Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-02
REOUCING EXPENSES

nor Oddle has begun to reduce the
expenses Of the state government:
"A general economical surprise
happened this afternoon when
after consultation with several
heads Of departments in state
affair, orders came to reduce
forces and trim up wherever pos
sible. The heaviest cut came in
the state police. Six of the eleven
members were cut from the pay
roll. Those retained are Captain
DonnellS Newguard Catalan,
Fravel and Clark. Those going are
Stone O'Brien, Lacey, Amigo,
Taylor and Buck.
1t was further announced that
Commissioner Norcross had dis
charged his stenographer. The
state engineer lets out one man
and the state bank examiner dis
penses with his assistant. Most
of this reduction goes into effect
today. In the casee of the state
police the selection of those
retained was practically in the
hands of Captain Donnelly, who
made his selection on TIE basis of
efficiency and length of service.
In speaking of the matter the
governor said: 'This is along
the lines of ecunomy such as
promised and stated to the legis-
Iature both at the the regular
and extra sessions. The reductions
have been made hoping to bring
about line of economy such as
the state is in need of. Personally
| am in hope that other reductions
may be made and as in the above
cases will use my endeavors to
bring them about. This work has
been under consideration for
some time. l realize that any dis
enlargement of efficient state
employees is to be regretted, but as
at the present time the state is in
need of strict economy. On this
line other departments are looking
into the matter and every little
helps. The above cuts represent
saving of approximately twelve
hundred dollars per month to the
state"
While the governor is in the
mood for retrenhment we wish to
call his attention to his own official
family. According to the. state
tresurer's report, this consists of a
p rivate secretary at 5000 per
month and a clerk at 500 per
mouth. The private secretary is
necessary to the proper conduct
of the business of the governors
office, but the clerk is not. Other
governors have kept the state
government running without the
assistance of clerk and we can
see no good reason why Governor
Oddie cannot do the same.
. Then the state treasurer has a
clerk at 500 per month beside a
deputy at $4,000 a year. Other
treasurers have kept the finances
of the state in order without the
assistance of clerk and why can
not Treasurer Mcmillan do tie
same?
When we came to the controllers
office, we find that the state last
year paid deputy in this office
$4,000 and typist $1,000. Other
controllers have transacted the
business of this office without the
assistance Of q typist and the
present controller can do the same.
The attorney-general's office last
year cost the state $S229 Of
this amount the encouragement
drew $4,000, his deputy $3.50 and
a typist $1,000. Perhaps if this
officer attended strictly to the bust
ness Of his Office. the state could
easily dispense with the deputy
and possibly the typist.
The clerk Of the supreme court
might be persuaded to work
little harder and give up the
deputy who cost the state $1277.6O