New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-30
SALARIES REDUCED.
Result Of OUerhauIing the Rolls Of
POStOffceS.

Washington May Gas g result OF the thorough
cz,e-harIrng OF the rosters OF the postohices
throughout the country, Postmaster General Payne
to-day announced his approval OF instructions re
ducing the salaries OF assistant postmasters at the
following second class postofces TO so per cent OF
The salaries Of the respective postmasters: Cairo,
III. Clarfnda Iowa: East St Louis, Ill; Flushing
F,-e5outa and Geneva n. Y; Freehold, N j; war
ron Penn; Hagerstown. Nd; Portsmouth, N H;
Stamford Conn; Stevens Point Wis. and Ponce
sna san Juan Porto Rico. He has found thirty
officials In the postal service who hold offices under
destinations not authorized by law and directed
that their places be changed to conform TO the law
governing them. They in the NeVv-Hork, New
Orleans Boston Brooklyn. Buffalo, Chicago Cin-
cinnatI Detroit St Louis. Washington. Chester
Penn; Los Angeles Louisville, Nashville, Newburg
snd Utica Offices
Among those designations not authorized by law
are s1Iperintendent OF stations Calthough there IS
.,,,,e-4r-erdent for each separate station), aud
iror OF stations inspector OF stations, etc Nlola-
lions of the law which fix the maximum salary
q. clerks In second class postoices at 5000 year
except in the Of assistant postIlasIeIs, wal
he corrected Al I,eadvfle Col; New-Brighton, N Y;
Ta-rvtoun n Y and San Juan. Porto RICO. me
Investigation disclosed eight postoInces al ""4oi-
in All thirteen clerks receive more than the salaries
"a which their designated places as assistant
,,-.-ir-enden4' enrttle them and in these cases
the Postmaster General has directed that the sal
aries be accordingly reduced This oroer aIIec'S
two rlaces in New-York City, one in BROOKLYN t"o
IN louisville one each in Philadelphia and Delroll
- = 6 outs and TWO in Boston The maximum
ssIar~ OF these places by law is stated percentage
OF the salary OF the postmaster the Foslild7CeI
General has directed that such OF these cil0ises
as involve corrections OF violations OF the Ia" sha4i
take effect next Monday. and changes mace 10 coi-
form 10 the rules and practice Of the department
viii be operative on July !. the beginning OF lie
next fiscal year. Most Of these excessive allowances
we're made in the administration O. eeOIS7 "
Beavers. who suddenly resigned his place d. sup
t--an6.nt OF the Division of Salaries and allow
a-cep immediately after the investigation o. a
OF the Postofice Department began
The rolls OF the third class postofhces. the lowest
Of the Presidential grades are no" uiloer AZ
ga+ior and the authority FOR the compensation o.
= -,l,,,as o. every third class postofice in the
country is being carefully examined fostnndsIeI
General Payne made the following statement re-
sa~daE the changes announced to-oay
n me case of the fourteen Offices where the as
sstart postmaster is paid in excess OF % per cent
Of the salary Of the postmaster, the acuon ""'
taken 10 secure uniformity and better aonalhlstIa
ton The law provides that in first class pos
Offices the assistant postmaster's salary shaii DC
10 exceed SO per cent Of the salary OF the PO7
master but this Goes not apply 10 assistant post
masters in offices Of the second class. II is De
lleveo that the basis Of compensation shouLq Dc
Uniform all Offices OF the first and second ciSSs.
government by this order VIII be $500 year IN
III seven offices where there appear be eight
persons who are receiving more than the law al
lows for the positions which they occupy there may
ne some explanation Of this fact, but in any event
an order has been issued reducing the compeTsa-
ton 10 the amount authorized by law IN seventeen
onces there are persons employee uh4er iift
lions not known 10 the law There Is no dolDI
Of the activity the efficiency Of these persons
and they are properly employed but wrongly Glass;
led the pavrclIs. and the pOstnasteFs nave
been instructed 70 change their designations 10 lhe
Samuel A Croft. who was arrested on Wednes-
TAYLOR snd reregEe5 mis- bend OF s 900 for his ap-
have hearing
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