The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-27
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fruit shall be laid aside for them.
Twenty-Five bills have been intro
duced in the House thus far which, IL
they became laws, would either in
crease present salaries or create new
ones Many of the bills provide for
graduated increases over present
salaries while increases are provided
in some of the bills designed to create
new Offices, hence 1t is difficult to make
any fair estimate of the aggregate in
ereases.
Among the bills providing for new
salaries are the following: the Williams
bill providing for the appointment of a
state architect and assistant with an
nual salaries amounting to $500; the
highway commission bill providing for
the appointment of state highway
commissioner at a salary of $4,000
year with power to appoint salaried
assistants; the Buennagel bill to create
the ONCE of state fire marshall at a
salary of $1,000 year, a first assistant
at $4,000 year and a second assistant
at $1,000 a year. aggregating $1,000 an
nually; the Hammond bill providing for
locomotive boiler inspection. amended
TO DrOV1Qe TOT q SdldIy Oh $L,uOu d year
for the inspector; the Cook court matron
bill providing for the appoin tment of
court matrons In cities, at salaries not
to exceed SIS month.
Among the bills providing for in
creases in salaries now existing are
the following: the township trustees
and township assessors bill which pro-
vide for per diem increases graduated
he ~ ne Inc nd
providing for expense allowances; the
Clifford bill providing that where there
are three counties in a court circuit
the prosecutors salary shall be increas-
ed from $500 to $1,000 a year; the Cook
bill providing that the per diem OF
county .superintendents of schools shall
be increased from 81 to $3.50; the
Spencer bill providing that the salaries
of members OF the county councils shall
be Increased so as to grade from s25 to
$3.50 a year; according to the county;
Wells has a similar bill, also bill for
| the creation of state highway COM
| mission; the McKennan bill providing
that when county commissioners are
engaged in experimenting the con
struction of new buildings they shall
receive fivo dollars day in addition to
their regular salaries; the McMullen
bill providing that jurors shall receive
a daily mileage allowance of three
cents a mile in addition to the five
cent mileage now allowed for the first
days mileage: the Hufford bill provid-
/ ing that county recorders shall re-
ceive fifty percent of the fes received in
| excess OF the amount of their salaries
instead of thirty per cent as allowed
under the present law; the Masselink
/ bill providing for graduated salaries
| for city councilmen according to the
class OF cities outside of Indianapolis;
the Foor bill providing for increased
salaries for the state veterinarian not
to exceed $500 year and providing
for the appointment of deputies on
salaries; the Seidensticker bill provid-
ing for additional pay for court steno-
lgraphers for certain additional work
In connection with instructions to
lures; the Buennage1 bill to increase
the salary of the fish and game COM
missioner from $1,000 to $4,000 year
the Clifford bill providing that no coun-
ty recorder shall receive less than ST.
900 year, and the Spencer bill pro-
ividing for an increase of $500 in the
salary OF the State House custodian
The Spencer bill provides. however FOL
reductions of $4,000 in the state house
pay roll.
number of bills for additiona
courts have been introduced in the
House. involving additional salaries FOL
judges thus proposed to be added tx
the states payroll. One or the proposed
courts is for Warrick and Gibson coun-
ties. a superior Judge. asked for By
Stevens. Another provides for two ad
ditional superior court Judges for Ham
mond, asked for by Van Horne. An,
other is for a separate circuit for Sulli
van county, providing for another cir.
icuit judge. asked for by Hedrick; an
other is for an additional Judge fol
Lake county. for a new court to be es
4 tablished at Gary. the bill being intro
lduced by VAIL. of Marion county. Sunke
has asked for the appointment o.
probate commissioners In counties hav
ing a population OF between $4,000 am
10000. In addition there are a mum
Der of minor bills affecting one way O
the other the fees of justices Of tn,
peace and constables.
The national guard armory bill pro
vides that an annual appropriation o
$4,000 year shall be made for TIL
state armory board. Mas has a bill
to place the surveyor of Marion count,
, on straight salary of $4,000 a year.
, Senate bills whose purpose Is to in
, crease salaries OF officials are as fol
t lows: the Fleming bill Increasing tn
r salaries of members of the board o
t commissioners of Alien county fror
!; $1,000 to $4,000 a year to which ha
been tackled the Clark amendment in
3 creasing the salaries of the commits
sioners Of Marion county from $4,000 t
$1,000 a year
, The Gavit bill increasing the salar
of the county clerk of Lake count
from $4,000 year to $500 a year, an
that rx of the sheriff 1,f <.o..xa