The Washington times., 1916-03-01
REAL FACTS ABOUT THE PAY OF THE
|"OVER-PAID" CIVIL SERVICE FOLK
OneFourh Oft More Than of Them Washington Draw
LESS Than $720 Year. the Census Says-Aveage Chance
Ever Reach 81, 500 Year About One in Fifty
By JUDSoN c. WELLIVER.


paid People who entertain this notion able do because
they never bothered to find out the facts
The Governments statistics subject show that
the last compilation ESQ per Of employees in the executive
civil service in the District received less than S720 year.
Just about onequarter the big civil service army this
getting less than S720 year One wonders whether the Congress
sonal economists who figuring saving 100000 annually
squeezing work Of the civil people, realize
that about onefou Of that work will have performed
people who are living this less than $50 month
may be that person who passes civil service examination
for intelligence and capacity and produces the certificate of
personal character that this service requires ovepad $50
month"; but there is feeling il
would the experiment Of living Washington that figure
would not take them long another increase their
salaries
Congress Raised Own Salary
When Congress drawing $4,000 year salary solemny
decided after long discussion that wasn't being paid enough
derng the high expense living Washington average per-
haps six months the year. So raised the salaries Of its
bers to $500 year.
Does Congress- Congress-
civil service employees Washington who overpad 500
month different kinds human beings from members of the
House and Senate who $4,000 only getting wohrds
enough
While subject this particular classification of
overpad employees of the Government will be interesting
ect bit of information about the steeeanng force of Washing
true that these people numbering about 400 under
civil service and employees the Federal Government
They employees of the District Government and have
the protection their jobs that would be afforded if they
attached to the civil service establishment.
There about 400 members laboers and drivers of the
cleaning force Two hundred and sixfour of these
white wings These 81 daywhen the weather permits
them work They required provide their uniforms and
keep them presenabe In addition the clothes which, like other
people, they ordinarily white wing about four
white uniforms year.
Worked Only 2sO Days.
year white wings worked calendar days.
good many of which they worked only time and paid for
part time.
Labores employed in cleaning alleys and similar work
day. The drivers this occupation receive day.
These fewer days of work during the
than the white wings
The best average that be made indicates that
wing able about $4OO year he lucky and he
generally isn't
good many years have sporadcaly
something for the white wings by of getting their
occupation is such that necessary for them live
they their work This that they
pay in the expensive of the city, else
in those that al congested and least desirable.
Congress told the troubles of the white wings year
year by phanhrops by social workers. by officers of the
District Columbia Government while by jealous
Congressman who INDUCED msgvngs whether
doing hard days work every working day of the
paid at $40O year.
nothing substantial has resulted from these efforts.
The same effort being before Congress year.
of the Congressional desire squeeze some more work out of the
per of civil service people who earn less than $720
temptation indulge little ardon humor about the prospect for
accomplishing anything behalf Of the street cleaning force
Interesting To Analyze Facts
highly interesting anayze the facts presented by the
Census covering the occupation and compensation
civil service people Washington Vastly the most class
is this 256 per who receive less than $720 year.
Then there the class which receives $720 but less
$S4O These constitute 8 of the entire number
classification receiving from $s4O 5000 there "a
per cent
Receiving 5000 but less than ST 900 8 per cent.
Compenaons between 1000 and ST 200 paid 97 per
Those receiving between 400 constitute per
the entire civil service population of the District
Then above 400 there sudden drop. The group people
drawing between ST 400 and ST 600 constitutes 97 per
of the entire number
This proportion again is reduced almost oneha the
classification showing those who receive between ST 600 and 800
per These constitute only 54 of the total number.
Only As per get between ST 800 and $4,000