The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-11-19

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dates for county offices have not ended
with the election, for now the matter
of appointments comes up and there
are not enough positions to 60 around,
by any means. There are a half score
for every job, and the trouble is not in
making the right appointments, but
in turning down the many who are
worthy and deserving of jobs.
With Jan. / the new law goes into
effect that puts all elective county ofic-
es on a fiat salary basis. Heretofore,
the sheriff and recorder. with one or
two other officials, received fees in at
dition to salary, but the last Legislature
cut off the fees. The sheriff s office,
for instance, used to be worth at least
&c., 900 per year and has reached as
high as $4,000 at times, ana the re
corder's office was one of the latest iii
the state, but those good old days have
gone by, and the fiat salary prevails.
The newly elected officials of the
county of Esmeralda will have a good
many important positions to fill by ap-
pointment after they take their offices.
The district judge, Peter J. Somers,
will nave the appointment of a court
reporter at his command. The Office
of court bailiff, which, under the law,
was hitherto filed by the judge, will
now be an appointment of the sheriff,
as the vote in the county was less than
the sufficient number to have that ap-
pointment subject to the judge. In all
counties polling $500 votes or over, the
law provides that the district judge
shall have the power of appointing the
bailiff to serve in his court, but as the
vote in Esmeralda county this year
will not be much over 5000, this ap-
pointment goes to the sheriff's office.
The board of county commissioners,
Boerlin, Connolly and Barring, will
have the appointment of the chief of
the Goldfeld fire department and four
members of the department under the
chief. The salaries of these officials
are subject to the action of the board;
hitherto the chief has been paid 5000
per month and the members of the de-
partment So per day.
The board will also have the appoint
ment of two men for street work in
the town of Goldfeld, a county physl-
clan and one health officer and one
street man in the town of Rawhide. 1t
will also appoint two j~anitors for the
county building in Goldfeld, and give
out the garbage contract.
The sheriff and ex-oficio county as
SCISSOR, VIM. Ingalls,, will receive the
sum of $4,000 per year. He is permit
ted to appoint one deputy at a salary
of $4,000 per year and he may also ap
point as many deputy sherifs as he
may think necessary, but the board of
county commissioners shall fix the num-
Der and the compensation of the depu-
ties so appointed.
Bradley, the present sheriff, has in
his Office one deputy, acting as assessor,
one under sheriff and fourteen depu-
ties, who are under full pay from the
county. Three deputy sheriffs, locat-
ed in towns outside of Goldfeld, draw
half pay from the county, the balance
of their salaries being received from
companies, whose interests they pro-
tect in the towns in which they are To-
Gated.
The county clerk, Joseph Hamilton,
will receive $4,000 per year and is au-
thorized to appoint two deputies, who
shall receive $500 per year. He may
also appoint as many other deputies as
may be necessary, but this number
shall be fixed by the board of commits
%sioners, together with the compensa-
ton of the deputies so appointed.
County Recorder Bell will receive The
sum of $4,000 per year, and he will also
have the appointment of two deputies
at salaries of $500 per year, with the
privilege of appointing extra deputies,
subject to the action of the board Of
commissioners.
The district attor 'ey, 4, J. Emmett
Walsh, will draw $4,000 per year and
will have the appointment of one dep
uty at $4,000 per year. He may also
appoint deputies subject to the will of
the county commissioners.
The salaries of the members of the
board OF county commissioners will re-
main the same as heretofore.
The justice of the peace and the
constable Of Goldfeld will each draw
5000 per month, and the former will be
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