The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-22
HERE ARE THE SALARIES
Which the commissioners Fix for
County Officers.


The matter of fixing the salaries Of
the county officers, which has been
long drawn out by the board of coun-
ty commissioners, was completed at the
session yesterday.
The salary OF the sheriff was fixed
at $4,000, and sthe help, including the
deputies and matron at the Jail, were
limited to eighteen and the amount
allowed for annual salaries was fixed
at $17,500
The salary of the register of deeds
was fixed at $4,000 and $3.50 allowed
for salaries. For six month in the year
the register will be allowed eight en-
ployes and for the remaining six
months seven.
The salary of the county auditor was
fixed at $4,000 and $500 is allowed for
clerk hire. For one month the auditor
is allowed eleven clerks and for another
month nine, for three months eight,
for two months seven, and for five
months six. In addition $500 is also
allowed for the increased work which
Will be put on the office.
The salary of the. coroner was re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000. RI
The salary of the treasurer was fixed
at $4,000 and the salaries of clerks
placed at 1896. For one month in the
year fourteen clerks are allowed, for
another thirteen, and for another
seven; the remaining nine months six
clerks are allowed.
The salary of the county attorney
was also fixed at $4,000, his assistant at
$l.500 and clerk at $500.
The county surveyors salary was
fixed at 81 500 per year and five en-
ployes were allowed $3.50 per month.
The salary of the probate judge was
fixed at 81 600 and $3.50 per month was
allowed the three employees in the of
fee 49,.
The salary of the assessor was fixed
at $4,000 per year. and in the even num-
bered years $500 was allowed for cler-
1cal help In the odd numbered years
the amount for clerk hire was fixed
at $4,700.
The salaries 1of the county commits
sloners was fixed at $3.50 per year.
Inc salary of the superintendent of
schools was fixed at $3.50 per year. a
raise of $50 per year.
The salary of the court commissioner
which has been fee office, was fixed
at $3.50 per year.
This scale, if carried into effect, and
the law under which they are fixed
not declared unconstitutional. will
make considerable saving
In the assessors office there Is an
estimated saving of $500 per year. In
the county auditors office the saving
amounts to $4,000 year. The saving
in the coroner's office is $500 a year.
In the treasurer's Office the saving is
$l,lO5 per year. In the county attor-
ney's office $1,000 is saved on the at
torney's salary and $1,000 on that of
his assistant.
The sheriff, register of deeds and
county surveyor offices have been run
on the fee system and the amounts
which will be saved the county can
only be guessed at. The total saving
to the county, or rather the amount
OF fees to be turned into the county
treasury from these three offices. will
be in the neighborhood of $4,000 Der
year.
The abstract clerk was overlooked
for some reason or another
The members of the board voted on
all OF the above salaries, and. after
thislhad been done, motion was made
to adjourn to tomorrow afternoon. when
formal resolutions embodying the
above will be passed.
The matter of purchasing land for
PhaIen park was laid over one. week.
The bonds of a number of the new
county officers were approved, as was
also those of the banks and trust COM
panies desiring to handle county de-
pOSitS