Evening star., 1905-10-26
SALARIES OF FIREMEN
INITIAL STEP TAKEN TO ESTAB-
LIsH HIGHER SCALE.
Commissioner Macfarland Prepares
Draft Of Bill Upon Data Supplied
by Chief Belt.

| Under the heading, IAN act to classify
| the officers and members of the fire de-
| partment of the District of Columbia, and
| for other purposes" Commissioner Macfar-
| land has taken the initial step. promised
many weeks ago. toward establishing a
| higher scale OF salaries for the firemen of
| the District. The act as has been pre-
viousy stated in The Star. will be intro
duced at the coming session of Congress.
| the Commissioners having such assurance
| from both Senator Gallinger and Repre-
sentative Babcock.
The measure will go first to the legisla-
tive committee, and If favorably considered
there and SO reported. and finally enacted
into law, the estimates to be prepared next
year will be made up, as far as the fire
department Is concerned, according to the
new standard Data on which the pro-
posed act is based was furnished to Com
missioner Macfarland by Chief Belt and
the former. after consultation with the
| corporation counsel, prepared the measure
Provisions of the Measure.
The measure provides that the fire de-
partment of the District of Columbia shall
embrace the whole of said District, and Its
property and members shall be subdivided
and located as the Commissioners may d.
rect, within the appropriations made by
Congress-; that the Commissioners shall ap-
point, etc. all officers and members of the
fire department according to such rules and
regulations as they may from time TO time
make.
1.-The fire department of the District
shall consist of one chief engineer, one
deputy chief engineer, such number OF bat
talon chief engineers as the Commission
ers may deem necessary from time to time
| one fire marshal; such number of deputy
fire marshals. inspectors and clerks as the
Commissioners may deem necessary; such
o1ar foir md taro ontq Qc
Commissioners may deem necessary; one
superintendent of machinery, such number
of assistant superintendents of machinery,
engineers assistant engineers, pilots, ma
rine engineers, assistant marine engineers,
drivers, privates of class No 2, privates
OF class No. 1 and laborers as said Com
missioners may deem necessary; one super
intendent of stables; such number OF as
sistant superintendents Of stables as the
Commissioners may deem necessary; pro-
vided that the chief engineer of the fire de-
partment Of the District of Columbia shall
have the right to call for and obtain the
services of any veterinary surgeon en-
ployed by the said District; and provided
further that the police surgeons of said
District are required to attend. without
charge the members of the fire department
of said District.
Matter of Salaries.
"The salaries of the officers and members
of the fire department shall commence with
shall continue thereafter annually. unless
changed by Congress- as follows: The chief
engineer shall receive an annual salary of
s.. 500; the deputy chief engineer. $500:
battalion chief engineers, $1,000; the fire
marshal, $1,000; deputy fire marshals, 400;
inspectors, 81 ,OS0; one clerk at 81 400: all
other clerks at 81 200. Captains shall each
receive 81 400; lieutenants, 1920; the su-
perintendent of machinery, 81 400; assistant
superintendents Of machinery, $1,000, and
engineers, ST. $50.
Assistant Engineers.
Assistant engineers shall each receive
an annual salary of 81 100; pilots. s1,15O;
marine engineers, S1,150; assistant ma
rine engineers, 5000; drivers. S1.100: pri-
Yates of class number two. 81, ESQ; privates
of class number one $500; laborers s720:
the superintendent Of stables. 81 $50; assist
ant superintendents of stables, 800.
This act Is to take effect and be in force
on, from and after July 1, 1906"