The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
THE SALARY SYSTEM IN VOGUE
surrogate Young Now on salary
Basis. county Pays Help.

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county affairs, for on that day with
the induction of Surrogate Young in
to the office Of surrogate for the third
term, came also the change from the
fee TO the salary system of payment to
county officials in Morris county. The
law was passed 2years ago, but didnot
affect that status of any officials then
in Office and as the surrogate was the
first to finish his term, his Office is the
first to change. The offices of county
clerk and sheriff win change during
the present year.
Hereafter Surrogate Young will re-
ceive an annual salary Of s., 500, which
must be paid month by month by the
board Ct freeholders, while he in turn
must collect all fees in advance and
make a report to the freeholders as Of
the fifteenth of each month.
just how the details will be arranged
has not as yet been determined. The
board of freeholders made no appro-
priation at the meeting in May for the
payment of such salaries as the surro-
gate aud his assistants. The accounts
are nearly all depleted, and by the ar
rangement which is continued in Nor
riS county Of organizing the board at
the May meeting, five months after
the new members elected the previous
November have taken their seats, an
appropriation cannot be made until
May. Morris is said to be the only
county following that rule and seems
to be backward after acknowledging
the necessity Of earlier appropriations
in order to start road work in the
spring as was the talk of few years
ago.
Then again the accounts of the Off
GERS will need to be audited, and it is
supposed that this necessity will lead
to the appointment of a county audi
tor, as has been done in other coun-
ties. Otherwise one of the standing
committees. probably that on finance,
must look after the accounts.
The surrogate has power under the
law to appoint his own deputy aud Of
flee assistants, but the matter of their
compensation is finally decided by the
judge of the county, who must approve
the bills and can refuse to approve
for sum larger than he thinks is JUS
titled for services rendered, This is
an added labor for the judge, who al
ready is pretty busy man with the
amount of litigation existing at the
present times.
The people of the county will await
with interest the result of the change,
which it is supposed should add reven-
ue to the county rather than reduce,
the general thought being that the
officers OF the county have made more
out of their positions than the law
grants them as salary.
Entertainment In the Grand Army Hall
The third OF. the series of entertain
ments under the auspices of Torbert
Post. No. "a, will be given in the
Grand Army Hall this Tuesday even
ing, January 81, beginning at 8o'clock.
The program will be as follows:
Piano Solo, Miss Helen B. Hoffman
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Clifford j. Collier
Violin Solo, Philip W. Drake
Humorous Recitation, John Fl. Berry
Piano Solo, Miss Hoffman
Pantomine Impersonation,
Peter B. Sweeney
Violin Solo, Mr.. Drake
Humorous Recitation, Mr.. Berry
Vocal Solo, Mrs Collier
Address, DR.. Fred w. Owen
The Signal Corps in the Civil War;
What it Was and What it Did. .
Past Post Commander DR.. Owen was
commissioned officer in the signal
corps during the Civil War, and is
well qualified to speak Interestingly
on the subject he is TO treat.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the entertainment to be given
this evening.
ANDREW M. SHERMAN,
EDWARD A. DOTY,
WILLIAM HESSEY.
Entertainment committee of Torbert
Post, No "a.
Morsistown Glee clubs Concert