A-23213, JUNE 2, 1928, 7 COMP. GEN. 760

A-23213, JUNE 2, 1928, 7 COMP. GEN. 760

AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND APPLICATION OF THE ACT OF MAY 28, 1928, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1923, TO SALARIES OF CIVILIAN POSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS OF JULY 1, 1928

DECISION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL MCCARL, JUNE 2, 1928:

THE AMENDATORY ACT OF MAY 28, 1928, 45 STAT. 776, 784, CONTAINS PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN THEREUNDER AS FOLLOWS:

THE HEADS OF THE SEVERAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHOSE DUTY IT IS TO CARRY INTO EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO SO ADMINISTER THE SAME THAT THE POSITIONS AND EMPLOYEES AFFECTED HEREIN SHALL RETAIN IN THE CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES HEREIN PROVIDED THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION OR POSITIONS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE GRADES AS THEY HOLD AT THE TIME THIS LAW GOES INTO EFFECT: PROVIDED, THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE PROMOTION OR ALLOCATION FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO A HIGHER GRADE: PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS ACT SHALL OPERATE TO DECREASE THE PAY OF ANY PRESENT EMPLOYEE, NOR DEPRIVE ANY EMPLOYEE OF ANY ADVANCEMENT AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.

WHENEVER IN ANY CASE THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF ANY ALREADY EXISTING GRADE OR SUBDIVISION OF A SERVICE ARE BY THIS ACT MADE THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF A HIGHER GRADE OR SUBDIVISION, THE POSITIONS OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN SAID EXISTING GRADE OR SUBDIVISION ARE BY THIS ACT ADVANCED TO SAID HIGHER GRADE OR SUBDIVISION OF A SERVICE.

FOR INFORMATION AS TO THE RATES OF COMPENSATION AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1928, PURSUANT TO THE ENACTMENT ALL CONCERNED ARE ADVISED AS FOLLOWS:

UNDER THE SECOND PARAGRAPH HEREINBEFORE QUOTED FROM THE AMENDATORY STATUTE, THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF GRADES UNDER THE ORIGINAL STATUTE ARE, IN EFFECT, MADE THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF GRADES UNDER THE AMENDATORY STATUTE, AS FOLLOWS:

CHART

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICE

ORIGINAL STATUTE AMENDED STATUTE

GRADE 1 GRADE 1

2 2

3 3

4 5

5 6 OR 7

6 7 OR 8

7 8 OR 9 (ONLY POSITIONS WHICH ARE OR MAY BE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED OR APPROPRIATED FOR AT ANNUAL RATES OF COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $9,000 MAY BE IN GRADE 9.)

SUBPROFESSIONAL SERVICE

ALL GRADES UNDER THE TWO SCHEDULES ARE THE SAME.

CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FISCAL SERVICE

ORIGINAL STATUTE AMENDED STATUTE

GRADE 1 GRADE 1

22

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8 8

9 9

10 10

11 12

12 13

13 14 OR 15

14 15 OR 16 (ONLY POSITIONS WHICH ARE OR MAY BE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED OR APPROPRIATED FOR AT ANNUAL RATES OF COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $9,000 MAY BE IN GRADE 16.)

CUSTODIAL SERVICE

ALL GRADES UNDER THE TWO SCHEDULES ARE THE SAME.

CLERICAL-MECHANICAL SERVICE

GRADES 1 TO 4 INCLUSIVE, WHEREIN COMPENSATION IS FIXED BY THE HOUR, ARE THE SAME UNDER THE TWO SCHEDULES. GRADE 5 IN THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE, WHEREIN THE SALARIES WERE FIXED AT ANNUAL RATES, HAS BEEN ELIMINATED IN THE AMENDED ACT.

