The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT.

~ HE proposition to force aged of the
Government by making increasing work decreasing pay
has been defeated House. originated through
The appropriations While 1t pending the qles
ton Of pannuation in brought forward and
has been set for adjustment bill by Senator Perkins,
the civil This bill
evidently the result OF discussion subject civil
service commission Since brought
the system by the Pendeon BILL the problem has been
efficiency and provide for superannuaon without in
casng the Of the service would be done by direct pen
sion system.
The bill Of Senator Perkins provides July 1907
there shall be class Of substitute employees the classified service
Clerks who have served years and permanently incapa
mentally physically shall be retired and clerks seventy
years age whose military and civil aggregates
option To effect these of
temen clerks OF the So class put forward to the $500 class
OF that salary they get oneourh and the other theefouhs will
paid clerks who take their places All clerks
be retired viii be transferred the grade above that IN which
they serving and will receive oneourth the OF that ad
In addition to this provision the bill requires July
shall withheld monthly from the pay OF clerks of
Class $3.50 from Class St5o, and from Class ST. these
to be deducted for twenty years and to form fund nVeste
by the treasury If contributing clerk be discharged before the
end OF twenty through no fault OF his own ne is receive one
half OF his contribution to this fund Out OF this fund there sha
paid Class 5000 per and
Class Of the salary they getting at their
retirement Worked out this gives the following result taxing
Class the standard clerk transferred to the $500 class
gets 5000 OF the salary and $500 out OF the second
fund provided, 5000 per
At the OF seventy the obligation support others has
passed clerk by prudence and by that time have
made accumuaons and IS estimated taking the average
military pension the basis that the annuity provided by the
of the There increase in the
service provide its retiring fund
aIteT the system IN use Dy many VI te 9ledO d"dy
country plan worked long enough for the civil
employees realize its benefits they easily increase the
annuity asking Congress double the OF the monthly
clerks This will make the annual
contribution OF Class &c., Class $50 and Class S24 If the
clerks life their premiums VIII
probably much that and they be retired
before that for disability with benefit
from retiring fund their ability pay the annual premium
life insurance will better put the money
fund viii make them comfortable while they live this should
the doubling the annual contribution
the retiring fund will bring the annuity to 5000 annun which
VIII furnish ample support.
is
problem presented by the plight of the aged clerks
is far preferable the rather brutal plan of the House committee
physical and mental capacity
gage seupporing occupation in private life after their
by which their annuity be added 1t will be
relief know that aged be made
comfortable and that the annual budget for the civil service not
to be increased
and all those the classified
We invite their the foregoing
position o will be inracton of the of
indicate The Call Senator Perkins their
views Of the proposed plan.