The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-07-08

for Republican papers McGoodwin
drew 1856 25 from the state as an
attache of the state fire marshafs
office until he went to Cincinnati
some weeks ago to do newspaper
work.
7. H. Langley was on the pay
roll only nine days when Fire Mar
shal Zuber cut him off He was
put on June at u salary of 500
per month. The records do not
show what service he was to rem
der.
The first three months Hy Davis
was on the pay roll as Especial
counsel the record shows he was
paid e salary at the rate of 5000
per month. For some reason,
probably because it did not look
good, his account was transferred
from the salary column to another
column showing amounts paid as
attorney fees, and he was paid
practically the same amount at the
rate of 500 per diem this arrange.
ment left Davis ample time during
the campaign last fall to organize
Republican clubs, for which Pres.
ident Taft appointed him United
States marshal, still pending before
the senate.
The record at the fire marshall g
office shows that Davis received
the following amounts: July 1908,
salary $3.50 and S35 20 expenses !;
August, salary 5000 and 81 95 ex-
penses; September, salarv 800,
no expenses; October account
transferred to fee column $500,
of which 800 was balance for
September and the rest was com
pensation for 10 days. no expenses
November, 5000 GO days) and
S25 IS expenses December, $275,
evidently including expenses
January, 1909, 1920, on days)
and $l1,75 expenses; FEBRUARY,
$40 and $24 10 expenses; March,
1905 and $4s As expenses; April,
1920 and 500 25 expenses; May,
$40 and $33. 20 expenses; June,
until dropped by Mr.. Zuber, SOL.
90 for four days and expenses
ALI this while his stenographer al
Cleveland was paid by the depart
ment at the rate of $50 per month
for three months and $75 per
month for eight month, although
the branch office of the department
in Cleveland has a stenographel
who is paid u salary of $50 pei
month. Thus the state paid Hy
Davis more for the services of his
stenographer for the 10 or IL days
he pnt in each month as especial
counsel" than was paid the depart
ment's stenographer at Cleveland
for full time.
Meanwhile, w. S. Fitzgerald,
secretary of the Republican com
mittee of Cuyahoga county, was
paid 5000 10 in December 1908,
Sl44 Is in FEBRUARY 1909 and $l4s
in May 1909 as attorney fees In
cases outside of Cleveland. AS nc
expenses allowance shows on the
record these payments evidently
include expenses.
The new fire marshal immediate.
ly cut off both Davis and Fitz
gerald.
F. H. Patterson of Ashland,
state senator, was raid fee OF
$40 in April 1909 for a case at
Ashland.
These allowances for attorney
fees are in addition to the salary
of 81, 400 per year and $33S 30 ex.
penses paid C. E. Ellis the regular
ly employed attorney of the depart
ment, a position which paid ST.
600 per year and expenses under
Fire Marshall Creamer. Mr.. Zu
Der Immediately cut off the in,
crease of salary for this position
as he did the increase of $500
given Hollenbeck.
During the year w. S. Rogers
was fire marshal the department
paid Sc, SIS As for legal services,
including the salary and expenses
of Ellis. Not an unreasonable
amount, you say. Probably not,
but compare it with the preceding
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