IN DETERMINING WHAT IS THE "SAME RELATIVE POSITION OR POSITIONS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE ADES," AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE PROVISION FIRST ABOVE QUOTED FROM THE AMENDED STATUTE, THERE SHOULD BE A COMPARISON OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SALARY RATES IN CORRESPONDING GRADES UNDER THE ORIGINAL AND AMENDED STATUTES AND A COMPARISON OF THE RELATIVE PLACE OF EACH POSITION IN EACH CORRESPONDING GRADE. IN ALL CASES IN WHICH THE CORRESPONDING GRADES UNDER THE ORIGINAL AND AMENDED ACTS HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF SALARY RATES, THE RELATIVE POSITION UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE IS, OF COURSE, THE POSITION HAVING THE CORRESPONDING SALARY RATE NUMBER AS THE RATE AT WHICH THE EMPLOYEE WAS PAID UNDER THE OLD SCHEDULE AS OF JUNE 30, 1928. WHERE THERE ARE A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF SALARY RATES IN CORRESPONDING GRADES UNDER THE OLD AND NEW SCHEDULE, THE RELATIVE PLACE OF THE POSITION IN THE GRADE UNDER THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE MAY BE REPRESENTED BY A FRACTION, THE DENOMINATOR OF WHICH IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SALARY RATES IN THE GRADE AND THE NUMERATOR OF WHICH IS THE PLACE IN THE GRADE OF THE SALARY RATE AT WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS PAID, REPRESENTED BY ONE FOR THE MINIMUM SALARY AND SO ON. THEN THE RELATIVE PLACE OF SUCH POSITION IN THE CORRESPONDING GRADE UNDER THE SCHEDULE IN THE AMENDED STATUTE WILL BE DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING SUCH FRACTION BY THE WHOLE NUMBER WHICH REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SALARY RATES IN THE SCHEDULE UNDER THE AMENDED STATUTE. THE PRODUCT WILL REPRESENT THE RELATIVE PLACE OF THE POSITION IN THE NEW SCHEDULE, THE NUMBER ONE REPRESENTING THE MINIMUM SALARY RATE,ETC. IF THE PRODUCT IS A FRACTION OR A MIXED NUMBER, SUCH AS 6/7 OR 2 1/7, WHICH WILL BE THE FACT IN MOST GRADES, THE RELATIVE PLACE WILL BE THAT INDICATED BY EITHER THE NEXT HIGHER OR THE NEXT LOWER WHOLE NUMBER. IF THE FRACTION OF THE MIXED NUMBER IS EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF 1/2 THE RELATIVE PLACE IS THE NEXT HIGHER WHOLE NUMBER, AND IF THE FRACTION OF THE MIXED NUMBER IS LESS THAN 1/2 THE RELATIVE PLACE IS THE NEXT LOWER WHOLE NUMBER. THUS, WHERE THERE ARE SEVEN PLACES IN A GRADE UNDER THE OLD SCHEDULE AND SIX PLACES IN THE CORRESPONDING GRADE UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE THE SOLUTION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

CHART

THE RELATIVE PLACE

(THE NUMBER OF SALARY

THE PRODUCT RATE BEGINNING WITH

THE PROBLEM (FRACTION OR MIXED NUMBER) THE MINIMUM ONE)

1/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 6/7 EQUALS 1

2/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 1-5/7 EQUALS 2

3/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 2-4/7 EQUALS 3

4/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 3-3/7 EQUALS 3

5/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 4-2/7 EQUALS 4

6/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 5-1/7EQUALS 5

7/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 6 EQUALS 6

ILLUSTRATIONS:

1. POSITION IN GRADE PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC 1, RECEIVING $1,860 UNDER THE OLD SCHEDULE. THERE ARE SEVEN RATES OF PAY IN THE OLD SCHEDULE. $1,860 IS THE FIRST RATE. THEREFORE, THE FRACTION IS 1/7. THE NUMBER OF SALARY RATES UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE IS SIX. 1/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 6/7. THE FRACTION IS MORE THAN 1/2. THE NEXT HIGHER WHOLE NUMBER IS 1. THE POSITION SHOULD BE PAID AT THE FIRST SALARY RATE UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, OR $2,000 PER ANNUM.

