Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-19

ottuInWa, November II, III which tina
Of clerk and carrier are the positions
sought. For application blanks, in
structons and information, application
should be made to Ed Lowenberg O
the local postoffice and all applica
tons must be in the hands of ]. e
shoemaker, secretary of the eight
civil service district at st. Paul
Mimi, by October 10.
Glasses of Clerks.
Clerks in Offices Of the first ant
second class and carriers in the city
delivery service are. divided into 81,
Grades, as follows: First grade, salary
5000; second grade, salary $500; thirt
grade, salary 5000; fourth grade, sal
airy $1,000; fifth grade salary s1,1OO;
sixth grade, salary $1,000. Clerks an6
carriers at first class offices will be
promoted successfully to the fifth
grade, and clerks and carriers al
second-class offices will be promoted
successfully to the fourth grade.
All promotions Of both clerks will be
made at the beginning of the quarter
following the expiration of a years
service in the next lower grade. Nc
promotion will be made except upon
evidence satisfactory to the post office
department of the efficiency and faith.
fulness of the employee during the
preceding year. When clerk or car
rler fails of promotion because Of un-
| satisfactory service he may be pro,
! noted at the beginning of the second
quarter thereafter, or of any subse.
quent quarter, on evidence that his
record has been satisfactory during
the intervening period. Clerks ana
carriers of the highest grade in their
respective offices are eligible for pro-
motion to the higher positions in said
post Offices
Any clerk is eligible for transfer to
the service of carrier, and any car
rier is eligible for transfer to the
service of clerk.
Auxiliary and Substitute.
Auxiliary employees are paid for
actual service at the rate of 80 cents
an hour. Such auxiliary employees,
however, are required to work not less
than two hours daily, and may serve
as substitutes. They are eligible for
appointment as clerks and carriers of
the first grade.
Substitutes are paid at the rate of
80 cents an hour when serving for alb
sent clerks and carriers, and they are
eligible for appointment as auxiliary
employees and as clerks and carriers
of the first grade.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, weighed
as Indicated:
Subjects. Weights.
l. Spelling (twenty words of
average difficulty in common
uSe) 10
2. Arithmetic (simple tests in
addition, subtraction, multi
plication, and division of
whole numbers, common and
decimal fractions, and
United States money! -. 20
3. Letter-writing Ga letter of
not less than 125 words on
some subject of general in
terest. Competitors may Sc
lect either of two subjects
SlNeu) ~
4. Penmanship (the hand
writing of the competitor in
the subject of copying from
plain copy will be considered
with special reference to the
elements of legibility, rapid
ity, neatness, general ap-
pearance, etc. ........... 20
S. Copying from plain copy Ca
simple test in copying &C
curately few printed lines
in the competitors hand
writing) 10
6. United States geography
(relative to the boundaries
of States, and to capitals,
largest cities, rivers and
other bodies Of water, and
the location by states of
prominent cities, etc) 49,. 1O
z. Reading addresses (test in
noting with pen or pencil, on
a printed sheet Of addresses,
differences between the
printed addresses and the
written addresses OF which
they are copy .. =. 1O|
The Conditions.
The following conditions required of
applicants are set forth by the COM
Age limit, all posN:ons, Is to As
years. The age limits are waived,
however, in the cases of persons hon