American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-06

Con ,ver's division extended 10 The June,
tion. he would underlhe provisions oftbis
law have the appointment Of him. Mr.
Backus wanted to have It himself, and
therefore be cut short Mr.. Conover's d.
vision at the South line Of the village.
Another curious feature Of this law is
the increase which il makes in the salaries
Of certain Office holders:
Aggregate am'nt Of salaries by r
new law s,'satn S26, ,450 90
Aggregate am'nt Of salaries by
old law z 10 a q. 3a3 SO
Increase bv new law $3.O56 64
= We submit whethor it were Just to the
people when our public works are a bur-
then upon the treasury 10 the amount Of
fifty thousand dollars "a year-when the
treasury is empty, and the Legislature had
to pass bill to borrow seven hundred
thousand dollars to pay current expenses
and meet just demands. that the salaries Of
canal officers should be raised more than
three thousand dollars year when the
increase was not asked for, aud when plen-
ty Of good men were ready to take the off
ces At the old salaries.
This is not all. Ii appears that this in
crease like the handle Of Jug. is all on
one side, or pretty much so; Mr.. Backus,
as usual, has the Lions share.
Increase Of salaries on Backus'
Division $2,663 IA
Increase OF salaries on Conover's
Division GIG 90
Decrease Of salaries on Wadd!e's
Division aE 5 12e 90
So it appears that while The Collectors
and inspectors on Mr.. Waddle's division
have their pay cut down in the aggregate
one hundred and twenty-five dollars and
fifty cents, the favored ones on Mr.. Back.
US division have theirs advanced in th,
aggregate, SO .662 IA. sAtr HeEsar
Let us select few Of the favored spots.
AT Cleveland the duties which were per.
formed by the Republican Collector OF
1876 II, bis d mosratic successor is to re-
ceive fourteen hundred dollarsl At Tole.
do. the Republican Collector was paid
1905 SO year, the new democratic Col
lector is to receive $l40o; and the pay o.
Inspectors at that same favored spot il
raised from 952 dollars to tho snug little
sum of $50. At De6auce, the pay Il
raised from 852 dollars under Republican
rule, to l.40o dollars. under Democratic
rule. rl
These Collectorships are now the bes
Offices in the State. A Collectorship Al
either Cleveland. Toledo ar Defiance, is &
much better Office than the Governor. O
the State, cr Jude Of The Supreme Court
What do our tax payers think ofpaying {
canal Collector, who is employed only a
bout half his time, fourteen hundred doll
Ars q year? 1t may as we'll be stated her,
as at any other place, that the new Oollec
tor at Defiance, with his salary Of fourteen
hundred dollars a year, is a cousin Of Alb
ner L. Backus, the newly elected membe
Of The Board Of Public Works. There i
no Christian duty more Incumbent upol
US than to provide we'll for our families.
i Among the gentlemenofthe Legislator
who labored bard for the Bill, was tn
Chairmanof the Committee on Publ
Works, Mr.. jackson the, member iron
Henry county. Mr.; Backus has not for
gotten bis services, and, therefore. has ap
1 pointed him an Engineer. with salary 0
1900 dollars year, II is questionable
whether this appointment is not in direc
violation Of the Constitution. 1t is certain
ly proceeding in the teeth Of section l9l
Of the ed article Of the constitution, whicl
declares that mo Senator or Representa-
tive shall during the term for which b
shall have been elected, or for oae ysa
thereafter, be appointed to any civil offic
under this State, which shall be created
or the emoluments Of which shall hav
been increased during the term for whicl
! be shall have been elected. We think thi
touches Mr.. Jacksons case, and we woul'
like to have II tested in the Courts. Sue
is the history of the Reform in State mat
: tersihy the Democratic Legislature. so fe
. as they relate to our Public Works.
Dosn't thou, gentle people, like the pictur
Ito. s. Journal. = =.