14. Name eight bridges which are crossed by street car lines. 15. Give the exact location of the Allis Works. Eight hundred and twenty-seven thousand, nine hundred and eight Thirty-seven million, five hundred and forty-nine thousand, five hun- 2. Write in words the numbers expressed by the following figures: 3. Multiply 312,560 by 812. Give the work in full. 4. Divide 36,288 by 432. Give the work in full. 5. Add together 49,608; 10,325; 114,327; 26,508 and 95,875. Give the work in full. Give the work in full. 6. From 98,752 subtract 9,857. 7. Add together 142, 247, 32%. 8. Reduce 2; 35, 47 and 21 to their lowest common denominator. Give the work in full. 9. A man bought a watch and chain for $66. The watch cost five times as much as the chain. What did each cost? Give the work in full. 10. If a man earns $85 a month and only saves $17 a month, what will he spend in a year? Give the work in full. EXAMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF BRIDGETENDER, QUESTIONS. 1. Give the name of the President of the United States. 2. Give the name of the Governor of Wisconsin. 3. Give the name of the Mayor of Milwaukee. 5. What is the largest city in Wisconsin? 6. What is the Capital of the United States? 7. What is the largest city in the United States? 8. Give the number of the ward in which you live and tell by what wards it is bounded. 9. Give the names and locations of ten of the principal bridges in the city. de 10. Name five bridges which are crossed by street car lines. 11. Give the exact location of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Station. 12. Give the exact location of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station. 13. Give the exact location of the Court House. 14. 15. Give the exact location of the Exposition Building. Give the exact location of the E. P. Allis foundry. 16. Write the following numbers in figures: Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven; Three hundred and forty; Thirty-seven thousand, four hundred and forty-nine. 17. Add together the following numbers: 478; 5,860; 303; 4,801; 295. 18. If a man had 2,749 barrels of flour, and sold 1,594 barrels, how many barrels would he have left? Give the work in full. 3. Where were you apprenticed and how long have you worked at the trade? 4. Have you ever taken a course in mechanical engineering in any school? If so, state where and for how long a time. 5. How long have you been operating steam engines? 6. By what persons have you been employed as engineer, and how long you have worked in each place? 7. Tell what classes of engines you have operated, giving the name of the maker, the size of steam cylinder and the number of horse power of each. 8. Where did you last work as engineer? Are you working there now? If not, when and why did you quit? 9. What references can you give for efficiency and reliability as an engineer? 10. Tell fully what experience you have had in the supervision of men and machinery. 11. Have you had any experience in running electric plants? If so, describe same fully. EXAMINATION FOR ELEVATOR OPERATORS, OCTOBER 12, 1895. 1. How old are you? QUESTIONS. 2. What schools have you attended, and for how long? 3. How old were you when you quit going to school? 4. Have you ever had any experience in running an elevator? If so, state by what persons you have been employed in such capacity. 5. What sort of elevators have you run, passenger or freight, and in what buildings, and for how long a time? 6. Give the names of all the persons for whom you have worked in any capacity during the last five years; state how long you worked at each place and what kind of work you did at each place. 7. Where did you work last? 8. Are you working there now? 9. If not working there now, state when and why you quit. 10. What references can you give for honesty, industry and reliability? 11. Copy neatly and accurately the following: Notice of the time, place and general scope of every examination shall be given by the Board by publication, for two weeks preceding such examination, in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation, published in such city. 12. What is the Capital of Wisconsin? 13. What is the Capital of the United States? 14. What is the largest city on Lake Michigan? 15. In what state is the city last named situated? 16. What is the largest city in Wisconsin? 17. Give the names of three of the principal cities of Wisconsin not already mentioned. 18. What is the name of the President of the United States? 19. What is the name of the Governor of Wisconsin? 20. What is the name of the Mayor of Milwaukee? 21. Tell what ward you live in and by what streets it is bounded. 22. Give the exact location of the principal passenger station of the C. & N. W. Railway. 23. Give the exact location of the principal passenger station of the C. M. & St. P. Railway. 24. Give the location of five bridges in this city that are crossed by street car lines. 25. Give the names and locations of three of the principal hotels in this city. 26. Write in figures the following quantities: One hundred and fifty-three thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine. Three hundred and ninety thousand, four hundred and seven. Five and three-quarters. Twelve hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty-five cents. 27. Add together the following numbers: 3,042; 35,202; 420; 500; 6,689. 28. Subtract 4,308 from 27,892. 29. Divide 183,330 by 485. 30. If a man receives $75 a month and only spends $62.50 a month, how much will he save in a year? EXAMINATION FOR METER READERS, NOVEMBER 29, 1895. 1. What is your age? QUESTIONS. 2. State what schools you have attended, and how old you were when you quit going to school. 3. State what, if any, trade you have followed, and when and where you learned it. 4. Give the names of all the persons and firms for whom you have worked in any capacity for the last five years, and state what kind of work you have done at each of these places. 5. State at what place you were last employed. 6. Are you working there now? 7. If not, state when and why you quit. 8. Are you now or have you ever been employed in the public service, and if so, state when and in what capacity you were so employed. 9. If you have formerly been employed in the public service, but are not now so employed, state when and for what reasons you left such employment. DIVISION II. 1. Copy neatly and accurately the following: The Clerical Service shall include the following positions: All positions of clerks, messengers, copyists, recorders, stenographers, bookkeepers, assessors, or other similar service, whether paid by the year, month or day, or by the piece or in any other way. 2. Writing from dictation. DIVISION III. 1. What is the Capital of Wisconsin? 2. Name four of the largest cities of Wisconsin, not including the Capital. 3. In what county is the city of Milwaukee situated? 4. Name three of the largest cities on the Great Lakes. 5. Which of the Great Lakes form part of the boundary of Wis consin? 6. By what streets is the new City Hall bounded? 7. Give the location of five of the principal public parks in Mil waukee. 8. Give the names of six bridges in this city which are crossed by street car lines. 9. Give the names of six bridges in this city which are not crossed by street car lines. 10. Give the exact location of the office of the Water Registrar. DIVISION IV. 1. Write the following numbers in figures: Twenty-seven thousand and eight. Five hundred and ninety-five thousand, four hundred and eighty. Ten million, six hundred thousand, five hundred and ninety. eight cents. 2. Write in words the following quantities: 8950678; 12076008; $4850070.07. 3. Add together the following numbers: 4. From 27,596,070 subtract 8,957,028. 5. Multiply 87,590 by 4,875. 6. Divide 3,367,875 by 3,849. Give work in full. numbers is 1,000. One of the num en 7. Five times the sum of two bers is 50. What is the other number? Give the work in full. re |