Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-15
TO PAY F|REMEN MORE
House Bill Passed by the SEN
ate Without Debate.
INCREASE GIVEN OF $50, 500
All but $4,850 Goes to Men Below
Battalion Chief.
NUMBER PRIvATEs UNCHANGED
Various Positions Created Whose
Duties Are Now Being Per-
formed by Privates.
NUMBER PRIvATES UNCHANGED

The bill to provide an organization and
to increase the salaries OF firemen In the
District of Columbia was passed by the
Senate today without amendment. 1t was
passed by the House June II and will at
once be sent to the President for his APP
prevail. 1t was passed without debate.
This bill does not increase the number of
privates in the department. The total
amount of increase In pay, on the basis OF
the present number of officers and men,
! who now receive $500, SEQ. is about ss3, 600.
In addition to this. $500 per annum will
be required for q deputy fire marshal and
inspectors, an assistant superintendent of
| machinery, and clerk: the duties of these
positions being now performed by prlvates,
who will be returned to their companies.
OF the Increase given to the present MEM
bers, all but 1850 goes to the officers and
| men below the rank of battalion chef-that
Is below the chief engineer, deputy chief
engineer, battalion chief and fire marshal.
The bill Increases the pay of captains from
$1,000 to 81 400 lieutenants from 500 TO
81, 200, engineers from 81 600 to 81 100, as
sistant engineers, from 500 to SLIGO. driv-
ers from 500 to s1.150. privates. class two
from $500 to 1.0S0: privates of class one
NOW known watchmen), $720 to $3.50.
The salary of the chief engineer Is increas-
ed from $3.50 to S, 500. the deputy chief
chief engineers from 100 to $1,000, and the
fire marshal from 81 600 to 5000.
Scope of the Department.
The bill provides that the fire depart
ment shall embrace the whole of the Dis
trict of Columbia 1t provides that the
Commissioners shall appoint, assign to
such duty or duties. promote. reduce. fine.
suspend, with or without pay, and remove
all officers and members of the fire de-
partment of the District of Columbia ac-
cording to such rules and regulations as
they in their exclusive Jurisdiction and
Judgment may make.
1t provides that the fire department shall
consist of one chief engineer, one deputy
chief engineer, both OF whom shall have
had at least five years of experience in
some regularly organized municipal lire de-
partment, such number of battalion chief
engineers, one fire marshal. one supertn-
| tendent of machinery. deputy fire marshals.
inspectors. clerks, assistant superintendent
of machinery, engineers. assistant engi-
neers. pilots, marine engineers, assistant
marine engineers drivers, assistant driv-
ers, privates of class numbered two and
privates of class numbered one as the
Commissioners may deem necessary from
| time to time within the appropriations
| made by Congress.
The chief engineer SHALL under the terms
of this bill, have the right to obtain the
services OF any veteran surgeon OF the
District government. and police surgeons
are required to attend, without charge, the
members of the fire department and ex-
anime all applicants for appointment to.
promotion in, and retirement from the fire
department.
Increase in Pay Provided.
| The increases of salaries provided in the
| bill are to begin July 1, 1908, as follows:
chief engineer. s3.5eo; deputy chief engineer,
| 81, 500 battalion chief engineers. $4,000; fire
marshal. $1,000; deputy fire marshais.
81 400; inspectors. $1,000; chief clerk 81 400;
| clerk. 81 200: captains. 81, 400; Iieutenants,
| 81. 300; superintendent of machinery, 81 400;
assistant superintendent of machinery,
| $1,000; engineers. s1,150; assistant engin-
GERS, 81, 100; pilots, $1,150; marine engineers.
81. $50: assistant marine engineers, 81, 100;
drivers, 81 $50: assistant drivers, 81 100;
sprivates, class 2. St,0S0; privates, class 1,
$500.
No officer or member of the department,
under penalty of FORGETTING the salary or
pay which may be due him. shall withdraw
or resign, except by permission of the
Commissioners, unless he shall have given
one months notice In writing of his in
tention.