, 1874-12-16
Salaries.
Tho Committees of tlto County
Bonrd Talk Economy.
And Thon toavo Things About as They
Wore.


Certatn unlor1lnga Rouiccd d bollar
Da5.
Tito Joint Con1mittocs appointed to look into
| tho 1nattor, Of tho nslarios Of county ofloors
| were III eesston yesterday afternoon in the
| Tlnauoo Consmittoe.room, In tho County Build
| lug.
| Commissioners Holden, Olougl, 1lcCai1re1,
| Crawford. Schmidt, Jonas; Guenther, nnd DuBso
| wore prcsont, with tho tlras-nnmod acting ~
! Chalrinan.
| Cominiaslonef Guenthor dcsirotl to know who
| llad In chargo tho duostloh Of 1xhg aalatloa
| Tor tho
| NORMAL so1tooL.
| Commissioner Oluugh snitl tho Board Of Ed,ica-
tion attolidot that. UoInmtasloner Guentller
m4tkod TINT tho board ought to hhyo ontiro charge
| Of the sa1aros in that department. THO rrlncl.
| pal hnd salary Of a4000 por annum, nnd tho
county should exercise tho right 10 cut dorm OK
! ccssiyo expenditures.
| COLLECTOR MILLER
| was thon sont for to gyo Information a. to tho
! salafics paid In his department. He Informed
| tho Committees that tile iteu, Of s5.0o0 paid tho
Assistant Treasuror Ind mot with tho approval
Of tho Doard wlieu 1t was first allowed, mud mon-
| toned that lis asslstant, h1r. Dyo, was very
efficient. and ndn,itod TINT tho Troasurcr's Office
| WAS ID his cato. and THAI Mr. Bye was moro fa-
1niliar with its duties Than any man to could So
| lcct.
| Commissioner Holden thought that the times
would not Justify 30 largo salary, and mon
I toned that tho Commissioners only got $1,000,
] and some Of tAer Do ard were mon Of ability.
Ms. Miller replio1 that hc ,sa8 once . me1lbor
! OF the Board, mud only received 9A00 year;
| thoy had progressed since that day.
| Commissioner uoldon said tho poop1o looked
| TO Mr. Miller 10 run tho oflico, and thought 1t
| oxtrAyagant 10 a!low him 5,000-aaBRtant In
connection with the large salary ho (A1lller) ro~
hlr. Miller responded by saying that by rota-
tion of Office one Official sas not fairly aequaat-
cd with tho routine Ut tho business In Ills Office
before ho rus removed by tho decision OF the
| people. After further conversation as ia tile
ability OF Dir Dyo for The position ho now hollis,
lis Ealnly was tiSod at tue proAcnt ilguro. air.
| Dyes prcHonco VIII t!eu demanded, to giyo tho
| Co.nn,tteo Honc idea Of tho duties incumbent
| upon tho
SUBORDINATE POSITIONS.
Mr.. Miller, in arHwer to question, stated TINT
| tho county derived from his Office d revonuo
Of nbout s2o,0Uu d yenr.
| Commissioner klcCafrroy was opposed to
changing tho rfosent ealarlco; lle relied nron
the good Judgment Of Air.. Miller and Dir. nye,
! would OCCASION a loss to tile county.
| MI. Miller assorted that no person could con-
duct hts ottico with moro oconosny than at pres
ont.
| Commissioner Holden Thought that so.no Of the
! aalny.es would boar n reduction.
| ltr. Bye Btatcd TINT II tic day employees were
to 10 cut dowa, they perhaps coutd 10 Induced
! 10 work after olico hours by All extra comnonsa"
ton, and aad If the employees received So lnstoad
of q, tlon taoy ought to hayo an opportunity to
| work aftor night for an oxtra dollar On motion,
it was finally decided to cut dorm tho pay Of tho
subordiuatcs III tho Troasutors office from 81 to
| - per day, aud to recommend tue extra al Tor
| evening work, md tho following anlarios wero
| thou Recommended: Carl. 91,800 per anuum |;
three cleslss. zach, 5140 por mouth ewo clorks,
oach, a195 per mouth; two, for tou months, ut
s1A0; thies, for ten months. ut 800 per month;
three, for ten months. at #125 per month !:
necessary extra holp At e125 per month cashior,
s1,5u0, ausl bookkoepor, s2,20o por annum.
Commissioner Oueuther novod tint the COM
naitteo un Education, of the Board Of Connis-
| sioners confer with the board OF Education in
regard to reducing tho salaries ut the Normal
| School.
Commissioner MccattreY oiforea a. amend,
meut by iutrueting that business to tllo present
Committee. After soma littlo discussion, Com
| missioner AIcCRtfroy withdrew his amendment,
| and tho motion Of Commissioner Quonther Maa
| carried.
SHERIFF rnANE AoNEw
| was then examined by tho Committee in regard
| to tho salaries recoiyol hy 4ig numerous en-
| ployes. Mr. Agnow hald llo could not soo ,Yhcro
ho could reduce. and lad thought seriously Of
| asking for an increase III certain respects. The
| salary OF tho Chief Clork III tho SaoriVu Office,
which Is 900. WAS thou taken up. but change
| was made
Commissioner Holden referred to tho thirty
three 6a!tfe, aud VIE OF tue opinion TINT their
salaries might bo reduced. htr. Aguew differed
| with tho Commissioner, and added that their
| duties wero Of anch naturo thnt tho salaries
| Woro mono too largo.
: Commissioner Holden then sized AIr. Aenow
il lic did not have petitions from hundreds Of
men vino would do tho work for less sum than
| received by the presont balli1fs.
| The Sheriff responded by saying thore was no
doubt Of that. but tue men from whom tho poti-
tions woro received were compelled to labor for
low wages. on account Of their poor .quali0ca-
tionB, and ho didn't think tho county desired to
| take advantage Of that.
| Commissioner Holden suggested that good
men for baillifs were abundant at $500 per
| annnm.
The salaries Of the deputies and bailins wore
finally liked as follows: Eight Deputy-ShoriIs,
50, 00ll each; four deputies, eacl. $500 {tor tho
outside to,sns); thirty-throo baitra eacl, 81 200
Mr. Aguew then said the salaries of deputies
woro too low they woro required to fllrnisll
| 100000 bonds and provide themselves with
horse and buggy, and the country deputies IN
Of labor shoy performed and tho amount Of
| bonds they gavo.
| Comtnissoner Holden was willing to admit
TINT, for tho amount Of bonds thoy gavc, $500 q
| year was small, aud thought their rclnunora-
ton should 6a iucraaaad, wha thoso Of tho bai-
ILLS should DO fixed at 81 per day for actual
time on duty.
Commissioner Jouos then raiecd the question
aB to whether they could lawfully Interfere with
tho salaries OF those already appointed.
Commissioner Holden thought thoy Ind tho
powor to act upon tho sa5ares Of oil but elective
| 0llfcora.
Dir. Agnow remarked that lo would prefer
that tho remuneration Of tho country deputies
should bo left as .. present, rather than reduce
| tho my OF tho baiiis.
Tho Committee recommended other Balaroa as
follows: Assistant Otlice- Clerk, u a0O Jallor
2Aoo; Assistant Jailes, u, 800; Clerk for Jait,
u, 200; two w&tc1,non $000 ouch.
Tho Committee thon adjonrnod- t1cro being
| no further hasinpaB hoforp thsm for the nttor-
/ nnOn-.kn I1o dntnn cf ato IInn Iato