The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-06
THE SALARY FIGHT.
Hastie, Gordon and Maple Are
ALI Disconnected.
uFsTON AFTER MAPLE AGAIN.
r.rrr Receivers His Fees and Miss Nc.
nonough yainiy Protests-Mrs-
yanoo's Divorce Suit.
uesTon AFTER MAPLE AGAIN.

80 <SSrake over cozsrtv SALARIES fs no.
--sud The eazE1sy clerk ciaS-rs that t*z
$50 has beer cut fowe~ than any ost.a~
s~~a--u~u-. ire prosecuting attorney
$500 <fsar s1ss Office has been cut lower
49,, ere clerks. szd the treasurer says
So Ass tep2rersent has suffered The
- ~ al. They al unsee, however. "a
.s~--vsnx that 611s authors eserz-s n eng
- see- favored much xrsors than ary
49, Several Of the neass OF derarf-
~~,+s visited rfas county commissioners
80 sraay afternoon. and were p-o~ni=ed
h~arsgx On June II. AZ ~zafcf time 81
:. -o,~s ne entire matter VIII be salts
..~<o-ssy arranged.
T.~.aw.yre Maple thinks he fas rs-oeswed
o. -. worst Of the deal. ard figures thax
- osscs has bsen cIt . per cent. lower
49, re aussiso~.s Office. He figures that
sss average salary pad 20 his clerks IL
sayy- ~ per month
F-.s~ssvaarsy lAScrTlfey Haste Thinks TIE
<se,nxv commissioners ID hrs Office a
s~-ae sri1asttce when the cut was g1sads.
v-.eu he -o-ok Office ne made a voluntary
,.ssvesson tnAt amounted 20 Is per cent
49, bv TIE last schedule each deputy
r~xs~scsstor So reduced SIS a month and the
sano~<ap.eF from SO 90 SO Mr. HASTE
So ffe commissioners have nof treated
a. f,flss with fairness, sn oogYsrarison
-s.e tie county clerks Office ard other
sse..rsTy~a.s or tl1s hail. Tire sts1ogra-
go IN Nr. E4assss's Office not only has
- take 6sc-zfsog1S and keep all the rec
.-sss .,s sbs Office which include both
,--.-nsrsas ana civil cases Of the county Dr..
80 tas 90 serve papers and pay her own
ea~ fare. Many tsrnes sae IS called upon
a. work over hours. The county clerk,
szvs Mr.. Haste, mas two ssssaoeraphers,
~sa-s total salaries sKnotne 90 SI55. in
81.
x-s;e~ re.sesves ss5 and In she siseziff's
es,es a eteao-rapher receives SIS. Mr..
Hssese SAYS that IN one Office one Of the
,vr.~~sr4rev-s does not pretend 10 take die
.,sssa IN shorr1z-d. and that In the s1e--
srss osics the claim - made that ne SO
q gsvs.g. because the mar. does bookkee,-
49, ar. HASTE says that the S-enozra-
,ssr tn his Office does bookkeeping. type
writing. serving ~ papers and WORKS ex-
IRA hours. and ysi has had her salary
r,r 81 a rnoaEsa. lie says the total cut
~ re prosecuting attorneys Office since
~ took Office has been over 80 per cent
f,er,s.fy Cou1-rk sSsoner HIsatoE yesterday
szsd There RAD been TO Discrimination
,~arrc4d by the board N me matter. lie
makes the following statement:
ssrNe expense OF the prosecuting a.for-
o4yss Office under air. Miller was 500 per
north Tue expense OF the same Office
uasie~ Mr. HASTE ny VIRTUE OF the recent
oaaer Of the County commissioners from
80 s,s.ra-,zstrs- OF this month. VIII be So
rs- yu11th. a saving Of but SO per month
Fsyw Il can be proven 20 any ole VINO
srozsz how 10 est innate percentage that
81 q q per cent Of $50 IS something
more than the average mind can oofTspre,-
hsrH As matter Of fact. tlIe reduction
= NJ. Hasese's Office Is less than - per
ssat TIE estimate sn this m<orzi-ie
Pars-ITxelisrcnser in relation TO last
rvsrfh's expense in the Treasures office
= ssos-. lust $50 % fale total expense of
tAst Serzr7ulergt tpesrg 81 SO 10. instead 81
ssa as shown nv the salary warrant
ga putssc should know how nucai their
County goveaumegr - costing them per
ronah. and no miSstaseTnsEEt should so
uHeorrecte5.''