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 six’rY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. cu. ies. 1917. 1081 gress. The officers and employees of the Civil Service Commission are hereby directed to furnish said bureau with such information as it may require to carry out this rovision. The Bureau of Efficiency shall) ascertain the rates of pay of em- §°,§.§’,§,'f,?'{§l,,°¥,‘}°,!,g,,, ployeesof various State and municipal governments and commercial °¥· bggm- ¤¤¤=¤¤·f— institutions in different parts of the United States and shall submit cm mi°°s'°t°` to Congress at its next regular session a report showing how such rates compare with the rates of pay of employees of the Federal Governonépnt perfoirminglsimilar gergices. d 4 D cers an em oyees o the executive e artments and other °*’*‘"“‘°“""°?°··°° establishments shall furnish authorized represengatives of the Bureau mmjsh dm mmol of Eiliciency with all information that the bu.reau ma re uire for the — performance of the duties imposed on it by law, angshgll give such representatives access to all records and papers that may be needed for that p1u·pose. _ _ _ _ _ . The Bureau of Efficiency shall investigate the classification, salary, ,,,,§‘{,‘,*;},°,{,°‘j,?,,, °§, g°· and efliciency of the em loyees of the Departments and Inde ndent ,1¤*¤¤¤eiM¤¤i'¤rZ=1¤i> Establishments of the (government in the District of Columbia and  p°" °m` report fully or partially to Congress by January first, nineteen hundred and eighteen, as to needed ualization or reclassihcation, and if a partial report be submitted alien a full report shall be submitted as soon thereafter as possible with such recommendations as the Bureau may deem proper. own, snnvicn coMM1ss1oN.   °°*‘* For commissioner, acting as president of the commission, $4,500;   °" two commissioners at $4,000 each; chief examiner, $3,500; secretary, $2,500; assistant chief examiner, $2,250; three chiefs of division, at $2,000 each; examiners—one $2,400, three at $2,000 each, six at$1,800 each; clerks—-six of class four, twenty-eight of class three, thirty-nine of class two, fifty-two of class one, thirty-four at $1,000 each. twenty- two at $900 each ; messenger; assistant messenger; skilled laborer, $720; four messenger boys, at $360 each. Custodian force: Engineer, $840; genera mechanic, $840; teleph0ne—switchboard operator; two firemen; two watchmen; two elevator conductors, at $720 each; three laborers; four charwomen; in all, $285,730. _ FIELD Forma: District secretaries——two at $2,400 each, one $2,200, “"""°'°°· four at $2,000 each, five at $1,800 each; clerks-one of class four, one of class three, one of class one, seven at $1,000 each, six at $900 each, five at $840 each; messenger boy, $480; in all, $45,680. For five field examiners at the rate of $1,500 per annum each, for Fm '”"‘“‘°”- work in connection with members of local boards and other necasary work as directed bg the commission, $7,500. _ N d was I No detail of cler s or other emploggas from the executive depart- ,,,,,,{‘d,,,§,,,,,,,,,,,§,Q‘f"§§ ments or other Government establis ents in Washington, District of Columbia, to the Civil Service Commission, for the dperformanee of duty in the Disitric(tirof1Coli3mbi;, shall bphmaésliergiiégr  thefiscal ear nineteen un e an e teen. e rvice mmission ghall, however, have power inlgcase of emergency to transfer or detail ,,g'““‘f" °' "”*"°"’ an of its employees herein provided for to or from its office force, fielyd force, or rural carrier examimng board. _ _ mmm Exrmzr nxamximsz For employment of expert examiners not in ‘ the Federal service to prepare questions and rate pgpers m examinations on special subjects or which examiners wit the service are not availa le $2,000. _ _ For negessiug traveling expenses,   those of examiners e,,T””u"‘ °‘°°°”" acting under the direction of the commission, and for expenses of examinations and invesf ations held elsewhere than at Washington, and including not exced§ing1$1,000_for expenses of attendance at meetings of public officials w en specifically directed by the commusion, $20,000.