Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
CIVIL WORKS QUOTA
BOOSTED TO 10000
$4,000 Will Be Used to Push
NOn-FederaI Projects in
Washington.
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NOOAlbhuGd rum EIot EhEt.l
of the opinion that they still present
large program which the old relief ad-
mlnistrstion must continue to meet.
Assignments Cards Distributed.
The District Civil Works Admins
tration today distributed assignment
cards to approximately 1000 men who
VIII be set to work tomorrow on the
new programs Of work adopted over the
week end, these being largely highway
and sewerage system improvements.
At the same time, however, Commits
sioner Allen announced that plans had
been perfected for giving regular work
until next February Is to 400 men in
the white collar class.
Other plans are being mapped out
under which he hopes to provide work
for an additional 800 in the clerical or
professional fields. he said. He hopes
to have all 700 at work by Saturday.
These are in addition to approxi-
mately 100 clerks of various classical
tons who yesterday were given civil
works status in number of District
agencies which are affected in one way
or another by the civil works program.
Women are included in this group.
Activity at woodward.
The principal scene of activity TODAY
was at the District woodward sixth
street and Constitution avenue. where
more than $500 men. formerly en-
ployed on made work. projects under
the relief program. were given assign
ment cards for new regular jobs in the
Civil Wolks program. In preparation
for this contingent ct those on the re-
lief roster. the Commissioner has
adopted a wide program of highway
improvements having cost estimated
at 1868 900; and sewerage system
Improvement program costing about
$2ll COO
Under the highway program, 5000
new trees are to be planted along
streets at points throughout the Dis
trict
Last week. when the new program
was inaugurated, 1900 men we're trans
ferred Immediately from the made
work" programs to new projects under
the civil works plan The additions
today will bring that total to about
1900. 1t Is expected this number will
be swelled to between 5000 and 10000
by the end of this week when still
this week for made work" activities.
will be put regularly to work under the
new system.
Similar 10 Army Clerks.
The 400 in the clerical classes being
assigned to regular civil works jobs
today will be given tasks similar to The
company clerks" in the Army. Ons
clerk will be assigned to each con-
struction gang foreman. They will
keep payroll records for these groups
of Workmen.
The need for this class of clerks was
discovered last night by Commissioner
Allen and Capt. Howard F. Clark,
Chairman of the Work Planning Com
mittee, when Federal administrators
determined that the civil works en-
ployes are to be paid by check rather
than in cash
One hundred and fifty of these clerks
were being given assignments today and
the others will be called into service to-
morrow. They are being drawn from
the list of applicants on file with the
District Employment Center, 480 In
diana avenue.
New Assistants Secured.
Administration of the new program
has placed such a pile of work on the
desk of Commissioner Allen that he to-
day added a stenographer TO his per-
sonal staff to assist his secretary. Ross
Hsworth. She is Miss Marion Boss.
ployment Center. Others were assigned
to other officials engaged in the plan
ming of the new program.
District officials again today empha-
sized that under the rules of the Federal
Civil Works Administration they are
required TO give employment FIRST to
those men and women who have been on
District relief rolls. The stenographers
and clerks not available in these relief
lists however. are called in from lists
compiled oy David Ruml of the District
Center.
wage s.,es Adso,ed.
Rates OF cages 10 &c 10 persons en-
piCtsG ~ ne Djstric' unoer civil wcrss
stsths we're sooptAG late Yesterday oy
ne Dlslric Commissioners. Inc sIsosn
scales Tor ootn lsootng sno clerical
L4.e minimum or AS cenLS aa nouf aaAo
$i.10 an hour set by the Federal Civil
Works Administration.
The clerical and professional workers |
will be classified according to assign
ment and rated in the same manner as
regular District employees. Adjustment |
Is made. however, to the difference of |
the 30-hour week for the civil works |
employees and the 39-hour week of regu- /
lar personnel
Since the civil works employees will /
work about three-fourths the time of (
regular employees, their rates are set at /
rs per cent of the annual salary of a
regular employe of the same class Thus I
3 civil works 'stenographer, given a |
CAF-2 rating, will be paid 20 cents an |
hour, or az the rate OF $1,000 a year, |
whereas the same class of regular Dis |
triet workers receive LAO a year.
Foremen TO Get IS Cents.
Foremen win receive as cents an hour,
1r approximately IS per cent OF the |
81 500 year for GUS foremen in reg |
Ilar service. Labor subforemen will re- |
eeive IS cents an hour
Skilled laborers tmechan iesl WI re-
;eiye 81 10 an hour. This group includes [