The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-21
MANY POSITIONS ARE WAITING
Increase in Clerical Force at Local Of
fee to Provide Places for Many Ap-
plicants With the Opening Of the
New Year.


9TH at Kenosha an examination will be
held for the positions Of clerk and car
rier in the postofice service.
Clerks in offices of the first and sec
ond classes and carriers in the city de-
livery service are divided into six
grades, as follows First grade, salary
5000; second grade, salary $500; third
grade, salary 5000; fourth grade, sal
airy $1,000; fifth grade, salary $l,100;
sixth grade, salary $1,000 Clerks and
carriers at frst-class offices will be
promoted excessively to the fifth
grade, and clerks and carriers at sec
ond-eIass Offices win be promoted sue
cessively to the fourth grade.
All promotions Of both clerks and
carriers will be made at the beginning
of the quarter following the expiration
Of year 5 service in the next lower
grade. No promotion win be made ex-
cept upon evidence satisfactory to the
postofice department of the efficiency
and faithfulness of the employee dur
ing the preceding year When clerk
on carrier fails of promotion because
of unsatisfactory service he may be
promoted at the beginning Of the sec
ond quarter thereafter, or of any sub
sequent quarter, on evidence that his
record has been satisfactory during the
period Clerks and car
riers Of the highest grade in their re-
speetive Offices are eligible for promo
tion to the higher positions in said
postofices
Any clerk is eligible for transfer to
the service of a orrier, and any car
rier is eligible for transfer to the serv-
ice Of a clerk.
Auxiliary employees are paid for ae-
tual service at the rate of 30 cents an
hour. Such auxiliary employees, how
ever, are required to work not less than
Two hours daily, and may serve as sub
stituteg. They are eligible for appoint
ment 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, weighted as
Indicated
Subjects.
l. Spelling Twenty words of average
difficulty in common use) 80. 10
2. Arithmetic (simple tests in addi-
ton, subtraction, multiplication, and
division Of whole numbers, common
and decimal fractions, and United
States money! .......,. 20
9. Underwriting "a letter Of not less
than 125 words on some subject Of
general interest Competitors may
select either of two subjects
given) ................... 20
4. Penmanship lthe handwriting of
the competitor in the subject of copy
ing from plain copy viii be consider
ed with special reference to the ele-
ments of Iegibility, rapidity, neat
ness, general appearance, etc) 90
). Copying from plain copy "a simple
test in copying accurately few
printed lines in the competitor IS
handwriting ........ 10
United States geography (relative
to the boundaries Of states, and to
capitals, largest cities, rivers and
largest bodies of water, and the To-
cation by states of prominent cities,
etc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Z. Reading addresses (test in noting
with pen or pencil, on a printed sheet
Of addresses, differences between the
printed addresses and the written ad-
dresses of which they are
copy ........,,............ 10
Total Observation-Disclosures. 100
Age limit, all positions, is to As
years. The age limits are waived,
however, in the cases Of persons hon
orably discharged from the military or
naval service by reason Of disability
resulting from wounds 81 sickness In
Cured il the line OF duty
Male applicants for the postofice
service must be at least ) feet 4 inches
u height in bare feet, and 125 pounds
IN weight without orereoat and hat;
otherwise their applications will be
Female applicants are not
to be Of any specific height or
weight
Applicants for the postofice service
are required to be physically sound and
N good health The postoffice depart
nent has advised the commission that
10 person who IS defective in any Of
.be following named particulars viii be
appointed to the position of carrier ii
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