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

An increase is recommended in the
main office force as follows: One clerk
at 81 500, four clerks at 81 800 each, three
clerks at $1.4OO, four clerks at $1,000
each, one skilled laborer at $72O, one
messenger at $780, one mechanic at $40
Three district secretaries at $500 are
provided for. Two clerks at $720 each,
and one messenger at $40 are omitted In
the field force.
efficiency rating, a new organization is
authorized as follows: One clerk at
81 800. two clerks at 81 400. three clerks
at $1,000. one stenographer at $1,000 and
five temporary clerks at $500.
Treasury Department.
Changes in the clerical force are rec
commended, as follows: Office of the chief
clerk. one electrician at 1000 instead of
one wireman at $1,000. Division of book
keeping and warrants, an increase of one
messenger boy at $3.50. Revenue cutter
service, services of skilled craftsmen au-
| thorized to cost not more than $,4O0.
Mails and files. a reduction of one docu-
ment clerk at $1,000. and one mail mes
| senger is increased from $1,000 to 81 900.
Supervising architects Office-The sal
aries heretofore paid out of lump sum
appropriations, are specifically appro-
priated for in this bill, the number of
rates of compensations not being In
creased
Auditor for War Department-An
assistant and chief clerk at $3.50 is pro-
vided for instead of a chief clerk and
chief of division at the same salary; a
| chief of division at 5000. two assistant
| ton clerk at $1,000 are provided for in
stead Of two chiefs at $1,000 and two
| clerks at 81 800 each. One clerk at 81, 900
and two clerks at $500 are omitted.
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clerks at sl.sOO. two clerks at $1,000 and
| four clerks at 81 400 are added: five clerks
at $1,000 and three clerks at $500 are
omitted.
auctions are made as follows: One chief
of division at $1,000. two clerks at 81, 400,
six clerks at 200 and six clerks at
81 900
Auditor for. Post Office Department
The salary of the expert accountant is
| increased from $3.50 to $1,000. The
recommendation of the estimates that PIT
clerks with salaries amounting to S166.36O
should be omitted is adopted, and in lieu
thereof an appropriation of S166,96O is
| recommended for compensation on piece
| rate basis
| Treasurer's office-A compositor and
pressman at $3.50 instead of SLIGO is
provided for. Five clerks at $500 are
omitted. Additions are made as follows:
| Four counters, for money laundry ma
chimes, at $780, and one skilled laborer
/ at Sl,SD. Eighteen expert counters In
| the force employed in redeeming national
currency are promoted from 500 to $500
| each
Registers office-One clerk at 81, 600 is
omitted.
Office of commissioner of internal rev.
enue-Increases and additions are made
as follows: One clerk at $1,000. one clerk
| at 81. 500 and one clerk at 81 900, and the
salary of one head of division is raised
| from s., 80 to 81, 800
Public health service-The salary of the
surgeon general is provided for at 5000
instead of 5000. authorized by an act
of August IA. 1912, and AN assistant editor
at 81, 500 is provided for.
War Department.
Secretary's office-Changes are recon-
mended as follows: One carpenter and
one skilled laborer increased from $500
| to $l.OS0; two assistant messengers at
5000 are recommended in place of two
| boys at $500 each two laborers, one hos
| tier and one Waterman at $40 each are
omitted.
| In the office of the adjutant general a
reduction Is recommended of forty-nne
clerks at $1,000. and one assistant mes
senger at $40.
| Office of the chief of the Quartermaster
| Corps-The offices of the quartermas ter
| general commissary general and pay
! master general are consolidated, as re-