Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-04
Estimates for the Forces in the
Several Departments.
INCREASES And REDUCTIONS ASKED
Additional Business Requires More
People to Perform 1t.
OF LOCAL l N 7 e r e S Z


| creases in offices and salaries are recon-
mended among them the following: De-
partment of State, an assistant solicitor, at
$500, and an increase of 500 each in the
salaries of the second and third assistant
secretaries.
For the Treasury Department two addi-
tional 81 400 clerks in the Secretarys Of
flee, one additional $1,000 clerk in the rev.
enue cutter service; controller of the treas
ury, one additional law clerk at 81, 900; au-
ditor for Treasury Department, three
/ clerks, class one, $1,000 each, allowed on
| temporary roll for public debt, should be
| continued on same work; four additional
| clerks. class one, 81, 200 each. should be al
| lowed for work on internal revenue ac-
counts because of the large increase of such
accounts under the war revenue act of
| 1898.
Auditors Offices.
For the auditor for the War Department
| the continuance in employment of the tenn
porary war force is recommended. In the
| office of the auditor for the Navy Depart
| ment a reorganization is recommended by
the following authorization:
Five clerks of class four IAN increase Of
four, twelve clerks of class three, sixteen
clerks of class two IAN increase of seyen),
eighteen clerks of class one ian increase of
three, four clerks, at $1,000 each "a de-
crease of eight; four clerks, at $500 each
"a decrease of five at 5000 each and one at
$500; one messenger, one assistant mes
senger, two laborers, at $500 each ian in
crease of one). The estimates combine the
temporary and permanent forces of the Of
flee on and after July l, 1900
Additional force from April l to June 80,
1900: Two clerks of class three, three
clerks of class two, four clerks of class one,
six clerks, at $1,000 each; four clerks at
$500 each. The above estimate is for the
DnrnnSa of continuing the emDlOyment of
the temporary force of this office from
April 1 to June 80, 1900. The estimates for
salaries for the office from July 1, 1900, to
June 80, 1901, include the temporary with
the permanent force.
In the office of the auditor for the Post
Office Department an increase of 5000 in the
salary of the auditor is recommended, with
the following additional clerical force:
Thirty-one clerks, at $500 each tten addi-
tional submitted); thirty money order as
sorters, at 5000 each (ten additional SUBJ
mitted); thirty-six money order assorters,
at $40 each 0en additional submitted); If
teen charwOmen, at S240 each Give addi-
tional submitted).
Office of register of the treasury, the fol-
lowing changes recommended: Seven clerks
of class one -four additional submitted in
lieu of four at $500 dropped; twenty clerks,
at 1900 each -four dropped as above).
Commissioners of Internal Revenue.
Office of commissioner of internal revenue
One additional deputy commissioner, at
81 900; two additional heads of divisions, at
81, 800; ten additional clerks, at 81, 900; de-
crease of ten 5000 clerks. The substitution
of ten clerks at 81 900 salary for ten clerks
now paid at the rate of 5000 per annum is
recommended in the interest of securing a
better distribution of the force among the
several grades. Glass d $500 now COM
prises forty clerkships. while class E
Isl 900 comprises only thirteen. This dis
proportion In the number provided in the
grades referred to Ia freQuentlV
embarrassing in making promotions The
small number Of clerks in class E. and the
fact that number of those now in that
grade entered 1t without examination. and
do not care to take examination for promo
ton make 1t difficult to make promotions
to class / without skipping class E. q prac-
tice which is not in accord with the policy
of the department.
Light house board-One additional clerk.
at $40.
Lfe-saving service-One additional clerk
of class 4 and one of class 2.
Bureau of engraving and printing: In
crease of $3.50 in salary Of assistant direc-
tor.
Bureau Of statistics: Two additional
clerks at $1,000.
Surgeon general Marine Hospital Service:
| Three clerks Of class four (two additional
submitted one as bookkeeper. in lieu Of two
clerks of class three. dropped; three clerks
of class three 1.-TWO dropped, as above).
Steamboat inspection One additional
typewriter at $40.
War Department.
War Department: Chief clerk increase
| OF 81 900 subnlitted); secretary 10 the secre-
| tary increase of $3.50 submitted): disbursing
clerk increase of $3.50 submitted) four
chiefs of division at 81 900 each increase
| of one submitted); superintendent of build
| Ings outside of State War, and Navy De-
partment building-in addition to compen-
| sation as chief Of division $500: one stem
nI nh nl Grk nf cla thTa
| increase of two submitted); eleven clerks
| of class two increase Of one submitted) :;
| fifteen clerks of class one increase of four
| sUbInitted): seven clerks al 81 900 each On
| crease of three submitted); one carpenter
| increase of 500 submitted).
| Record and pension office-"By reason of
| the satisfactory progress of the work OF
the record and pension Office, including the
publication IF the rebellion records. 1t IS
| believed that q considerable reduction in
| the clerical force can be made in the next
| fiscal year without detriment to the public
| business, and this estimate is, therefore.
| less by two clerks of class four, ten clerks
| of class one. eighteen clerks at $1,000 each
| and two copyists at 5000 each: than the
number allowed by law for the current
fiscal year. The reduction in salaries
amounts to $33,340."
Adjutant generals ofce-Fifteen clerks
| of class four increase of three submit ted ;
eighteen clerks Of class three increase of
four submitted): twenty-six clerks of class
two increase of thirteen submitted) :
eighty-eight clerks of class one increase Of
thirty submltted): twenty-seven clerks at
| 81 900 each increase of twenty submitted) :
eight messengers at $40 each increase of
| four submtted); tW entyfour assistant mes
sengers at s720 each increase of six sub
mitted).
! Office of the inspector general-Chief
| clerk, 50 600 submitted two clerks of class
| four increase of submitted) three
clerks of class three increase of one sub
mitteCD; four clerks Of class one increase
| of two submitted); two messengers at $50
each increase of one submitted). Judge
advocate general--Increase $500, chief
clerk; one additional clerk of class two and
| one at 81 900 Signal office-One chief clerk
| and one additional clerk of class one.
Quartermaster generals office-Thirteen
! clerks of class three increase of four sub
| m.itted), twenty-seven clerks of class two
| increase of four submitted), flfty-one
| clerks of class one increase of twelve sub
mitted), twentyfour clerks, at $1,000 each
| increase of sixteen submitted; twelve
| sistant messengers, at $T20 each increase
| of three submitted; one additional drafts
| man, 81 400.
| Office of the commissary general of sub
| sstence-Three clerks of class four dn-
| crease of two submitted, five clerks of class
| three increase of two submittedD, ten
| clerks of class two increase of six submit
| ted, twenty-three clerks of class one On