The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-16

From the Solicitor and He. Too, Is
Trsubled-MAy Wait an Appropriation
Cleveland, O., July 15.-The strike at
the Berea stone quarries of the Cleve-
land Stone company will cost the coun-
ty Of Cuyahoga a good round sum Of
money before there is a settlement. 1t
is safe TO put the estimate at 5000. The
deputy sheriffs alone will cost the coun-
ty from $1,000 to $4,000 This is exclus-
i've of the money to be paid by the state
to the Ohio National Guard. The I'M
certainty of the sum is accounted for
by the fact that the deputy sheriffs
may receive 50 per day for their serv-
ices, and they may receive only 81 per
day This will be news to the large num-
Der OF deputies who marched out Of this
city a few weeks ago with Sheriff Leek
to put down the lawlessness in the quiet
little village Of Berea. These men were
under the impression that they would
receive 50 per day for their services,
and they claim they were even told 50
by the sheriff.
Now the question is, will they get
their pay at all, and when? Matters
were precipitated yesterday morning
when the sheriff sent several sheets of
paper filled with names to the county
commissioners. 1t was claimed for re-
Enumeration for the services of the dep
uties. The paper was not drawn up in
the legal form, and the commissioners
Immediately sent it back to the sheriff
with few instructions. After the COM
missioners had temporarily disposed OF
the bill, they repaired to the Office of
County Solicitor Kaiser and there laid
the question before that gentleman as
to how mudh the deputies should be
paid for their work each day. The
solicitor found that this was a rather
troublesome question, and he COM
menced to prepare himself for what
was to follow. The first thing that
turned I'D was law authorizing the
county commissioners to pay their dep
uties not to exceed 81 per day. A fur
ther search Of the records showed that
deputies who had worked with Sheriff
Ryan in 1882 had not received their
money until March "a, 1894, nearly two
years after they had done their work.
Then it was only done by special act
OF the Ohio legislature. These deputies
went through serious campaign DUR
ing the strikes of the street railway
men. At that time an injunction was
issued against the strikers, as in the
present strike. The special act provid-
ed that the men should receive not to
exceed 80 per day. In all, the county
paid out 5000 to these men, but they
were compelled to wait two years be
fore they received their money. County
Solicitor Kaiser says that this special
act has no bearing on this case at all,
and that if the deputies wish to receive
50 per day for their services, they will
be compelled to wait until another
statute is found on the books or that
failing, until the legislature passes an
other special act
There win be exciting times before
the commissioners get though with the
deputies. Every day for the last week
their Office has been continually filed
with deputies wanting their money.
Each time the latter have been put off
with an excuse, but this. it is said,
cannot last long. A complicating feat
ure is the fact that number of per-
sons have bought the claims Of certain
of the deputies at a discount. They
figured the pay out at 50 per day, and if
the commissioners make it less than SO
per day these men will lose money.
What they will de remains to be seen.
As soon as the bill is returned, properly
made out, to the commissioners, the
subject will be referred TO County So
licitor Kaiser, who will determine the
law on the subject