The Washington times., 1903-11-18
WYNNE RECOMMENDS
INCREASED SALARIES
Urges Better Play for Clerks
in Minor Offices.
CLASSIFICATION DEFECTIVE
Total Estimate for First Assistant Post
master Generals Office for Next
Fiscal Year Nearly S5I, ooo, 900.

Important recommendation concern
ing the increase in the pay and number
Of postal employees are made by r. J.
Wynne. First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral. in his report to the Postmaster
General, which was made public today.
He especially recommends that allow
ances be made for clerk hire at third
class offices and also recommends a new
elassihcatic.i act for clerks in first and
second class postoffices. creating a num-
Der of new positions and aboIishing the
titles Of all clerks below the grade OF
foreman. simply designating as clerks"
employees whose duties are purely cleri-
cal.
In the division of salaries and allow
ances the appropriation was so. rs, IA
and the expenditures We're S4S 29s. $50. The
increase in the number of first and sec
ond class offices at the next annual re-
adjustment is estimated at 125 and the
total amount 10 be appropriated for
clerk hire is put at $2OO0O.OoO. an in
crease OF s per cent over the present APP
preparation.
Fuel and Light Allowances.
Mr. wynne thinks the classification
act should be revised. the maximum sal
aries in some instances increased and
tie minimum in some cases decreased.
The amount necessary for rent, light and
fuel for pOstOffices during the coming
year is placed al s.. 600 and Mr. Wynne
strongly recommends that the allow
ance Of postmasters for fuel and light
be increased from $50 to $50 per year.
The total estimate for the first assist
ants Office for the year 19O4-O5 is placed
a $50. 999. 30. an increase of 81. AZ. O0O The
items In detail are given as follows:
Compensation Of postmasters. 50. OOO.
900; assistant postmasters. 5000, 900;
clerk hire, first and second class Offices
S2o.oO0,o coo; Clerk hire. third and fourth
class offices, S1,7eO,000; rent. fuel. and
light, 81. 80. 600; miscellaneous and Incl
dental items. first and second class Of
fees. $250.00O; advertising, $4,000; fol
rental or purchase Of canceling ma
chimes, S250,eo0; assistant superintend-
ents and per diem. S24.220
During che year S19. 52.03 were lost
from the money order funds and S14.-
7e4.44 Of this resulted from burglaries
while $s75.ss more went by larceny and
robbery.
Fire-PIoof Building Needed.
The new ink recommended by the Ag-
ricultural Department and the rubber
stamps which were sent TO $500 Offices
as an experiment in the hope OF improv-
ing the post marking have worked well
and the continuance Of the experiments
IS recommended. Attention is called Il
the urgent necessity for a modern fire
proof building for the postofiice supplies
The present building is declared highly
1nfiammable. and should ii catch on fir,
it. would be many months before the
supplies could b replaced. So great I:
the danger of fire that a large quantity
of blanks and books is Kept IN the
Busch building
Private letter boxes are condemned II
unmeasured terms. and Congress is
asked TO pass strict laws against them
Mr.. Wynne says they are greatly used
by criminals and immoral characters
and in many instances the use OF the
private boxes in cigar stores and similar
places has made IL impossible for in
spectors and detectives to bring TO jus
ttce those whom they knew to be guilty
OF serious Offenses.