that on November 19 in this city an examination will be held for the positions of clerk and car
 Tier in the postofhce service.
 This examination offers an oppor- tunity to bright, energetic young per sons to enter an interesting field of government employment where the sal aries compare most favorably with those paid in private employment.
 The salary of letter carriers in all cities which contain population of 75,00O or more is arranged in three classes: First class, $1 GOO per annum; second class, $500 per annum; and third class, $500 per.annum. Tn cities containing less than 75,0O0 population there are two classes: Second class $85O per annum, and third class, 5000 per annum. Appointments of letter carriers are made to the class having the minimum rate of pay and promo tions from the lower grades are made to the next higher grade at the expiration of one years service, on certificate of the postmaster to the efficiency and faithfulness of the employe during the preceding year. A substitute letter carrier receives compensation of $1 per annum and not exceeding the pro rata compensation of the carrier whose route he may be required to serve. A vacancy in the regular force of carriers must be filled by the promotion of the senior substitute. A substitute clerk is paid rate of compensation not ex-
 
 clerk or employe whose place he takes. The salaries of clerks at the nostofices vary according to the class of work to be performed and the size of the office, but range from $4OO to $1 900 in the smaller offices to as high as $1.70O per annum in the larger offices. All ll@ordg- inal appointments of clerks are made at the minimum salaries. The examination wdll consist of the subjects mentioned below, weighted as indicated:
 i. Spelling (twenty words of aver age difficulty in common use), 10 points.
 2. Arithmetic (simple tests in add1- tion, subtraction, multiplication, and
 division of whole numbers, and in
 common and decimal fractions, and United States money), 20 points. 3. Underwriting Ca letter of not less than 125 words on some subject of
 general interest. Competitors will be permitted to select one of two subjects given), 20 points.
 4. Penmanship (the handwriting of
 the competitor in the subject of copy ing from plain copy will be considered with special reference to the clements
 of legfbility, rapidity, neatness, gen eral appearance, ete), 20 points. g. Copying from plain copy Ca sim pie test in copying accurately asfew printed lines in the competitors hand writing), 10 points.
 G. United States geography rela- tive to the boundaries of states, and to capitals, largest cities, rivers and oth-
 CT bodies of water, and the location by states of prominent cities, etc), 10 points.
 T. Reading addresses (test in read | ing the names and addresses on 20 cards in different handwrftings). 10 points.
 Total, 100 points.
 Age limit, all positions, IS to 45 years.
 All applicants, male and female, must have the medical certificate in the application. blank executed. Male l. inches in height in bare feet, and weigh not less than 125 pounds. The postoffice department has stated that no person who is defective in any of the following named particulars will l be appointed in the postal service: | Deaf -mutes; hunchbacks; persons hav- l ing defective hearing, sight, or speech; persons totally blind or blind in one eye; one-armed, enchanted or one legged persons, or those having crfp- pied arms or legs; and those suffering from asthma, consumption, hernia or any other physical effect or disease which would prevent a proper dis charge of the duties of the position. All persons who have been examined for the position of clerk or carrier within the past year and failed to pass may be re-examined upon filing new applications in due time. This examination is open to all citi- zens of the United States who comply with the requirements.
 l From the eligibles resulting from l this examination it is expected that certification will be made to existing and future vacancies.
 For application blank, full instrrIc- ! tions, specimen examination questions, and information relative to the duties and salaries of the different positions, and the location of the examination
 room, application should be made to the secretary of the board of examin- CTS at the postoff1ce.
 | Applications will be accepted for
 this examination up to October IT, 1904.