The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-13
Special Subcommittee of Hennepin
Delegation Recommends Bill,
Which Is Approved. -.
Sheriff, Auditor and Treasurer Lose
$1,000 Each; County Attorney
and Surveyor Gain.
Net Increase in the County Payroll
Is Only $2,704 a
Year.

Complete readjustment of Fiennepin
county salaries was proposed TINS altei-
noon in a bill reported to the Hennepin
delegation by the special subcommittee.
The omnibus bill, which the subcommittee
offered, takes $1,000 each from the Gala
ries Of the sheriff, county auditor ana
county treasurer. It adds 5000 to the
county attorneys pay and $500" 10 tre
salaries Of the judge Of probate and couh-
ty surveyor. Every salary Is fixed by
the bill. which adds two new employees
to the .sheriff's office, but only makes a
net increase in the pay roll of $1,000 a
year.
All increases are to take effect the first
of next year, but the decreases VIII lot
become effective until January, l9oo' "nen
The term of the present encumbents eS-
pire The report was submitted py MI
BardW.ll chairman Of the committee
which has investigated the subject 1ully.
,rhe other members of his committee are
Senators Gjertsen and Jepson ana repre-
sentatives Helliwell and w. l. No!ah.
The net increase in cost OF the snerllL
office is only s2S4, altho one new outslue
deputy is added. also a stenograpner.
The sheriff is cut from $4,000 to $4.ooO ana
the outside deputies from $1,000 to $l'4oe'
The chief deputy is raised to $l.S0O.
The county auditor is cut from $1,000
TO $4,000 A number Of small salaried en-
ployes are given increases: out there IS
The county attorneys office will cost
s54o a. wear more The county attorney
himself is raised from $4,000 to s4,5OO. Inc
second deputy is cut from $2.4OO TO S2'ooo:
There is an increase in the office OF
register of deeds. all on small salafles'
amounting to s240 year. increases III
the employees Of the clerk of courts Office
will add 81 $50 to the pay roll
A saving of $500 Is made IN the treas
,1rer's office The treasurer Is cut from
$4,000 to $4,000, but his first deputy Is
raised 5000, and other small increases are
allowed.
The only change in the county sur
yeyor's office is a raise OF 5000 1or, the
chief.
Systems Are Changed.
The system is changed in the office OF
fine Judge of probate. The clerk now gets
$4,000 and fees, out of which he pays the
other help. The bill gives him a saiary
of $500 and fixes salaries for the other
employees. The fees are to go into the
county treasury. The Judge or propate@ ~
raised from $4,000 to s4,50o. and the net
increase in this office is $14Ov a, year. 3d.,
The system in the coroner's office also
Is changed The present law fixing COM
pensation of deputies, is wiped out. Inc
office now costs the county about S4'5oo
a. wear The bill gives the coroner $4,000
out of which he pays his deputies. Count
ing this saving OF 5000 and taking out
the salaries Of the two employees added,
the readjustment of salaries made in the
bill only costs the county $500 more than
at present. >, -..-.
Delegation Indorses Bill.
The report of the committee was unan-
imously adopted and they were extended
a. vote Of thanks for their work. The bill
will be introduced in both houses by re-
quest of the governor as delegation bill
and pushed thru to immediate passage.
The delegation also acted on the bill
increasing the salaries Of judges of the
municipal court. The bill was amended
to make their salaries s3.600, an increase
of $500, and in that shape 1t will be
passed The original proposition was
$4,000.
The full list of county salaries, as fixed
by the bill, follows: