Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-13
Par RATES OF PETTY OFFICERS
One of the Last Orders OF the Last Adj
mluistrati0u.

One d the Last Orders Of the Last Ad-
miuistration.
One Of the last acts Of Secretary Tracy was
the issue OF an order establishing new rates Of
pay for petty officers in the navy. Its publics-
ton, however, was deferred until after its
delivery to the commandments Of the navy yards
and to the commanding officers Of ships in
commission. II provides for a change in the
rating and pay of the petty officers CT the navy,
something for which the line eeicers and the
men Of the navy have contended for years. The
change is very sweeping for q service 80 loaded
down with traditions. II doee away with many
Of the old rates and establishes new ones. II
benefits tho quartermasters, the gunners'
mates and boatswains' mates. The pay Of the
ships writer's, however, has been cut down
below its former figure. The new paw table is
as follows for the different ratings named.
Seaman class-Chief masters-at-arms. S65
per month; chief boa.swains mates, ESQ; chief
gunners' mates. $50; schief quarter
masters, $50: masters-at-arms. first class,
&40: boatswains' mates, first class, $40;
gunners mates. first class, s40; quartermasters,
FIRST class, $40; schoolmasters. $40; masters-at-
arms. second class, S35 boatswains' mates,
second class. $685. gunners' mates, second class,
$35; ouartermasters, second class, S35; mas
ters-at-arms. third class, $50; coxswains. $50;
gunners mates, third class, $50; quartermas-
tiers, third class, $50: seaman-gunners, s2s:
searlen, S24; apprentices. first class, S21; ordi-
nary seamen, $40; apprentices. second class,
SIS; landsmen, SIG, and apprentices. third class,
80.
Artificer -Machinists, $40; chief car
penters mates, $50: boiler makers, $50: cop
persmiths $50; blacksmiths. $50; carpenters
mates, first class, S40 plumbers and filters. s45;
water tenders, s35; sailmakers' mates, $40;
oilers. $685. carpen sers' mates, second class, sS5;
printers. S35: painters. $50: carpenters mates,
third class. $50: firemen, first cl SIS, $35; fire.
men, second class. $50; shipwrights. S25; sail
makers, S35: coal passers, 800.
Special class-Bandmasters, $50; yeomen,
$50; apothecaries, $50; WRITER'S first class, S35;
first musicians, $50; writer's. second class, $50;
writer's. third class, s25; musicians. first class,
S32: musicians, second Glass. $50; buglers, $50;
baymen, S1S; ships cooks. first class, S35;
second class, $50; third class, S25; fourth GLASS;
S20; stewards to commanders-in-chief.S 45:
stewards to commandants. S45; cabin stewards.
e37; ward room stewards, S37; Storage
stewards. S25; warrant officers steward, SEA;
cooks to commnnders-in-chief, $40; cooks to
commandments. S40; cabin cook. $50; ward room
cooks, S32; steerage cooks, S22; warrant
officers cooks. $40, and mess attendants. SIG.
The following men receive IS additional pay
above that OF their rating: Coxswain of steam
launch and coxswain to the coinmander-in-
chief. seaman acting as captain OF the hold
and landsman acting as Jack of the Dust. The
old-time captains Of the OOPS are entirely done
away with.
This order is to go into effect on April 1, and
will be read out at general muster aboard every
war ship next Sunday. The order makes this
provisions "This shall not reduce the pay or
rating of any enlisted man during his present
enlistment below the rate of pay at which he was
enlisted, or in which he is now serving, unless
he shall be reducedin rating as provided by law
or regulations"