2. POSITION IN GRADE PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC 3, RECEIVING $3,400. THERE ARE SEVEN RATES OF PAY IN THE OLD SCHEDULE. $3,400 IS THE FIFTH SALARY RATE. THEREFORE, THE FRACTION IS 5/7. THERE ARE SIX SALARY RATES IN THE NEW SCHEDULE. 5/7 TIMES 6 EQUALS 4-2/7. THE FRACTION OF THE MIXED NUMBER IS LESS THAN 1/2. THE NEXT LOWER WHOLE NUMBER IS 4. THE POSITION SHOULD BE PAID AT THE FOURTH SALARY RATE UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, OR $3,500 PER ANNUM.

3. POSITION IN GRADE PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC 4, RECEIVING $4,200. THERE ARE SEVEN RATES OF PAY IN THE OLD SCHEDULE. $4,200 IS THE THIRD SALARY RATE. THEREFORE THE FRACTION IS 3/7. THERE ARE FOUR SALARY RATES IN GRADE 5, THE CORRESPONDING GRADE UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE. 3/7 TIMES 4 EQUALS 1-5/7. THE FRACTION OF THE MIXED NUMBER IS MORE THAN 1/2. THE NEXT HIGHER WHOLE NUMBER IS 2. THIS POSITION SHOULD BE PAID AT THE SECOND SALARY RATE IN GRADE 5 UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, OR $4,800.

4. POSITION IN GRADE CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL 13, RECEIVING $7,000. THERE ARE FOUR SALARY RATES IN THIS GRADE UNDER THE OLD SCHEDULE. $7,000 IS THE THIRD SALARY RATE. THEREFORE THE FRACTION IS 3/4. THERE ARE THREE SALARY RATES IN GRADE 14, THE CORRESPONDING GRADE UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE. 3/4 TIMES 3 EQUALS 2-1/4. THE FRACTION OF THE MIXED NUMBER IS LESS THAN 1/2. THE NEXT LOWER WHOLE NUMBER IS 2. THIS POSITION SHOULD BE PAID AT THE SECOND SALARY RATE IN GRADE 14 UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, OR $7,000 PER ANNUM.

5.POSITION IN CUSTODIAL 2 RECEIVING $900. THERE ARE ONLY FIVE SALARY RATES IN THIS GRADE UNDER THE OLD SCHEDULE (SEE PUBLIC RESOLUTION JUNE 7, 1924, 43 STAT. 669). $900 IS THE FIRST SALARY RATE. THEREFORE THE FRACTION IS 1/5. THERE ARE SIX SALARY RATES IN THIS GRADE UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE. 1/5 TIMES 6 EQUALS 1-1/5. THE FRACTION OF THE MIXED NUMBER IS LESS THAN 1/2. THIS POSITION SHOULD BE PAID AT THE FIRST SALARY RATE IN GRADE 2 UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, OR $1,080 PER ANNUM.

THE COMPARATIVE SALARIES, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1928, FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ON THE BASIS OF THE RATE RECEIVED JUNE 30, 1928, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CHART

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICE

GRADE 1

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,860, $1,920, $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500.

GRADE 2

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100.

GRADE 3

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$3,000, $3,100, $3,200, $3,300, $3,400, $3,500, $3,600.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$3,200, $3,300, $3,400, $3,400, $3,500, $3,600, $3,700.

GRADE 4

ORIGINAL STATUTE (GRADE 4):

$3,800, $4,000, $4,200, $4,400, $4,600, $4,800, $5,000.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 5):

$4,600, $4,600, $4,800, $4,800, $5,000, $5,000, $5,200.

GRADE 5

ORIGINAL STATUTE (WHERE THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF A POSITION AS ALLOCATED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1928 (AS IN GRADES P'S 5 AND 6), ARE COVERED BY EITHER OF TWO HIGHER GRADES, AS DESCRIBED IN THE AMENDED STATUTE,THE OPERATION OF THE STATUTE IS TO REQUIRE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO PLACE SUCH POSITION IN WHICHEVER OF THE TWO HIGHER GRADES HE SHALL DETERMINE MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBES THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION. FOR INSTANCE, IF THE DUTIES OF A POSITION IN ANY OFFICE ALLOCATED IN GRADE P'S 6 PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1928, ARE MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE AMENDED STATUTE UNDER GRADE 8 THAN UNDER GRADE 7, THE STATUTE AUTHORIZES AND REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TO PLACE SUCH POSITION IN GRADE 8.) (GRADE 5):

$5,200, $5,400, $5,600, $5,800, $6,000.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 6):

$5,600, $5,800, $6,000, $6,200, $6,400.

