The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-10-15


lavish and extraordinary increase OF
salaries under Democratic rule IN Utah
county. The following is the records;
Salaries in 1892. ... Ss,7l3.S SO
salaries Ia leV3. S,5l3.O3
salaries IN 1874 7.2B9 10
salaries IN 1870, 7,569.55
With January /, 1896, came the
advent of Statehood, which meant
vastly increased business, and conse-
quently of expenditures of courts, new
books, elections, etc, which had hith-
erto been borne by the Federal govern
ment. Al of these necessities and
changes were fully explained to tho
people before the Statehood election,
and they accepted the responsibility OF
Statehood cheerfully, judging from the
vote in the fall Of 1895. In considering
the matter Of salaries since Statehood
lot us first consider the fact that prior
to that time the fees of the county re-
cOrder, clerk and sheriff, we've emolu-
ments due TO those officers. since
Statehood ell those fees come TO the
county. With Statehood came in
creased labors owing to the abolition
Of the Federal district courts. etc.
all now under county control and
expense, and also came the salary of
the recorder, clerk aud sheriff. formerly
paid 10y fees. Let us see what this did.
The record shows that In 1896 the
salaries paid to the county officers and
all deputies amounted TO Sl5,0S1 6S.
Deduct from this amount $0,0i4.45
paid INTO the county treasury in fees,
and we ind the actual salary expense,
even under Statehood. S9,037.23, aud
this amount includes the fruit tree IN
spector, fish commissioners, and all the
salaries VI deputies and officers created
by a Republican Legislature, and all of
which did not exist aud were not
necessary prior TO January l, 1896.
La 1897 the law of making reports
changed and we now give the salaries
for the six months from January /,
1897, to July l, 1897:
Salaries. ....... .....,...... $1,000 IA
Fees paid TO the county,. 3,623.55
Actual salaries, ....... s 407.l9
Now let us see about the Enquirer's
howl of $4,000 salaries. 1t is true that
the county apditor's report shows the
an,onnt ~ oa1ari ,t;ot,rs..t 10, ,Ia
year ending June 30 1898, as SEQ. 0sO.s7.
But bow let us look into tho matter.
First deduct S6,620.74. amount OF fees
turned into the county treasury by the
county officers. Then deduct 81, S440 4
already received back from the State,
and we have the ACTUAL amount ex-
pended for all salaries and deputies,
Sll ,6l5.l9, with still further deduc
ton 70 come from the State treasurer
Let us look further into this financial
question. On December 81. 1893. the
Utah county statement shows on hand
81 ,257.30. with warrants not paid
amounting to Sl.137.41, leaving an
actual cash balance January /, 1894, OF
sll9.05. A debt then existed unpaid.
aud interest-bearlng Of 1900, During
the year 1894 and the forepart OF 1895
about $4,000 was borrowed by the
county selectmen under the reign OF
Judge Jones for the purpose Of paying
the old Indebtedness incurred in build.
ing our fine jail, in building the Provo
river bridge, in buying the toll road
and in preparing the numerous abstract
hooks required by law, In All, these
actual expenditures. amounted 10 over
$4,000, and all were Of permanent
benefit 70 Utah county, and some actu-
ally required by law. We may say that
the toll road was bought in 1898 nader
Democratic rule. and is certainly a
lasting benefit 70 Utah county, also
the bridge, as we'll as other improve.
menls which the Enquirer or anyone
else will ndunder the head Of "high.
ways.H
AS one particular item we may say
that the election succeeding Statehood |
alone cost Utah county q, 2iso4, all Of |