Switchboard Attendant (Male).
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination
on May 6, 1908, to secure eligibles from which to make certification
to fill a vacancy in the position of switchboard attendant (male),
$900 per annum, United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., and
vacancies requiring similar qualifications as they may occur in any
branch of the service. The examination will consist of letter-writing,
practical questions, and experience. Applicants for this examination
should be practical electricians. They should state accurately in
their applications what experience they have had in the handling of
both alternating- and direct-current switchboards and alternating- and
direct-current generators; also experience with various meters used in
measuring high-voltage currents, rheostats, transformers, and other
apparatus used in a power house.
An examination will be held on May 6, 1908, to fill a vacancy in
the position of assistant engineer, $900 per annum, office of the
Attorney-General, Washington, D. C.; a vacancy in the position of
engineer, $1,020 per annum, Freedmen’s Hospital, Washington, D. C.;
and vacancies requiring similar qualifications as they may occur.
Applicants who have had experience in plumbing should so state in
their applications, as such experience is required for the position in
Freedmen’s Hospital. The examination will consist of letter-writing,
practical questions in mechanical and electrical engineering (comprising
the construction and operation of the heating plant and electric lighting
and elevator machinery in first-class public buildings), and experience
in mechanical and electrical engineering work.