Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
ANOTHER sTAW FOR TAXPAYERS.

While the taxpayers of Amador county fully aware
that the demands for the support of the local
have been increasing by leaps and bounds for many
past few the devious ways adopted to accomplish
that end Every reader Of the Ledger knows that the
paid monthly shown by the proceedings of the board
Of supervisors greatly of the expenses of few
years back Salaries of appontive officers have been jumped
various times without being given therefor
and without any official record appearing upon the minutes
authorizing such increase pay AS illustration OF this
tendency will cite the courthouse anitor From the
list of claims allowed against the expense fund from
month month"; it will be that this official now, and
has been for time drawing salary anor only Of
$40 per month. This is the total of the compensa
ton of that individual by any We notice that the
city recently allowed IS ALSO presumably for janitor
services the house CT the renting of the
supervisors for the trustees meetings Upon inquiry
told that the city allows him per year for building
fires and attending the hired from the county for the
meetings The county charges S. per month for the Of
the ROOM including lights and wood The city then turns
round and pays for anitorhp onesxh the total of
light and fuel This sample of how gradually
piled up the people,
But DEPRESSING from the subject in hand. We have
taken the trouble to trace back through the minutes of the
board of supervisors the history of the house antor
ship and the salary attaching thereto, during the past
tyfve years 1t affords interesting study All through
the upward drift of the salary schedule there manifest at
the time design to do the trick quietly possible
brass band attachment hereono resolution of intent to
boost the schedule each successive STEP 1t debateab
point whether the salary of apponve county official
be either raised lowered without motion that effect be-
ing introduced and carried open session. duly recorded
insthe minutes. Minute books kept inform the public
Of financial changes affecting the taxpayers and poll of the
supervisors should be recorded showing those voting for
against the proposition
But to return to the scanty record In April 1885, Joseph
Quroo the courthouse anito the salary being $50
month. 1t continued thus until November 1886 at which
date the jantors bill for $40 allowed In March, 1893
Quoo resigned having decided his native land
Italy Several applications put in for the vacancy
showing that the small compensation that time
ached to the Office there dearh of persons nxious
for the job The present incumbent then appointed the
salary remaining the 1t at that time that the hall
of records completed adding materially the work Of
janor, Still question of extra pay raised that
Over six years BY and i'll December 1892 the
next jump to $50 per month occurred In 1900 lifted
to 500 per month In January, 1907 by the gentle
process of merely passing bigger bill again increased
$40 per month"; where stands and will remain until
figure uggery again in order From this appears that
in this item of expense alone the the
has increased 1875 per cent in less than years.
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