The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-13
TANTS A REDUCTION
e.auissioner Heaton After
Clerk GordOn's Office Force.
: NOT COMMUNITY PROPERTY
...uesrtner Claims Case sctficd-J.
G. scurry and H. X. Owens Win
Hebron Case Affirmed.

xounty clerks oflcs is again In a
-. - - rnrsst. all On account Of Comrais-
-, peaton zrd his little az. The Pop
- - -..as1er OF the BOARD has always con
- taxt there we're TOO many clerks
- ssscs for the amount Of work trazs-
80 "a ne SAYS his reason for taking
~ aght again j. that a number Of
-s.rs,ss.t attorneys and taxpayers of 'as
- are complaining that moaey Is BE-
= unnecessarily expended In paving ssiz-
- - men that pass god Fart OF thar
- On the streets. County CLERK Gordon
- the matter phiIos0ph3czIiy and kays
rsalIzss that he mas TO abide by the
- q The commissioners. but thinks
~s..ssv,sas,le % cut his force 10 the mum
=. ~seanuuended o. Hest0n. lie shows
- ~ salary list is much less than tnat
: rss predecessor and denies that his
- are constantly on the street Il Is
= known exactly what position ths other
-...h.ex Of the board take IN the matter.
- ron, the way Heaton talks II Is al
- a lorsgone conclusion that Gasch
- at with hin. and possibly Nlckersoa-
-. ousstkon came up a; a meeting OF the
$50 lale wednesday afternoon on a mo-
.eo presented by Heaton. No action was
80. IN fact the motion received no Ee:-
- bot q Ia uadersto ID that the ques-
- x;il b. brought up and discussed at
| - ,oes,Irx Of The board on Tuesday.
~h4 motion introduced by Heaton was
=. falloyx 1T Is ordered that from and
.ser April !. 1906 the county clerk shall
s,ye clerical force OF aot 70 exceed
.vslye IN number. with salaries as fol-
sxs. Chief clerk, $40 per month. pro-
"a clerk 100 cashier. $50 file clerk. $40.
~, Journal cleris. So. telephone boy. s..
- slx other clerks at 81 per month.
kraf ~
.erss shan perform IN addition 10 the
,srk now done BY them the work hereto
a., and now done b. the three assistant
..urnal clerks, they shall receive - per
rsnth."
rse adoption OF the resolution was moved
- usatou hut neither OF the other mem
~, seemed inclined 10 second g. 50 Il
III By thc ways.de Tor the time being
N so.akinK Of the resolution. Comm.s-
,snsr Heaton sad: Some action must be
assu IN regard to that office. 1t is simply
,hsgrd and 0uttag GUS 20 employ seventeen
ssrks in that Office. Why. in Portland.
,Asfe they have four courts running and
sseh more business they have only eight
rsn In the clerks Office. There Is hardly
A. hour In tho day that you cannot md
.srl4 ~ them on the streets. I have called
NJ Gaseh's attention to the soldering %
attaches OF that office on several occasions,
srs / believe he has the same view of the
natter a. have. The passage n the reeo-
lssen would mean "A saving to the county
Al NEARLY 500 a month az u does away with
threA Journal clerks. at So a month each.
nd ~ ar assistant typewriter az salary
q 80 per month. ! have been Informed
sst believe that the three court clerks
could do the joIrnal work. for which they
voah receive an additional 80 per month.
. s.t, ~ 10 o.
,E raise and the telephone boy s. more.
ne probate clerks salary is reduced $40
rsr month. and the cashier Of the probate
tspattment. who receives $50 n month, is
lst out.
In advocating the passage OF this reso-
hilton know no politics. but simply wish
20 protect the taxpayers. This reform
movement. am satisfied. Is good one.
AL If properly handled will save the
county great deal OF money
Comfy Clerk Gordon. when asked II he
Mad anything to say 10 the proposed cut.
ad. II the statements published In the
papers are true. 4 is unjust, and II will hs
uuerly Impossible for my office to be run on
he cut proposed by Mr. leaton. My pre-
secessor had twenty-five employees. and
also paid much higher salaries. His pay
roil ran from g. 81 to s.. 5An n month. while
ny salary list Is only $3.50 flied more
cssas last year than We're ever filed In any
preceding year Ever since | have been
y sfire have heon harassed by continual
eats In salaries ard reductions IN force. and
am AZ loss 20 know why Mr.. Heeton
should seek 10 effect such a reduction In
~ office force My men ara always busy
al do their work promptly ana we'll
A. the meeting held on Wednesday a let
tsr vas Rad from Treasurer Maple asking
regrn,ss!oa N employ eight clerks for ihree
vssks n order 70 prepare for publication ~
,ss delinquent tax list. This request caused
quite a long discussion. and finally resulted
q Tho passage Of a resolution introduced
Ny Nickerson to the effect that the treas
srsr should be granted permission % hire
fys rner ana n he needed any more 10 take
sA.V, o,s - bfs avn ,ttlea fers.