The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-02-15
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Opportunities oGered for Obtaining En-
pIoyment Under the Federal
Government.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces the following exam
nations TO take place Oh the dates
given below, and circulars containing
further information relative thereto
may be seen at the office of this paper;
February 26-Railway mail clerk,
to fill vacancies as they may occur in
the position of railway mail clerk in
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali,
fornia, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana,
] Montana, Nevada, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming. Age limit, 18 to IS years.
Minimum height requirement, #. 5
in, minimum weight requirement, l30
| pounds. Application form 304 and
form 1907 This examination is open
only to male citizens of the United
States who are legal residents Of the
states and territories named above and
who comply with the requirements.
! Monotype caster operator, to fill va
eancies in the government printing Of
fee, Washington, D. O., at 35 cents
an hour for an eight-hour day. Age
limit, 20 years or over. Application
form 1903.
March 4-Telephone operator, to fill
vacancy in the position of switch
board operator (malel, quartermast-
er's department at large, San Fran
cisco, Cal, at 5000 per annum; a
vacancy in the position OF special
laborer Telephone switchboard oper-
ator), female, at g. d per diem, de-
| partment of yards and docks, Mare
Island Navy Yard, Cal, and vacan-
cies as they may occur in the position
of switchboard or telephone oper-
ator, (either sex). Age limit, Is years
/ or over. Application form 1903. APP
plicants must state in their application
that they have had at least one years
actual experience as telephone switch
board operators.
Apprentice craftsman, to ill va
cancy in the position of apprentice
craftsman lmale), Office of the chief of
ordnance, war department, at $500
per annum, aud vacancies requiring
similar qualifications as they may
occur in that department. Promotion
is made up to $50 per month. An app
prentice may enter the competitive ex.
animation for the position of drafts
man (entrance salary $1,000 to Sl200)
whenever, in the opinion Of his SUI
perior officer, his training and expert
ence are sufficient. Age limit, II to q
years. Application form 1872.
Aid tmale1, to eli vacancy in the
position of aid, at 5000 per annum, in
the bureau of standards, department
of commerce and labor, and vacancies.
requiring similar qualifications as
they may occur in any branch OF the
service. Age limit, 20 years or over.
Application form 1872. The work
of the bureau OF standa ards is scien-
tifc and technical in character, con-
sisting principally Of physics, chem
istry and mech anical and electrical
engineering,
Supervising engineer of road con-
structian, to I'll vacancy in the po-
sition Of supervising engineer, at 1928
per month, under the var department,
and vacancies requiring similar quail
ifications as they may occur. Age
limit, 20 years or over. Applicants
must have at least one years expert
ence in road construction and at least
five years experience in engineering.
Application form 1872.
Executive assistant (male), to fill
vacancies as they may occur in the
position OF executive assistant in the
bureau OF plant Industry, department
of agriculture, at salaries ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000 per annum. At
present there are two vacancies in this
position-one in connection with to-
bacco investig ations and the other in
the Office of the cerealist. Age limit,
20 to 40 years. Application form 1872
and form 1924.
Surgeon, to ill a vacancy Ia the po-
sition of acting assistant surgeon,
public health and marine hospital
service, for duty at St. Johns river
quarantine station, Mayport, Fla, as
1925 per month, and vacancies reqnir- |
ing similar qualifications as they may
occur. Age limit, 20 years or over.
form 1872.
Clerk tmalel, to fill vacancy in the
position OF clerk, with knowledge of |
Latin, French, indexing and typewrit
log, at $3.50 per annum, in the bureau of
plant industry, department of agricul-
ture, and vacancies requiring similar
qualifications as they may occur in
that department. Age limit, Is to Is
years. Application form 304 The
Latin and French requirements will
be no mUre than are covered BY the
scope OF these subjects as given in the
high school course. The use of die
tionaries will be permitted ia connec-t
ton with these two subjects in the ex-
animation.
March 20 Statistician, to eli three
vacancies, at salaries of from 1920 to
1880 per annum, in the geological
survey, and vacancies requiring SINH
lar qualifications as they may occur
Ia that survey. Age limit. 20 years ar