The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-12-10
Many Changes in Salaries.
Legislative Committee has Filed Report
after Many Hearings.

after Many Hearings.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. ). The COVER
nor's salary should be $4,000 according
to the report of the Legislative commit
tee on salary revision, just filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State. Tn.
present salary is 1000.
The judge of the superior court in
Kennebec county is to have salary of
So, 500, an increase of $1,000 also, under
the recommendations of the report.
CLERKS CLASSIFIED.
The committee recommended that a
system of three grades, stenographers,
copyists and clerks, be fixed by the coun-
ty commissioners of each county and
that all clerks be on the payroll. The
same system is recommended for the
State House subordinate employees, fix
ing salaries of chief clerks at 81, 200 for
the first year, increasing 500 for five
years, clerks SIS week the first year
and a dollar weekly increase for five
years, stenograpbers at minimum of $40
and maximum of SIS; copyist at mini
mum of SO and maximum of $12.
In the report is reference to the made
legislature, but the committee refraiDs
IL JILL u1ohiIS any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AOVh-
ing to an increase. President of the SEN
ate and speaker of the house draw $500
under the revision of 10 years ago and it
is stipulated that this amount is fair and
equitable.
Conditional to the increase in salary of
the governor is the provision that he shall
establish his oficia! residence in Augusta
during his term of Office, ard that he
shall give his entire time to his duties.
That this increase is nothing more than
fair, when all the expense involved in two
preliminary campaigns and in maintain
ing the dignity of his position is consider
ed. all agree.
COUNTY SALARIES.
Reductions were made in several Han
cock officials where it has been common
knowledge that salaries were relatively
higher than in other counties. The
salaries and reductions follow: Commits
sioners, $500, cut $3.50; clerk, 81, 600, cut
$500; sheriff, 81, 400, cut 5000; register of
deeds, $1,000, cut $500; judge $500, cut
$500; register of probate, $1,000 and at
torney, $3.50; no changes; treasurer, $500;
increase of $50.
Every county attorney in the State is
recommended for an increase except in
Hancock and Waldow, here the prevailing
salaries are endorsed.
County commissioners in Kennebec are
cut $3.50 to $3.50. in Penobscot from ST.
200 to $1,000; increased in Sagadahoc
$3.50 to $400 and $3.50 in Androscoggin to
$3.50.
Clerk of courts in Oxford is recon-
mended for a raise of $500 to 81, 900; cut
in Sagadahoc $500 to $1,000; sheriff in
Kennebec cut $500 to 81, 400; in Sagada.
hoe from 81, 200 to 81. 100; in Somerset
$1,000 to 81, 300; Judge of probate raised
in Franklin 5000 to $500; register in that
county $500 to $500.
Treasurers in Lincoln are cut to $3.50
from $500; in Piscataquis from $500 to
$500 and in Waldo from $500 to $3.50;
Somerset and Washington counties are
reco mmended for the biggest increases
in the list, 100 per cent from $500 to
$500.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
The committee regards the present
salaries of judges of the supreme court,
$4,000, as being equitable. in the view of
the fact that it is probable superior
courts will relieve this court of much
trial work in the near future. 1t recon-
mends continuance of the salary OF 81"
500 for each stenographer.
An increase of $500 for the secretary
of the governor is recommended, to ST.
800; messenger is fixed at $4,000 on the
basis of gross earnings from various
sources of $21OO. 1t recommends that
the secretary of the senate be paid ST.
500, an increase of $500, and he and the
assistant at $500 be appointed by the
president of the senate. Clerk of the
house is to have $1,000, an increase of
$500 and assistant at $500, and these and
other subordinates in the house to be
appointed by the speaker. These are
novel propositions and seem to have some
merit. Criticism is included in the re-
port on the custom of voting gratuities
to subordinates at the close of each ses-
sion.
Reform of the committee secretary
work is recommended and the present
faulty system criticised.
STATE SALARIES.
State treasurer at $1,000, attorney
general at "a, 600, auditor at $500, land
agent at $500, superintendent of
schools at $4,000, assessors at $1,000.
commissioner of fisheries at 81. 600, as