Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-30
NO POLITICS IN IT
TIE chairmea Of the Two State
Committees
UNITE FOR BETTER SALARIES
Ths Hes-ons WIZ state omces~
-h"aid Have More Pay SCI
Forth az Length

To THE ELskTo1s o. M1csnAS-
Among The amendments - he sab.
mitIed % iae people & thAs state AZ tt.iH
spriag siseflan. i one relative - the <il
41ies ~ eef Tain state afhcers. The oh
GERS directly Affected by the amendment
are the lieutenant goxcrnor. secretary ~
stale. superintendent n public instrie
Ton and commissioner q the state land
ofice.
The change Il cot Proposed cut q any
oonlpassion tor the officers no0 occupy
in< these ps,sltions. bat With the view q
changing the entire system. and thereby
securing tie personal attention and az.
Tendance q the officers 20 the mluy
siuties deFo.ging upon them ~ virtue Il
their respective oftses
Il = a matter q pubic notoriety ard
public cahccfn than on account n the
nleagef SALARIES paid by the state. that
the poslIicEs hefl 81 The above named
state oifcers are considered more AZ
places u bonor than a. positons q per
sonal trust.
Work Has Increased
The -aiaFiee we're fired al the present
amount In 10 Sincr that time tho
WAGES for every class Il work have IN
CREASED n1ariy txe and one hair times.
Then farm hands received frum g O. siO
Der alorth. nov they receive frnn ELI
- 81 pr month. The wages II clerks
and artisans have Increased IN like pro
portion. tur While wages have increased.
L. z
fast and r the people would receive the
personal services Il these ohicvss they
nasf pas . sum that Will afford them
Reasonable living
Not on.S base tie wages in all depart
uenf- and ihe c,.zf ~ living increased
tat thr actual ne,'essity Tor the persirai
-frvn-e- ~ these cisicers. b. reason Il the
advancement 4 the wealth and popula
tion - The stale. have Increased IN a Tar
greater proportion.
Duties or Lieutenant Governor.
The lieutenant governor - now
rirmfcr u many Il the most an portant
io4ris in ths state - Michigan. and IL
IS f1f the Interests q the people that he
D. 81 compensated that ~ can better
Afford - give his ttaie "a the duties de
soising upon him.
IL - proposed - TX the salary Il the
lieutenant governor az sl9n. sum
c,rtaials reasonable in amount
The secretary ~ state commissioner
If the state land oifice add the state
treasurer constitute the board u state
an'iI'ors. That board has "a make all
tae rriatiug and supply contracts and
audit 1ii the miscellaneous claims against
the state
IL The ycas $50 during the entire
year fecnfy one claims we're presented
atd allowed against the state amount
ir1 ga fiit lHere has been a con-
f.nuai increaes ir numoer aad amount
81 aiai- from that tin4e "a the present
d J1raafy. i-fs The claims presented
amounted % 20. t.lr amount allowed
Mas SIS - The average monthly al
i0saars s ffrm fi5.tto g. klsuoo. That
Be- &, say. the b.stri ~ state auditors
must moss examine and pass upon about
TWENTY nmrs a. many bills IN number.
nrI ten times in anloanf each month ~
e 3. II year 81 $50 A1y negligence 10
making eontracts o. auditing accounts
rlnsf uefre-triiy iuiure the financial IN
ts-tefs % rhe psoflc.
secretary or state
Il & pgpr-s.s.i q nix fhc salaries - the
errre1afy ~ stale and commissioner Il
tte isnl afiice 40 --.fs1 each. sums GER
talniF Ear more feasonabie nov. when
viewed il tae light ~ flr present duties
aod fe-Ftn-ihil.fifs ani present com,
ttnsatier PAID other ahor. than xerk
f.s ari ansl -unis ben viewed IN the
..1it ~ thr original duties and respon-
ftii.ties anll wages then pssd 10 Others
While che ctArIre above enumerated
shtN i great htrr1s,- in The licnaf.d Tor
thn time &c tha secretary q state and
t,anniieeiarfF n 90 lsad office the iu.
frrsaf ia PIE tiatics demanding thc Ger
@fnal eifaffs sn1 personal attention -
the superintendent % public instruction
"a fTife "a iar<r The numher q srhoo.s
r Michigan si0cH i<N have increased
nere than four times. The money ex
ge i.i in $50 eas s2i7.Fs The money
efftnlif.f i-~l Wa - - 80 which
elu has cusffntiy Increased from that
tlme Itc superintendent q puhlie 10.
sfrstfl.n Is r4afrrd ~ iax o. rerform
tte inrerf1nt tl4firs r general super
irfrriirnt ~ sH 'hrse schools tie j.
pt0gr'i - Fi'l, t1e slate ctiuca-loral
insfifuiior~. sttni teschers' Institutes.
sri saot'1 - eila-ri a. give his entire
f,ne Ia tekia1 after The eshlcafionsl
interests - the state He ia allowed
~ fres mr. rer4Iisstes q any kind.
TIE sa.trg fke.l in lSH = $1,000
- anf a rea~cishie compensation for
man who ta- me requisite a}slty 10
q the reifioo. and eia not support
silch = rlaQ unfler present rriers. The
oniy Alternative - g. nrxifr. the sars.
81 - peepcsra - rsisa TIE salary -
3ltttf sum reasonable IN amount ADD
ie>s tnaa teaf rsli - many city schools
o. their euperi1 'toliert The repf'e
Nj. pas ssh.-s taSes .rt iesirr 81 give
fifeiF cfl'sire1 fae ienrtts - rllair
srhtcl4 carrot afori e. sxsft ies.s than
TIE entire fsme - the superintendent.
relrher ear fhe people ersstt ffs receive
..feiree GRATIS aud fhe experience - Re
past Shows ftss they vii MR. zet service
% they pay for TEEN.
tudffor General
eni'ar Charge esa marie ~ IN
cr-aeine the rs sfiee n the snsiit,r gen.
era and fte attorney eererai and the
ree1ft = iaat fte p<cpie have rarefrei
fhs enf.se tinie ~ taesf rfiierrs Rfa ffe
81 rs Z MASSEY thousands = iafars 81
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