Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-08
WHAT THEY WANT.
A Bill Formulated by the fostomce NJ"
ployes Which They VIII Try 20 Anau0'
Congress to Pass.

A Bill Formulated by the Postomce I'm
Moves which They VIII Try to Induce
Congress to Pass.
DENVER, Col, November l.-for .ue
purpose of remedying the evil now exist
ing in the Postofice Department regaroin
the promotion and pay Of those entering
the service under the civil service rules,
the National Association OF Postomce
Clerks at their annual meeting In Pitts-
burg last September, authorized the orai,-
ing of O bill for this purpose, which Is 10
be presented to the coming Congress.
The drafting of the new bill was complsT,
ed bv the associations attorney in VIII
mington last week, q copy OF whcn 10 d.
follows: rS 10
ia hereby authorized to classify ana nx the
salaries of the clerks and employees attacn-
ed IN the first class postoffices from anu III
ter July l, 1892, as hereinafter provided.
The assistant postmaster shall receive
fifty per cent of the salary of the postmas-
ter. as provided by act OF March $, 1872 sA-
cept at New York, where the salary Oh tne
assistant postmaster shall be nxed at co.
500 per annum. os.
The secretary and stenographer TO post
master at offices were authorizeu, nVc
classes. salary shall be granted In even
hundreds of dollars at 81, 200, sl.ScO, S,+co
and 81 900 and not exceeding LOCO per an
num' to be classified according to the sal
ary of the postmaster. .u
Stamp agents as now compensated snail
receive s., 400.per annum
Superintendents of delivery shall receive
45 per cent. OF the salary OF postmaster eA-
cent at New York, where the salary OF the
superintendent Of delivery shall be nxed
at IS, 500 per annum.
Assistant superintendents OF delivery
shall receive 30 per cent. OF the saisry 0i
/ the postmaster except at washington, ~ ~.
| c.. at which offices he shall receive i,ooV
per annum In no case shall assistant su'
perintendents Of delivery receive less sal
ary than q, 200 per annum. ,,-;.,os
Sunerintendents of registry divisions
shall receive 40 per cent. OF the salary OF
| the postmaster. Assistant superintendent
az registry shall receive 80 per cent. OF tht
salary of the postmaster, except AT New
York, where the salaries OF first ana sec
ond assistant superintendents OF registry
shall be fixed at s., 400 and Sl,SD per an
mum, respectively.
Superintendents of money order division:
shall receive 40 per cent OF the salary o.
the postmaster, except at New ork
where the salary Of the superintendent, o
the money order division shall DO nxed
-, 3OO per annulh' o,or or
der divisions shall receive 30 per cent. 0
the salary Of the postmaster, excest at New
York, where the salary Of the tirst ana ses
ond assistants of the money order division
and the chief bookkeeper OF the money OF
der division shall be fixed ut G.4oo ant
81, 800 respectively. . o,,or n,
Superintendents OF carriers as ,on o,nef frnr .,r
portant stations shall receive salary lrof
sI GOO oer annum, to rot exceed 81 600 pc
annum, except at New York, where tn
salaries of the superintendents OF station
shall be graded. -,
Clerks in charge OF package stations, sta
tions for registry and money order pus
ness and sale of stamps, shall receive
salary of from 800 to 900 per annum; ,,o
Pressmep. messengers, watchmen, labo
ers ianitors, porters, fremen, carpentet
- saIary. si@iI ,-n' isrspt-Tiu even hundreds
dollars from 5000 To 5000 per annum.