The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-09
NOT PLEASED
WITH THE BILL CUTTING DOWN
THE SALARIES.
The County Com missioners and Prose-
cutor Bow Intervie wed with Refer.
ence to a Bill Passed by the Leg
islature atB Columbus.

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cutor Bow Intervie wed with Refer.
ence to Bill Passed by the Leg
islature atl Columbus.
The bill allowing the county commits
sioners of Stark county certain salary
annually has just been passed by the leg
islature. AS originally drawn up by
Prosecutor @. G. Bow, of this city, II
called for 81, 500 a year for each commits
sioner, he to be required TO devote his en-.
tire time to the performance Of his duties
and to pay all his expenses out of his sal.
airy. The bill passed under amendment,
allowing 81, 500 a year and making the
same requirements.
There is evident dis satisfaction notice
able from the commissioners, their opinion
being that 81 800 per year was very
reasonable salary, when the population Of
Stark county, and the requirements Of
the law are compared with other counties
Prosecuting Attorney Bow said: II
drew what considered proper bill with
reference to salary While the 81 500, as
amended, is, in my opinion, fair salary
it is low when compared with other
counties in the state governed by bills
specially enacted by the Legislature.
Recent acts of the Legislature allow
other counties more in proportion than
Stark county is allowed, as the following
references will indicate: Columbiana
county, with a population of 80, 900, has
for its commissioners 81 300 year each
and they are required to devote only as
much of their time as may be necessary.
Delaware county commissioners get
81, 900 each, for population of $1,000,
and work only part Of the time.
E'Erie and Huron counties each pay $500
and require only a part of their commits
sioners' time population, 35, 900 and
81 900 respectively.
Licking county, each 81 200, with a
population of 43, 900, but the entire time
of the commissioner is required
"Tuscarawas county, 81, 900 each, and
only part of their time required; popu-
lation, $4,000.
"Now comes Stark county with a salary
of 81, 500 and population of 90, 900, and
the entire time of commissioners is re-
quired.
"The bill which has governed the sal'
aries Of commissioners in the past, has
been very difficult to be understood and
several cases as to what was to be con-
strued for allowances, have been brought
before courts or attorney generals, with
the same result, namely, the decision
that the bill was not clear on that point.
OF course, this will be overcome in the
new bill"
The county commissioners were inter
viewed by a News -Democart reporter
Thursday morning Mr. johnson said
1T is not enough salary, but we will
have to stand it, so am going to try to
feel satisfied. One popularity about this
new bill is the fact that commissioner
Of Stark county who happens TO live near
the courthouse and has no expense OF
time in getting to or from the office, re-
ceives as much as commissioner who
nay live in some remote part of the
county and must lose several hours q
day to get tosand from his place of bust
ness and possibly have to pay railroad
fare each time he makes the trip"
Mr.. Poyser whose term soon expires
said: For those commissioners who
have to come to the city from some dis
tance every day, it is not as good as
former bills back to five years ago 1
am free to say, however, that as regards
myself, it is about as good as the old
bill. If the salary were 81 1926 instead of |
81, 500, it would net me the same as
lnder the former bill, but you under
stand have no mileage to pay each time
come to the courthouse. "
Mr. era wford, who is serving on ap-
and whose term of three years
commences next September, said; "It
S not enough. Montgomery county pays
j2, 900 to it's commissioners and that, with
! Formulation ofil0O, 900 including the city
II Dayton, with whichsthe commissioners
lave nothing to do. For my part, would
refer the former bill"