Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1901-03-01
Ac MMlTTEE REPORT.

In the Assembly yesterday COM
mittee was authorized to be appoint
ed to inspect the offices of the State
officials and ascertain the amount of
work they do with view to deterp-
ing whether or not it would be ad-
visable 10 effect farther reduction
of salaries. The News wishing TO
save the committee work suggests
the following report. Take for ex-
example the Governors office:
10 the Honorable Assembly:
Your committee to inspect the State
offices beg leave to report as follows:
We have examined the Office OF
His Excellency tue Governor and
find the following conditions:
We 6nd that hs is on duty only
from seven to eight hours a day
Chopping and saving cord of
wood is fair days work for one
man. There is steam wood saving
machine in town that will do this
for Is cents, therefore your com
mittee believes that rs ceuts repre-
sents the price of labor for one day.
A portion of your committee repre-
sent that there is a certain dignity
that should be kept up in this Office,
and therefore suggest that to this
sum eight cents per day should be
added for cigars. We are informed
that excellent cigars may be obtained
for four cents. To the surprise Of
the committee we learn that His
Excellency's office is heated by wood
and gas paid for by the State and
this of course should be deducted
from the amount given above. Also
we learn that janitor is employed
in the Capitol building and We be-
lieve that each Office should be
charged its pro rata of this expense.
We see no reason for the Governor
to work nights, and so recommend
the removal of the gas fixtures from
his Office. A smaller stove would
burn less wood and strip OF oil
cloth would undoubtedly contribute
greatly to preserving the carpet.
1t has been argured that man
cannot support family on the
salary proposed by your committee,
but we take it that the State cannot
be expected to provide for families
of any one. By adopting the rc.
port of this committee a saving of
nearly 81 900 year can be effected
10 this Office alone, aud an additional
saving can be made here by electing
as Governor hereafter man who
is typewriter and stenographer,
thus dispensing with the need of a
private secret,ry.
Likewise your committee find
similar conditions in every office.
The capital building is in an excel
lent location and your conmitte re-
commends that the Governors office
aud other Offices now tccupi, d y
State officials be rented as lawyers
and doctors offices. We are reliably
informed that they would bring
large returns for this purpose. The
State officials could rent offices
in other portion of town for from S.
to $40 per month.
An irresponsible newspaper man
suggests that if the Legislature had
got to work early in the session and
adjourned when they should have
two weeks ago. that more money
would have been saved the State in
that way than will be saved by re-
duction of salaries, We recommend
that the judiciary committee investi-
gate and ascertain if this is not lese
majestic. In case of favorable re.
port we recommend that the Attor-
ney General be instructed to pro-
ceed against anyone who ever again
sugpests such a thing.