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.