The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-09-07

AT the top of the list of salaries is
Sheriff Clements $4,000, upon $II,-
900 of which he will pay until the end
Of 1896, an annual tax of $s2o, which
would buy several hundred political
club excursion tickets. Probably Mr..
Harrity's successor as Secretary of the
Commonwealth, will render unto
Cesar nearly as much, for in addition
to the secretaryship salary of $4,000,
and other salaries, aggregatlng 3d.
for membership in State boards, he is
entitled to considerable amount of
fees AS Mayor Stuart's term will
expire next April, lie will not be called
upon to give up any of his $4,000
year.
Governor Pattison will also escape
paying tribute on MS $4,000. which
is the amount paid each of eight
Philadelphia officials, namely, Direct
ors Windrim and Beitler, who step out
with the Mayor City Solicitor War
wick and Tax Receiver Taylor, who
must each continue until April, 1906,
giving up $I2o, which is more than
their ward committees would expect
from them for campaign banners and
hall hiring District Attorney Graham,
whose term will expire three months
before those of Messrs. Warwick and
Taylor; Recorder of Deeds Green,
who must turn into the Government
Golfers for about two years enough
money to supply big club OF Frank
ford campaigners with capes and
torches City Treasurer McCreary,
who, retiring at the end of this year,
can keep his $4,000 intact; and
Common Pleas Prothonotary Mann,
who will continue indefinitely, at the
pleasure of the Board of Judges, part.
ing with his mite of two per cent. on
his $4,000 excess.
The biggest Federal salary, next to
the $4,000 of Justice Shiras, of the
United States Circuit Court, is Col
lector of the Port Reads $4,000, out
of which he will send to Washington
$50, or more than Tenth Ward Man
ager David McGriffin would ask from
his chief to keep down the majority
In William r. Leeds division. The
two Associates of Justice Shiras, in
the Circuit Court-Judges Dallas and
Acheson-must keep the wolf from
the door with $4,000 apiece. City
Controller Thompson's pay is the
same as Collector Reads and so are
the salaries of six of the State Supreme
Court Justices-Greene, Williams,
McCollum, Mitchell, Dean and Fell
while Chief Justice Sterrett has $500
extra upon which to make up his tax
of 500.
Probably the contribution of the
successor of Attorney General Hensel
to the Washington vaults will rank
next to the offerings of the $lo,ooo
class, as, in addition to his two salaries
aggregating $4,000, he Is entitled to
certain fees. Next in the list come
the twelve Common Pleas and four
Orphans Court Judges of Philadel-
phia, whose annual remuneration is
$1,000. Water Bureau Chief Ogden
escapes with an offering of S4o-he
being just $2,oo beyond the exemp-
ton mark, and in exactly the same
rank with him are Sheriff's Real Estate
Deputy Leach and Postmaster Carr.
The $50 which Gas Bureau Chief
Park must part with out of $500,
If the new Director of Public Works
shall retain him, about equals his
annual contribution to the Twenty
sixth Ward Republican Committee.
Outsiders can only guess at what the
Register of Wills, who will succeed
Mr.. Shields next January, must hand
to the internal re, enue deputy; for,
beyond the salary of $1,000, the Reg
lister receives fees not exceeding :,
per cent. on collateral inheritance
tax. State Treasurer Jackson's income
of &c. 200 is made up of four salaries,
the main one being $4,000, and the
three others for membership in State |
boards.
Auditor General Gregg rakes in
SIS, 200, comprising four salaries, his
chief one being $4,000 Lieutenant
Governor Watres gets SIS, 500, of which
$500 is for membership in the Board
Of Pardons. Then follows a lot of
$4,000 officials, whose $40 tax would
supply the brand OF cigars kept for
boys" who carry their divisions.
These SIS, 900 men comprise Electrical
Bureau Chief Walker, Coroner Ash
bridge. Public School Superintendent
Brooks, Assistant District Attorney
Kinsey, City Commissioners Sen
enderfer, Richmond and Wildemore,
Quarantine Physician Booming, Quar-
er Sessions Clerk Latta, United
States District Court Judge Butler,
Who is appointed for life; Surveyor of
he Meek and Naval Officer Wright.
The tax gatherer will DrObablv not