GRADE 6

ORIGINAL STATUTE (SAME FOOTNOTE AS ABOVE IN GRADE 5) (GRADE 6):

$6,000, $6,500, $7,000, $7,500.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 7):

$6,500, $7,000, $7,000, $7,500.

GRADE 7

ORIGINAL STATUTE (SEE FOOTNOTE IN GRADE 5) (GRADE 7): $7,500 (INCLUDING BY STATUTE PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1928).

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 8): $8,000.

GRADE 8

ORIGINAL STATUTE (GRADE 7): IN EXCESS OF $9,000.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 9): IN EXCESS OF $9,000.

SUBPROFESSIONAL SERVICE

GRADE 1

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$900, $960, $1,020, $1,080, $1,140, $1,200, $1,260.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,020, $1,080, $1,140, $1,140, $1,200, $1,260, $1,320.

GRADE 2

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,140, $1,200, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560.

GRADE 3

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740.

GRADE 4

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920.

GRADE 5

ORIGINAL STATUTE: $1,860, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100.

GRADE 6

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,860, $1,920, $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500. GRADE 7

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800.

GRADE 8

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100.

CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FISCAL SERVICE

GRADE 1

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,140, $1,200, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560.

GRADE 2

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740.

GRADE 3

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920.

GRADE 4

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100.

GRADE 5

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,860, $1,920, $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500.

GRADE 6

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800.

GRADE 7

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100.

GRADE 8

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100, $3,200, $3,300.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,900, $3,000, $3,100, $3,100, $3,200, $3,300, $3,400.

GRADE 9

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$3,000, $3,100, $3,200, $3,300, $3,400, $3,500, $3,600.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$3,200, $3,300, $3,400, $3,400, $3,500, $3,600, $3,700.

GRADE 10

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$3,300, $3,400, $3,500, $3,600, $3,700, $3,800, $3,900.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$3,500, $3,600, $3,700, $3,700, $3,800, $3,900, $4,000.

GRADE 11 ORIGINAL STATUTE (GRADE 11):

$3,800, $4,000, $4,200, $4,400, $4,600, $4,800, $5,000. AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 12):

$4,600, $4,600, $4,800, $4,800, $5,000, $5,000, $5,200.

GRADE 12

ORIGINAL STATUTE (GRADE 12):

$5,200, $5,400, $5,600, $5,800, $6,000.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 13):

$5,600, $5,800, $6,000, $6,200, $6,400.

GRADE 13

ORIGINAL STATUTE (SEE FOOTNOTE IN GRADE 5) (GRADE 13):

$6,000, $6,500, $7,000, $7,500.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 14):

$6,500, $7,000, $7,000, $7,500.

GRADE 14

ORIGINAL STATUTE (SEE FOOTNOTE IN GRADE 5) (GRADE 14): $7,500 (INCLUDING THOSE POSITIONS SPECIFICALLY FIXED BY STATUTE PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1928).

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 15): $8,000.

GRADE 14

ORIGINAL STATUTE (GRADE 14): IN EXCESS OF $9,000.

AMENDED STATUTE (GRADE 16): IN EXCESS OF $9,000.

CUSTODIAL SERVICE

GRADE 1

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$600, $630, $660, $690, $720, $750, $780.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$600, $660, $660, $720, $780, $780, $840.

GRADE 2

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$900, $960, $1,020, $1,080, $1,140.

AMENDED STATUTE (SEE PUBLIC RESOLUTION JUNE 7, 1924, 43 STAT. 669):

$1,080, $1,140, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380.

GRADE 3

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,020, $1,080, $1,140, $1,200, $1,260.

