Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-11
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man may be n few pounds over or under
weight. n matter which can be remetied in
a short time. Many Of them also have some
slight eye or ear trouble which a physician
can correct. thus making them eligible upon
re-cxamnatiOn. Very few are debarrcd
from n second examination for physical rca-
sons.
A Determined Candidate
AT recent examination there appeared
Young man who was fine physical spcci-
NEIL He was former service man. who was
Sllhering from contraction Of one of the
fingers of the right hand outside Of which
he easily passed all the requirements. The
contracted finger would have intcrfered with
me use Of his revolver as a pnrOman should
he ever have occasion to use It. took IN
the case with the police surgeon. and to dis
courag" the man he was told that he could
not pass physically with the finger in that
condition.
lie went away and at an examination a
short time later reapncarcd with the finger
gone! Hc had had it amputatrd to get on
the force. He easily passed all the cxamina-
lions and is making splendid officer. us
might be expected from the determination
and pluck h" showed to got the appoint-
mcnt.
I'VE nre now getting fine class of mon
physically with tho more stringent require
ments which hav" now been mt into effect.
There has been n decided inward tendency
In this respect imthc years that | have been
doing this work.
The City Street Cleaners
since the assumption by the city Of the
street cleaning work applicants for these
positions haze come under our supervision
Many OF the men had been for years with
the contractors and were unable TO PASS the
physical requirements imposed by the new
system. II has been the hardest and most
disagrecable part Of my work to disounlify
old workers on the streets who were ,InabIc
to qualify physically. and | gave the priyi-
legr OF an appeal to the Commissioners of all
such men whom ] was unable to qualify.
among them were some worthy and
valuable lnri. ana some of these have been
rctai,lch. There was one particular cosc of
Il ,aan who hat. been doing a certain line of
work Ter 'nhny years ana was considered to
he the best man In the city in his line. who
was retained d'"l ite tho fact that hc inst
missed the required physical attachments.
1.-The street cleaners come in the same
category as the laborors. When we get into
the larger quarters which we must have, we
Shall nave devic" such as is now used in
New York for examination of candidates for
cleaners. One Aa!f of a cleaning wagon is
built into the wall Of the room anJ tI,"
hppllcahtS will 10 asked to place n loodc.
ash can in III" wagon. They will bc OK.
nrrtrh TO show thc strength and the skill to
,In' lu,,'' ,hs % lonued receptacle with ease phys
''Eherc is a examination pivcn to ma
i,c'men and hr"mrn for promotion which i.
similar TO thnt given to new men ,rhoro i
no rejection for promotion On nhvsioaI
grounds, put notation is made of INV
ph!slchi impairment which may hnyc nc
CURED between the date of the last nrcvi"u.
'yamnat ion for promotion and thc ''ms'"ms ,r,,s
time. nr, this is duly reported to the e nnIi"o
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