Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-04
STATE PATRONAGE.
OFFICIAL PLUMS THAT AWAIT
THE HARVEST.
some Of the Branches on which
They Grow Await the Pruning
Knife, However, and the Crop
Will Doubtless Therefore Fall
Short.
Seattle Daily Times.

In view of a prospective change in
the administration of public affairs il
this State, there have been numerous
inquiries regarding the patronage al
the disposal of the Governor, the sev'
eral State officers and the boards and
commissions managing the State in
stituti0ns.
The following list comprises, first
the positions at the disposal of the
State officers; second, the boards ap-
pointed by the Governor, which gov
erning boards have the disposal of the
situations in their respective institu-
tions. The salaries as given are those
fixed by the last Legislature or the
trustees governing the State institu-
tions:
Governors office-Governor, 1000;
! Private Secretary, $500; stenogra-
pher, 1920.
Lieutenant Governor-$1 600.
Secretary of States office-Secre-
tary, 50, 800; Chief Clerk, 81 800; In
surance Clerk, $500; Deputy Com
missioner of Statistics, $1,000; two
recording clerks, 81 600 each; messen-
ger, $500.
State Auditors office-Auditor, $2,
600; deputy, $1,5OO; bookkeeper, ST.
600; clerk, 81 600; stenographer, $500.
State Treasurer-Treasurer, $4,000;
deputy, 81 800.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion-Superintendent, $500; clerk,
$500.
Commissioner of Public Lands
Commissioner, $1,000; chief clerk, ST.
500; bookkeeper, $1,000; engineer,
81 800; land cruiser, ST. 200.
Board Land Commissioners-Two
commissioners, $1,000 each; secretary,
ST. 200; clerk, $3.50.
Adjutant Generals office-Adjutant,
81 200; two clerks, $500 each.
Attorney Generals office-Attorney
Generals otfice-Attorney General,
$4,000; assistant, $1,SOO.
State Library-Librarian, $500;
assistant, $500.
Five Supreme Judges-s4,OO0 each.
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 5000
per year; eleven professors, 81 1,2OO to
$500; four instructors, 5000 to ST.
200; laboratory, $500; assistant, 5000;
curator, $1,000; two assistant librar-
ians, $50 each; janitor, $720; three
assistants, $3.50 each; engineer, $500;
assistant, $500; fireman, $40; watch
man, $40; registrar, 81, 800.
Ellensburg Normal School-Princi-
pal, $3.50 per month; nine teachers,
$50 to $12O per month; janitor, $75.
Pullman Agricultural College-All
but salaries of accountant and one
teacher are paid out of United States
fund. There are about twenty-seven
teachers and employees here.
Cheney Normal School-Principal,
$3.50 per month; assistant, $50;
seven teachers. ranging from $50 to
500; janitor, $75.
Soldiers Home-Commandant, ST.
600 per year; matron, $500; surgeon
and adjutant, $625 per month; three
teamsters, average $25; cook, $50;
baker, 500; laundress, $25; engineer,
$40; assistant, $40; watchman, $40;
hospital cook, $40; assistant, IS; hos
pital warden, $40; assistant, $3.50;
second assistant, S.; steward and bug
Ter, $3.50, three laborers, $16.66 each.
Reform School Director, $125;
matron, $50; assistant girls depart
ment, $50; three teachers, $50 each;
laundress, $25; seamstress, $40; cook,
$40; assistant girls department, $40;
detail officer,45 shoemaker, $45;
farmer, $45; foreman, $45; assistant
teacher, same, $40; two night watch.
men, $40 each; waiter, $40; fireman
$40; baker, S.. Some here given are
inmates.
School for Defective Youth-Direc-
tor, 81, 500; matron, 5000; matron,
$3.50; engineer, $3.50; gardener, 5000;
cleaner, $420; watchman, $3.50; laun-
dress, $500; cook, $420; ten teachers,
average $50 per month.
Western Hospital for Insane-Su-
perintendent, $1S333 per month; first
assistant physician, $125; second,
same, 500; accountant, 500; ma
tron, $55.16; head warden, $54.17; en-
gineer, $66.47; assistant, $50; pump
man, $42; fireman, $40; cook, $50;
assistant, $35; second assistant, $25;
one helper, $25; three helpers, SIS;
baker, $50; assistant, $25; five watt
resses, $15 each; carpenter, $50; laun.
drymen, $50; assistant, SIS; laun-
dress, $25; two assistants, $15 each;
farmer, $35; assistant, $25; ranch
men. $40; ranch cook, $40; assistant
ranchman, $35; one teamster, $33.33;
teamster, $26; thirty-three attendants,
$35 to $43; three watchmen, $50; one
watchman, $25; tinsmith, $35; florist,
$50; tailor, $25; seamstress, $50;