Evening star., 1938-05-26
RUSH|SEXPEC7ED
FOR 157 D. c. Jobs
Most Places in Lower Pay
BraCkets-CiviI Service
Status PredominateS.

The District Commissioners pre-
pared today to receive food of new
applications for jobs after making
public a tabulation showing that the
1899 District appropriation act had
provided funds for employment of l57
additional persons.
The salaries of the 157 would amount
to S263,270 annually, but most of the
jobs are in the lower brackets. How
ever. there are l6 positions in the list
for which the salary will be more than
$4,000 year, and this list goes up to
$500.
Eight Of the appointments may be
made without regard to the civil serv-
ice or classification act requirements.
The remainder are to be drawn from
the eligible lists of the Civil Service
Commission, so far as the commission
is able to provide approved applicants,
officials said.
Peoples Counsel Job Open.
Heading the list is the $7,500-a-year
job of peoples counsel. which has been
vacant since the resignation of Will
liam A. Roberts about two years ago.
Whether President Roosevelt plans to
fill this position has not been an
nounced.
In addition to this position, those
which are not subject to civil service
and classification act restrictions are
a real estate expert for the auditor S
office, to pay $4,000 year: business
manager for the Health Department.
$500 a year, and chiefs for clinics
at Gallinger Hospital, to be paid $500
year each.
Other positions which will bear SAL
aries in excess of $4,000 year are
those of medical officer at the Tuber-
culosis Sanatorium at Glenn Dale, Md.
$4,000 a year; physician for the Pc
nal institutions, $500 year: senior
auditor for the Public Utilities Com
mission, $500 year; an assistant
auditor for the Public Utilities Com
mission, $4,000 a year; an associate
librarian for the Free Public Library,
$4,000; legislative craftsman for the
corporation counsel's Office, $4,000; an
assistant engineer for the Water De-
partment, $4,000; an electrical engi-
neer for the sewage treatment plant,
and a night foreman for the Water
Department garage, $4,000.
Other Jobs Listed.
Other Jobs listed are: District Build
ing-Two janitors at 81 .080 a year and
charwoman at S470. Corporation
counsel's ofice-A junior attorney at
$4,000 a year and a senior stenogra-
pher at s1,620. Weights, measures and
markets-One clerk at S1,440. Public
Library-Three junior librarians at
$4,000, two library assistants at 1900,
two library assistants at $1.620. four
junior library assistants at S1,440,
three under library assistants at ST.
260, two minor library assistants at
$1,000. under mechanic at 1890, a
minor mechanic at $1,000 and a jun
ior messenger at $500.
Playground Observation-Disclosures
at $1,000. playground director. sl,440,
and playground assistant, $1,000 (for
seven months. Public schools-Six
laborers, $1,000. Police Department.
Two assistant clerks at $3.50 and five
Junior clerks at Sl,440. Municipal
Court-Senior clerk at $4,000. Jail
Guard, at 81 500. Penal institutions
Assistant clerk at ST ,620 and 20 prin-
cipal guards at 1880 District Train
ing School-Two nurses at $1,620, lab
oratory technician at $1,620, three un-
der domestic attendants at $1,000 and
one minor domestic attendant at
1,O8O.
Industrial Home School-Junior ed
ucational assistant at $1,620. Home
for Aged and Infirm-Junior clerk at
S1,440. Vehicles and trafhc-Under
clerk at s1,260, engineering aide at
1000 and assistant clerk at $3.50.
Health Department-Three attending
physicians, 1900 (part time); stenog-
rapher at $1,000, clerk at $1,44o and
five nurses at $500. tuberculosis
Sanatorium-Three flremen at $3.50
and 80 minor attendants at $1,000.
Gallinger Hospital-Medica technician
at 81 800 and 10 nurses at $3.50.