New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
SALARIES IN POSTOFFICES.
A BILL, TO BE SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS
.rryG THE PAY AND PROMOTION OF THOSE

REGULATING THE PAY AND PROMOTION OF IhooN
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Denver. Now For the purpose of romedying the
,, o,r ax,stin9 I'm the Postoffce Department re-
rs,,,,ng the promotion and pay of those entering '
s.rvice under the Civil Service rules the Na"onai
Association of Postofce Clerks, at their ailhuai
ing In Pttsburg last september, authorized 'he uia
ing OF bill for this purpose which Is 10 NC Az
no the coming Congress for passage Inc orai'ne
new bill was completed by the associa.oh .,,.I.S
On washington last week. copy OF when was iu'
the Associated Press to-day by Na'ioh"i
r susser 1t is as follows: lob,
INA, the Postmaster General be- ana nc a. - corIs
authorized TO classify and TX the sG ss rostoices
ed emnIoyes attached to the nrsrclass pvsoUiS ed
anu and sfter July l. 1892 hereinafter proViSeu
The assistant postmaster shall receive v Sp nv Act
Of Ms, sSA5y q sss he except we,s the
salary Of the assistant postmaster sh oaoS assistant
s3 500 Ter snnum, and that Oh ,'ie Se'o'N
The salary Of secretary and Ts . shall
masters s I'm even hundreds of dollars at zoo
sI ZOO al 400 $500, and not eatee sh saiary Of
per annum to be classified aecoruihs :" '''
e apher ak classes salaries shall J. De So6 srSea Zoo
even HUNDREDS T OF sad Uo exceeding per
to be classified according 10 ' ae classes shall be
master n srsn hnndris Of dollars at " 200 %
e. 400 81 500 and not exceeuihe mw II the post
to be classified according 10 'p0 ''1'''
Enance clerks booaheepes and IN ,e saary
stamp divisions shall receive 80 per cel' VI "''
Of the geate as now compensated shall receive
81 400 per of mails shall receive 45 per cen,
y, }be salary Of the postmaster except az sIs shall
the salary zoo Of n tine annHm The assistant
he ste ass@ at Of % PEI ssca d e
9ay Of t nde the assistant OF m sSa
shall receive 800 Per annnii; receve less than
p1 onn r,ar
see g of delivery shall Tccpf at New
cent of the s ise salary ia of the g ae
livery shall be fixed Of $500 per recave 30 per cent
s1seT Of Of the seSstS at W sod R
tom D. c. at which office he shall o.
seTey receive salary than q Seo s Rsn 1 eeve
superinendents Of reglstry GIsfmesteT Assistant
40 peT fend Of registry shall receive 30 pF
OF the salary of the postmaster aHd Second assistant
wheIs t te Of registry shall be fixed at
and 81 800 per annum reSpecv ,ay divisions shall
cee 20 per Of the salary Of sne Of the snper
ep nns wh order IN! Sv isans shall sd at
90 400 Der anpm Assistant n sr cent Of the
divisions shall I rssevs at 80 OK %hes
the salary Of the first and seS%na ard tSe chief book
@ ., money order division shall be liked 81
AZ sco and 81 800 .spectyey ,or ,mnortant sta
psSa rsSve salary from 81 100 Per anr~m 10
Nc" EXCEEDING 900 per annum sSceen Of stations
where the S sxed at 500 each per annum and
s ~ oe at and shall DC IKE" az
each PEI IN charge Of carriers other mpor"ns S,a
tions shall receive from 81 900 10 , % m 500
General foremen shall receive s'A''' Vi
p0T Clerks in charge of package stations SOL. sa az STAMPS
InSrr "a money order business ara ssie oi 'I
sSs receive salary Of from 300 to $500 per snail
Stampers and mail messengers; u to 5000 10 not
be graded r. s0e even n. hu snnT% Oh uoi''
exeesdng $500 PER Shall be graded in even hun
Per nnnu, messengers watchmen. labOrers, 1antors;
- Tramen csrT,enters wastepapcr examiners anu i
p tHtr clerks four classes. shall be giaueo LII
even hundreds Of dollars, from $500 10 T'oo p'f al"
The auditor and sreg 9G At Te"f0rN '"
receive SSEOo ana d each posoce except those herein
before named shall be DIVIDED led BY e sp GENERAL
subject to the aRprSS c no W as frScas clerks and
secondcla clerks Fifty per cent d 31 90 nsy cent as
shall DESIGNATED as o ss Be ana rated d According to
the length Of time in the seT sise: a. follows One
s bs divided Into 4oS Se per annnS one shah
receive 81 300 per annum onettn IT'LL sns az 100 per
900 per ,a redeve ss sooo per annnm
SECOND class clerks shall hereaf er enter te M
at 5000 per AMIN th ana ma sN salary shall amount
to 5000 per All appointments ,s so c cI and
shall be made to to the the gaGs 81 Shall
by promotion from the IS ms in SqS Se
Service No clerk shall receive less salary aeT r snS
$780, ~ This act than he was receiving prior
b%nto II, clerk shall be reduced from higher 10
lower grade after his assignment 'hercto n a1 u
shic 10 nerform the higher duties connecteu Will s'h
| higher grade.
| sECoND-CLAss OFFICES
That the Postmaster General be and ne IS herepy
to classify and fix the salaries OF the cerhS
and empoyes attached TO the second-cass pos,ohoeS
from ard after July l. 1892, hereinafter PROVIDED
| Assistant postmasters shall receive fifty per cent
n, the salary OF the postmaster and shall receive an
animal increase of giOO until they attain an ANNUAL
salary Of 5000, except the chief clerk VINO s,' ma
give 81 600 per annum. The class shall 1ncnae NAL
Ing clerks letter distributors. dspateers, regh.!
clerks stamp clerks money oruer cierss; sclh 1rh
assorters paper distributors aud gen raj oenVely
ytampcrs messengers, pOrterS. watchHien anu aooa
ers shall be graded In three Glasses with salary vi
! $500 5000 and 500 per ann,m. ,,, o rnod
Proyfded-That when the salaries hereinbefore named
10, 10Th Srs and second class Offices adjusted ana
| fixed no clerk empOye shall be promotea OF ~
vsnced in grade or salary without the approval OF tne
Pos ster. General and hereafter p0stnasters az
oRcee Of first and second class shall submit rosHIs
~ fhe clerks attached to their respective oces 10 'ho
General to take effect from the frst day OF
Inc fiscal year July / and no roster shail De col
sidered i'm enect until approved by the Pos tnae
Eenaral That all clerks and employees herenbelore
named who are In the classified list under the tNil
Service Act shall be selected after competitive eAdim
| nation as REQUIRED by said act . -, -
| Section II-That there be and there Is nereDy aP
! rronrtated out OF any moneys in the Treasury not
tbayise appropria such may be necessary 10
snch appropriation be deemed an annual APPROPRIATION
section iII-That all acts and parts OF acts neon
sistent with this act he and the same are hereby re-
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