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Widow. Husband's name,

applicant for Cottage Attendant.

no children. Lives with mother, whose support she is. Has done housework, cleaning, sewing, had charge of children. Has been in public employment as Cottage Attendant for the past five weeks; no fault found with her during those past five weeks.

References.

Miss

(SAMPLE No. 2.)

Fitness Examination.

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applicant for Cottage Attendant. Single. Has already been in the employment of the Park Board as Cottage Attendant, and her services were commended by Superintendent Never been in City employment

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before coming under the Park Board. Refers to Ex-Sheriff

No. 26 on list.

(Extract from application of same applicant.)

Question No. 10. Were you ever in the service of the City of New York?

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Civil Service Examiner.

No.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

Date, May 25, 1897.

TECHNICAL.

1. Give a clear and concise definition of what is meant by a "horse-power," and what its theoretic value is?

2. Draw up an outline of an examination which would in your opinion fairly test the qualifications of an applicant for the position of Engineer on high service pumping station.

3. State what accidents the piston and cylinder of a steam engine are subject to.

4. What repairs is a steam engine likely to require as the result of long continued use?

5. How would you set the eccentric of the steam valve of an engine?

6. Describe the terms "lap" and "lead," and what purpose they

serve.

7. Where an engine and a boiler are to be put out of service for some time, state fully what should be done to keep them in good condition.

8. State clearly what is meant by the "adiabatic" expansion of steam; also by the "isothermal" expansion?

9. Describe in general the process of testing a steam boiler for efficiency.

10. Describe in general the process of indicating a steam engine. 11. State how you would test an indicator for its accuracy? 12. What is the so-called "grooving" in a steam boiler, and what is its cause?

13. What is the effect of filling a boiler, immediately after blowing off steam?

14. What are now considered the best methods of preventing and removing scale in a boiler? What is the effect of oil in a boiler?

15. State fully and clearly what you would do in making a complete inspection of a boiler after use.

16. State the conditions which govern the economical use of fuel under a boiler.

17. If the use of fans or machinery in a building should cause disagreeable or dangerous vibrations, what would probably remove the difficulty? Give reasons.

18. In testing materials for tensile strength, state what is meant by the terms, "elastic limit," and "modulus of elasticity?"

19. In low carbon steel, about what should be its tensile strength, what its elastic limit, and what its elongation and reduction of area at rupture?

20. What is the pitch circle in a wheel, and how would you determine the ratio of speed of two wheels gearing into each other?

No.

ARITHMETIC.

(Give all the work on the ruled sheet.)

Date, May 25, 1897.

1. In a steam boiler which is 48 inches in diameter and shell inch thick, with a steam pressure of 80 pounds, what will be the strain per square inch on a longitudinal section of the shell? Also on a transverse section?

2. Suppose you desire to set the safety-valve of a boiler to blow off at 80 pounds, the valve to have a diameter of 4 inches and the arms of the lever to be respectively 3 inches and 18 inches long; what must be the weight on the valve?

3. What is the weight of a cast-iron conical roller which is 12 inches long, 6 inches in diameter at one end and 4 inches at the other?

4. A screw has a diameter of 3 inches, and a pitch of inch. Suppose 100 pounds pressure to be applied at the end of a lever 3 feet long, what lifting force would the screw exert, neglecting friction?

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2. Find the interest, at 4%, of $17,854.75 for 3 years, 9 months and 18 days.

3. I buy some goods on price-list rates on which are marked the following successive discounts; 30%, 15%, 10%, 7%, 5%; is it cheaper or dearer and by how much to buy at above or at a lump discount of 52%?

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