Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-24
War Department.

two assistant messengers at $500 each.
Quartermaster generals office-A re-
duction' is recommended of one in
spector Of supplies at $4,000 and one
assistant marine engineer at sl,soO.
surgeon generals office-Compensatlo
One chemist from $2,0SS to $1,000. one
assistant chemist from $500 to 1880.
two translators from $1,000 to s1.700
each A reduction is recommended OF
one clerk at $1,000 and one clerk at
$780,, Office of chief of engineers
An increase is recommended of four
clerks at $1,000 each and a messenger
boy at $500. A reduction is made of
fve clerks at $500 each and one la
borer at $3.50. Division OF militia af-
fafrs-An increase is recommended of
one clerk at $1,000.
Public buildings and Erounds-A
Waterman for Montrose Park at $40
is recommended.
State, War and Navy building-A re-
duction is recommended of ten char
women at $240 each as estimated.
Navy Department.
secretary's office-An appointment
clerk at $4,000 and an estimate clerk
at s1S6o are recommended in place of
two clerks at $1,sO0 each. A reduction
is made of one clerk at $1,10O, one
clerk at $1,000, one telegraph operator
at $1,100, one messenger at $40 one
iaborer at $3.50. A telephone switch
board operator at s72O is provided in
lieu OF an assistant at $500.
Chief OF naval operations-The fol-
lowing clerical force is recommended
for this Office. which was created at
the last session of Congress: One chief
clerk. $3.50. one clerk at $500. one
clerk at $1,000. three clerks at s1,40o
each, three clerks at $1,000 each, three
clerks at 81 900 each. one clerk at $500,
one chief telegrapher at 1900, one te-
legrapher at s1.400, one telegrapher at
Sl.200. one telegrapher at s1,100. two
assistant messengers at $3.50 each, one
messenger boy at $500. two messenger
boys at $500 each. one laborer at $3.50.
In all, twenty three persons, with pay
aggregating s26.350.
Bureau of navigation: An increase
Is recommended of one clerk at $14OO
Bureau OF steam engineering: An
increase IS recommended of one clerk
at $1,400.
Bureau of construction and repair
An increase is recommended of one
clerk a $1,000.
Bureau of ordnance-A reduction is
made of one ordnance engineer at
$4,000. A clerk at 81 800 is recommend
ed instead of a craftsman at $780,
Bureau OF supplies and accounts-An
increase is recommended of one sta It's
tician at $500 and two clerks at 5000
each.
Interior Department.
Pension office-The following re-
duction is made: One medical ex-
aminer. at s1.SO0; one chief of di-
vision. at $4,000; one principal exam
liner. at $4,000: one assistant chief of
division, at $1,000; one clerk, at 1000;
one clerk, at $1,40O; one clerk, at ST.
200; ten clerks, at $1,000 each; twenty
copyists. at $500 each: one messenger,
at $40; five assistant messengers, at
$72O each; fifteen laborers. at $3.50
each: eight messenger boys, at $500
each; one Waterman, at S720. In all,
sixty-eight persons and s59,s60.
Patent office-An increase is recon-
mended. in accordance with an act
passed at the present session, as fol-
lows: One law examiner, at $2,75O;
two examiners in chief, at $4,000 each;
twenty-three first assistant examiners,
at $1,000 each; thirteen second assist
ant examiners, at $1,000 each, and a
third assistant examiners. at $500
each; twenty-four fourth assistant ex-
aminers, at $500 each. A net increase
OF thirteen persons and $52.650.
The surveyor general for South Da-
with $1,000 for clerks in his Office and
$500 for contingent expenses.
The salary of the commissioner of
Glacier National Park. at $500, au-
thorized by the act of August %, 1914,
is recommended.
Post Office Department.
The clerical force of the department
is reorganized, and the following de-
tailed statement shows the increases
and decreases in the number of places
and salaries recommended in the bill:
Offices created, one. aggregating ST.
500; salaries increased, forty-five, ag-
$3.50; salaries omitted,
thirty EIGHT, aggregating, s33,S30: sal
$1,000; net reduction, thirty-seven,
S35.190.
Department of Justice.
Office Of solicitor for Treasury De-
reduction is made of one
chief clerk at $4,000 and one law clerk
at $4,000.
Department of Commerce.
Secretary's office-An assistant chief
of division of publications at $4,000 is
provided in lieu of clerk at s1,s00
A clerk at $1,000 and messenger boy
at $3.50 are recommended :.
The pay Of one engineer is increased
from $1,000 to s1.1oO. and the pay of
another engineer is reduced from ST.
900 to $500. A skilled laborer at $500
is recommended instead of watch
man at 1920.
Census office-An increase is recon-
mended of one expert chief of division
at $1,000, four clerks at $500 each,
i've clerks at $1,000 each, three clerks
at $1,400 each, thirty clerks at $1,000
each and ten clerks at $500 each. A
reduction is made of fifty-three clerks
at 81 200 each. Making a net reduction,
exclusive of transfers, of $4,000.
Bureau of foreign and domestic COM
increase is recommended of
one expert on commerce and finance at
So. 900. one translator at $1,4O0, one
clerk at $500. one clerk at $1.4OO, one
clerk at $1,000, two clerks at $1,000
each. one messenger at $40 and one |
assistant messenger at $500.
Steamboat inspection service-An in |
crease is recommended of one clerk at |
1900 in the office of the supervising in |
spector general. !
Additional assistant steamboat in |
spectors are recommended as follows:
Two at New Orleans, at $500 each;
two at Baltimore, at $500 each: four
Of Providence, at 81, 800 each; two at |
San Francisco. at $500 each; two at |
Buffalo, at $1,000 each; six at Cleve- |
land. at $500 each; four at Chicago, |
at ST 500 each; four at Grand Haven. |
at 81, 500 each; four at Detroit. at $1,000
two at Portland, Ore, at $1,000 each: |
two at Albany, N. Y, at $1,000 each: |
in all, thirty-six persons, aggregating |
S59. 800 Six assistant inspectors at |