, 1877-11-04
NOW pOLLAK DID 1T.
NV nav RI, RUS THE OFFICE.

.uou did YOU mauasr,'' sad reporter to
c-,,,v Clerk Pollak yesterday, TO run
49, ',t1cc for S35, ,0oO year: when now, under
en- Iiet the expenses are over sl0o,0o3t'
Mr c1oeuscs wercless than SIS, ,O0u. didn't
.,n,lnr .ny more clerks than were necessary TO
~ VA busiuess, and those had were eonpe-
49,, N 7o the wur4s required of theu1."
..What did your regular force conslst ol!'
.:1 hid fifteen regular clerks"
aThat was IN 1s'5t'
AYES"
.tWhat were their dut1es!
uW4l1. one kept the record in the County
cou74. and be had an assistant most OF the time
4ro.her attended to the ta1-rcdemption books.
s,n,a,,nes TWO worked at them. Another had
oharc. Of the marriage-lcenses. lie hadn't
.,orob to do. aud attended to the issuing OF
ear4,I;,a:es to magistrates, taking aildaVits,
os And even then he had time to reau the
nswsnaocrs, Not over twenty marrlage-lleenscs
a.r issued daily on an average, aud the work Is
r.rr s,rnulc. 1ieb has three men to 90 1t, ! IN
der.,aud Ano1ller man Attended to Lie Coun-
~ R.,,r]. and he kept the records, etc-, anu oh
Eui.r,y would ask Ile to give n1u soineta1ha 10
do Litb has live men to do tue wcrk eol. Nhes
ue.d IT, io a,uue Then another had general
e,,srrs1.,n vi tie office The Others did copy
;nr. or whatever was necessary.
e.W. re t91 matters as heavy then as no"s
..stnre so, tur N 1878 there were three appli-
cations for judsment,-two tor the couuty anu
onr for the city. Enler the present Law there
:. on]y one. You remember in 1o13 there was
an anpl,,atiou maze for the taxes OF lefl' anu
asu one lot those Vi lo'-~
ss1nd The. cIsh1 men DO all the work on the
books!' ,,,o,, ar,,,,ored ~
make up the Judgment 1eeo'u7 ano 'ne pts
ocpts." ouo nocosz,-xa.,
..Tne highest number l ever employed was
thirty-sevcu. That 1nade 1tty-two clerks alto
retlcr in the Office.
Eyes. and did it better"
nHow much did you DaY yoor mcn!"
nFruu 50 to IS day of eight haurs, accord
ing 70 their qualifications"
~ s.You y tlidn't pay a fellow 81 day who
couldn't writea" rr,+
extra pay,-50 cents an hour
How many ta1-booSs did you nave III
ri ii made out cighty-four books OF Collectors
Ear1ants"'
=. 80 / STE, but he hasn't as much work to do,
because only one judgment Is or. ~.
fhsn one mau at oook at q time dl'lnss hlnl
twenty TO run the ol1ice proper, that "ould
naxe l43 clerks. WHAT the other forty-two t1nd
to do caunot lulaT1nt- ,,,,,
How long are the extras usnaliy en npio!eu:,
.. In The -nriuc, FcDruary, March,, and April,
snd in the tall, september, OCTOBER anu NO
yeube1." ,.x,,, !,
number in june and July as IN the months you
have uamed:''
aND''
"Lieb has as many"
II don't Know what he does with them"
.tAllowlng tor lau increase in the business
of the Office. what do you thiuk about the num-
ter OF CLERKS necessary TO do tue WORK III tnt
.ssi1ty would do it easily if they we're CON
pe,cut men-" fr
set by the diminishing OF the Applications 1o
judgment!'
AYcs, more than offset by it,:
t.Then there is no necessity for Isl c!erks:"
"None whatever; they arc only III the way 0
oae another.'' 90,
'sNbere WAS your copying done!"
''1n tue Office"
"How many were employed at it!'
ask"
allow we're they paid!'
''From s. to IS day." arm
add tie folio bills ever amount to $3.50
weeks"
No"
N what do you tbluk that Office can be ho0
Everything could be done in tip-top snap
for s50,Uu0 4 year. l would be willing TO MAX
aoontract with the county. giving bonds ~ IN
amount, to do the WORK Tree OF charge, anu pa
$l0.0N year LOT the privilege"
!'how much could you make out Of 1ts"
"Nc4l, could make good thing. r.
Il the County Clerks otfice can DC run 10
ESQ., year. will the people re-elcet q ma
who will charge them S1l2, 00O for work alessc
TO hare been done in lS1t-1