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SALARIES SET
IN REPORT OF
COMMISSION
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COMMISSION
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class Of employees being determined
by the commission on the basis OF
duties. responsibilities and the cost
Of living. Thus the lowest wage rec
commended by the commission is $720
for junior messenger boys. while the
highest found in the schedule iS that
Of $500 for various scientific posi-
tions.
No coen,xance Is taken by the com.
mission Of the $l.310 minimum wage.
which was recommended to II last
year By an advisory committee OF en-
ployes.
The salary recommendations. as
given to Congress today. contained
distinct surprise In that no salary rec
omm endations whatever were mace
for about 5000 Of tho highest posi-
tions which came under the jurisdtc-
ton Of the commission. Salaries lor
these positions constituted one-hAli OF
per cent OF the entire government por-
Sonnel here.
Where Salaries Net RecoDnenAe4.
These positions for which no sal
aries are recommended are mostly IN
the scieutilc and technical oranches.
They also include all the ass.sane ;..
secretaries Of departments, the ASSIST
ant postmaster general. the nofareh
Of Congress, the librarian Of the Pub
lie Library and other high executive
positions.
The rate Of compensation for each
position in such classes as have no
salaries recommended Is to be recon-
mended to Congress by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission after consultation
with heads of departments or inde-
pendent establishments concerned:
Each recommendation Is to be oaSeo
upon a full appraisal Of the duties ana
responsibilities Of the position ana lts
relation to positions in similar classes.
the rate of compensation in each such
case to be determined by Congress-
The salary schedules were present.
ed as the final item at the bottom OF
each Of the 100 class specfncatfons.
Each class specification showed the
title Of the class OF positions, ;:,a ene tu the
ties involved in the position: the
qualifications necessary for the ming
Of the position, the lines of promotion
and the salary schedules.
The salary schedule In each class
comprised a minimum salary. under
which no employe is to be paio IN tne
class. and a maximum salary for Oach
class Of positions. Between these ex-
treme ranges a series Of periodic eff
cheney increases.
Periodic Increases.
Each periodic efficiency increase. IN
the great majority OF SALARY recon-
mendations. Is for $50. although mui.
tiples Of this figure are recommended
In some cases. Whatever the pertodfc
upon the basis of efficiency ratings
An extreme case OF the equalization
of salaries recommended by the com
mission il found in that OF salary
schedules for Junior typists and the
sala ries now being paid in the gov
er mt departments here for such
pos. Ions. A Junior typist on q statu-
tory salary in one Of the older depart
ments II now drawing $50 = year. A
junior typfst, doing practically the
same work in another department., 10
receiving $500 per year.
The commission recommends q salary
Of 81, 81. to $3.50 for Junior typists
thus the Junior typist receiving $3.50
win be increased to at least q - under
feclasSiffAtion. an increase 0f more than
100 per cent, while the Junior typist now
receiving $500 VIII b set back to be-
tween s.. $50 and tl.seo Per year. a dras-
ary now paid Junior typists in the gov
eramsnt - 81 80 per year. :.
The salary recommendations thus
show no set increase. or. on the other
hand, no fixed decrease in the salaries
lions having been taken solely on tts
own merit.
sIApossiblen Unat4enDteA.
The salary recommendation for the
foFty-four services into which the lo7.-
~ employees are divided show no At
tempt to encompass the impossible, o.
b nnaks the government service q mon
stary delight.
Whije the salary for charwomen II
placsd At - to Is cents an hour. that Of
compositors ID set At IS cents an hour.
= Guards are increased in salary from
their present average G ,6o. incl0dfmE
the bonus, 70 Q minimum >Alafy Of $1,000
and . maximum Of $500. Two EN-
mostly outdoor employees.
are recommended sah1tee ranging from
81. - to 81 90. only one increase OF $50
being incfnded
The messenger service reco1nmsndA-
tion ranges from $3.50 per annum for
junior messenger. generally = boy under
eighteen years Of age. to $3.50 ae the
maximum salary recommendation xoe q
chief messenger.
KinAefEarten TeacAeRa.
KinderEarten teachers in the elemen-
tary schools Of the District Of Columbia
are recommended minimum salaries OF
&. 100 per year. Nine annual efficiency
increase. Of 500 each are =. pr psovi1ed: a thus
was arrived at by the COM
mission in the belief that such teachers
should be kept in the elementary grades
and not be forced to seek higher saia-
ries by leaving grades for which they
are peculiarly htted.
Similar salary Recommendations are
made for all teachers of the element.
ary schools, for special teachers OF
schools and for vocational
teachers Of such schools.
The minimum salary for q high
school teacher in the District il set at
81 500. Ten efficiencA increases Of $3.50
each are provided. thus bringing the
maximum for all such teachers to
s., TOO. Principals Of high schools are
to receive q minimum OF
81. 600 per year, six efficiency increases
Of $50 being provided. thus bringing
the maximum for high school prin-
cipals to - SEQ a year
II is recommended that the SUPER
Of schools Of the District Of
Columbia be paid an annual salary OF
$4,000.
Library Service Pay.
Some recommendations for the
library service. including employees of
the Library Of Congress. the Public
Library and the various departments
libraries, follow: Library aid--mini-
mum, 1850. two increases at $50 each,
maximum. $1,000: junior library as