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784 Annual pay. Grade 10. Chief custodial. Annual pay . Cleri c a1-mech an- ical service . Classes of positions not in a recognized trade or craft included . Grade 1 . Classes included . Compensation. Grade 2. Classes included . Compensation . Grade 3 . Classes included . Compensation. Grade 4 . Classes included . Compensation . Relat ive posit ions in grades retained . Provisos . Promotions, etc., not affected . No reduction in pres- ent pay . Advancement p e r - mitted . SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 814. 1928 . watchmen, elevator conductors, laborers, janitors, messengers, and other employees engaged in the custody, maintenance, and protection of a large building, or to assist in the direction of such employees when engaged in similar duties in a group of buildings ; or to per- form other custodial work of equal difficulty and responsibility . The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,300, $ 2,400, $2 ,500, $2, 600, $2,7 00, and $ 2,800 . Grade 10 in this service, which may be referred to as the chief custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to direct supervisory and office assistants, mechanics, watchmen, elevator conductors, laborers, janitors, messengers, and o ther emplo yees enga ged i n the cus tody, main tena nce, and p rote c- tion of a group of buildings, or to perform other custodial work of equ al diffic ulty and responsib ility . The a nnual rates of com pensat ion fo r posit ions i n this grade shall be $2,600, $ 2,700, $2 ,800, $2, 900, $3,0 00, and $ 3,100 . CLERICAL-MECHANICAL SERVICE The clerical-mechanical service shall include all classes of posi- tions which are not in a recognized trade or craft and which are located in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the mail equip- ment shop, the duties of which are to perform or to direct manual or machine operations requiring special skill or experience, or to perf orm or direc t the counti ng, ex amining , sort ing, o r othe r veri fi- cation of the product of manual or machine operations . Grade 1 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to perform the simplest operations or processes requiring special skill and experience . The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 50 to 55 cents an hour . Grade 2 shal l incl ude al l clas ses of positi ons in this servic e the duties of which are to operate simple machines or to perform opera- tions or processes requiring a higher degree of skill than those in grade 1. The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 60 to 65 cents an hour . Grade 3 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to operate machines or to perform operations or processes requiring the highest degree of skill, or supervise a small number of subordinates. The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 70 to 75 cents an hour . Grade 4 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to perform supervisory work over a large unit of subordinates . The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 85 to 95 cents an hour . 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 positi on or positi ons wi thin t heir r especti ve gra des as they hold a t 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 av ailabl e .