The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-14

Another plea for the government en-
ploye who has spent his best years In
government service and, through age.
has become incompetent, was voiced in
the annual report Of Samuel B. Don
nelly, Public Printer, who gave the start
ling announcement that he had go men
in his employ who were more than sixty
five years old.
His report, in this connection reads:
There are employed In the Government
Printing Office mora than 80 persons
above the age of sixty-five, and 1t would
be OF advantage to the government to
provide for the retirement OF those who
have given to the public service the best
years OF their lives, and who may be
unable to perform an average days work.
This could be equitably accomplished
through the adoption OF a plan which
would in effect amount to an annuity to
each employe upon arriving at the age
of retirement or upon becoming dis
abled."
Basis of AnnuItIes.
THE basis OF such annuities should be
length Of service and the salary or wage
received during their employment which
in the case Of those who have been in
the service for many years would meet
| their ordinary requirements during the
remainder Of their lives. Such a plan
would result in saving a large portion
of the amount that It Is conceded gener-
ally is now lost through the superannua-
ton Of employees, and would at the same
time be an act OF justice to the in
dividual and a recognition Of long and
faithful service.
Concerning the general report OF the
Office, the Public Printer says:
THE total appropriations for salaries,
maintenance. and operation OF the Gov
ernment Printing Office were S5,s74TSL
"Deducting from this amount the ap-
preparation for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Office of the superintendent
OF documents ($26O, $50, there was allotted
and available for the production of the
public printing and binding the sum OF
$5,H415O
The charges for repay work (Which
consists OF work performed for the de-
partments and chargeable to appropria-
tions other than that for public print
ing and bindinO amounted to S1,12O,
55l.l6 during the fiscal year.
The total disbursements and out
standing obligations amounted to S.
4SS, $4,000; leaving an unexpended balance
OF S305. .52s.76 to the credit OF the several
appropriations.
Unexpended balance.
I'm the unexpended balance Is in
cluded s1Ss.1s4.5O, which amount repre-
sents the repay accounts not transferred
to the credit OF the appropriation for
printing and binding June 30, 1911. and
therefore not available for expenditures.
The unexpended balance Of sos, 5,52s IS on
June 30, 1911. was composed of the fol-
lowing items: Legislative salaries, office
OF the Public Printer, s6.6S3.34: general
expenses, office OF the superintendent OF
documents, $36. 1865; leaves of absence,
SIS. 1909; pay for holidays. S,3o452; SAL
aries, ofice Of the superintendent Of doc
uments, Sl,426.17; public printing and bind
ing, S227. .2ST.09.
The total balance unexpended In de-
partmental allotments for public printing
and binding amounts to S45S, ,G7.04 and
there is a deficit in the Congressional al
lotment of S174,566.79.
THE total charge for work performed
were $s307, 1924. which was exceeded by
SIC, 6S2.67 by the total charge for work
performed during the previous fiscal
year"