Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-02
TAXPAYERS DEMAND
THAT SALARIES Or
COUNTY OFFICERS
Be REDUCED
Mass Meeting Held in CONNER
oial Club Last Night Inau-
gurates State Wide Move
ment.
STRONG DIsAPPR0vAL
OF BILLS NOW PENDING

UF BILLS N0W PENDlNd
Were the salaries OF county officials
IN Bernnillio county a. be nxed by the
action taken at mass meeting OF
taxpayers held in the Commercial club
last night the sohedula % salaries
would be- as follows
County commissioners $1,000 per
meeting for three meetings each
mouth,
sHpefinHo1ent of schools. siisov
per ounum
Probate iudso. Sseo per annum
Assessor. S2,r0o per annum.
Treasurer. $500 per annum
surveyor. per diem with a limit
favored no definite action taken.
county clerk. $4,000 por aunum, in
Guiding deputies. but not including a
court clerk, the appointment Of n
spectral district court clerk 20 be uam-
ca oy the Judge OF each district being
favored.
sheriff. $500 per annum, 10 In
eludo on4 deputy. and two guards.
boarding of prisoners 10 be done un-
der special contract.
District attorney. $500. TO include
an assistant aud travelling expenses.
The Taxpayers meeting EXTENDED
over n period OF three hours. After
the salary proposition had been dis
posed Of the question OF bringing
pressure 10 bear on the legislature
was considered. with the result that
statewide movement for reduction
81 salaries was launched A commit
tee 81 three, A. r.. McMiilen, A. =.
SsrOup ana r. r.. Wood. was named
60 draw up proper resolutions. copies
OF which are 20 be sent 20 various
commercial organizations throughout
the state. with the request that pro-
ttsis 81 made io thc igsiHiatat,
against the passaEe VI any olii graft
ing exorbitdnt salaries. The commit
toe was also authorized 60 take such
acsson as was thought best IN bring
| ing to the attention Of members Of the
I legislature. the fact that moderate
salaries arc favored by a number OF
representative taxpayers OF Bernaiiilo
county.
The taxpayers meeting last night
was well attended and but few lett
before the adjournment. which was
IMIhEI AZ % NINNAf NNNNA NAAN HANNtt"el
was called 90 order AZ $40. Simon
stern. president OF tho Commercial
club, was asked 10 preside. Air stern
declined tho craftsmanship. however
stating that II was not a meeting ol
tho Commerclas club and that ne
would prefer that some one else cOn-
duct the meeting. A. y, McMilien
was then made chairman and A. y
j
stroup read the Hinklo and the
Baca salary bills, both introduced N
the legislature, insofar as they con.
coFned Bornalillo c0unty. Briefly MT
McNlilen outlined tke purpose oil
the meeting-to obtain the sentiment
Of the Taxpayers of the county as 1,
whether or not the salary provisions
Ia the Hinkle and Bnca bills are tail
corporations for services rendered
Al the suggestion Of Henry Lock
hart, the proposed compensation o
each county ollcer was taken up sep
arately. The county commissioner
were the first officers up Cor consid
Grafton. Eight hundred dollars 10 IN
, commissioners, nine hundred TO IN
chairman. was considered oxorbitan
by Jacob Korber, who made q motion
; that zach commissioner receive mr.
dollars per month. Emil Mann sec
onded the mqtion. Mr. Rorber accept
ed an amendment that the commits
aloners receive $40 per meeting 70
: three meetings q month, the amend
z ment carrying.
Tie salary Tor county superinteno
ent Nas next cona .defed. a.
su0ap. former superintendent q
D schools in thts county gave i 90 hi
opinion that the $500 provided 4
the Baca bin Is TOO much; the tl,Ro
!. provided in the Hinkle bill no
enough A. Montoya, present count
superlntendont spoke for thirty min
= utos, telling Why ga his opinion, Ga
Z salary should be S2,50o. But Il wa
n moved by Nr. Thelin THAI the salary q
= ED oy MIR Tneun that the salary 2
$500. seconded and carried unah'
mously.
eight hundred dollars per annui
was not considered exorbitant for "a
probate judEe and a motion hy
Korhor that the salary be hxod "a thi
aeure WAS carried without a dissent
ing vote.
The assessors salary was next col
aidered. The nlnkie bill provides
$4,000 salary, the Baca biil 1888
salary. Mr. Thoiin moved that ~
salary OF the assessor, including
deputy or deputies, be placed
$1,000 per annum. Mr.. korbor mo-
cd that ts.5oO fixed by tho Baca nl
he considered fair compensation ID
w. q. Hope socondlng she motto
Mr. rhelins motioa prevailed ana
NJ WAS the sense Of majority Of the ta'
payers that the assessor shall be w
III paid at s2 SOC ser amen,
Tho Nnklo hill and bncu niN ~
taln Identical provisions with rcie
once 10 the trnasurer's salary. $50
being the salary proposed. IN
Mann moved that the salary Of 500
NJ Tor treasurer be considered suiliciei
AR. Thelin soconding the motto
Considerable discussion followed q
Mann motion. AZ M the case OF q
NJ aasossor's salary, n. u Wood quot
IN what California ala III the way oi "a