Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-14
REIMBURSEMENT OF SALARIES
County Commissioners Overhaul Pay Roll at
the Court House.
ONLY FEW MATERIAL CHANGES ARE MADE
big Slice Is Taken on of the Pas of
the chief Deputy In the Of
flee of the District
Clerk.

The county commissioners have COM
pleted their overhauling OF the court house
pay roll and a report was made at a meet
ing held yesterday morning. While several
changes were made In the pay Of county
employees, there was only one slash Of the
pruning knife that is Of material importance.
That was in the pay of the chief deputy in
the office Of the district clerk. His salary
has been cut from $1,000 to $500 per
annum.
Salaries Of j%ailers were raised from $50 to
$40 per month. In a few instances, re
ductions in force were ordered, and at the
end Of the report is a paragraph which
says that the commissioners expect that the
orders be obeyed Immediately and without
any equivocating.
Some of the changes aside from the cut
ting of the district clerks salary, are as
follows: One man at 800 per month is dis
pensed with in the surveyors Office; two
men in the tax office at $75 per month, and
one in the register OF deeds office, working
by the piece. 1t was also stated in the
report that two clerks in the office of the
county judge would be dispensed with, but
a written request from Judge Vinsonhaler
asking the commissioners to allow him to
retain his entire force, for the present at
least, until he has been in the Office long
enough to ascertain what help he really
needs, was honored, so the clerks retain
their positions with the understanding that
not all may be allowed to serve the entire
term.
The court house force and salaries under
the readjusted scale. now stand as follows:
District Court Clerk-One chief deputy,
$3.50; one docket clerk, 500; one file clerk,
$50; one jury clerk and witness clerk,
SS3.33b; one cost clerk, $780,; one journal
clerk, 800; one index clerk, S65: one chief
stenographer, $50; one stenographer, S45,
and eight stenographers at $40 each. The
salary of the file clerk was raised from
$3.50 to 1920 per annum.
County Court-One clerk, 500; one book
keeper, $75; one clerk, s75; one probate
clerk, $50; one recorder, $50.
County Clerk-One deputy, 800; one chief
clerk, 500; one stenographer, $50, and two
clerks in the tax department, one at 800 and
the other at SIS per month.
Auditor-One deputy, $112 so; two clerks,
one at SS3.33 1-3, and the other at $50.
Treasurer-One deputy, $3.50; one chief
clerk, $112.5O; one bookkeeper, 500; three
clerks at 500 each.
eheriff-One chief deputy. 500; one book
keeper, sS5; four deputies, SIS each, and at
the Jail, one chief jailer, $50; one assistant,
675; one night jailer and assistant, $75 each
and one matron at $50.
Register of Deeds-One deputy, 500; one
clerk, $S5; three recorders at $50 each, and
one recorder, who is to be paid by the piece.
County Surveyor-One deputy at 81 per
day for time actually employed and two rod
men at 81 per day each.
County Commissioners-One bookkeeper
and one clerk, $50 each.
The salaries mentioned are by the month,
except where noted otherwise. The COM
missioners devoted considerable time to
strictly routine matters. Bids were opened
for county legal advertising. The Bee and
World-Herald are the bidders. The bids
were referred to the finance committee.