The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-28
NEW OFFICES.
COUNTY OFFICIALS WANT MORE
DEPUTIES.
The County Surveyor Bill Before the
COmmittee-A New Schedule
of Salaries.

The joint Committee on County Gov
eminent and Township Organization
met last night in Supreme Courtroom
No. >.
For many long nights the committee
has labored to get a county government
bill into presentable shape, and they
must conclude their labors tonight or
run the risk of having the Legislature
adjourn sine die, and their laboriously
constructed bill die an ignominious
death on the file.
J. l.. Maude, Surveyor of San Ber-
nardino County, though now proud to be
numbered among the citizens of the new
county of Riverside, appeared before the
committee in the interest of Senate Bill
No. SO and Assembly Bill No. 6}3.
which are identical, and which define
the duties of County Surveyors and pro-
vide for and regulate their compensation.
Section l of the bill provides that a
County Surveyor must be a licensed land
surveyor of the State, while Section 2
provides that he shall trace all maps and
plats filed for record in the County Re-
corder's Office and shall be exofficio
Deputy County Recorder, provided, how
ever, that such maps and plats as may be
be exempt from this Act.
Section 3 provides that all maps and
plats filed by the County Surveyor shall
become The property of the county, and
Section declares that he shall hold him
self ready to the call Of the Board of
Supervisors, and shall perform such sur
veying and engineering work as they
may designate.
Section > provides that the Surveyor
shall examine all bridges built by con-
tract before they are accepted, and send
in report of the same 10 the Board of
supervisors, beside giving them his ad-
vice in all matters pertaining to bridges
throughout the county.
Section provides that in counties of
the first to the twenty-second class the
Board of Supervisors shall furnish such
field instruments as may be necessary
for the work Of the Office.
Section s is the one most liable to inter-
est aspirants to the office, as il fixes the
salary of the official at $40 day for all
work performed, beside expenses, and
allows the Board of Supervisors 10 APP
point as many deputies as they deem
necessary ut 50 a day and expenses, while
an indefinite number of clerks may be
employed at salary not to exceed 81 a
day. All other employees of the office
shall receive sum not to exceed ~ 90 a
day and expenses when in the field.
surveyor AldutG drew DOCD DIlS Orlpl-
nally and secured their introduction. He
explained his bill in all its details TO the
committee, who, after recommending a
few unimportant amendments, which
were accepted by him, reported it back
with a recommendation that it do pass.
A number of counties in the State are
greatly interested in Assembly Bill No.
N, by Duckworth, which is aimed to
give relief to county officials of any
county that may desire it from the nota-
BILE Dougherty decision of the Supreme
Court, which declared that the Board of
Supervisors of county have no legal
right to appoint deputies to any county
office nor fix a salary for the same.
The idea of the bill originated in the
brain of james q. Scarborough, District
Attorney of Orange County, and he was
on hand with many and varied argu-
ments for favorable report upon the
bill.
County Assessor Irvine, County Au-
ditor johnson and County Clerk Hamil-
ton of this county were also present to
second the endeavor OF Mr.. Scarborough
in securing the relief to their offices
which they deem absolutely necessary
for successful solution of the problem.
The bill provides for the creation of
several new Offices to be filled by APP
pointment by Boards of Supervisors, to
hold until the next general State election,
at and after which time the offices shall
be elective. The Offices it is proposed to
create by the bill are, Clerk OF the Board
OF Supervisors, Superior Court Bailiff,
Register of Deeds, and TRANSPORTER, the
latter of whom shall perform certain
enumerated duties belonging to the
offices of the County Assessor, Tax Col
lector and Treasurer.
The salaries TO be drawn by the pro-
posed officers are to be fixed by the coun-
ties interested.
The bill is so drawn that any county
may be included, by the addition of a
new section to the original bill, which
section may be asked for and added at
any session of the Legislature.
Up to the present time five counties
have expressed desire to be included in
the bill. They are: Sacramento, fifth
class; San Diego, sixth class; San Bernar-
dino, tenth class; Orange, twenty-fourth
class, and Kern, thirty-tifth class.
The county officials of Sacramento
County state that if the bill becomes a
law the salaries to be paid will be based
upon the amounts actually paid out for
necessary deputies during the past two
years.
At a previous meeting the point was
raised as to whether the Legislature had
authority to fix the salaries to be paid
county officers or their deputies, and re-
garding that proposition, Attorney Frick
of Alameda County stated that he had