The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15
IS BROKEN
Not Only Did Mesa County's S
Sheriff Pay All Its Ex-
penses But Cleared $759
for County During 1907
An Unequaled Showing


tory reports ever made to board
of county commissioners by Colo
RADIO sherif has been made to the
board of Mesa county commissioners
by Sheriff Charles F. Schrader. and
was on yesterday accepted and ap-
proved by the board.
For the first time in a number OF
years the office of the Mesa county
sheriff has been made to not only
pay its own expenses. but has earned
a handsome net amount that has been
turned into the county treasury by
Sheriff Schrader.
The affairs of this important Of
fee could not he in more satisfac-
tory condition. which speaks very
highly. indeed, of the administration
of Sheriff Schrader and his competent
assistants. Under Sheriff Charles H.
Wallis and Deputy Sheriff A. ]. Peck
Over $3.50 in net earnings. which
go to the county, are shown by the
annual report, and the expenses of
the Office were less by several hun
dred dollars than the expenses of the
office during the preceding year un-
der the administration of Mr.. Schra-
der's predecessor.
The annual report shows that the
total amount of fees earned in Grim
inal cases of the people vs. defend
ants was $4.236.S0. The total
amounr of fees eescred In civil cases,
which fees the sheriff must collect
himself. were 1858. This makes q
grand total of $4.9s9.sO of gross
earnings. However. the sheriff ID en-
titled to $156 in fees for attendance
at the county court during the first
quarter of the year, bill for which
fees was not put in at the time, bur
which has now been filed with the
county commissioners. This $156 in
earned fees is not included in the to-
tai gross fees mentioned above. With
this $156 added to the $4,9S9.S0. as
1t Justly should be. the grand total
gross earnings of the sheriff's office
for the past year of 1907 are $5.-
1850.
The total expenses of the office for
the year 1907. including the sherir's $
salary of $4,000, the salaries of the
deputies. ETC., amounts to $4,613.
Therefore, the fees earned In ex-
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counting the $156 due for attendance
on county court, are $376.S0. To this
net earning of fees Sheriff Schrader
has returned during the year to the
county fees and costs paid to the
sheriff in peoples cases. fees amount
ing to S172.55 and costs amounting
to $54.40, or total of $226.95.
Therefore the actual net. earnings of
the Office for the year, not counting
the s156, amounts to $6O3.75. To this
amount must be added the $156
which is earned and saved the coun-
ty and you have A TOTAL OF
s759.75, THE NET EARNINGS OF
THE OFFICE OF THE MESA COUN-
TY SHERIFF FOR THE YEAR OF
1907.
AS good a record as this as far as
The Sentinel can learn has never
been made by any Mesa county sher-
if. For years the sheriff's Office
failed to pay its own expenses.
The annual report of Sheriff
Struthers. Mr.. Schrader's predeces
sor. for the year of 1906. shows thai
the total fees earned by the Office
that year fell $34.25 short of the sal
aries and expenses.
The total fees, both for the peo
pies cases and the civil cases, earnei
by the Office during 1906, amounte.
to $4.925.75. or $64.05 less than wa.
earned in 1907, II the s156 still du,
the present sheriff's office and which
will be turned back to the county II
not counted. or $220.O5 less II tn.
$156 is counted.
The expenses of the Office durin.
1906 amounted to s4.96O. or $34'
more than the total expenses TO
1907. the first year of the presen
sheriff's administration.
There is total difference o
$5G7.O5 between the earnings an
expenses of the Offices for the tw
years.
Sheriff Schrader is to be congrat
ulated upon the showing made 70
the first year Of his administration
1t il one Of which any oficial migh