Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
URGES MORE PAY
FOR P. 0. EMPLOYEES
Congressional Commission Rec
Ommends S alary Increases
Amounting to 100000 for
First Year

Washington, May 3l.-Increases in sal
aries for postal employees amounting to
approximately 100000 for the first
year. effective July l. we're recommend
ed in report to Congress to-day by a
Joint congressional commission. In
creases of from $50 to $3.50 annually for
postal clerks and letter carriers with
AOG for supervisors we're recommended
NO increases for first class post masters
receiving above 5000 a year were pro-
posed however.
Estimates by the commission place the
Increase of the postal payroll at about
s3s,Do,cN for the second year and s43,-
100000 for the third and fourth years
The commission recommended a grad
uated scale of pay based on office re-
ceipts for supervisory officers in first
class post offices.
The salary ranges from 5000 for as
sistant postmasters and S2.1OO for super
intendents of mail in offices with receipts
between $4,000 and $4,000 to $500 for the
former and A,i0O for the latter when
receipts are above s2c.oO,Ooo annually
Provision also is made for gay increases
for other supervisors.
Fifteen days vacation annually with
pay for all employees and sick leaves Of
not more than 30 days a year with pay
also were recommended.
Bills providing for carrying out the
commissions recommendations will he
introduced by Senator Sterling. Republi-
can. South Dakota acting hartman of
the commission. and Representative Moon,
Democrat Tennessee. Action on the pro-
posed increases before the national con-
ventions is considered unlikely. Increases.
however. if granted later. would be
retroactive to July |.
Should the recommendations of the COM
mission based on hearings held in vari-
Gus parts of the country. be adopted.
clerks at first and second class postoffi-
ces as well as city carriers would be di-
vided into five classes with those in the
first class receiving s1,4Oo annually and
500 added for each class. Substitutes and
temporary clerks would receive 90 cents
an hour while special clerks would be paid
from 81, 1000 to 5000 annually. Watchmen,
messengers and laborers would be divided
into two grades the first receiving $3.50
and the second s1,45o.
Clerks in the postal mail service would
he divided into six classes with those IN
the first class receiving $1,000; those in the
sixth class $500 and the others graduate
between.
Service for all clerks. the commissions
report recommended, would be on an av-
erage of eight hours Per day. BOG days per
year Division superintendent in the pos
,tal mail service under commissions rec
concentrations. would receive *,gU an
nuaIly. assistant superntendents $500;
chief clerks 5000 and assistant cnlet
clerks $500.
Pay of postoffice inspectors would
range from $4,000 to $4,000 with an
ollouapce of not moro than IS a day
! for expenses while travelling. Clerks at
division headquarters of the postoffice
! inspection service would receive from
| 81 500 to $4,000.
A graduated increase was proposed
by the commission for first-class post
masters receiving less than $4,000 an
| nually. ranging from 5000 to s400 for
postmasters now receiving $4,000 to
$3.700 annually $500 to $500 for those
now getting between $4,000 and $4,000
and $500 and $500 for those whose pay
now Is between $4,000 and $4,000.
Second class postmasters whose pres
! ent salary ranges from $4,000 to $4,000
would receive an increase from 800
/ to 5000. Assistant postmasters would
| receive $50 for each grade UP to $3.50.
! Third class postmasters would be in
/ creased 5000 from basic salaries each.
! the salaries ranging from $1,000 TO
! $4,000. The commission also recon-
mended that fourth class postmasters
! he allowed 40 per cent on cancella-
! tons of SIS per quarter and less: 1l3
per cent from SIS to 800 of cancella-
/ tions per quarter and in excess of 500
| per quarter 100 per cent on the first
! 500, IS per cent on the next 500 and
so per cent on the remainder.