Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-28
FEES FOR STATE OFFICIALS
Allowances by the LegisIa-
tive Committee.
CLERKS AND JUSTICES
Expert Accountant Browns
Little Allowance.
Final Session of the Legislative Com
inittee at tDover--Evorybody Concerned
Gets Fair Allowance--The Perquisites
OF County Clerks and Justices of the
Peace.
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal.

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DOVER, Jan. 22.-The legislative COM
mittee met at 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
and began making the allowances, as fol.
lows: State Treasurer Burnite, 500, for
services in the redemption and cancella-
tion of $4,000 State bonds, series 81 for
the redemption AND cancellation of SIS, 900
State bonds 800 each, issue of 1885, for
services rendered in negotiating and issu-
ing $50, 600 State bonds. in accordance with
chapter IL, Volume NIX, passed May 18th,
1891; for the redemption and cancellation
of Sl85, 900 State bonds, issue of 1881, series
., redeemed by act of the General Assem-
bly, passed May Sth, 1891.
Secretary of State Marvel, $3.50, for pre-
pairing for publication and experimenting
the printing of the laws of the session OF
1891, and for preparing and publishing the
state Registration law in pamphlet form;
also, $3.50 for services rendered and per-
formed in the issuing of State bonds, under
an act entitled IAN Act to Legalize Certain
State Bonds" passed at Dover May 9Th,
ls0li making the total allowance to the
secretary of State 500.
u. ID. Hearn, clerk of the Senate, was
allowed $500 for experimenting the print
n. NJ. Dunn, clerk of the House was
allowed $500 for the similar work.
The committe allowances were:
Senator W. NJ. Ross, days. S26. 10
Senator A. b. Richardson. 3 days.. 900
Representative John II. West, days 5000
Representative Perry p. Richards, 5
observation-disclosures. 22.sO
Representative John G. Higgins,
days. ....................... 2T.60
q. w. kenney, clerk. 5000
Same, for printing the journal of the
commlttee. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Samuel Solomon, sergeant-at-arms.. 1900
State Treasurer Burnite and Auditor
Delaney were both highly complimented
by the committee for their admirable sys-
tenn of bookkeeping.
The clerk of the committee was author
lied to have published in one weekly paper
in each county of the State the financial
statement of the committee for one month,
and to draft on the State treasurer for the
amount.
Through the courtesy of State Auditor
Delaney, the following extract of allow
ances made the clerks of the peace and
justices of the peace in the state for the
year beginning November, 1890 are taken
from his report
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
E. r. Cochran, late clerk of the
peace: ....'... ...:.................S 666.35
W. T. Biggs, clerk of the peace.... 3,14i.17
Justices of the peace, including
the mayor of New Castle. ...... 1,732. .3S
KENT COUNTY.
A, II. Cahall, clerk of the peace. 50, 1856 10
Justices OF the peace. 1,104.SG
SUSSEX COUNTY.
Ebe w. Tunnel, clerk of the peace. 81, ISL IA
Il. w. Houston, clerk of the peace. 1900
Justices of the peace ............. 20330
Lawrence Il. Brown was allowed for self
and assistant s32405 for 337 hours services
in examining the financial accounts of
New Castle county, at the instance of the
Levy Court.
The committee adjourned sine die at Q
o'clock.