AMENDED STATUTE (SEE PUBLIC RESOLUTION JUNE 7, 1924, 43 STAT. 669):

$1,200, $1,260, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500.

GRADE 4

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,140, $1,200, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620.

GRADE 5

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800.

GRADE 6

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980.

GRADE 7

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100, $2,200.

GRADE 8

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$1,860, $1,920, $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500.

GRADE 9

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800.

GRADE 10

ORIGINAL STATUTE:

$2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000.

AMENDED STATUTE:

$2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100.

CHARWOMEN (WORKING PART TIME)

ORIGINAL STATUTE: 40 CENTS PER HOUR.

AMENDED STATUTE: 45 CENTS PER HOUR.

HEAD CHARWOMEN

ORIGINAL STATUTE: 45 CENTS PER HOUR.

AMENDED STATUTE: 50 CENTS PER HOUR.

CLERICAL-MECHANICAL SERVICE

GRADE 1

ORIGINAL STATUTE: $0.45, $0.50 PER HOUR.

AMENDED STATUTE: $0.50, $0.55 PER HOUR.

GRADE 2

ORIGINAL STATUTE: $0.55, $0.60 PER HOUR.

AMENDED STATUTE: $0.60, $0.65 PER HOUR.

GRADE 3

ORIGINAL STATUTE: $0.65, $0.70 PER HOUR.

AMENDED STATUTE: $0.70, $0.75 PER HOUR.

GRADE 4

ORIGINAL STATUTE: $0.80, $0.90 PER HOUR.

AMENDED STATUTE: $0.85, $0.95 PER HOUR.

THE PRINCIPLE OR METHOD HEREINBEFORE STATED FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE POSITION UNDER THE ORIGINAL AND AMENDED STATUTES SHOULD BE USED IN FIXING THE RELATIVE POSITION IN WHATEVER GRADE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PLACES SUCH POSITION AS REQUIRED BY THE OPERATION OF THE STATUTE. THE EMPLOYEES WOULD THUS RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION RELATIVELY TO THAT IN THE GRADE FROM WHICH THEY CAME, ALSO OBSERVING THE REQUIREMENT OF THE STATUTE WITH RESPECT TO THE GRADE IN WHICH THE STATUTE MAY ALLOCATE THEM, THAT THERE BE NO REDUCTION IN COMPENSATION.

WITH RESPECT TO THE SALARY RATES ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AMENDED ACT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1928, AS HEREINBEFORE INDICATED, THE PURPOSE OF THE AVERAGE PROVISION APPEARING IN THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ACTS IS SUBSTANTIALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY THE REQUIREMENT OF SAID ACT AS TO MAINTAINING RELATIVE POSITION, ANY EXCEEDING OF THE AVERAGE BEING A DIRECT RESULT OF THE OPERATION OF THE STATUTE, WHICH CONSTITUTES NO AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THEREAFTER WHEREBY THE AVERAGE WILL BE EXCEEDED, ANY CHANGES IN PERSONNEL ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 1928, NOT INCIDENT TO OR REQUIRED BY THE AMENDMENT TO THE CLASSIFICATION ACT, BEING AUTHORIZED TO BE MADE ONLY WITHIN THE AVERAGE.

IN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THE AMENDED CLASSIFICATION ACT IN THE SALARY RATES OF POSITIONS FOR WHICH THE COMPENSATION IS PAID PARTLY CASH AND PARTLY IN ALLOWANCES FURNISHED IN KIND, THE ACT DOES NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRE ANY ADJUSTMENT IN THE DETERMINED VALUE OF ALLOWANCES FURNISHED IN KIND BUT ONLY IN THE RATES OF CASH PAID.

THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1929 FOR THE SALARIES OR COMPENSATION OF PERSONNEL AFFECTED BY THE AMENDATORY ACT OF MAY 28, 1928, ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE RATES OF COMPENSATION AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED BY SAID ACT. IF DEFICIENCY IN APPROPRIATIONS ARISES HEREAFTER BY REASON THEREOF, REPORT THEREON IS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE CONGRESS AT ITS NEXT SESSION.