Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-24
SPEND BEYOND THEIR MEANS.
Secretary Window Gives Gentle Hin
That SaIaries 4 re Ton Iarre

Secretary Window Gives Gentle Hints
That Salaries Are Too Large.
CHICAGO, Oct. PA local paper pub
lished an abstract of letter received by
President Palmer, of the national Worlds
fair commission, from Secretary Window,
relating to the expenses of the commits
sion, and which was read at today's meet
ing of the executive committee. The
secretary first states that of the 81, 800 900
appropriated $400, 900 must be used on the
construction of the government building
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891,
there is appropriated jointly S200,0 for
the expenses OF the commission and uses
of the government board of control.
The government board has estimated that
it will need $4,000, leaving $500
for the use of the commission. The secre-
tary then chose that in salaries for officers
and other expenses the commissioner has
disposed of $4,000 of this, and that the
expenses of the meetings of the executive
committee now in session and of the meet
ing of the commission to be held on No
vember Is, will bring the total up to
$4,000, leaving only $4,000 to run the
commission until June 30, 1891. The sec
retary further says he has hesitated as to
the approval of the resolutions of the com
.
Among these are the president for the
commissioner, $1,000 per annum: secre-
tary, $4,000; director general, SIS 900:
vice chairman of the executive committee,
IS ,000 The employees in the Offices of
secretary and director general, 10000.
IF | were to give my individual opinion
uninhuenced 10y the acts of your commits
sion" says the secretary, 81 should not
hesitate to decide that the amount named
by your commission for salaries for its
principal officers is greater than that prob
ably contemplated by congress in estimat-
ing the amount necessary to carry out
the provisions of the act. The
amount of money already expended and
the expenditures in contemplation by
your commission prior to January first
next contempates so large an amount
that it presents an additional reason why
| should not approve of the compensation
named were ! alone responsible for the
expenditures. You ill observe that your
salary list for the years 1891, 1892 and
1898 will without further increase of EN-
ployes amount TO Sl65 900 or about one
seventh of the entire sum of money out
side of the cost of the government buildings
which is fixed as the Emit of expenditures
growing out of the exposition. | have
grave doubts in view Of the facts as
herein stated whether | ought not to re-
turn the resolutions submitted by your
commission for revision as to the amount
of compensation to De paid your officers
on the other hand, / dislike to set up
my own personal views in opposition to
those of the members of the commission
who are more familiar with the matter
at issue than myself therefore reluct
antly approve articles Is and Is of your
bylaws and beg leave to suggest in
this connection that great care be
| exercised in authorizing further
expenditures TO the end that your com
mission may net create deficiency for the
ensuing fiscal year.
immediately after this communication
was read, Commissioner Martindale, of
Indiana offered resolution which was
| adopted. declaring that all the standing
committees be instructed not to meet be-
| fore the next session of the commission
unless directed by the president. Five
standing committees had asked the execu
tive committee to meet but none of them
will be authorized by the president.