THE PARK ENGINEERING DIVISION 623 



EXAMPLE 5. POPULATION OF CITY APPROXIMATELY 350,000 



PARK AREA APPROXIMATELY 2,570 ACRES 



Personnel Number Rate of Pay 



Engineer I $3,600 per year 



Draftsman i $2,400 per year 



Office draftsman I $i,5 per year 



Rodmen 3 $1,200 to $1,800 per year 



Inspectors 2 $1,200 to $1,800 per year 



Foremen i chief $2,272 per year 



I $1,800 per year 



Shop foreman I $1,872 per year 



Storekeeper I $1,800 per year 



Assistant storekeeper I $1,200 per year 



Laborers 75 $3.50 to $4.80 per day 



Obviously certain employees are carried in the engineering division 

 who might properly be classified in the maintenance division. 



EXAMPLE 6. POPULATION OF CITY APPROXIMATELY 375,000 



PARK AREA APPROXIMATELY 3,240 ACRES 



Personnel Number Rate of Pay 



Engineer I $3,000 per year 



Draftsman 3 I at $3,000 per year 



2 at $1,960 per year, each 



Instrument man I $1,960 per year 



Inspectors 4 #5-3 P er day 



EXAMPLE 7. POPULATION OF CITY APPROXIMATELY 500,000 



AREA OF PARKS APPROXIMATELY 3,500 ACRES 



Personnel Number Rate of Pay 



Engineers 5 $2,000 to $4,400 per year 



Draftsmen 4 $2, 100 average per year 



Instrument men 4 $1,800 per year 



Rodmen 4 $3-44 P er day 



Inspector I $2,100 per year 



Foremen and laborers 6 $3.04 per day 



Employed part time, 15 rodmen at $3.44 per day, and 15 laborers at 

 $3.04 per day. 



RECORDS 



Some of the records arising out of the engineering operations of a park 

 department, aside from employment records, payrolls and other records 

 common to the department as a whole, include (i) plans; (2) field books; 

 (3) estimates; (4) cost records; (5) land plats; (6) engineering correspondence 

 and catalogues. The usefulness of these records is greatly enhanced by a 

 proper system of filing. This should be done in such a manner that any 

 particular record can be found without loss of time. It is very desirable 

 that filing receptacles for maps, plans, land plats and similar material be 

 as nearly dust and soot proof as possible. The following is the method of 



