Evening star., 1920-03-25
BILL CARR|ESRA|SE
TO commissioners
D. c. Appropriation Measure
Also Increases Library
Salaries.

Increases in salaries for the Dis
trict Commissioners from $4,000 to
$4,000. and for sixty-one employees of
the Free Public Library totaIing
sS.oS0 are among the leading rec
concentrations for changes in specific
employment made in the District ap-
preparation bill reported to the House
today. The total appropriations under
the heading salaries are Increased
from $s99,436 for the current fiscal
year to S925,s06. or by s26,370
The total increase for the Public
Library is s1o.0SO. or from $106, ,060
to $116140.
Salary provisions are as follows: +
Purchasing division-A clerk at
$1,000 and six clerks at 1920 each
are recommended. Seven clerks at SS4O
each and two laborers at s72Q>each are
omitted. The compensation of three
clerks is increased from $500 to $1,000
each.
Building inspection division-An ad-
ditional civil engineer or copputer at
$500 is accompanied. An assistant
inspector of Buildings at $1,000 is
omitted. The amount for temporary
inspectors is reduced from 81, 600 to
$1,000
District building-An additional as
sistant engineer at $1,000 is recon-
mended and a dynamo tender at $3.50
is omitted. A lump sum of $4,000 for
the employment of cleaners at not
to exceed 80 cents per hour is rec
commended in lieu of thirtythree
cleaners at S240 each. The amount for
cleaners. while representing an in
crease of s1.0S0 in the total of this
bill. in reality will represent a re-
duction of s792 when the increased
compensation (S240 bonus) is taken
into consideration.
Assessors office-Two additional
clerks at s1.40O each are recommend
ed.
Personal Tax Board.
Personal tax board-A chief inspec-
tor of personal property at $1,000 Is
recommended.
Collectors Office-An additional clerk
at 81 400 is recommended.
Auditors office-A stenographer and
typist at S1.400 is recommended.
Engineer Commissioners office-The
compensation of the following nine
teen employees is recommended in or
der to make their salaries for the
fiscal year 1921 correspond to the sal
aries now being paid them for the
fiscal year 1920. the additional
amounts for 1920 being paid from a
lump-sum appropriation in the cur
rent sundry civil act for that pur-
pose:
/
TO $4,000; one steam engineer, $1,000
10 s1,S00: two steam engineers, $1,000
10 SI160; three assistant steam engi-
neers. S1,050 to S1.460; six oilers. 5000
i to $500 each; six firemen, SS75 to
! SLIGO each.
| Public Utilities COmmission.
! Public Utilities Commission-An as
sistant accountant at $1,000 and a
! statistical clerk at $500 are recon-.
: merded A clerk at $1,000 per annun
, is recommended. in lieu of two clerks
at $500 per month each for sever
months.
I The amount for contingent expenses
! and the employment of expert serN.
| ices is increased from $4,000 tc
! $1,000.
| Minimum wage board-The appro.
| priation for the minimum wage boaro
/ is made available for clerical ex-
penses.
/ District of Columbia employees com.
pensation fund-An Appropriation OF
! S5 900 is recommended to carry into
| effect the provisions of section IL OF
i the current District of Columbia ap.
preparation act which extends to th2
| employees of the government Of the
/ District of Columbia the provisions Of
the act providing compensation fol
| employees of the United States suffer
| ing injuries while in the performance
of their duties.
Public Library.
| Increases in salaries at the Public
| Library are recommended, as fol-
| lows:
| One assistant librarian. $500 to
| $4,000; one chief. circulating depart
ment. $1,000 to SLIGO; one director
of children's work. $1,000 to $1,000
one children's librarian, $1,000 to
$1,000; one Takoma Park branch Ii.
| brarian. $1,000 to $1,000; one chief
catalogue department, $1,000 to x1,40O
one assistant. $1,000 to $1,000; one
| assistant tperiodicals). $1,000 tc
$1,000; eight assistants, 5000 to 81. .0Ql
each: seven assistants. $3.50 to 500
each; six assistants. $3.50 to $78t
leach: one copyist $3.50 to $3.50: one
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