Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-01
CONGRESS IS ASKED
FOR S1,1OS,6S1,777

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three assistant engineers at $1,000. in
stead OF $500 one machiniSt at 81 OO0 in
stead of $500; two wire men, 200. in.
stead OF, $500 each. and two assistan,
wire men. $500. instead of $120
An increase of $4,000 is asked for fuel
lights and so forth at the library.
The Executive Departments.
In the executive Office at the White
House an increase of salary for two cor
respondents of $3.50 each is recommend
I'd: the increase Of one clerk. class three,
and decrease of one clerk class two rec
commended and also the change of deslg-
nation of clerk-messenger TO clerk, with
a 500 salary increase.
Civil Service Commission-The commits
sioners ask to be increased TO 5000 eacI,
a raise of $1,000 for the president. and
$500 for the two others.
Because the work of the commission
has multiplied many times in recent years.
the total of the salaries asked for Is S.9'-
so. an increase of nearly SS6,too- The
increases are as follows: one thousand
dollars each increase Tor cnle1 examiner
and secretary; $50 for assistant chief
examiner $500 for assistant secretary,
$3.50 for chief of application division, one
new clerk of class four. three new clerks
of class three. eight new clerks of class
TWO, eight new clerks of class one, four
new clerks at 81 600 and four at $500.
Much of the increase is made necessary
because OF the classification of fourth
class postmasters. Increases for mes
sengers. Iaborers. and so forth amount to
oh init ion lie. fpv
an increase of $4,000 to enable the COM
mission TO carry on its work of efficiency
rating.
Department of State-The only change
under the Department of State, out
lined by the estimates. as far as the cler-
ical force is concerned is a request for
eighteen additional clerks at $1,000 each
The total salaries for the department are
reduced slightly.
Treasury DepartmeT7t-The Secretary of
the Treasury asks for an assistant, to be
appointed by the Secretary, at a salary of
s5,ooo, and the following explanation,
written by Secretary McAdoo, accom-
panies the estimates:
McAdoo Explains Request
ION account of the enlarged activities
of the department and the continually
increasing work, due to the growth of
the country and the business of the de-
pdA lIiitBt, IL IL essential lildl the SSCTt.
tary should have a special assistant,
whose title should be assistant to the
secretary, and whose specific duties
should be such as the Secretary may
from time to time assign to him.
In the present organization of the de-
partment there are three assistant secre-
TarleS. One has charge of the fiscal bu
reaus. His duties are so onerous that
his time is completely absorbed. Another
Is in charge of customs, which likewise
absoTbs his entire time, and the third
is in charge of public buildings and mis-
cellaneous bureaus. which likewise absorb
his full time. SO that the Secretary has
not AT his command the services of a
man of ability upon whom he nay de-
yolve many of the important and press
ing duties and responsibilities which the
Secretary himself has not the time to dis
charge. 1t would not be possible to Sc
cure man of the requisite ability for
this important work for a less salary per
annum than 5000
Increases and new positions are esti-
Sp, one photostat operator, $50; one
plumbers assistant. increase OF Sl2U; one
new assistant painter, 5000; these EN-
ployes To be under the chief clerk and
superintendent In the division of book
keeping and warrants it is desired that
one booSkeeper and one clerk of class
one be dropped and an executive clerk
provided instead making saving of 800.
Customs division-One new law clerk at
$3.50 desired: one new clerk, class one
Appointments division-Five hundred
dollars additional for assistant chief in
place OF one teen-hundred-do clerk
dropped.
Section Of surety bonds-One new clerk,
class three desired.
Division of public moneys-Increase OF
500 for assistant chief.
Division of loans and currency-One new
clerk, class four. desired: two new clerks
class three; one new machine operator.
$50
Revenue cutter service Observation-Disclosures
of SO for law and contract clerk
Printing and stationery division-One
new clerk. c'ass three, one at $780, one
laborer at $3.50
General supply ommittee-Increase of
$1,000 for superintendent: one new chief
clerk, H2.e0o- one new clerk. class four;
one of class three, one of class two;
four OF class one: fifteen temporary
clerks at $500 for four months: one
new messenger, two new laborers. $3.50
each. The committee asks for $4,000
for printing and binding and so forth
Supervising architest's offfce-New posi-
tions are asked for as follows: One clerk
Ct class three s1.0o five clerks OF class
one, - 20 ca h, one messenger, at $50:
tvo administrative clerks, $1,000 each:
orc clerk Of class four $3.50; three
clerks of class one $3.50 each: one
CLERK of class f. $1,000
Office of the Controller.
Controller of the Treasury-Increase of
$50 for chief clerk and for chief law
clerk: $50 increase for one So 100 law
clerk, increase of $3.50 for two $1,000
law clerks. one new law clerk at $1,000
three clerks Of class two in place of one
clerk Of another class and one steno-
esrarhRr at 81 4hl
Auditor for War Department-Decrease
of seven clerks of class two and five
clerks of class one.
auditor for Interior Department = No
changes i'm the clerical force are out
lined, hat $1,000 is asked for as fol-
lows: For compensation on a piece-rate
basis. 70 be fixed by the Secretary of
the Treasury, of such number of en-
ployes as may be necessary TO tabulate
by the use Of mechanical devices the ac-
counts and vouchers OF the Interior De-
partment; for the purchase or rental of
the necessary mechanical devices and
Tor the purchase OF such supplies and the
making or such repairs as may be neces-
Sary 10 their maintenance and operation. -
The effect that piece work may have
upon the positions in this office is pro-
f..T1s