Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-18

manders in the Navy, and surgeons
in the Public Health Service, $40;
captains in the Army and Marine
Corps, lieutenants in the Navy, and
passed assistant surgeons in the Pub
lie Health Service, 500; first lieuten-
ants in the Army and Marine Corps,
lleutenantes (juniOr grade) in the
! Navy, and assistant surgeons in the
Public Health Service. $500: second
lieutenants in the Army and Marine
Corps, and ensigns in the Navy $42O;
Provided, that contract surgeons of
the Army serving full time shall re-
ceive the pay of a second lieutenant.
Sec. 2. That the rights and bene-
fits prescribed under the Act of April
16, 1918, granting Communication Of
quarters, heat, and light during the
present emergency to officers of the
Army on duty in the field are here
by continued and made effective until
June 80, 1922, and shall apply equal
ly to officers of the Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, and Public
Health Service; Provided, that such
rights and benefits as are prescribed
/ for officers will apply equally for en-
listed men now entitled by regulations
to quarters or to Communication there
for.
| Sec. 3. That, commencing Jan
uary 1, 1920, commissioned warrant
and warrant officers of the Navy shall
be paid. in addition to all pay and
/ allowances now allowed by law, in
creases at rates per annum as follows:
Commissioned warrant officers, $3.50;
warrant officers $24O.
Sec. 4. That, commencing jan
uary I, 1920, the pay of all enlisted
men of the Army and Marine Corps
and Of members of the female Nurse
Corps of the Army and Navy is here
by increased 20 per centum; provid-
ed, that increase shall not apply to
enlisted men whose initial pay, if it
has already been permanently increas-
ed since April 6, 1917, is now less
than $33 per month.
Sec. 5. That all non-commission-
ed officers OF the Army and Marine
Corps of grade of color sergeant and
above as fixed by existing Army Reg
ulations shall be entitled to one ra-
,,,t Of; Cd
dition to that to which they are now
entitled. The Communication value
shall be determined by the President
on July l of each year, and for the
current fiscal year the value be COM
puted on the basis of So cents per
ration.
Sec. 6. That commencing jan
uary l. 1920. the following shall be
the rate of base pay for each enlisted
rating; chief petty officers with per-
manent appointments and mates.
$126 per MONTH petty officers first
class, $84 per month; petty officers,
second class. $72 per month; petty
officers, third class, $50 per month;
nonrated men. first class, $54 per
month; nonrated men, second class,
$48 per month: nonrated men, third
class. $33 per month: Provided, that
the base pay of firemen. first class.
shall be $50 per month; fremen,
second class. $54 per month; firemen,
third class, $48 per month Provid-
ed further, that the base pay for each
rating in the Naval Academy Band
shall be as follows: Second leader,
with acting appointment. 500 per
month: with permanent appointment,
$126 per month: drum major, sS4
per month; musicians, first class, $72
per month musicians, second class,
| $50 per month; Provided further,
that the base pay of cabin stewards
and cabin cooks shall be $S4 per
month; wardroom stewards and ward
room cooks. $72 per month; steerage
stewards and steerage cooks. $72 per
month; warrant officers stewards and
warrant officers cooks, $50 per
month: mess attendants, first class.
$42 per month: mess attendants,
second class, $50 per month; mess
attendants, third class, $33 per
month: Provided further, that the re-
tainer pay of those members Of the
Fleet Naval Reserve who, pursuant
to call, shall return to active duty
within one month after approval OF
this Act and shall continue on active
duty until the Navy shall have been
recruited up to its permanent author
tied strength. or until the number in
the grade to which they may be as
signed is filed, but not beyond June
80, 1922. shall be computed upon the
base pay they are receiving when re-
transferred to inactive duty, plus the
additions or increases prescribed in
the Naval Appropriation Act APPROX
ed August 20. 1916, for members OF
the Fleet Naval Reserve.