Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-06

/ messenger. increase OF S6o SuDiiiItleu'
Maps and charts: Assistants-Iwo al
S1.OSO each, increase of $40 each SUB
mitted; one at 5000. increase of S!2l
submitted. One junior messenger, IN
crease of $50 submitted.
MUSIC: Assistants-One at Sl,OSo, IN.
crease of $50 submitted: two at $500
each. increase of $12O submitted. One
junior messenger, increase of $50 sub
mitted.
Prints: Two assistants at 81 ESQ each
| increase of $40 each submitted. one
junior messenger, increase of $50 sub
mitted
| Smithsonian deposit: One assistant al
5000 in lieu Of one messenger at $720
! increase of $3.50 submitted. One junior
| messenger, increase of $50 submitted.
Congressional reference library: As.
| sistants-One at 81 ,OS0. increase of $3.50
submitted; one at 5000, increase of S12o
submitted. Two Junior messengers at
$3.50 each. increase of $50 each submit
ted
Law Library Increases.
Law library-Assistants, one. at
$1,000. increase of $3.50 submitted; one,
at $500, increase of $50 submitted. One
junior messenger, increase of $50 sub
mitted.
| Semitic and oriental literature-As-
sistants, two, at 5000 each, new; one
[5unior messenger, increase Of $50 sub
mitted
Copyright office-Clerks, twenty ight
at S1.0s0 each, in place Of ten at $1,000
| each; eighteen at 5000 each; twelve at
$500 each, in place of two at $500 each
ten at $3.50 each: six at 5000 each, in
place of four at $500 each: two at $3.50
each. Four junior messengers at $3.50
each, increase of 1920 each; one junior
messenger. increase of .s12o submitted.
Distribution ,h Of car Indexes, $,
at s1.1oo: four at $1,000. Also the sum
| of $4,000 for services of assistants at
salaries less than $1,000 per annum
| hour. increase of $1,000 submitted
The librarian asks for 100000 in
stead of 100000 for the purchase of
books. incidentals, travelling, etc. A
new property, clerk at 5000, two new
watchmen at $500, one more carpenter
at 5000, two extra laborers at $40,
81. 900 additional for extra services to
provide for opening the library on
holidays and Sundays, and increases of
s55 and $50 for the chief and assistant
chief of the char force conclude the
increases asked for in the pay roll.
Botanic Garden.
An increase of $4,000 for assistants
and laborers in the Botanic Garden is
asked for. For improving the garden
s12,773.50 is asked in place of $4,000.
CAcCoIlvcs
One hundred thousand dollars is the
increase of the estimates under the
head executive" the civil service COM
mission asking for practically all of
it. Changes in the executive Office at
the White House are recommended as
follows:
Two new clerks at $4,000; five clerks
of class four, decrease of one; two of
class three. a decrease of: one: three
messengers at $500, a decrease of one;
of one.
Civil Service Commission.
The commissioners again ask that the
salaries of the three members be placed
at $500, instead of $4,000. for two of
them, and $500 for the president of the
board.
The other salary increases on the
commission pay roll recommended to
Congress are as follows.
One chief examiner, $500 additional.
submitted: one secretary, $1,000 addi-
tional submitted; one assistant chief
examiner, to act also as chief of divi-
sion, $3.50 additional submitted; one
assistant secretary Gin lieu of chief of
division), to act also as' chief Of division,
$500 additional submitted: one chief OF
H.,
Examiners-One in lieu Of chief OF
division at $4,000, $3.50 additional sub
mitted: one, acting as certihcatlon
clerk in lieu of one examiner at $4,000,
So, 900 each. one additional submitted;
six, at $500 each, two additional sub
mitted.
Clerks-Seven of class 4. one addi-
tional submitted; thirty of class ),
four additional submitted; forty-two
of class 2, eight additional submitted
fifty-two Of class l, eight additional
submitted; twenty-five at $500 each
Custodian force-One fireman watch
man, new; two fremen, at $40 each,
s240 additional submitted; three watch
men, at s720 each, one additional sub
mitted: four laborers, at $3.50 each, one
additional submitted.
Salaries, field force, civil service COM
mission-Four district secretaries. at
81, 900 each Gn lieu of two district sec
retaries at s2,400 each: one district
secretary at $4,000, and one district
secretary at $4,000. dropped). $4,000
retaries, at $4,000 each Gin lieu of two
district secretaries at $4,000 each and
| four district secretaries at $500 each.
dropped), $500 additional submitted.
Five field examiners. at $1,000 each.
| for work in connection with members
| of local boards and other necessary
work, as directed by the commission
| (S1,S00 additional submitted).
4
aminers not in the federal service to
prepare questions and rate papers in
examinations on special subjects for
! which examiners within the service are
not available, $1,000 additional sub
| mitted.
| For the esta Enlistment and mainte-
| nance of system of efficiency ratings,
| $4,000 additional submitted.
| For travelling expenses, $4,000 IN
! stead of $4,000 is asked, and 100000 IN
stead of $4,000 is asked for printing.
| State Department.
| A great increase is shown in the
Estate Department estimates, the reason
| being found in the greatly increased
| business which developed after the out
| break of hostilities in Europe. The
| increases and explanations given in the
| book of estimates follows:
1.-The total increases for the depart
mental service estimated for the fiscal
| year 1917 amount to $143,660, as fol-
| lows: Officers to aid in important
| drafting work, one at $4,000 and two at
! $4,000 each, $4,000: two assistant sole
| itors at 81, 500 each, salary of one addi-
| tional assistant solicitor increased
| $500, $500: increase of five law clerks,
| two at S2.250 each and three at $Z,000
| each, $10.500; increase of salary of two
| chiefs of bureau, at $500 each. $1,000.
| increase of salary of five chiefs OF bu-
reau at $500 each. $4,000; increase O,
! ten clerks of class 4, $4,000; increase
! crease OF fifteen clerks of class 2, $21,-
| 600; increase of twenty clerks or class
! /. 1900; increase of twelve clerks at
| $1,000 each $4,000; increase OF two