The Washington times., 1907-06-30
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NEW FISCAL YEAR
BEGINS TOMORROW
New Schedule of Salaries
Also Effective To-
morrow.

aries, which goes Into effect tomorrow,
covering all employees in the Postoffice
service. is the cause Of much extra work
The preparation of statistics and other
work incidental TO the production of the
annual report will engage the attention
for some time. Thoughts OF vacation,
however, to be taken as soon as the in
creased burden Of work is cleared away,
are shown IN the consultation Of ealen-
dars. the discussions as to the compara-
tive merits OF Atlantic City and the
jamestown Exposition, as well as other
methods of spending the period of rest
and recreation allowed.
The general idea seems 10 be to crowd
as many holidays and Sundays into the
vacation as possible 10 reduce the
amount Of leave charged. Most of the
vacations taken will probably begin on
Saturday afternoon and end with Sun
day, and II an extra holiday can be
crowded in. so much the better.
p. w. Trueheart, private secretary TO
the collector Of customs at the port OF
Baltimore, Nd, made a business call
on Secretary Fisher, Of the fourth civil
service district. at the Offices Of the
commission last Wednesday.
Miss Nettie II. w. Buckingham, %
Maryland. has been selected from the
register for telephone operator, for SIP
pointment to the rolls Of the commits
sion. She will be assigned to the exam
| lining division al a salary Of $40.
Col. Harry Libby. postmaster at
Hampton, Va, was a visitor at the
commission and at the Offices of the
secretary Of the fourth civil service dis
trict last Tuesday.
In view Of the fact that several new
positions have been allowed in the
Alexandria, Va, postofiice, an exam
nation will be held al that Office on
July Is for the positions of clerk and
carrier. The new positions will be nIled
from the register resulting from this
/ examination. as also will others as
| they may occur
Miss NJ V. Minor. OF the division Of
appointments. was absent for several
days Of last week on account of fitness.
T. T. Tierney, elevator conductor on
the custodian's force. returned Wednes-
day from weeks leave.
An examination for heating and ven
tilating craftsman IN the office OF the
supervising architect will be held on
July "a and q. other vacancies as they
may occur, requiring Ike qualifications.
will also be filled from the register re-
sulting from this examination. The
salaries paid will range from 81 200 10
1850. There has been considerable DIFF
flculty in the past in securing sufficient
eugibles for this position.
Walter n. Brown, OF the stenogra-
piers room, of the division OF appoint
ments, Is spending a vacation of two
weeks at his home in Providence, r. I.
de VIII return the first OF the week.
! C. w Hall. OF the examining division.
( was absent on leave all of last week.
I HIS vacation viii last up to and in
I Guiding the Fourth OF July.
| w. R. r. Porter. of the division Of
/ appointments, was absent for three days
| OF last week
| c. w. Bartlett, Of the division Of ap-
| pointments, was absent on leave the
/ last three days of the week COR the Dur
/ pose Of launching the boat, which has
occupied him in the building tor the
| greater part Of the past year IN his
! spare time. The boat is an eighteen
| foot gasolene launch, equipped for a
/ maximum speed of eleven miles an
/ hour A complete account of the
\ launching ceremonies will follow next
/ Sunday.
r. w. Joyce, of the division Of ap-
pointments, Is absent on three weeks,
annual leave.
! Cornelius w. Stribling. one of the
/ commissions messenger boys. was alb
sent on leave the latter half of the
week.
}. K Hagy. Of the examining dlvi-
sion. was absent on leave all Of last
week.
Examination has been announced to
be held on August 6, for the position Of
railway mail clerk
where he pleasantly spent his thirty
days OF annual leave with relatives and
| friends.
Samuel w. Baxter. Of the blacksmith
I shop, was In Baltimore several days last
week. for which he utilized the remain
ing days of his annual leave.
James E. veatch. pressman. resigned
his position in the Office on Tuesday
Charles H. Stout. floor hand in the
foundry, was on vacation last week.
! Alexander Douglass. of the machine
! shop, returned Friday from a vacation
of two weeks. part of which was spent
IT, Baltimore.
John NJ. Getz. of the machine shop.
took his year-end vacation during the
| weekend Of last week.
George r. Boone, assistant foreman
OF the first division, was on leave sew
eral days last week for the purpose
of showing the city to a number OF
friends from his old home at Berkeley,
w. Va.
The Kentucky editor who wrote. the
following would stand little chance 70
escape alive If he should visit the fold
ing rooms Of the office:
| Fifty or more mirrors have been re-
moved from the Government Printing
lOffice, so the women employees won't be
everlastingly primping. This diabolical
move. however. will fail to arrest the
involuntary straying Of the lily-wbite
fin 10 feel the marcel wage or the pomp.