The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
EXAMINATIONS IN
 THE CIVIL SERVICE
Federal Positions in Various Depart ments Are Vacant-Examnati
 Will Be Held Next Month.

The United States civil service commits sion announces the following examinations to be held in Birmingham on May 1; General mechanic at s720 per annum, Cheyenne river agency, South Dakota, and vacancies as they may occur In any branch of the service requiring similar qualifications.
 The position of general mechanic in the Indian service is a combination of car penter, blacksmith, wheelwright, en- gineer, etc, and only man who has had considerable experience in mechan- lcal trades can fill it satisfactorily.
 No educational test will be given, and it will not be necessary for applicants to appear at any place for examination.
 Plate printer in the bureau of engraving and printing, and similar vacancies as they may occur in that bureau.
 At the commission has experienced con- siderable difficulty In securing sufficient elgibles to meet the needs of the service in this position, qualified persons are urged to enter this examination.
 Applicants must indicate' in thelr appli- cations that they have served as an ap prentice for four years, under the in struction of a competent practical plate printer, whose name and position must be indicated in the application. The kind of experience and the character of plate printing done by the applicant are consid- cred in determining the ratings on the subject of experience, the highest ratings being given for work of the same character as the plate printing work required in the bureau of engraving and printing.
 On May examinations will be held to secure eligibles for the following posi- tions:
 Clerk Typewriter and draftsman), Sl200 per annum, in the office of the artillery engineer officer, San Francisco, Cal, and vacancies as they nay occur in any branch of the service requiring similar qualifications.
 Chief engineer in the. United States postoffice and court house building at Chicago, Ill.,, and vacancies as they may occur In the custodian service throughout the United States requiring similar quail ifeations. The salary of the specific po- sition to be filled will be from $1S00 to $2500 per annum, the entrance salary to be at $1S00.
 The equipment of the building includes high pressure speed hydraunc elevators with both compound Corless gear fly wheel pump and compound high duty du peX pumps; high pressure boilers and steam duXiliarieS; mechanical ven tilatinS system with automatic thermostatic tenn perature control complete system of electrical distribution for light and power; modern plumbing and sanitary equipment, including a motor driven Shone sewerage election system, and complete internal system of pneumatic tubes and mechan- ical mali conveyors.
 Examina Sons for May 15 are announced as follows:
 Interpreter in the immigration service at $l200 per annum.
 The examination will consist of a basis. which is obligatory and which is the only work required of competitor in the examination room, and of as many of the language given the competitor may desire to take. No education test in languages will be given, but the com petitors will be rated on his training and experience in each language for which he applies.
 Trainmaster, $Si0 per annum, quarter masters department at large, Henry Barracks, Cayey, r. R., and similar va cancles as they may occur in that de- partment.
 Applicants must indicate in their appl- cations that they are thoroughly familiar with the care of horses and wagons, and competent to take charge of and manage a train of army wagons and the team- sters driving them. They must also in- dlcate that they possess knowledge of loading such wagons properly.
 No educational test will be given, and it will not be necessary for applicants to appear at any place for examination