St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-09
The Handlers of Uncle Sans
Nail Matter Will Offer a
Little Bill,
Which Is Designed to Fix
Their Pay and Regulate
Promotion.
Proposed Remuneration That
Is to Be Asked From the
Legislators.
A Comprehensive Measure to
Benefit ALI Employees in
the Service


DENVER, Col, Nov. S.-For.the pur-
pose OF remedying the evils now exist
ing in the postoffice department regard
ing the promotion and pay of those
entering the service under the civil
service rules, the National Association
of Postoff1ce Clerks, at their. annual
meeting in Pittsburg last September,
authorized the drafting of bill for this
purpose. which is to be presented in
the coming congress for passage. The
proposed bill contains these provisions,
among others:
The assistant postmaster shall receive
SO per cent of the salary of the post
master. as provided by act of March 3,
1888, except at New York. n. Y, where
the salary of the assistant postmaster
shall be fixed at So, 500 per annum and
that of the second assistant postmaster
at 1000 per annum. For secretary and
Stenographer to postmaster at offices
where authorized, five classes, salary
shall be graded in even hundreds of
dollars at $1,000, $500, S1.400, $500,
and not exceeding $1,000 per annum, to
be classified according to the salary of
the postmaster,
Cashiers, six classes, salary shall be
graded in even hundreds of dollars at
S1.S00, $4,000, $4,000, S2,400, 81. 800, and
net exceeding s., 500 per annum, to be
classified according to the salary Of the
postmaster. Assistant cashiers, five
classes, salary shall be graded in even
hundreds of dollars, at 81, 200, 81, 800,
81, 400, 81, 500, and not exceeding $1,000
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the salary of the postmaster. Finance
clerks, bookkeepers and division clerks
shall receive 80 per cent of the salary
of the postmaster. Stamp agents, as
now compensated, shall receive 81, 400
per annum.
Superintendent of mail shall receive
40 per cent of the salary of the pOstmaS-
ter. except at New York. N. Y, where
the salary of the superintendent of
mails shall be fixed at So, 500 per annum.
The assistant superintendent of mails
shall receive 30 per cent of the salary of
the postmaster, except at Washington,
at which office the assistant superin-
tepdent Of mails shall receive 81, 800 per
annun. In no case shall assistant SUI
perintendents of mail receive less than
81, 200 per annum.
Superintendent of delivery shall re-
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postmaster, except at New York, n. Y,
where the salary of the superintendent
of delivery shall be fixed at $500 per
annum. Assistant superintendent of
delivery shall receive 30 per cent of the
salary of the postmaster, except at
Washington, ID. c., at which Office he
shall receive $500 per annum. In no
case shall assistant superintendent of
delivery receive less salary than 81, 200
per annum.
Superintendent of registry divisions
shall receive 40 per cent OF the salary of
the postmaster. Assistant Superintend-
entS of registry shall receive 30 per
cent of the salary of the postmaster, eX-
eept at New York. n. Y, where the
salary of the first aud second assistant
superintendents of registry shall be
fixed at 2.4OO and S1,SOO per annum
respectively. Superintendent of money
order divisions shall receive 40
per cent of the salary of the
postmaster, except at New York,
where the salary OF the superintendent
OF the money order division shall be
fixed at $500 per annum. Assistant
superintendent of money order divis-
ions shall receive 20 per cent Of the sal
airy of the postmaster, except at New
York, where the salary of the first and
second assistant uperintendentS of
money order divisions and the chief
boOkkeeper of the money order division
shall be tXed at g, 400, 81, 500 and S1,S00,
respectively.
superintendent of carriers, or other
important stations, shall receive a salary
from 81, 100 per annum to not exceeding
$1,000 per annum, except at New York,
where the salaries of the superintend-
ents of stations "a" and 'D'' shall be
fixed at $500 each per annum and
superintendent ''E'' and "F'' shall
be fixed at $4,000 each per annum.
Clerks in charge of carriers, or other
important stations, shall receive from
1000 to 81, 400 per annum. General
fOremen shall receive salary of 81, 500
per annum. Clerks in charge of pack
ing stations, stations for registry and
money order business and sale Of
stamps. shall receive a salary of from
500 to $500 per annum.
Stampers and mail messengers, three
classes, salary shall be graded in even
hundreds of dollars from 5000 to not eX-
ceeding $500 per annum. Printers, four
classes. salary shall be graded in even
hundreds of dollars from 5000 to nat eX-
ceeding $1,000 per annum. Freshmen,
messengers, watchmen, laborers, iani-
tors, pOrters. firemen, carpenters, waste
paper examiners and general utility
clerks, four classes, salary shall be
graded in even hundreds of dollars from
5000 to 5000 per annum.
The employees of each postofflce, ex-
cept those herenbefOre named, shall be
divided by the postmaster, subject to
the approval of the postmaster general,
into two classes, to be known as first
class clerks and Second-clasS clerks.
Fifty per cent of the number shall be
designated as tirSt-claSS and 80 per
cent as second-eiaSs clerks, who
shall be rated according to the
length Of time in the service. First-class
clerks shall be divided into five classes.
as follows: One-ffth shall receive
81, 400 per annum; One-fifth shall re-
ceive 81, 800 per annum; one-fifth shall
receive $1,000 per annum; oHe-iifth
shall receive SLIGO per annum; one
fifth shall receive $1,000 per annum.
Second-clasS clerks shall hereafter
enter the service at $500 per annum,
and shall receive an annual increase of
500 until the maximum salary shall
amount TO 5000 per annum. All ap-
pOlntmen.S to the service shall be made
to the grade OF Second-cIaSs clerks. and
10 appointment to the frst-class grade
Shall be made except by promotion from
the second-elass grade; such promotion
to be governed Ivy the length of time is
the service. No clerk shall receive a
less salary after the passage of this bill
than he was receiving prior thereto.
No clerk shall be reduced from higher
70 a lower grade after his assignment
thereto, unless unable to perform the
higher duties connected with such
higher grade.
The bill also provides that the post