The Washington herald., 1921-01-07
MEASURE TAKES
1868 CLERKS OFF
u. ROLLS JULY |
Economy Move Elimi-
mates Help by Cutting
Off of Salaries.

Oh VI S64AoA ANOs
So
The nrst evidence Of the widely
herzlded G. o. P. economy program
came yesterday when the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, the big salary measure
for government employees, was re-
ported to the House, showing saw
ing Of less than S6,OOO,OOO, but de-
crsasing the government payrool by
1O,sS3.
Those whose jobs are automatic
ally cut on through the expedtent
Of cutting or their salaries range
all the way from two assistant sec
retariss OF the Treasury to painters,
plumbers, elevator conductors and
charwomsn-
One noticeable feature about the
measure is that while thousands of
employees are eliminated from the
executive branch of the government
not one is left of the payrolls Of the
House and Senate and only one sal
ary Is cut-that of financial secre-
tary to the sergeant alarms OF the
House
I,5OO to Be Added.
The total number Of government
employees whose salaries will stop
after June 80 under the measure is
12,1S3, but this is partly offset by
an increae of 1900 provided for the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
Chairman Woods of the subCOm-
rnittee in charge of the bill, esti-
mated that an additional saving OF
S15,OOO,OOO would be brought about
through a change in the payment Of
bonuses, eliminating from this pay
all employees whose pay is adjust
able by wage boards or similar
authority.
Eleven employees in the Botanic
Garden were given increases agEre-
eating $500.
List of Eliminated.
Elimination of employees in the
various departments and bureaus
are as follows:
Civil Service Commission - Five
feld examiners.
State Department-Seven bureau
chiefs
Treasury Department: Secretary's
Objective assistant secretaries Of
the Treasury; two private sccrr-
taries; seven clerks and Two mes
sengers once of chief clerk and
secretary of the building -Thrce
watchmeu. Arlington Building
Two elevator conductors, one OiI,r.
one wireman, one plumbers helper,
one carpenter, one assistant JdnlJ"r,
ten labobers and forty rharwom"n.
Treasury Annex, Pennsylvania ave
nue. and Madison plaCc-Onr assist
ant engineer one elevator conductor,
fiye watchmen. four labOrsrs and
nine charwOmen. Treasury Annex,
f. In
plumbers helper. one wireman, on"
mechanic, ten watchmen, one assist
ant janitor, twenty CharwOmcn and
four laborers. Division OI Gus
toms-One supervising tea exam
fner. Section of Surety Bonds-One
chief Of section, three clerks and
one assistant messenger Division
Of Loans and Currency-One hun
dred and five clerks, seventeen com
putting machine operators, forty
nine addressOgTaph operators. on"
comptOmeter operator, six laborerS
and one messenger. Bureau OF W tI
Risk InsuTance-Lump sum payment
cut from $500 900 for present year
TO S6,OOO,0OO for salaries. Federal
Farm Loan BUreau-One secretary,
one chief bond division, twenty-five
clerks, one irrigation engineer, tour
seenOgraphers and two messenger
Once Supervising ArChltrct-TWo
assistant messengers. once Comp
troller Of Trtasury-Lump sum ap-
preparation for additional employees
reduced from $4,000 to $2u.vn". Au-
ditur for the War Experimentation
hundred clerks, two assistant mes
sengers and three labOrers. Treas
urer's Ohce-Twenty-tv CLERKS
4 FvN=.. M
positors Bureau Engraving and
PrintinE-Twenty- charwOm-
en-, one medical and sanitary officer
three clerks, five helpers, two as
sistant messengers and one fore
man of labOrers.
war Department: Secretary 5 Of
6ce-Lump appropriation for add
tionaI employees decreased by $+9'-
34O. Inspector Generals Ohce -
One chief clerk and two clerks.
State. War and Navy buildings:
Main Building-Four watChmen, one
skilled labOrer, four elevator con-
ductors, five labOrers and two fire
men. WaIker-JOhnsOn Building
one elevator conductor and two
watchmen. Potomac Park Office
Buildings - -Four electricians, two
carpenters, one painter, one messen-
ger, fourteen guards, two general
mechanics, four clerks, one plumber,
two assistant engineers and one
foreman or forewoman. Main ONCE
Buildings because of abandOnment)
Two clerks, two meSsen gers, two
carpenters, three switchboard opera
tors, four mechanics, two sergeants
OF guards twenty guards, three fore
men, ninety laborers and five female
laborers; and (further reductlOns)'
twelve labOrers, two clerks, one as
sistant engineer, three electricians
one plumber, one steam htter two
painters, two general mechanics, five
iremen, three sergeants of guards
twenty guards and one female la
borer. Building. at 1900 Virginia
avenue-One painter, six guards and
two labOrers. Food and Fuel group
One painter, two mechanics, three
aremen, sixteen guards, one female
labOrer and twenty-five labOreEs.
Specific positions for care of these
buildin gs-One electrician, one car
penter, one plumber, two firemen,
four sergeants Of the guard, twenty
four guards, one foreman and nine
laborers.
Navy Department: General Land
Ofhce-Ttwenty clerks. Indian Office
Sixteen clerks and two assistant
messengers. Pension Ofice-twenty-
three clerks, twelve coPyists and one
messenger once Superintendent of
Capitol-One chief clerk, one laborer
and one bookkeeper