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Reimbursement for Lodging at Ranger Stations 



(Amends note on page 66, September (1908) Field Program.) 



Forest officers should in no case be charged for lodging at a Government Ranger 

 Station when the accommodation consists of simply the use of a room involving no 

 personal expense to the Forest Officer furnishing the lodging. When, however, the 

 ranger is living in a house of his own, or one rented by him, it is entirely reasonable 

 that a charge for lodging be made to Forest officers. Very often ranger stations are 

 so located that Forest officers use them frequently and under conditions which 

 make it impracticable for these officers to carry bedding with them. In such cases 

 H is proper that a charge for lodging, not to exceed 25 cents per night, be made by 

 the Forest officer furnishing blankets and linen, and, in the future, accounts for such 

 expenses will be allowed. It will not be required hereafter that an explanation 

 accompany charges for such lodging, but it is expected that the spirit of these in- 

 structions will be carefully followed by all Forest officers. 



Fire Request- 

 Form 445, a placard requesting the public to give notice of fires to Forest officers, is 

 available for distribution from the Supply Depot and should be given the fullest use 

 on the National Forests. Sample copies have been mailed by the Property Clerk to 

 Supervisors. 



Boundary Notices and Fire Warnings 



In some places old boundary notices and fire warnings, which were posted years 

 ago, remain and are now dilapidated and out of date. Since these notices are very 

 often in prominent places along important roads and trails, Forest officers are expected 

 to see that they are kept up to date and renewed whenever necessary. 



Civil-Service Eligibles 



The attention of District Foresters and of supervisors is called to the civil-service 

 requirement that eligibles certiTed by the Commission must not be subjected to an 

 inquiry into their quali cations in addition to the information given in their exami- 

 nation papers. While information coming incidentally to the knowledge of appoint- 

 ing officers outside of that contained in the examination papers can not be entirely 

 ignored, it must be remembered that the quali cations of eligibles have teen officially 

 determined by the examination, and that the only allowable inquiries are in regard 

 to character and personality. Anything in the nature of a second examination 

 direct or indirect, is contrary to the civil-service regulations. 



Filing Applications for Positions- 

 Supervisors who wish to keep all correspondence regarding applications for posi- 

 tions separate from other miscellaneous correspondence may insert, behind the gen- 

 eral file, a guide marked "Applications for Positions," with either a single folder or 

 an additional A to Z file, as may be required by the volume of correspondence. 



Names of Appointees- 

 Frequent errors in names of appointees, given in recommendations to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, have led to subsequent corrections and much needless clerical work in 



