The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25
MORE MONEY
FOR CLERKS.
Richmond Postofficc Receives
Greatest 1ncrcascin Salaries
and Norfolk Next.
THREE ADDITIONAL CLERKS K
Uncle Sam Raises Pay Of Many.
\ Of His Servants ii Virginia
and West Virginia.
from our Regular Correspondent.

tTroir1 our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, p. G.. June M--The
annual adjustment2of allowance for clerk
hire In the various postofflces Of the
country has been completed. Virginia
nus Jared we'll, III many of he ffices
rev clerks have been authorized. and
many clerks have received prom otlons.
The Increase amounts to $500 900 this year
as against 81, 100000 last year. when Beav-
ers was In charge Of the adjust
ment, and made any allowance he chose,
IN order it is alleged. to crafty his
friends In Congress-. Beavers Ia now uil-
der sindictment though there Is small
chance that he will be tried before the
snow comes again. First Assistant Post
,nnstcr-G General Wynne made the udju St
5ment this year. k.ss W
,syYc assumed that the clerks III the
postoffices of the country should work
eight hours a day. said MIR. Wynne to-
day. E.where the reports showed that
they we're working more than that We
either gave extra clerical force or m
creased the salaries of those now en-
ploycd Where It was shown that the
clerks were not working as much as
eight hours, we asked the postmaster
to show cause why the force should not
be reduced. This was discovered IN the
Offices In Chicago and st. Louis. IL
poor rule that Will not work beth
ways 5
Mr. Wynne said that the postmasters
wore at liberty to make public the names
Y OF the clerks promoted and appointed,
but that he could not give them out
here. The appointments authorized VIII
bo made from the civil service list
ADDITIONAL CLERKS in VIRGINIA
OFFICES.
The following offices are authorized TO
employ additional clerks. or to Increase
the salaries of those at present EN-
ployed:
s5 Alexandria--One new clerk at SOD; one
promotion from $500 to $500; one from sOco
ID s7oo; one from 500 to $500
Redford City-One promotion from $500
to $780,
5000; one promotion from $500 to 5000
Charleston, w. va.-Onc new clerk at
$500: one promotion from 500 to $500: one
promotion from $500 to 500; two from
s7cO to $500; one from $500 to $1,000.
Charlottesvile-One promotion from 500
to $500; One from $500 to s1Cn.
Danyille-One promotion from 5000 TO
Elklns, ". va.-one promotion from
$500 to 5000
Fort Promotion from, 800 10
500
Tredericksburg-on promotion from
$500 to 800; one from 500 to $500.
Hampt on--One prmotion from sioO 70
$50; one from $500 to $500.
Harrison burg-Two promotions from $500
10 800.
promotion from 5000 to 500: one from $500
to 81 900; one from 5000 to 81 100; one from
SLIGO to $500.
Morgaltown. w, va.-one promotion
from $500 to 5000.
to 800; one from 5000 TO sl,oo.
Norfolk--Two new clerks at 5000; two
promotions from 5000 to 500; one from
800 to $500; one from $500 to $500; one
from $1,000 to sl.l00.
Parkersburg w. Va.-Two promotions
from SEQ to 5000; one from 800 to $500;
one from $500 to $500; one from 5000 10
81 900: one from 900 to Sl.lOo.
Portsmouth-One promotion from $500
to 500.
THREE NEW CLERKS FOR RICH
NONDs OFFICE.
Richmond-Two promotions from SGoO 10
500; two from s7oO to $500; three from
500 to $e00 two from $500 to $1.0tU; three
new clerks at 5000.
RoanOke--Onc pron1Otlon from cow W
$780,; one from 500 to $l,0oo; one from
81 100 to $1,2o0.
staunton-onc promotion from 500 to
500; one from 500 to $500.
Weston. w. Ya.-One promotion from
$500 to 5000.
Wheeling, w. ya.-Two promotions
from $500 to 500.
+ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. new clerk at $500.
1t will be seen from the foregoing that
the greatest increases were made in Nor
folk and Richmond The total Of the
Increase in the Richmond office amounts
to s2,70O a year, and the Increase IN sal
aries paid In the Norfolk postofflce
amounts to sl.TO0 year. Lynchburs is
next In the MA tier Of increasc--SGOO
year. 1t was u surprise to postal off,
cials That the increase in the Newport