Show NEW RETIREMENT POLICY STARTED Government Grants Pensions Pensions Pensions Pen Pen- to Men lell in Branches of Ligh Lighthouse Service Washington July 27 The The fist first provision provision pro pro- vision ever er ma made e b by the government bo for Cor pensioning civilian lJ Is contained con con- in the time aJ annual lI lighthouse bill recently re recently recently re- re approval 11 b by President Wilson Vilson WilsonA A A retirement system stem is Instituted permitting optional retirement at GG j years ears for those having ha thirty years years' active service and making retirement compulsory at 70 iO aers Pensions willbe will willbe willbe be computed on one one fortieth fortieth of or th the era a average e annual pa pay during the last five years ears of ot service multiplied b by the number number num num- ber ben of or years ears rp nt nt In the lighthouse service cc or some other branch of or the tho government go which has hns a retirement system In any iny ny case casc the pa pay shall alkali not be more than thirty fortieths of or the tho annual average Despite several seral qualifying clauses the bill Is If rc regarded b by Government em em- and officials official advocating a general gen gen- eral erl civilian IUan retirement as a marked step fC forward ferard a rd Only In Inthe the tho field service Bervice and on vessels come coma under the law lav those hose continuously employed em em- In district t offices an and shops hops be beIn being being be- be In ing excluded l The provision pro that service ice Ico anI only In branches of or the government govern overn ment having ha r. r retirement ment systems ma may maybe maylie be lie e counted in qualifying for tor a pension Imposes strict limitation on the transfer trans trans- fer of veteran workers from cl civilian departments to the Ji lighthouse s service r while permitting soldiers sailors ma marines marines rines and of or tho the const coast guard all nil of whom ha havo 0 benefit of ot the thc military mili tory tary retirement nt system to enter the service without ut prejudice to their roc roc- In iii keeping with the tIme generally ad ad- ad trend of at wages ages the tho limit for tor forlie forthe the lie eras average p pay li y of was sas In Increased Increased In- In creased b by the lull bIll to from tom 6 JO at atI a I It was fixed more than half a a. I century ago Superintendents of dl districts dis dis- were advanced ad from 2400 to toI coo I |