The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-02-01
Was Largely Attended. Resulted
In Raise of Salaries Rather
Than Decrease.

The taxpayers meeting at the
court house Saturday evening, although
largely attended and representing a
large amount of taxable property, de-
veloped into a rhapsody of words.
Although, presumably, the meeting
was called to discuss methods calculated
to lower the county's fixed expenses,
the sentiment in evidence at the meet
ing was so preponderatingly in favor of
revision upward rather than down.
ward that about the only recomenda-
tion of the evening had to do with
raising the salaries of the district at
torney from $1,000 per annum to $500,
raise of so per cent, and of the Haz-
en- constable from $1,000 per annum to
$500 per annum, raise of % per
cent. The other salaries were almost
unanimously voted as being satisfac-
tory. and if the conclusions of the
meeting are followed they will be al
lowed to remain where they are. The
only other recommendation of the
evening had to do with the custody of
the county's cash, which r. l.. Doug
lass believed should be awarded to the
responsible bank or corporation, which
will pay the highest rate of interest on
daily balances. A motion to this effect
was carried by the meeting with an
amendment offered by County Commits
sioner E. 7. MeLane, providing that in
no case shall the interest be less than
two per cent. per annnm on daily bal
ances, and providing further that the
proposals for the county money shall
be advertised for and the award be
made to the highest responsible bidder.
1t developed at the meeting that the
county now had around $50, 900 on de-
posit in the county depository, which
a cents interest. The average amount
of county money on deposit the year
round is probably less than half this
sum.
The present salaries of county Of
ficials are as follows: County Clerk,
$500 per annum with deputy at ST.
200. County auditor, $500, with a
typlst who gets SIS per month for act
ing in this capacity, and an additional
$50 monthly for keeping the county
telephone books. Sheriff, $1,000, with
a deputy at s720. District attorney,
$1,000 per year. Assessor, $1,000 per
year. Treasurer. $1,000 per year.
District judge, $4,000 per year. The
Hazen justice and constable also draw
salaries of 1920 each per annum from
the county's salary fund.
Following discussion, lasting several
hours, the district attorney was in
structed to draw bills for submission to
the county's delegation at Carson, en-
bodying the recommendation as passed
by the meeting. which are substantially
as recited above.
Hon Ira Fallon, of Lyon county,
assemblyman, was present as an inter-
ested spectator and was asked to give
his views on how Lyon county stole the
wedge from this county, and what they
proposed to do about giving it back, to
all of which he averred he knew
nothing. He stated that he knew
nothing of the transaction whereby
Lyon county acquired about IL miles of
Churchill county's railroad trackage,
but did say that just now his county
had no territory that it was anxious to
disgorge. Mr.. Fallon is a heavyweight
and can probably lick single handed any
from this county, unless
it is State Senator Tom Dolf, who had
a reputation as a scrapper when he
was a youth. But speaking seriously,
those at Saturday evenings meeting
lost several golden opportunities, not
the least of which was the formulation
of an intelligent plan of action directed
at the recovery of the valuable strip of
territory stolen some decades back
from this county's original territory by
Lyon county's legislative delegation.