Evening star., 1946-04-17
Pay ayRaiseGiven
10 Montgomery
Road Workers
State Proceeding on
Plan to Rebuild Bridge
Over Georgia Avenue

approximately 10 employees of the
Montgomery County Road Depart
ment will receive pay increases
averaging from 10 to Is per cent
as the result of the establishment
by the county commissioners of
uniform salary scale for such
workers.
The action was taken at the
boards meeting yesterday in the
Rockville Courthouse 'in recognition
of the present dissatisfaction among
road workers resulting from inequi-
ties in their salaries"
At the same time, the State Roads
Commission notified the board it is
proceeding with plans for the re-
construction of the bridge carry
ing the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
over Georgia avenue in Silver
Spring. The commission said it
hopes to advertise for bids to be
received June 2.
Within a short time, the commits
sion said in it's letter, it will pro-
ceed with plans to reconstruct
Georgia avenue under the railroad
bridge.
The road department pay scale
was set by committee consisting
of County Supervisor Willard F. Day,
County Engineer E. R. Trammell,
Civil Service Commissioner 10 ".
Morgan, j. o. Harvey, road super
visor for the rural area; D. j. Hill
and David Clothier, road supervisors
for the fifth and fourth suburban
districts, respectively.
Pay Rates Provided.
It provides the following pay
rates:
Unskilled laborers, rs cents an
hour; truck drivers, 80 cents an
hour; motor grader and roller oper-
ators, IS cents an hour; maintenance
foremen, IS cents an hour; sub
foremen. 80 cents an hour, and con-
struction foremen, $50 a week.
Under the present wage scale,
unskilled workers receive from S32.4o
to S35 20 a week, truck drivers from
S37. 40 to $39 a week, grader opera
tors from S39. 40 to $42 a week, roller
operators from s37.40 to $42 week
and foremen from $39 to $50 a
week.
In addition, a uniform work week
of 48 hours for unskilled workers
was established. All truck drivers,
grader and roller operators, main
tenance foremen and subforemen
will work 81 hours, with extra pay
over 48 hours.
Bridge Reconstruction.
Declaring that plans for the new
B. g. o. bridge call for special light
ing facilities in the underpass, the
road group said it is undertaking the
work with the understanding that
the county will reimburse the COM
mission and will maintain and ,'per-
ate the lights after the work is
completed.
The commission also requested the
board to furnish it with plan Tor
installation of lighting system
along the approaches Of the under
pass.
School Buses Purchased.
The purchase of five school buses
from the Silver Spring Garage at
a cost of $4,000 was authorized by
the commissioners in response to
request by Calvin w. Schaeffer, su-
pervisor of school property.
Asserting the need for school
buses constitutes an emergency. Mr..
Schaeffer said several buses now IN
use by the county are in poor con-
dition and should be taken off the
road. He added that the Board OF
Education plans to ask for Is new
buses in its 1867 budget and the
five buses to be purchased now will
be credited to this number.
The salary of Alfred E. Wilson,
Justice of the peace at Bethesda,
was ordered discontinued, effective
April 80. Mr.. Wilson has been alb
sent from his Office since January II
because of illness.
The board requested Gov. O'Conor
to appoint Miss Katherine Orme,
Bethesda, justice OF the peace to
replace Mr.. Wilson.
Mrs. Jesse M. Jolliffe was granted
. permit to operate a nursing home
at 708 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring.
No opposition was voiced at hear
ing on her petition.
The board voiced it's regret at the
illness of Commissioner Walter p
Johnson and expressed hope for his
speedy recovery.