Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
Legal Notica.
To the Commissioners of Roads and Rev
enues of Fulton County:
Your committee on finance, to which

To the Commissioners of Roads and Rev
enues of Fulton County:
Your committee on finance, to which
was referred the statement of Arnold
Broyles, clerk of the superior, city and
criminal courts; c. W. Mangum, sheriff
Of the superior, city and criminal courts 4;
Lowry Arnold, solicitor of the criminal
court of Atlanta, and Hugh M Dorsey,
solcltor- general of the Atlanta circuit,
MADE by thel-. in pursuance of section .
or the act approved August %, 1911, with
the request that said committee consider
said statements and make such recon-
mendatlons as they saw fit to this board
as to what aggregate sum should be fixed
to be expended by each of said officials
Tor the period Of one year. beginning jan
uary !, 1918, as compensation for all den
uties, assistants, bookkeepers clerks and
employees Of said officers, beg leave to
report as follows
We have had before us in considering
TINS matter the report of the county au-
dltor recently elected under said act
dated November 80, 1912, showing the
gross income received by the several Off
centages, forfetures, penalties, allow
ances, and all other perquisites of what
ever kind which have been allowed by
law to be collected or received by them
as compensation for services during the
twelve months just past, as well as the
statements made by the said officers as
to the number of assistants needed and
the amount necessary to expend for their
employees during the year 1913 and we
have made such other and further inves-
legations as to the amounts which have
t pIeen ae tly PAID 70 the employees Of
these officers during the past year, as to
the labor to be performed to properly con-
duct these respective offices and the
number of employees necessary to so
properly conduct the affairs of these of
nceS as seemed necessary to us in order
to reach proper conclusion and we
herewith file with the board the report of
Alonzo Richardson, the county auditor
dated November 80 1919, and above re-
ferred TO, together with the statements
made by the officers mentioned, for it's
consideration IN connection with this re-
As the result Of our investigation and
after most careful consideration of the
entire situation, we respectfully recon-
mend that the aggregate sum to be ex-
pended during the year 1913:
l. By the clerk of the superior, city and
criminal courts, as compensation for all
deputies, assistants, bookkeepers, clerks
and employees, be fixed at the sum of
thirty-hve thousand (s35,000) dollars, ex-
elusive OF the salary of the clerk himself,
which is fixed by the statute
2. BY the sheriff of the superior, city
and criminal courts, to be so expended
be fixed at thirty-two thousand 1892 OOOi
dollars, exclusive of the salary of the
sherln himself, which is fixed by the
statute.
8. BY the solicitor general of the At
lanta circuit to be so expended, be fixed
at five thousand C$5. O00l dollars exclu-
sive of his own salary, which is fixed by
the statute.
4. BY the solicitor of the city court or
criminal court Of Atlanta to be so expend-
ed, be fixed at thirtyfive hundred (S3, 5000
dollars exclusive of his own salary which
is fixed by the statute.
These sums being the aggregate sums
IN each case to be expended under the
provisions of the act approved August %
1911, and to cover all expenses of the re-
spective offices referred to, which as a
matter of law the said act undertakes to
deal with, and the same, in the opinion
of your committee. being reasonable re-
gard being had TO the amount Of labor
necessary to be performed and the mum
Der of employees necessary to do the
work in the several offices referred TO.
Your committee desires to call your at
tentiOn to the fact that they have coD-
strued this act of the legislature as in
tending to provide % that only such rea-
Sonable number of employees shall be EN-
ployed in these offices as are necessary
10 perform the work in the offices eff
ciently and properlyj 90 that the EN-
plpyees in said offices shall receive rea-
sonable compensation, regard being had
10 the amount of labor necessary to be
performed in order TO properly and eff.
GENTLY perform their duties; and t3) that
due consideration being had to the above
stated purposes. these offices NAV he
made to contribute substantial revenue ia
the county treasury; these purposes being
in addition to the legislative intent to
cure certain evils which it was supposed
had arisen under the fee system.
\ comparison between the aggregate
sums fixed for the expenses of these sew
eral offices as above recommended and
the report of the county auditor as TO
the income received by these offices from
the various sources enumerated in the
act VIII disclose that il these Offices pro
duce as much revenue in the year 1918
as in the last year. the net sum Of prac-
tically forty thousand $40, 0OO) viii be
contributed to the county treasury from
these sources, over and above the ex-
penses Of these Offices including the sal
aries Of the chief officers themselves.
provided, however, that the county is able
TO feed the prisoners at the Jail at no
greater expense than the sheriff was able
to do it within the past twelve months,