Evening star., 1923-10-11
Increase Under RecIassifica-
tion Higher Than Any of
U. S. Departments.
FS276, 1896 ADDITION TO
SALARIES is EXPECTED
Puts Municipal Employees on Same
Basis as Those on Fed
eral Pay Roll.

The 1900 employees of the District
government are to receive a higher
percentage of increase in salaries, un-
der reclassification, than the workers
in any Of the regular departments.
This Is provided in the schedules
prepared by the Personnel Classifica-
tion Board, which have been used by
the District Commissioners in sub
mitting their estimates to the budget
bureau. The budget bureau has a
duplicate of these schedules, which
it is using to check over the Commits
sioners' estimates, with the probabil-
ity that these salary increases will
be included in the federal budget
when it is sent to Congress for the
next fiscal year.
The percentage Of increase for. these
1900 District employees over what is
known as base salary" is 42.15, and
over their present total salary, in
cluding the so-calied "s240 bonus" is
1903. This has been made up on the
basis of rules contained in the rec1as-
sification act and practically all are
on appraisals at the minimum for
grade.
Summary of Schedules.
Here is a summary of the reclassi-
fication boards schedule for the Dis
trict employees:
Present base salary, s2,135.7S1.
Present salary plus the S240 bonus,
$2,759,317.
Predicted salary for July 1 next, or
the classification boards appraisal
which is expected to be carried in
the budget-$3,03S,152
Amount of appraisal over base
salary, ss00,371.
Percentage of increase over present
base salary, 42.15.
Net increase of appraised salary
over total present .safary, including
the s240 bonus, S276,835.
Percentage of net increase, 1908.
The highest percentage of increase
for any department in the regular
federal establishment is 6.86. The net
percentages of increase for the de-
partments proper range from FL to
6.s6. BY way of illustration here are
percentage figures for some or the
largest departments:
One gets 1871 per cent increase over
present base pay and FL per cent over
base pay plus the,sbonue.
Another gets 17.S percentage over
base pay and 4.s7 over base pay plus
the bonus.
A third gets 17.7 percentage in
crease over the base pay and AZ over
the base. pay plus the bonus.
One of the largest OF the govern
ment establishments Is to receive 1874
over base pay and only Lis over base
The higher rate OF increase allowed
the District employees is to effect an
act of tardy justice. From the stand
point of equality of pay the employees
notoriously underpaid. The new
schedule drafted by the PERSONAL
Classical tion Board brings the District
workers UP to the grades of pay in
other departments; and this is why
next. appropriation b1ll.i Is expected TO
carry for the District employees is
larger than for any Of the regular
departments.
trict government are covered in this
reclassification, there are many more
l,employes of the District who are
not included. The District Commits
sioners submitted to the personnel
classification board several hundred
more employees. The schedule of the
ella ssification board does not include
skilled workmen, nor does 1T INCLUDE
maritime employees or per diem en-
ployes. However. as there are num-
ber of per diem employees who work
practically every day and are in
effect regular annual employees of
the District, q special studysis being
made which will provide a sort OF
classification for them.
Plan Many Appeals.
The Commissioners, through Bud
get Officer Donovan, will appeal 20
the classification board to make ad-
tustments in the salaries allotted TO
a number of individuals in the Dis
trict service, Commissioner Rudolph
stated today.
Rudolph said there. is
no disagreement between the local
and federal authorities on the salary
ratings as whole, but only in few
cases in which the Commissioners
feel the allotments are inadequate.
While the total increase in District
salaries under the grading as made
! by the classification board amounts
| to 10 or IL per cent. Maj. Donovan ex-
plained today that this does not. mean
| a 10 or IL per cent raise for each en-
pIoye.
The percentages of individual in
character of work performed.
The original ratings given city en-
! ployes would have amounted to an
| increase of IS per cent in the total
District pay roll, but adjustments
made by the classification board
brought the total down to 10 or IL
In making these adjustments, It
was learned today, the classification
board reduced the grades to which a
/ number of department heads had
been allocated.
! The Commissioners, who now re-
! ceive IS 900 q year. have been recon-
mended for $500. Heads of major
| departments will receive 5000 a
year.