WESTMINSTER, I.<>\IX)N 



IS cleansing foremen 



3 flushing foremen 



1 destructor foreman 



4 sewer-cleansing foremen 

 34 sewermen 



55 men engaged in other duties 



None but able-bodied men are engaged on the perma- 

 nent staff, and at the time of their engagement they 

 must be under forty years of age. Men are not re- 

 tained in the service of the city after they have reached 

 65 years. Disabled and incompetent men are dis- 

 placed. 



The workmen are allowed legal holidays and a week's 

 holiday in summer without deduction of pay. In case 

 a laborer meets with accident on duty not attributable 

 to his own serious and wilful misconduct, he is allowed 

 a certain amount of pay for the accident, there being 

 rules and regulations covering all cases. These rules 

 apply also to cases of sickness or accident off duty. 



For the performance of good and faithful conduct, 

 stripes and extra pay are provided to the extent of 

 about 24 cents per week over and above the regular 

 rate of pay. The Assistant Engineer and Surveyor, 

 and Superintendent of the Highways Committee are 

 empowered to discontinue or suspend the grant of 

 the stripe for sufficient cause. Overtime is allowed 

 and rules regulating the allowance of pay for extra 

 service. There is a code of regulations which govern 

 the conduct of the men in all departments. Breaches 

 of any of these regulations are punishable by suspen- 

 sion without pay or dismissal at the discretion of the 

 Assistant City Engineer. In addition to the pay given 



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