Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-28

PAY AT INDIAN HEAD
Raise in Salaries of Four Trades at
Proving Grounds on the Potomac
River.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-Secretary
Daniels announces the new schedules
of wages for employees OF the var
ious navy yards and stations during
the calendar year 1916, to take effect
January l. In may of the trades at
these yards the workmen will receive
increases in pay next Saturday morn
ing. There are 80 trades at the Naval
Academy. In eight of these trades
there will be increases of pay per
diem as follows:
Masons, brick, $3.50 to $4.96; pipe
filters, 1925 to $3.50; master-at-arms
$500 to s2.16; machinists, all around
s3.44 to $3.50; chief master-at-arms
S3.52 to 1916; mechanics, electrical
specially skilled, $500 to s4.24; ma
chinists, specially skilled. $4.O9 to
s4.24; molders, $3.6S to s4.0O.
There are al trades ut the Naval
Proving Grounds at Indian Head, Md,
In four of these trades the daily pay
Of workmen will be increased as fol
lows: Machinists, all around, $500 to
s4.24; machinists, electrical, S4.O0 to
s4.24; timers, 1884 to 1892; wiremen
1892 to $4.0S.
More than half of the trades at the
Norfolk Navy Yard will receive an
increase in pay. At that yard there
are Sc trades, and increases will. be
made in the daily pay of 46 trades.
The reports Of the special wage
boards convened at each yard were
received about December !, and As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt then held
hearings open to any individual en-
ploye or to any representative of Il
trade from the various navy yards,
Committees appeared from the fol-
lowing yards and stations: Ports
mouth, Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Norfolk, Charleston, Puget
Sound, Newport; Naval Academy.
Annapolis; naval proving ground, In
dian Head. In addition, many written
arguments were received and passed
upon. = -
&:SnAs. asresult of these reports iand
hearings, it became evident that in
certain trades the rate of wages paid
by private firms n>the vicinity of
navy yards has increased materially
during the past year. The govern
ment is, by law, required to fix the
rate. of ,wagss atsthe various: navy
yards and stations;:so that they, ,''shall
conform, ;as NEARLY, as!is; consistent
w.th the: public interest, with. those
of private establishments in the I'M
mediate vicinity of the; respective
wards" r. =
Three. recommendations of; impor-
tance have been approved by the Sec
retary, as follows:
/. There has been much complaint
about the multiplicity Of rates of pay
in individual trades. In some case
this has gone as high as Is different
rates in an individual trade. Orders
have been issued that hereafter there
shall be not more than five rates in
any one trade, at: anyone yard.
2. In putting the new schedules in
to effect orders haye been issued that
where the maximum in any trade has
been increased every .employe in that
trade shall be advanced to the next
higher rating.
8. In accordance with the recon-.
mendations of all of the wage boards
the pay. of the supervisory force, /. e.
quartermen and leadingmen, which
has heretofore been. fixed at; 25 pc
cent. and 10 per cent, respectively
above the maximum pay of the trade
will be increased to 30 per cent. ant
IS per cent, respectively. This is be
lieved to be in line with the best prac
tice in this country, giving materia
increase in pay to those mechanic!
and ARTISANS who show their abilit,
to act in supervisory capacity.