Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-13
CLERK CARRIER
kan INAT|0N
BILL EaF1EI.D. ". VA. DECEMBER
:, 1907.


position OF ci rk ana carrier IN the
?ostoffioc service.
C.cH.s in offices or the Gr.t ana
g-"onl class AND carriers In lie city
delivery criic aIc divi2eI into sig
sra !cs, n follows: First sra g. sal
airy $500: second gratc. salary $500.
third grade. SALARY 5000: foo.:h
Grade. ;alary $1,000: n:th craio
salary $1,1Gj; sixth era -. salary
$1,000. Clerks AMI carrl r. "a FIRST
class offices VIII be proMotel sue
esslvely 10 the NTH grade. and
ciark9 ana carriers at cccon l-clas
Offices will b, promote! successive
~ to the fourth grade.
AL promotions o. both clc:ka and
carriers VIII tc made ut the begin
Mns or tho quarter following the
'xp'lation OF a years service H. tic
next lower grade NJ pIcm7t.1r
Will - made except uaQ1 c...crcc
satisfactory 20 - pls'ofacc depart
Inent Of the efficiency AMI faithful
ness the employee during thc pro.
ceding year. When clerk or car.
rier ails OF promotion because OF un-
satisfactory service be may be pro.
noted at the beginning OF the sec.
ond quarter thereafter. or of an,
subsequent quarter, on evidence tina.
his record has boon satisfactory dur
ing the Intervening p r.ol. Clerl
and carriers OF the highest grade ir
their respective offices m, eligible
for promotion TO the higher posi-.
lions in said postofncos.
Any clerk Ii eligible for transfer
10 tho service OF a carrier. ana any
carrier is eligible for transfer to tht
service OF n clerk
Auxiliary employees are paid 70,
actual S ,rvice Gt tta ra'c Of 30 cent?
an hour. Such auxiliary employees
however. arc required 20 work not
less than two hours daily. and may
serve as substitutes. They are eligi-
bic for appointment rs clerks ant
carriers OF tho first grade.
Substitutes are raid at tn, rate
OF 80 cents an hour when SERVING
for absent clerks and carriers. an6
hey are eligible for appointment a.
auxiliary employees and as clerks am
carriers OF the first grade
The examination will consist o.
tho subject5 mentioned below
weighted as indicated:
Subj cts. Weights
/. Spelling ttwcaiy words of
average difficulty in common
Q. Arithmetic (plmplc tcS;s in
dition. subtra elton. multipli-
cation. AMI division Of whole
numbers. common and decimal
fractions, and United States
mon ey) ..... . 20
8. Letter-writing Ga letter OF not
less than 1875 words OIL some
TutjecE OF general interest,
Competitors will be p rm!tted
10 select one of two subjects
glven) ........... $500. &c
4. Penmanship Che han lwriting
OF the competitor In the sub
jet Of copying from plain
copy VIII be consi'erel with
SPociaI reference 10 the eie-
ments OF leg,bllity. rapliity.
D. yen raj appearance
etc) ''',''''. ..''.'..'. 20
o. copying rom pain copy Ia
simple test In copying accu-
rA'eiy 10" printed liAes IN
"ne com pe'''or haha 'fl'lnS) 1t
o. onitea stats eeosFa ny tre~
'AeiVe 70 me Dounu'fie3 OF
rates, anu 20 caP't"''' lars-
c''''-'' rivers al otier
D"0'os VI "'''r' ana n ioca-
tion W SI'~e' u P''mih nj
c''eS. e''' .''...' ....... H.
e r~u'"s 4-''7es IN
"'''ns .'n !'h or i.o'c.I on
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