Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-01-17
United States Civil-ServiCs Exami-
nation.
ROAD PArRoLMAN (MALE). FEBRUARY 8,
1918,

Road PATRobMAN (MALE). FEBRUARY y,
1918.
The United States Civil Service Commits
sion announces an open competitive ex
animation for road patrolman, for mer
only. From the register of elieibles re.
sulting from this examination certiicatior
will be made to fill vacancy in this posi-
ton for service on the Kensington Road
from the District of Columbia line to Chevy
Chase Lake; on Bradley Lane from Ken
sington Road to Rockville Road; and on
Rockville Road from the District Of Column
bia line north for a distance of approx
mately three miles, all in the State of
Maryland, at $720 a year, in the Office of
Public Roads, Department of Agriculture.
The duties Of this position will be the
care and maintenance of the roads men,
toned above.
Competitors will not be required to APP
pear at any place for examination, but will
be rated on the following subjects, which
will have the relative weights indicated:
Subjects-l. Physical ability; weight,
80. 2. Training, experience and fitness :;
weight, 20. Total, 100.
Proper equipment including horse and
cart and implements, such as pick, shovel
and hand broom, for properly caring for the
road. is prerequisite for consideration for
this position.
Applicants for this examination should
be in robust health and should have had
such experience in the handling of teams
and implements as will enable them to
properly repair and maintain the road. The
medical certificate in Form 1900 must be
executed.
Appointment as result of this exami-
nation will give the appointee no status
for transfer or promotion to competitive
positions in the classified service.
Statements as to training, experience
and fitness are accepted subject to verifi-
cation.
Persons named in the application as
references will be communicated with. I'm
less answers are received from these per-
sons within three weeks from the date of
sending the communication, the application
will not be accepted for the particular
vacancy for which this examination is to
be held. but if received within six weeks
it will be considered for any vacancy which
may arise in the future requiring similar
qualifications. The applications of those
persons whose references fail to answer
within six weeks will be Cancelled.
Applicants must have reached their goth
birthday on the date of the examination.
This examination is open to all men who
are citizens of or owe allegiance to the
United States, who meet the requirements
and who reside no further than one-half
mile from any of the roads mentioned in
the first paragraph Of this announcement.
Persons who meet the requirements and
desire this examination should apply at
once to the United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, d. c., for Form 1900
No application will be accepted unless
properly executed, including the medical
certificate, and filed with the Commission
at Washington prior to the hour of closing
business on February 3, 1913 In applying
for this examination the exact title as given
at the head Of this announcement should
be used.
Issued January 2, 1913