Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-04

Quired by the last army apprOpria ton
act the number of persons employed in
the three offices being reduced from 800
to 298, and the appropriation being re-
duced from $425, 759 to S37S,679.
The salary of the chief clerk of the
office of the surgeon general is increased
from 5000 to $3.50
Office of chief of ordnance-The amount
authorized for personal services is in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000. The salary
of the chief clerk of the office of the.
chief of engineers is increased from $1,000
to $3.50.
Bureau of insular affairs-The chief
clerks salary is increased from $1,000 to
So $50: three clerks. at $1,000 each. and
one laborer, at $500, are omitted.
Division of militia affairs-An increase
is recommended of one clerk at 81 400 one
clerk at at 81, 300 and one clerk at 81 600.
Navy Department.
1t is recommended that the salaries of
the chief clerks of the bureaus Of navi-
cation. equipment, steam engineering,
construction and repair, ordnance, medi-
cal and surgery and yards and docks be
increased from $1,000 to $3.50 each.
Interior Department.
Indian office-Reductions are recon-
mended as follows: Three clerks at 81 800,
three clerks at 81 ,6OO two clerks at 81 400.
Disbursing Office for payment of pen
sions-Provision is made for the disburs-
ing clerk at $4,000. as authorized by
law, and for $50 clerks under him with
| salaries amounting to $'11 $50 This force
| is provided for instead of IS pension
| agents at $1,000, abolished in the last pen
| sion appropriation act to take effect after
| February 1. 1913, and 300 clerks now en-
| ployed under these agents at $375,OOO.
Post Office Department.
Postmaster Generals office-Twelve
clerks are added. as follows: Two at
81, 500, two at 81 800, two at 81. 400, two at
| 81. 200, two at $1,000 and two at $500.
| One clerk at $1,000 is omitted in the di-
| vision of purchasing agents.
! Postal Savings System.
| Specific appropriation is recommended
| for 1SS clerks employed in the system
and now being paid from the appropria-
, ton for that service carried in the post
| office appropriation act
Office of second assistant postma ster
! general: Additional clerks are recon-
| mended as follows: Two at $3.50, one at
$3.50. instead of one at $1,4OO; one at
81 300 and three at $500.
| Office of third assistant postmaster gen.
eral Increases are recommended of one
clerk at $3.50, four clerks at 81 400 and
| three clerks at 81 100.
| Division of topography: An increase is
| recommended of three skilled craftsmen
at $1,4OO and one assistant map-mounter
at $72O.
Commerce and Labor.
| Secretary's office-On account Of the
| transfer of the distribution of public
documents to the government printing Of
flee, reductions in the force are recon-
mended as follows: One assistant mes
senger at S12o, one laborer at $3.50 and
three laborers at $50.
a reduction is recommended of one
copyist at $500 in the bureau of corpora
tiOns.
Bureau of lighthouses-An increase is
recommended of one clerk at S1,6oD instead
of one at 81 300; two clerks at 1908, in
stead of five at $500. One clerk at 1920
is omitted, and provision is made for one
craftsman at 81, 800 instead of 1000 and
for two additional craftsmen at 81, 2O0
each.
Census Office-The appropriation of
$40, 900 for ia temporary clerks is omit
ted: an increase is recommended of seven
clerks at 81 400 each, five clerks al 81 100
each, and the reduction of one clerk at
$500.
Division of naturalization-An increase
is recommended of one clerk at $500
81. 400.
Bureau OF standardS-IncreaSeS in the
force are recommended as follows: One
physicist at $1,000. two assistants at
81 100, one assistant at $500. one at
s.. 30. two a 81 800: one chemist, $500
one associate chemist. s., 700, one at
$500, one at $1,000; four laboratory as