The Washington times., 1923-10-10

Specifications Announced Fur
nish Guide as to Rating Of
District Workers.

The Personnel Classification
Board has fixed specifications for
TIE various degrees Of efficiency
involved in accounting and audit
ing, and the more important ones
ere presented in The Washington
Times today.
Guide For Employees.
While intended primarily for the
zleId service. the specifications now
h process Of being drafted for en-
ployes in the District of Columbia
Win be virtually the same. and the
descriptions herein outlined furnish
= good guide for the District work
aEs desiring to know how they are
- be placed under the working Of
ehe new Classification law.
The specifications follow:
Junior Teller.
Duties and Responsibil ities Under
general supervision, to check remit
2ances received through the mail Tor
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90 zee that the remittances are in
negotiable form; to list remittances,
and to issue receipts; to receive cash
returns in payment Of goods sold by
Government commissaries, and to
perform other work as assigned.
Typical Tasks-To handle the re-
ceipt Of cash from sales made In
Government commissaries, check
saies slips and assist In entering on
the book charge sales made to in
aiViduais and to organizations.
To prepare all forms required for
the accountability of funds received
from the sale of Government stores
! Qf property and to do incidental
bookkeeping,
To total daily sales by depart
maents for the information Of a COM
missary manager.
To open mail, separate remittances
from documents. record receipt RI
paid, and indorse checks and
drafts preparatory to their deposit.
:. To issue receipts for payments Of
income and miscellaneous taxes.
To receive all remittances which
can not be Immediately Identified,
indexing, filing and recording each
remittance prior to its deposit, fol-
lowing up. Identifying, and journal
1k.ng the items, and keeping the
unidentified account in balance with
{ fhescontrol account.
To sell stamps covering internal
revenue taxes.
TO requisition stamps necessary to
supply the demand at a sales win
dow or by mail. and to prepare daily
reports OF sales and balances.
IT, Irnf1 - -,
Of proceeds from the sales Of revenue
stamps, and to make daily reports in
detail to q collector Of internal reve-
nue.
Standard annual rates-$1 800,
$3.50, $1.44o, $500, 1850. $500.
and $3.50.
Senior Teller, Grade S.
Duties and responsibilities Under
general supervision, to review the
work Of junior telIers In handling,
securities; to be responsible for large
sums Of money and securities, and
for the accuracy OF records and the
regularity of transactions; and TO
perform other work as assigned.
Typical tasks-To assist a Junior
cashier or a cashier generally when
required, and to have immediate Gus
tody OF all the currency of an office.
To supervise the opening and sort.
ing Of all tax returns made by mail
and the classification and sorting Of
tax collections.
To receive cash rendered in pay
nent for premiums on insurance
policies. to issue appropriate re-
cefpts. and to make periodical re-
ports thereof to the central office
cashier.
To assist in taking over all gold
and silver delivered at a United
States mint or assay office for pay.
nnent on warrants and sales.
To serve as entry clerk in making
ttemized records for daily statements
TO bookkeeper.
To receive remittances and indoreo
them over to a Government deposi-
tory covering fees for grazing, tim
Der and special use in connection
with the public forests and lands.
and to prepare detailed periodical
reports in connection Herewith.
Standard annual rates $3.50.
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