Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Hearing SET
On Pay Boost
For Firemen
Extru SuIuries
Urged for Those
On Special Jobs

A House District subcommittee
will hold o hearing Wednesday
on a bill designed to provide adj
ditional pay for q number of
Fire Department members who
are given special assignments.
The measure. introduced by
Representative KearnS, Repub-
lcan, of Pennsylvania, Is de-
Scribed as designed to correct
inequitieS between the pay Of
firemen and policemen.
One provision would grant an
inspector $208 more a year when
assigned to duty in Class l, and
$500 more when assigned to duty
in Class 2. Joseph w. Conroy,
department executive officer. ex-
planned that Class l inspectors
are technical men assigned to
inspect fiammable and explosive
materials. He said arson inspec-
tors fall in Class 2.
There are now % inspectors
How many will be assigned to
these categories is a question
Mr.. Conroy said.
Proposed Increase Explained
Another provision would per-
nit the inclusion of service as q
private, Class 4, in figuring the
longevity pay of inspectors. Mr.
Conroy said this would mean as
much as 5000 a year in pay fol
some inspectors. He said an in
Spector's basic pay is now slightly
in excess of $4,000 q year.
Other provisions Of the meas
ure would give a private an adj
ditional $500 a year when he Ii
assigned as aide to the fire CHIEF
or to a deputy or battalion FIRE
chief, as chief radio techniciar
or as acting sergeant. Assign
ment as a regular first driver
operator or tillerman on certain
department equipment, or tt
duty as chief photographer woulC
carry $208 more a year.
The $500 additional a year fol
acting sergeants would be an in
crease from the present $50 &
year additional. But another
provision Of the measure woulC
reduce the number of acting SER
geantS. now about 80. to a figure
which Mr.. Conroy said would b
not more than Is. This provi.
sion has aroused opposition.
Mr.. Conroy said there would
be a hearing tomorrow before
the District Commissioners OF
provisions of the bill.
The House subcommittee alS(
will hold a hearing Wednesda!
on a measure to increase the pa!
of witnesses in the Municipal
Court to So a day. The presen
pay is only so cents. a Distric
Committee staff member said.
The House Interstate Com
merce Committee will hold !;
hearing Friday on a measure
which would permit the incor
poration of the Washington Ma
tional Airport. ..-
Hearing Tuesday on Z Bills.
The Judiciary subcommittee
of the Senate District COMMITTEE
has scheduled a hearing TO
Tuesday on seven bills. -Four o
them, already passed by tn
House. would permit the Dis
trict Commissioners to hire tw'
assistant tax assessors whoS'
residence would not be restricted
to the District; grant the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars tax ex
emption on a headquarters build
ing; provide District Court judge
with psychiatric information o.
defendants, and permit police
men, firemen and teachers t
waive part of their retiremen
pay to qualify for military pen
SionS.
The three other measures to b
considered would give the Com
missioners authority to appoin
"A Il employees in the Recorder q
Deeds Office with the exceptio
of the recorder; permit the film
of delayed birth certificate
certificates, and establish cleo
; lions for delegates to nations
nolitica1 conventions.