The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-03
OUT in SALARIES
FIGURES COMPILED By DEPUTY
sTATIsTICIAN MACHAN.
The Expenses of County Government
i'm Indiann-Report Deals with
500 and 1900.

Citizens Of Indiana who have a desire TO
learn what disposition is made OF the mon
ey they pay for the expenses of county
government will in a few days have the
means at hand with which 10 crafty that
desire. r. d. Machan. chief deputy in the
office of the state statistician, has about
completed a report that will show the sal
aries of various county officials in this
State for the years 1899 and 1900. The data
for this report have been furnished under
the statute by county auditors all over the
State. The part of the report relating TO
salaries for the year 1900 is complete, with
the exception of salaries OF recorder and
sheriff of Vigo county. That part OF the
report relating to the salaries for 1899 is
incomplete only as TO three counties.
The county auditors of Indiana received
in 1900 the sum of $3.50, OBJ. 9s. In 1899 the
same officials received s243. 54. ~. showing
an increase of s36.477.57 in these salaries for
1900. The county auditor Of Marion county
received the largest salary of any auditor
in the State. his salary for 1900 being
SIS, 100. The smallest salary paid such an
official last year was S1,2S3.33 to the auditor
OF Ohio county. The average salary or
county auditors last year was S,043.7l.
PAID TO CLERKS.
The total amount paid clerks Of Circuit
Courts last year was SOS. 1856. so. and for 1899
the amount was $3.50, 1886. 10. showing an ex-
cess in 1899 over 1900 of 81. 1889. Three
counties failed TO report on this matter In
1899. but IL they had reported. the s~tatisti-
clan says. the balance would be on 1.-The
other side of the ledger The clerk Of
Marion county received the largest salary
OF any clerk In the State last year, the
amount being 1880. The lowest salary
was drawn by the clerk of Brown county.
who received only 1861. The average salary
of clerks was s., $50. 2S.
The total amount paid to sheriffs last
year was S165, All. "a, while in 1899 the amount
was s175. 615.SS, with four counties not re-
porting In 1899 and one not reporting in
OF $40. 204.14 In 1900. The Marion county
sheriff drew the largest salary last year,
the amount being $1O,020.45 and the lowest
salary fell to the sheriff of Ohio county,
who drew $6l. 30. The average OF sheriffs'
salaries in the State last year was ~s1,S11.71.
The recorders of this State were paid last
year $l4, S47.6l and I'm 1899 SlS, 1909, with
four counties not reporting in 1899 and one
failing to report in 1900, showing an in
crease of IS, 1862 In 1900. The recorder Of
a salary last year of $3.50. The smallest
salary was 1888. 80, and fell TO the recorder
of Ohio county. The average of recorders
salaries for 1900 was 81, .73.
The total amount paid TO treasurerS In
1900 was Sl95. CAS-. 9S, and in 1899 the amount
was s195, 551. O3. with two counties not re-
porting I'm 1899, showing an increase of S94.05
with the figures at hand.
With the nearly complete figures at hand,
the report of the stattstician shows that
these five county officials of Indiana were
in 1900 paid an excess of $50. sS5. Al over 1899.
The treasurer of Marion county received
a salary last year of s1l.00O. The treasur-
ers of Scott and Starke counties were
tied for the smallest salary, each re-
ceiving $500 last year.
SALARIES OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The total amount paid to county super
intendents of schools last year was s1Q9,-
1865 The highest salary, as shown by
the report, was paid to the superintendent
of Pike county, who drew 1850. Statisti-
clan Johnson explains this seemingly ex-
cessive salary by stating that IL includes
stationery, postage and office supplies. The
superintendent Of Ohio county drew the
smallest salary-$426. SO. The average SAL
airy paid county superintendent last year
was 81, $50. "a.
County commissioners I'm this State were
paid last year a total OF Sis, 5000. The
largest amount was paid TO the commits
sioners OF Marion county, who received
s6,SS2.A. and the smallest to the commits
sioners of Brown county, who drew $347. 50.
The average compensation Of commissions
ers last year was 81 ,25l.S3.
The report gives interesting figures re-
lating TO salaries OF coroners and amounts
paid for inquests. The total for last year
was sS9. 294.5 90. The coroner's office in Mar
ion county cost more than any other, the
amount being S.111.5O, and the smallest
amount was paid 10 the coroner in La
Grange county, who drew only 81. The
average expenses of inquests and salaries
for the entire State was s427.11.
The total amount paid county assessors
In salaries last year was $50, 1880. The
highest salary was 81. 765. drawn by the as
SCISSOR of Marion county, and the smallest
was $50. received by the Brown county as
SCISSOR. The average salary was $607.62.
Mr.. Johnson explained that the report
from which the foregoing figures were
taken does not make any showing of pay
ments made by counties on account of pres
ent or past Indebtedness, but simply pay
ments made for salaries and expenses OF
offices