Vice President Of Construction average salary is $118,082, median salary is $102,435 with a salary range from $60,000 to $171,454.
Primary Documents in American History. The Pacific Railway Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862. This act provided Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869.
Approved on January 16, 1883, the Pendleton Act established a merit-based system of selecting government officials and supervising their work. Following the assassination of President James A. Garfield by a disgruntled job seeker, Congress passed the Pendleton Act in January of 1883.The act was steered through Congress by long-time reformer Senator George Hunt Pendleton of Ohio.ollowing the assassination of President James A. Garfield by a disgruntled job seeker, Congress passed the Pendleton Act in January of 1883.