Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-15


criers and porters.
The Pension Agents salary is 1000 He
has to pay his own clerks.
The Superintendent of the United State
Sub-Treasury, ON Commercial street. re
ceives So, 500 a year. He is STYLED Assist
ant United States Treasurer The force O
his office comprises q cashier, at $4,000
bookkeeper, 81, 500: chief clerk. 81. 400: as.
sistant cashier, assistant bookeeper and re-
ceiving teller. at $1,000 each coin teller
and clerk, at 81 500 each; another clerk a
81, 400; messenger at $40, and foul
watchmen at $720.
INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT
The Internal Revenue Office in this cit,
supplies the following: Collector, or head
of the Office, with salary of 1880, Chic
Clerk and one deputy at $1,000 each. one
deputy at $500, six at 81 600 one al
81 800, four at 81 400, three at 81 200, and
two each at 81 $50, 81 900 and 5000 There
are twenty-siX store-keepers who receive 81
per day, and twenty-five gaugcrs who are
paid fees. Two of the clerks are ladies
who receive so per month.
There is another Internal Revenue Dis
trict in the State with headquarters at Sac
ramento. The Collectors salary is S3.125
He has one deputy at 81 500. four at 81. 200
two at 81 600, two at 81 500 one at 81. 400
and one at 500. The clerk receives 81 600
There aresix store-keepers at 81 per day. and
six gaugers who are paid fees. The salaries
OF Internal Revenue Collectors are gradu-
ated annually in proportion TO the amount
of revenue collected by each, the maximum
salary being limited to $500 by law.
BY executive order of September 3 1888
forty-three Internal Revenue Collectors
were dispensed with, and their districts
consolidated with the Others. which now
number forty. There viii be further con
solidation under the next Administration
or those who ought to know are mistaken
THE PosToFFICE.
The salary of the Postmaster at San Fran,
cisco is $1,000. He has a deputy at 50. 600
Secretary ut S1,s00 cashier at $4,000
General Superintendent and head of the
Carriers Department, $1,000; newspaper
accountant, $l,400; stamp clerk, 81 500
Superintendent of Mail Delivery, $1,000
Superintendent of the Money Order Divi-
sion, s., 200; SUP erintendent of the Regis
try Division, 81 $50; Superintendent of the
Paper Division, 81 900; foreign clerk, 81 ;.
800; assistant clerk, 81, $40; nine mailing
clerks at 81 200; four clerks at 81 ,0S0; fouI
at $3.50; five paper clerks at 81 200; five
SiNlNS tit s'IfNCO, t'JDp III Tie
try Division there are two clerks at 81 SOC
each, four at 81, 200, four at 81 $50, and one
at 1850
The four Superintendent of Stations, A
B, c and d, receive 81 200 and fees on
money orders. These amount to about Sl0C
year at Station 4, 800 at Station B, $50
at Z, and an unknown quantity at D. A
has one clerk at 81 $50; B, two clerks al
81 200; d, one clerk at 81 200, and C has nc
clerk. There are eight stamp agents at $24
per year. On the Potrero there are One
clerk at 5000, one at S720, and tire at $40
In the Stamp Department are three helpers
at $500, and one Chinese clerk at $3.50. The
Money Order Department has Il Superin.
tendent at s., 200. zone clerk at 81 500, one al
$l,200, two at 81 400, and two at 81 goo.
The Box Department has head clerk al
$3.50; three clerks at 81 200; one at 81 $50
and one at 1920.
There are in the City Delivery division ar
Assistant Superintendent at 81 500; five
clerks at 81, zoo five at 81 ,080; four at S96l
and two at $40.
OF course there are great number Of
other postottices in California, the postmas
ters at Oakland, Sacramento and a few
other cities receiving good salaries and hay.
ing many subordinates
cisco, all of whom are specially protected
by the Civil Service Act. They are paiC
$500 for the first years service, $500 for The
second and 81 900 per ye.r thereafter
THE MINT AND cUsToM-HoUsE.
The Superintendent of the San Francisco
Mint receives $500 per year. his chic
clerk, $500; cashier and bookkeeper, the
same each; abstract clerk, warrant clerk
and weigh clerk, 5000 each register o.
deposits, 5000; assayer, coiner and meltel
and refiner, $1,000 each; assistants to these
last three, $500 each; cashiers clerk
$l,S0o; assistant weigh clerk, Superintend
ent's computation clerk and assayer's com.
putation clerk, 81 600 each. There are fifty,
four adjusters, all women, who are paiC
81 10 a day; thirty workmen, 81 day
twenty-four helpers, 81; thirteen watch
men 81 50, and ninety-one others employed
in various capacities, whose pay range;
from 81 to 81 90 per day.
The tustom-house is hive of busy bees
with a rich store of honey. The salaries
are: Collector of Customs, 81 COO; Auditor
$1,000; deputy collector and special deputy
collector, S3,625 each; clerk and cashier
50. 000 two clerks and assistant Auditor
$1,000 each; fourteen clerks at 81 500 each
four at $1,000, three at 81 800 three al
81 200 three messengers at $780, three
watchmen at $780, and an inspector at Be.
nicia $1,000.
In the Warehouse Division are A dep.
uty collector at s., 625; bond clerk, s., 900
Superintendent and four clerks. 81, S0t
each; four clerks at $1,000 each, one al
1900; opium inspector and foreman OF
iaborers, $500 each; a messenger, three
watchmen and thirteen laborers, 5000 each,
aud nina ctr Of q
day.
The Custom-house inspectors number
fitty-two, including three district officers
and two boarding officers, all of whom re-
ceive 81 per day. Besides, there are thirty
one night inspectors at So per day.
The only position open to woman in this
mammoth departments that of inspectress
who receives 81 per day.
wEIGHERs AND GAuGERs
The chief of these functionarics draws
$1,000 annually; assistant gauger, $500
three weighers, $1,000 each; sixteen assist
ant weighers, 81 200 each; two boatmen,
5000 each.
The, Appraisers Department is also at
tacled to the CuStom-house There are two
appraisers who draw each $3,625; two as
sistant appraisers, 81 500 each five exami-
ners one of them assigned TO drugs, 1000
each one ditto, 81 &C., one clerk, 81, 500
four samplers, 81, 200 messenger and twelve
laborers, $500.
The Surveyor of Customs enjoys 5000 a
year; his deputy, $3,625 two clerks, 81 800;
messenger, $500.
The Naval Officers pay is 5000 a year
deputy, So, 125 cashier and six clerks, 81, 500
each one clerk, $1,000; two ditto, 81 AGO,
and messenger, 81 900.
There are also Custom-houses at Eureka,
Wilmington and San Diego, where the Col
lectors receive 81, 500 each.
UNITED STATES sURvEYoR-GENEgAL's OFFICE.
The United States Surveyors General for
this State draws ESQ year His office is
in this city His chief clerk is paid 81, 400 ;
three other clerks, $1,000 each one clerk.
81 ,S00 two clerks, 81 200; eight copyists,
5000 each; one messenger, 5000; Office boy,
$3.50; chief craftsman, 3, 200; three drafts
men, $1,000 each three craftsmen, 81 500
each: two craftsmen, $1,000; five drafts
men, $500; one craftsman, 81, 400, and
one 81 200.
There are eleven United States Land