Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-01
INCREASED PAY FOR
GOVERNMENT LABOR
New Scale For Academy Employees
Soon Effective
ALL CLASSES TO PROFIT
Raises, Maximum And Minimum Range
From Eight To Nearly Forty
Cents.

I Increase in the wages of govern
ment employees at the Naval Academy,
and also at the Naval Experiment Sta
ton here, for all classes of labor,
both as to the maximum and mini
mum per diem, is provided in a new
wage scale which has been agreed
upon by departmental officials at
Washington, as the result of numer-
Gus conferences with the representa-
tives of the League of Government
Employees and others. during the last
several months.
The new scale of wages as given
below have been agreed upon by a
labor board consisting of Franklin ID.
Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. and representatives of the De-
partment of Labor and the War De-
partment.
The increases which have been
agreed upon range from s to 32 cents
per day for the several classes. Fol-
lowing is the wage scale, figures of
the present and new rates being given
for comparison
Boys, present, SIPS and As cents;
laborers (common), present, $1.92
and $1.36; new, $216 and $1.60 Sta
BILE keepers, present $1.92 and s1.36;
new, $216 and SLIGO Teamsters,
present, $20S and $1.2S; new,
$2.24 and SLIGO Apprentices, $1.S6 and
16 cents. Boiler makers helpers,
present, $2.32 and $1.S4; new, $2.4S
and $500. Coppersmiths helpers,
(same as boiler Makers Electricians
helpers, same. General laboratory
helpers, same. Laboratory helpers.
present, $3.04 and $500; new, 1928
and $500 Helpers for molders. ord
nance, pipe filters, and woodwork
ers, present, $2.32 and s1.S4; new,
SPAS and $500 Oilers, present,
s2.24 and S152; new, $2.40 and $1.6S.
Markers, SIPS and $104
Tool room keepers. present, S24S
and s1.52; new, s2.64 and s2.o0. AVN
ing makers, $3.04 and $500. Black
smiths, present, 1852 and $272; new,
$3.50 and $3.50. Blacksmiths, special
ly skilled, S4.24. Boiler makers,
present, 1884 and $272. Boiler
makers, specially skilled. new, $4.24.
Cable splicers, present, $4.24; new,
$4.24 and 1924 Wood calkers,
present, $3.50 and $1.76: new. $3.50
and $256. House carpenters, pres
ent. S400 and S272; new. $4.S2 and
S3.O4. Chaffeurs, $296 and $2.4S.
Coppersmiths, present, $4.0S and
$3.04; new. $4.32 and $S.2S. Copper
smiths, especially skilled. present,
s424; new, S4.56. Divers, $500 and
$3.04
Engine tenders, present. $2.4S and
$1.76; new, $2.72 and $500. Engine
tenders (electrical, present, $S.S6
and $2.4S; new. $500 and $2.72.
Firemen, present, $2.4O and S1.52;
new, $264 and S1.6S Foundry fur
nacemen, $500 and $40 Gardeners
present, S2.64 and $1.76; new, $3.50
and $1.92. Joiners, present, $500 and
S24S. Specially skilled machinists,
present, $4.24 and $3.50; new, $4.56-
All around machinists. present. $4.0O
and $2.SS: new, $4.32 and 1912
Electrical machinists. present, $4.24
and 1904: new, $4.32 and 1912. Me-
chanical electricians. specially skill
ed. present, $4.40 and S3.44; new,
s4.56 and $4.00. Masons (brick)
S4.96 and $500. Molder. specially
skilled, new, $4.56 and $4.O0. Ord
+ nance men, present. 1882 and SEAS;
new. SS.76 and s272 Painters, pres
ent. $3.44 and $2.4S; new, $3.50 and
S2.56. Pattern-makers present, $3.S4
and SEAS; new, $4.32 and $3.O4 Paw
ers. present, s4.00 and $500: new
$4.S2 and $272.
Pile drivers, present, $3.04 and
$500. Pipe filters. present, s4.00 anc
S2.72: new. s432 and $$3.04 House
plumbers and plasterers, present
$500 and s272; new. $4.32 and SS.04
Specially skilled plumbers, present
$424; new, $4.56 Rodmen. present
$3.50 and $232; new. $500 and $2.S2
Sailmakers, present, $3.50 and $500
| Sheet metal workers. $4.S2 and $2.SS
Stone cutters, s4.00 and $S.04. Tin
ners. Ss.52 and s2.32 Water tenders
present, s2.64 and s1.76; new, S2.S'
and S1S4. Wiremen, present, $3.50