The Washington times., 1907-12-17
Report in Behalf Of
Employees Being
Prepared.
Change Will Affect
Nearly All Govern
ment Positions.

II
the salaries Of Government employees in
Washington Is the gisC Of recommenda-
ton that VIII go to the President next
week as the result OF the deliberations
Of the assistant committee Of the Keep
Commission that Is now considering the
question OF grades and salaries in tho
Government service
me committee on grades and salaries
has been holding meetings frequently
since the departments completed their
estimates for next year. and have about
completed scale OF salaries 10 be ap-
piled 70 the various departments that is
based on the boOksof estimates
Report Nearly Ready.
Appointment Clerk John W. Hol-
combe. Of the Interior Department. who
Is chairman Of the committee, said this
morning that the report would probably
be ready 10 go 10 the President, through
the Keep Commission proper, by the
nrst OF next week. and that II was
hoped 70 have the matter reach Con-
gress soon after the holiday recess
The work of the assistant committee
On grades and salaries is based on an
executive order issued by the President
June IL.
we have endeavored," ." said Mr. Hol-
COmbe, today, TO provide for a mOder-
ate increase, which viii probably aver
age about 70 per cent
The committee has not attempted 70
place the employees. but has taken the
estimates made by the departments and
formulated a uniform scale which serves
70 put the clerks in the different depart
ments doing the same class OF work in
the same grade
Grades Recommended.
The report Of the committee is not yet
available for publication. but It IS IN
derstOod 20 be based on the plan rec
commended by the Committee on Depart
ment Methods last January, which pro-
posed 10 establish the following grades:
Employees VINO perform supervisory,
executive. and administrative duties,
500 70 $500 per annum.
Employees who are assigned 10 work
largely supervisory, or requiring the
highest order Of clerical ability, invOiv-
Ing much organized thought, cOnsldera-
Ji0n, and investigation, $2,l00, $3.50, and
Sl.S60 per annum-
more or less routine. involving respOusi-
blily. special ability. and original
thought. consideration, and inveslga-
/ ton, S,74o, $50. and Sl.5CO per annum-
Routine Work.
Employees who are assigned to work
I OF a routine character. requiring but
/ little original thought or consideration,
/ but requiring judgment, res possibility,
I and special skill, $3.50, S,5-J. Sl,z5g, and
I SI,-J0 Ier annum-
Employees who are assigned 10 work
; Of a simple or routine character, reQUir-
/ ing care, accuracy, and skill, N,0Se,
/ s.. .620. $3.50 and $500 per annunl-
| Employees whose duties are not cleri-
I cal or mechanical, but require special
/ skill, or involve personal responsibility,
{ as messengers, watchmen. skilled Ia
/ borers. sorterS, and counters, $50, $780,
{ ST2J. and $500 per annum-
/ Employees engaged IN rouSn and un-
] skilled work. as laborers generally, 5000
Z and $500 per annum
! EMPLOYEES who enter the service at
an early age and are engaged in light
I work, as messenger boys, $40. S420, and
Z $500 per apnum.
! Employees whose work occupies only
/ part Of the time each day, as char
women and janitors, $3.50, $500, and S240
8 per annum
1t is said the recommendations OF
} the committee do not apply 70 the me-
/ chanical trades IN the Government
I Printing Office and the Bureau of En-
/ craving and Printing. but viii af-
I feet the clerks and labOrers in thess
and other independent establishments