The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-09-15
POSITIONS IN
CENSUS BUREAU
The METHOD OF APPOINTMENT
appointment Clerk Pindell Explains
About Them Also Filing of
Applications.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. "a
Appointment Clerk Pindell of the u
S. Census bureau, states on the subject
of the census examination, October 20,
that the distinct n between the per-
manent census force and the addition
al temporary employees provided by
the thirteenth census act is quite i'm
portant and should be remembered
AS vacancies occur on the permanent
census roll they will be filed, as here
tofore, by transfers from elsewhere in
the service or by selections from the
existing registers of the civil service
commission.
Persons now on the registers of the
commission are, therefore, eligible for
appointment to vacancies on the per-
manent census roll. put there is no
greater opportunity during the decen-
NAL period for such appointments than
there has been heretofore. The addi-
tional temporary positions authorized
by the thirteenth census act, except
those above $1,000 per annum, which
will be filed largely by transfers from
the permanent census roll, will be
given to those persons who pass the
test examination on october 20. Those
now on the registers of the civil serv-
ice commission who desire appoint
ment to these additional census places
SHOULD take the test examination, as
their present eligibility avails them
nothing in respect to appointments to
these positions The fact that person
Is on the civil service register does not
prevent him from taking this test ex-
animation.
OF the four clerical divisions into
which the additional census force are
separated, class A comprises those en-
gagged in the operation of card punch
ing and card tabulating machines:
class B, those operating typewriters
adding machines or combined type
writer-adding machines; class c, those
engaged in manuscript tabulation and
other clerical work; class d, the SUBJ
clerical workers. The entrance salary
for classes A, B and G will be $500
per annum, subject to possible pro-
motion to at least 5000 a year. The
minimum of $500 per year will also
apply to employees paid on the piece
price basis. Glass d will be: Mes
sengers, $40; assistant messengers,
1920; messenger boys, $3.50; watch
men, $780, laborers, 1920 and char
women, $240. All original appoint
mentS for these classes will be made
from the eligible registers furnished
by test examination. These will be
five in number. The first will carry
the names of all persons IS years of
age or over who pass the examination.
The second will list those on the first
register who have had previous ex-
perience in operating card punching,
card tabulating or card-sorting ma
chimes in census work. The placing
of persons name on this register will
not affect his eligibility on the first,
third and fourth registers. The third
register will contain the names of all
those on the first register who make
an average of 20 on the test in type
writer tabulation. Persons who pass
this test will, by so doing, improve
their chances of appointment. Nor
does entry on this affect eligibility on
The fourth register will comprise the
names of all the male eligibles on the
first register who have expressed a
willingness to accept employment in
sub-clerical class D. Entry on this
iC6iotcl Will uot dhcCt
the first, second or third registers.
The fifth register will be for the
boys of 16 and less than IS years of
age who pass the examination and be-
come eligible for appointment as mes
senger boys. Only one kind of ex-
animation will be given all applicants.
Blank application forms and the
circular of instructions were ready for
distribution by September 10. AS soon
as the applicant completes his applica-
ton in every respect it should be adj
dressed and forwarded to the U. S.
civil service commission, Washington,
d. c., and not to the census bureau.
Care should be taken to see that the
envelope containing the application is
properly addressed and that sufficient
postage stamps are affixed. If the APP
plication is satisfactory a card will be
mailed the applicant and 1t will admit
him to the examination. All applica-
lions must be filed in sufficient time to
arrange for the examination at the
place selected. No request will be
granted for an examination otherwise
than as scheduled for the cities and
states on October 90.