Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-01-31
some CHANGES MAY BE MADE
OFFICIALS or SOME OF THE
COUNTIES THINK THEIR
WAGE is SET TOO LOW.
ANOTHER HEARING TOMORROW
DURING ITS SESSION SCALE FOR
THE FIFTH CLASS couN-
TIES WILL BE FRAMED.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Jan. 31.--At an
executive session this morning the
senate and house committees on fnan-
ces heard the report Of the sub-com-
mittee which was intrusted some time
ago with the preparation of bill
providing for salaries for county off
GERS and district attorneys.
The bill as prepared by the sub
committee divides the counties OF
the state into five classes. The first
class consists of Bernalillo, Chayes,
Colfax, Dona Ana and San Miguel
counties, all of which have an 49,
sessed valuation Of over s4,OOO,OOO,
and salaries are provided as follows:
Commissioners, $500 per annum;
treasurers, $4,000 per annum; asses
sors, $4,000 per annum; sheriff, SS,-
500 per annum, with 81 500 per an
mum for deputies and $500 per an
mum for jailer: county clerk, $4,000
per annum, with $1,000 per annum
for court clerk until such time as
the county clerks are relieved Of the
ddiIes 81 cieHk o tAe court
probate judge, 5000 per annum svl-
perintendent of schools, $500 per
year; county surveyor. $40 per day
for time actually employed under IL
rection of county commissioners.
The second class counties having
an assessed valuation of over $4,000
GOO and less than $3,OOO,OOO. consist
Of Eddy, Mora, Otero. Union, socorro
and Santa Fe and the salaries provil-
ed are as follows: commissioners,
5000 per annum; Ireasurers, $S,25O
per annuln; assessors. $S.250 per an
mum; sheriff, $4,000 with $1,000 for
deputies and $72O pc annum for Jail
er; county clerk $S,25O with $1,000
for salary of district court clerk;
probate Judge, $500; school superin
tendent. $1,000.
Third class counties having an as
sessed valuation Of over s1,7J0,O0Q
and less than $2,OOO.OOO, consist of
Curry, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Mora
quay. Rio Arrfba, Roosevelt, San
Juan. Valencia. The salaries proposed
are; commissioners, S4OO per
annum; treasurers. s2,5oo per an
mum; assessors, $500 per annum;
sheriffs, $1,000 with $1,000 for depu-
ties and S4OO for iaiIer; coanty clerk
$1,000, with 5000 for clerk Of the dis
trict court; probate judge, $4OO; su-
perintendent Of schools, $1,5O0.
The fourth class counties, having
an assessed valuation Of over $1,000
600 and less than $l,75O.OOO, consist
Of Mckinley, Sierra and Torrance.
The salaries proposed are as fol-
lows: commissioners. 5000 per an
mum: treasurer. $1,000 per annumi
assessors, $4,000 per annum sher
IFS. $1,000, with S4OO for iailer and
$500 for deputies; county clerk, s2,-
900, with $500 for district court
clerk; probate judge. 5000 per an.
mum; school superintendent sl,fOO-
Surveyors IN all counties are AZ
lowed $40 per day but the number
Of days they are to be employed is
limited.
In the fifth class counties, sando
val and Taos, having assessed vaiua.
lion Of less than million, the SUB.
committee did not submit a salary
schedule owing 10 the inability Of
the representatives from those coun-
ties to reach an agreement
Numerous county officials from va
rious sections Of the state were pres
ent to make recommendations to the
committee Ii general the bill is said
to have met with approval. although
the officials Of some Of the smaller
counties asserted their salaries had
not been liked 81 a high enough figure
Democrats from some 81 the democa.