The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-07
CONTINUANCE
WPA PROGRAM
Is ANNOUNCED
NEW WAGE SCALE PUT IN.
TO EFFECT; NUMBER OF
CHANGES TO BE MADE IN
REARRANGEMENT

With a new wage scale now eff
fective the WPA program is tc
continue along lines similar tc
those in effect before July 1, wher
the new setup was put in opera
ton, Thomas D. Orr, WPA direc.
tor here tod The Citizen today.
There are a number OF changes
in the new schedule, the greatest
one and that which effects the
working man being that in the
scale of wages. The other change
is that which went into effect
when the state was redistricted.
There has been. said Mr.. Orr
two districts eliminated. Monroe
county was before the change, Dis
trict Number 5 is now District
Number a.
There is to he no increase in
the quota OF men, but the in
crease in pay is material. it was
pointed out. The new pay SEIZED
ule goes into effect with the first
payroll period in July.
Pay Schedule
Under the new setup the pay
OF manual workers is as follows
Class 1. 100 hours, $35 month. OIL
S21.875 cents per hour. Class 3
12S hours, $50 month, or 40.625
cents per hour. Class 4, Up
hours, 500 month, or GOTTA cents
per hour. Glass 5, "a hours
$68 month, or 8O.952 cents pei
hour.
Non manual labor: Class 2
104 hours. $35 month, or 1864
cents per hour. Glass 8, 1O4
hours, $50 month, or so cents
hour. Glass 4, 90 hours, SOS
month, or 1913 cents per hour
Class 5, 76 hours, $68 month. oil
89.474 cents per hour. Class 6
6S hours. SIS month. or 1929
cents per hour.
Mr.. Orr said he had been one
week in Jacksonville working on
this matter. the wage scale es-
pccially, and on returning made
a check of conditions in Key West
to find that the increase in pay
will add approximately $1,000
monthly to the WPA payrolls in
Key West.
This new rate of pay, he said,
was equal to that in any section
Of the state. Under the new rules
and regulations and the prevail
ing rates of pay men are expected
to perform fair days work.
Those who continue to show a
tendency to loaf VIII be summarily
dismissed.
Those To Be Retained
Under the old setup, the direc-
tor said. the needs of a man were
the main factor in the provisions
for his working. Under the new
setup men who display efficiency
and ability and willingness to
perform the tasks assigned, will
be retained.
In Monroe county, it was said,
many of the projects which were
being worked, were combinations
Of cd FERA projects. These have
practically all been closed. Here
after only approved WPA pro-
jectS will be worked on.
There are a number of men
and women on these old projects,
said the director, who will of
necessity be either transferred OF
dropped from the rolls.
About New Projects
Asked relative to new projects
Mr.. OR said there are some pro-
jects being planned to take care
of the community's needs but
most of the work will be confin-
ed to the sewer and water pro-
jects and a special effort will be
made to complete these projects
within the year. Additional equip
ment has been ordered which will
permit working 400 more men.
Referring again to the wage
scale Mr.. Orr said: "The Mon
roe county wage scale is as fail
as any in the state, and mer
should feel they are being vel
paid for the work required OF
them"
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