Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15

| Inmates submitted herewith as superinten-
dent. and their suggestion that this officer
| shall receive an annual salary or not less
than $1,000 is adopted. The making of the
| chief officer of the District fire department,
which has developed into a great and con-
| Stantly growing business concern, purely
executive one is in harmony with the course
pursued by other leading cities of this
| country, and is really no new departure
| here, several years ago the business af-
| fairs of the department were transacted by
a board of fire commissioners.
| The senior assistant chief engineer of
| the District fire department has been since
| the retirement, May l, 1901, of Chief Paris
| its fire fighting head. This officer it is pro-
| posed to designate chief engineer. and
| the salary recommended-S2 400 per annum
! would, it is respectfully submitted, be but
| fair compensation for SO worthy and COM
petent an officer, The salary recommended
| is considerably less than that paid such an
| officer in other cities having population
about that of the District. and in some in
stances less than that of the national cap
| itai.
IAN additional assistant chief engineer is
asked for. and 1t is recommended that the
salaries of these officers be increased from
81 300 to $500 per annum. They occupy
a no less important and responsible posi-
ton than the lieutenant inspectors of po-
lice, and 1t is respectfully submitted that
in all fairness they should receive the same
salary.
IAN increase of 5000 per annum is recon-
mended for the clerk to the department.
This officer occupies very important po-
sition The rapid increase in the work of
the department has fallen very heavily
upon his shoulders, and time and time
again 1t becomes necessary for him to
work at night in order to keep up the rec
ords and other daily routine business of the
department assigned to him. The salary
now paid him, $1,000 a year, is too small
when these facts are considered.
THE office of the department is without
| the services of that very necessary help, a
| WAC nd hos han
detail during the past two years one of the
watchmen of the department to perform
the services of messenger at headquarters.
Therefore 1t is recommended that mes
senBer clerk be provided at a salary OF S12o
per annum. Such an assistant would lie
not only able to perform the duties of c
| messenger, 5ut also assist the clerk in dis
posing of his constantly increasing work.
Increase in Pay of Fire Marshal.
TT is recommended that the salary of
the fire marshal be increased from 81 600 to
81, 500 per annum This officer is one of the
| most important and necessary in the serv-
ice of the municipality. He occupies a po-
sition of great responsibility, and should
be a man we'll acquainted with the construc-
ton of buildings, of ripe experience and
energy. Such a man cannot, it is believed,
be obtained at the salary now provided.
Hence the recommended increase.
IAN assistant to the fire marshal, at ST.
200 per annum, is recommended. 1t has
been found necessary to provide the fire
marshal with assistant, in order that
the laws and regulations made for the pre-
vention of fires could be properly enforced
a private in the department having been
detailed for the purpose. The safety of the
community depends to a very great extent
upon the full enforcement of such laws and
regulations, and it has become apparent
that the fire marshal alone and unaided
cannot secure their enforcement.
AN increase of $500 per annum in the
salary of the machinist is recommended
The machinist has personal charge and SUI
pervision of all repairs of apparatus and
appliances in the department, and is sub
ject to call day and night. The salary now
received by him is less than that paid a
machinist in ordinary business affairs. and
there does not appear to be any reason
why the machnist of the department
should not be equally as well paid.
THE for emen CT the fire department re-
ceive an annual salary of 81 600. and it is
recommended that it be increased to 81 200
These officers have charge of the several
occupy very responsible positions and are.
as rule. men of families, and men who
have spent the greater part of their lives
in the service of the department. They
now receive less money than private in
the New York fire department barely
enough to provide their families with the
necessities of life.
THE assistant foremen of the several
companies of the department, notwith-
| standing the fact that every sixth day
during the year furlough period and meal
| hours, and on all other occasions when the
| foreman is absent have command of their
vate. SS40 per annum. It is respectfully