The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-03

This expenditure u at the rate OF 81, co.,
600 per annnm- The expenses for school
purposes for the eleven months, a. shown
by warrants redeemed, were 1897, SIS As.
OF which 3166. is6ss were for school
district No. !, embracing. the city
~ shoNn by warrants issued, which
10 the true measure OF the amount
actually spent. were. 3272. 407.l3, ex-
elusive OF interest accrued on
warrants outstanding. or the entire
amount. 81. S5a2s came from the sale of
bonds aud miscellaneous sources. and
81 $50 from liquor licenses. The amount
OF the tax levy Of 1855 for school purposes
II $50. 2i7a
THE expenditures for salaries OF oil
kinds, including permanent and tsmpor.
Ary employee, we're SIS. ig0.55. or about
tiSl. 0o0 . year. The number Of employees
in the various Offices in the county at the
time OF our examination was one hundred
and twenty-three. distributed ~ follow:
In county commissioner ofiics, 4: in
county auditors Office. Is; in county
clerks Office. TO- In county treasurer's
once, 81; in county sheriff's once,
Is, In county attorneys ofics. {;
in county assessors Office, %;
In county surveyors Office, i;
fendent Of common schools, 1; special at.
tosnsy, 1: court hailiffs. 2 In addition to
these are the justices, constables, janitors
and jurors
..fhs force in several Of the Offices is
larger than. usual by reason Of the employ
ment of additional persons in connection
with the collection Of taxes We be.
lievs this force can BE- reduced with.
ous desrimsnt to the service. We
recommend that ct least four employees in
the county clerks Office and ono in the
auditors office Be dispensed With. We
think that t~o Of the deputy sherifis. or .
like number OF bailiffs in the superior
court might alec be dispensed with.
Tho county commissioners are furnish
ing the county attorney with Offices IN the
Union block, on Front street. at . rental
Paid ey the county Of over 500 per an.
mum, although the iaw makss il
their duty 70 furnish rooms In .ha
court house 10 all county officials We
find that there IL ample room in the court
torney. aud We recon- mend that his Offices
b Transferred there forthwith.
I'VE have made ~ thorough an exam
NATION IS the time ct our command would
permit Of the nature and quality OF the
work performed By she VARIOUS county
smpioyes- We and that the county Offices.
IS = rule, are well organized and In excel
lent condition, and that the employees
generally are competent and ussfaiiy en-
pioyed
IL should be remembered that Q con-
siderable part Of the clerical force. like the
recorders In the auditors once. IL en-
ployed upon work paid for by fees. from
which the county makes profit
The cost Of jurors In both criminal and
civil cases 10 paid by the county. Ii has
been suggested that the losing party in
civil cases in the superior court should b
taxed with the cost Of the jury. This
would savs the county nearly $3.50
month during term time, and would un-
doabtediy lessen litigation.
The coss Of supporting the county poor
during the eievsn months. including
amount paid in construction Of s
hospital wna sac 81 Excsud-
lag the exrenss vi construction.
the support and relief at the peor coss the
taxpayers Is the rate oi more than SIS ,aQ1