Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
make application not later than Oct

make application not later than Oct.
l. The bulletin follows:
The United States civil service com.
mission announces that on Nov. in
Ottumwa, Iowa. an examination Will
be held for the positions of clerk and
city carrier in the postoffice at o.
tumwa.
Clerks in Offices of the first and Sec
ond classes and carriers in the city
delivery service are divided into six
grades, as follows: First grade, sal.
airy, $500; second grade, salary, $500;
third grade, salary, 5000; fourth grade,
salary $1,000: fifth grade, salary, ST.
100; sixth grade, salary, $1,000. Clerks
and carriers at first class Offices will
be promoted successfully to the fifth
grade, and clerks and carriers at Sec
cessively to the fourth grade.
Promotions of both clerks and car
riers will be made at the beginning
of the quarter following the expiration
of years service in the next lower
grade. No promotion will be made
except upon evidence satisfactory to
the postoffice department of the ef-
ficiency and faithfulness of the EN-.
ploye during the preceding year. When
q clerk or carrier fails of promotion
because of unsatisfactory service he
may be promoted at the beginning of
the second quarter thereafter, or OF
any subsequent quarter, on evidence
that his record has been satisfactory
during the intervening period. Clerks
and carriers of the highest grade are
eligible for promotion to the higher
positions in their respective Offices.
Any clerk is eligible for transfer to
the service Of a carrier, and any car
rier is eligible for transfer to the
service of a clerk.
Auxiliary employees are paid for &C
tual 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
as clerks and carriers
If the first grade.
Substitutes are paid at the rate of
30 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
If the first grade.
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned below, weighted
rs indicated:
Subjects. 4. Weights.
spelling twenty words of av-
erage difficulty in common use).. Is
2--Arithemtic (simple tests in
addition, subtraction, multiplied
ton and division of whole num-
tons, and U. S. money!. $50. 20l
3-Letter writing "a letter of not
less than 125 words on some sub
ject of general interest. COMPETE
tors may select either of two sub
jects given) ........ ........ 20
4-Penmanship (the handwriting
of tlks competitor in the subject Of
copying from plain copy will be
considered with special reference
to the elements of legibility. neat
ness. general appearance, etc.,. 20
5-Copying from plain copy "a
simple test In copying accurately
few printed lines in the competi-
tors handwriting) ............... Is
6-Reading addresses (test in
noting with pen or pencil, on a
printed sheet of addresses, differ
ences between printed addresses
and the written addresses of
which they are copy :. -. 49,. 10
Total 80. $500. -. ....... .lUU
APPLICANTS must have reached their
but not their forty fifth
on the date of the examina-
ton. The age limits are waived, how
ever, in the cases of persons honor
ably discharged from the United
States military or naval service by
reason Of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in the
line of duty. g