The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-04
Boosting Charwomen's Wages.
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Public Buildings Here
By BILL PRICE.

In these davs of governmental economies schargng
paid employees make there sufficient
money to take of the higher ups-the bountiful
generosity Of the House Committee Appropriations in
boosting pay charwomen of the Capitol $3.50 each
per year deserves heraded far and wide example
Of rich and powerful country thoughuy providing for
its underpaid workers
The House committee admits that it doesn't make the
because carwomen money upon which
to i've but that accounting the Capitol may be facilitated
The who scrub and sweep the Capitol removing
cigar and cigarette umps trash everything including empty
fasn the speeches Of many congressman to be be-
hevednow receive $40 per year. Divide that by twelve
months in the year, any want and you'll see
By adding $3.50 to $410 you annual wage
$42s0 Divide that by twelve months in the year and the
monthly pay checks viii be $S440 fractions or unusual
bookkeeping bother.
Every years the Democratic and Republican national
conventions meet adopt carefully worded panks in their
platforms pledgng themselves the upt Of aborng
and women and generally winding with solemn declare
ton for LIVING WAGES for all American workers
Commissioner BELL is calling upon the prospective mem
bers OF the Districts city council for their views to
large appropriation for removal in the future the
to include $2S000 for equipment and $4,000 for labor
The Commissioner his doubts wisdom of
relatively large expenditures pointing out that the
out that this industrial city, with many idle
people in the winter season. there doubt whether
sufficient labor could had make quick removals
There much in what the Commissioner says and the prob
lem deserves the serious attention of the proposed advisory
council representing Washington trade and civic
The experiences of the past indicate that sufficient labor can
not be had although does plausible that modern
removal machinery would be useful the street cleaning
department trains and has them organized for
gencies.
Even the appropriation the Commissioners contemplate
asking would do little however toward cleaning all the
streets of Washington would be just about sufficient to
make the streets better in the cOngested business portions
New York City has spent 100000 this winter in
removal and then didn't succeed in doing satisfactory
Job doesn't know how much may have to spend
The passage by Of the $1500OOo0O public build
ngs BILL and its probable passage by the Senate ought to
mean new and imposing public buildings for the Dis
tict in the next few years. including feproof hall Of
records which win make valuable Government records safe
for all time.
Congress will be doing wise and busnessike thing in
spending $50000000 in the District That will
100000 year paid in renting privately owned buildings
and turn these back to private in the District will
enable the housing of various Government departments in
building instead Of having their activities spread through
many buildings making the prompt transaction Of business
impossible and costly Next it should give decent quarters
to thousands of civil service employees who at work
poorly ventilated and poorly heated buildings which
much sickness With the removal of these rashacky
pOray structures the beauty Of the city will be enhanced
Congress may work slowly but this session Of Congress
should be credited with the of greater wisdom in
shorter period Of time than any Of its predecessors This
applies to all its activities,