The evening times., 1900-09-08

/ Last teaf-RccOm
mends That the Salaries of the
Deputy and Clerks BE Slightly In
creased-0ther Interesting Matters.
F. O. Beckett, the District Property
Clerk, today submitted his report to the
Commissioners for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1900, together with certain recon-
mendatoGs deemed advisable for the more
effective transaction of business in his Of
fee
This is the purchasing Office ne says,
"of all supplies for all departments of the
District Government, except those which
are under the supervision of the Engineer
Commissioner. 1t is also the accounting
office for the same departments. 1t is here
that record is kept of all expenditures,
and the condition of the appropriations
made by Congress for all the departments,
! except as above mentioned. During the
! hscaI year ended June 80, 1900, there was
I expended through this Office appropriations
amounting, in round numbers to s710, 500
There were 1867 acquisitions made upon
the office for supplies, which neeessitated
presented for supplies furnished, which
/ were examined, recorded, anG forya to
| the proper officers for approval before be-
, ing sent 10 the Auditor OF the District for
! settlement
| Once each year there are prepared by
! TINS ofhce specifications and blank forms
/ OF proposals for furnishing the District
! with such supplies as it is known viii he
! purchased during the next fiscal wear
| with an estimate of the quantities that
! Will be required. These blank forms of
! proposals last year consisted of tweniy
classes with fifteen sub classes which
We're for supplies being purchased during
! the current year. Bids for these supplies
! are opened, as are other bids TO furnish
| the DlsIrtlct. by a permanent board ap-
| pointed by the Commissioners Gems St
| ing or the Chief Clerk and Superintendent
OF property OF the Engineer Department
| and the Property Clerk of the District
| OF Columbia, at time designated bv the
! Secretary OF the Treasury, as required
/ oy law. After being scheduled by com
hiltee appointed for that purpose they
! are then referred TO this Office for exam
/ nation and report. They are then sent
| 20 a Board, as are the proposals for
! supplies for all executive departments
| under the United States Government
| consisting OF the Assistant Secretaries OF
| the Treasury and Interior Departments
and one OF the Assistant Postmaster Gen
! erals respectively, who recommend the
/ acceptance CT rejection OF all OF said
! proposals.
/ Last year had the honor to recommend
! mat the clause which limited the purchase
/ by the District TO - per cent above The
estimated quantity in the stationery class be
! stricken out, which recommendation your
board saw fl 10 approve. As that CLAUSE
sun remains in the school book class.
VIII al the proper time recommend that
that also be discontinued as il work,
only 10 the advantage of the contractor and
70 the great disadvantage of the District.
Ihe business of the onice is being con-
ducteG III thorough end up-to-date man
'"I winch enables ME to furnish on short
--Jtlce, any Information which may be de-
! sired by the Commissioners or the heads
I of departments
During the month of February. 1900
Mr.. Henry Shinn was appointed to a cieri-
cal position ii this Office at a salary of
$'2o per annum. He has a hard and trying
oeSk, and one that should pay more money
for the aTduous duties performed. His
work being practically the same as that
performed by the audit clerk in the office
OF the Auditor who receives a salary Of /
| Sl5dO per annum. l therefore recommend
that Congress be asked to intrease the sal.
airy OF this position to s1,000 per annum.
being an increase Of $3.50
MT. o Neill, who has been q clerk de-
tailed from the executive Office for duty
IN this office for the past two years, was
on July last appointed on the temporary
ron at - per diem, making salary of
SiZ72 per annum. payable out of the ap-
preparation for street lighting and for
fuel for public schools and police and fire !
departments. l respectfully recommend
that he be placed on the perma nent lon at
salary of $500 per annum, decrease /
OF $52 Also that the salary of my deputy |
Mr. HaTgroye, be increased from 81 eco ts
TnlT L
S2G0. Mr. Hargroye has been in the office
for the past thirteen years, and during
that time has proved faithful and eff /
cIent clerk. and has thoroughly familiar /
lied himself with the workings of the Of
fee, and I think merits the increase
The messenger Of the Office is worthy /
of an increase il salary. He has been
with the Office number of years. is a !
bright and trusty MI ssenger, and one who |
performs clerical duties as we'll to the |
entire satisfaction Of the office | there /
lore recommend that the position be /
changed from messenger 10 messenger /
clerk and that the salary be increased !
from $500 TO $120 per annum making an /
increase OF $12o Should you see fit to
grant my requests, which l sincerely trust
you viii, the salaries of this office will /
then be as follows
Property clerk 81 500; deputy proper- |
ty clerk. 81. 400: clerk. 81 200: clerk 81
Geo, and messenger clerk. $720.
letter has been addressed to John |
3. Barry, of 120 Twentieth Street I