Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-17

WILL be given to those persons who
pass the test examination on October
%. Those now on the registers OF
the civil service commission, who de-
sire appointment to these additional
census places, should take the tes,
examination as their present eligibi.
:ty avails them nothing in respect -
appointments to these posions. The
fact that person is on the civil ser
vice register does not prevent him
from taking the test examination.
OF the four clerical divisions into
which the additional census force are
separated, class A comprises those
engaged in the operation of card
punching and card tabulating mach
ines; class B, those operating type.
writer's, adding machines, or combined
typewriter adding machines; class C
those engaged in manuscript tabula.
ton and other clerical work; class D
the sub-clerical workers. The en-
trance salary for classes "A, B and c
will be $500 per annum, subject to
possible promotion 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
messengers, $40; assistant messen
gers, s720; messenger boys, $3.50;
watctmen, $3.50; laborers, $720, an
charwomen, $240. All original ap-
poiEtnents for these classes will &c
made from the eligible registers fur
nished by test examination. There
will be five in number. The first will
carry the names of all persons IL
years of age or over, who pass the
examination. The second will list
those on the first register, who have
had previous experience in operating
card punching, card tabulating or
card sorting machines in census work
The placing of persons name on
this register will not affect his eli.
gib'lity ION the first, third or fourth
registers. The third register will
contain the names of all those on the
first register who make. an average
of 70 On the test in typewriter tab
ulation. Persons who pass this test
will by so doing improve their chance
of appointment. Nor does entry on
this affect eligibility on the first, Sec
ond or fourth register. The fourth
register will comprise the names of
all the male eligibles on the first reg
lister who have expressed willing
ness to accept employment in sub
clerical class D. Entry on this reg
lister will not affect eligibility on the
first, second or third registers.
The fifth register will be for the
boys of 16 or less than Is years of
age who pass the examination and
become eligible for appointment as
messenger boys. Only one kind of
examination will be given all appli-
cants.
Blank application forms and the cir
cular of instructions were ready for
distribution by September 10. AS
soon as the applicant completes his
application in every respect, it should
be addressed and forwarded to the
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 application is sat.
isfactory a card will be mailed the
applicant and it will admit him to the
examination. All applications must
be filed in sufficient time to arrange
for the examination at the place Sc
lected. No request will be granted
for an examination otherwise than as
scheduled fo- the cities and states on