Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-10
BOARD WORKS ON SALARIES
County Legislators Inclined TO Apply the
Pruning Knife to Allowances
COUNTY ATTORNEY CALLED FOR OPINION
Fees of Clerk of the District Court
One of the Matters on which the
Board Is Unable to Reach
a Decision.

The Board of County Supervisors put In
busy day yesterday, much of the time
being devoted to discussion of the sal
aries OF the several county officers for the
ensuing year. But little progress in this
direction, however, was made and this mat
ter will be the first order of business when
the board reconvenes this morning.
Felix Setz, the new chairman of the
board, apparently is in favor of a retronch-
ment policy, at least so far as the salaries
of the county officers is concerned. Chair
man Setz questioned the right Of the clerk
of the district court to receive in addition
to the salary provided by statute $500 a
year out OF the probate fees. County At
torney Hess was called into conference.
but the question was not decided when
the board adjourned for the day The
board, however, decided that the clerks
two deputies in Council Bluffs and the one
in Avoca should each receive 1900 year
as before.
The board also decided that County Re
corder Lathrop should receive $500 a year
as before. No allowance, however, was
made Recorder Baird for clerical hire, as
County Attorney Hess explained that the
law provided that the recorder could en-
ploy such clerical hire as he deemed neces-
sary and then present his bill to the board,
which should allow reasonable compensa-
ton
The salary Of the clerk of the district
court is placed at 1920 by statute and
last year he was allowed, as had been the
custom for many years, TO retain $500 out
of the probate fees collected by him. He
was also allowed $40 a month for extra
clerk hire
The salary of the county superintendent
of schools was fixed at $500 a year, with
an allowance of $500 for clerk hire.
Pay of Assessors.
The compensation OF assessors was fixed
as follows:
Towns-Avoca, S125; Carson, s55; Council
Bluffs 81 500; Hancock $50: Macedonia, $50;
d 5tod SO; Walnut SO; Mccielland. SIS
! son. SIS: Center. SIS; Crescent, SO; Hardin,
SIS; Garner, S65; Grove SO; Hazel Dell,
SIS; James s75; Kane (outside city, !25;
lewis Lew $50 Lincoln, SIS; Macedonia, SIS;
Mnden, $40; Nicola, $40; Norwalk, $50; Pleas
ant. SIS; Rockford, SO Silver Creek. s7s;
SIS; Wright, SIS; York $75.
The report OF Superintendent Barritt of
the county poor farm at McC1elland for the
year ending December 81, 1906. showed that
the, expenses had been s5,63s.H and the
! receipts. s1,1092l leaving the net expenses
! S4,529.O6. The value OF farm produce on
| hand at the end of the year amounted to
81, 332.7O The stock and grain on hand at
| the end OF the year amounted in value to
50, $3.50, as against $2,1S3.S0 at the end OF
1905, this being a gain of s1,2S2.TO for 1906,
| Members Baker. Bulls and Johns were
appointed as the standing committee on
grounds and buildings and on fuel. Mem
bers Setz and Spencer were reappointed
as the committee on poor farm.
The request of the Sisters Of Mercy that
the thirty acres owned by them and USED
in connection with the two hospitals b'
exempted from taxation was granted.