Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17

ia 49, FNS SAN 20
did speech of James w. McCarter de-
livered at Rapid City last week, in
which he takes occasion to show up the
present administration for it's extrava-
gance:
During the late years the state adj
ministrations have been creating a
large number of new offices, in cases
where there was formerly a commits
%sioner or officer, we now have a COM
mission consisting of a number of otti-
GERS; where we had a state game ward
en- drawing a salary of $1500.0 90 per
year and necessary expenses, we now
have a state game and fish commission
IA game warden, Mr.. Hedrick, at ST.
5000 per year and expenses, three as
~sistant game wardens, Mr.. Kelley, Ed
holm, and Zerbes, drawing $4,000 90 per
year and expenses, a stenographer,
Miss Whitney, drawing 5000. 90 per year
and not to exceed five others at $500
per day and expenses. AS we have not
gotten the state auditors report for
1914, the same not being yet published,
we do not know what the expense of this
game commission is per year, but it will
reach $40, o00.0 0 to $25, 900. 90, so you
see it costs you some money to take
care of the game Of this state.
Where we had the state board of
equalization, consisting of the governor,
auditor and secretary of state and COM
missioner of school and public lands,
without any expense, we now have the
tax commission consisting of Messrs.
Preston, Henry and Smith, each draw
ing $2000.0 90 per year and expenses, a
secretary at $4,000. 90 per year and ex-
penses, a s~tenographer at 5000 90 per
year and expense. This commits
sion may employ all the help they see
fit, and pay any price they please out of
the state funds, together with expenses.
No limit on expenditures; the salaries
of these officers amount to $S400.00 per
year with an expense of about the same
amount in all SIG, 300. 90 per annum and
this office has assistants and special
agents who get about $500. 90 with eX-
penses of abouttth same amount in all
$4,000. 90, so it costs you $40, 400. 90 each
year to have assessments e%qualized in
this state.
Where we had a state veterinary sur
geon, drawing a salary of $l200.00 per
year and necessary travelling expenses,
we now have a state live stock sanitary
board, consisting of Barber, Cook,
Motley, Pilkington and Phelps; the SUI
perintendent draws $4,000. 90 per year,
the secretary $500. 90 per year and the
other members $500 per day and ex-
penses. The total salary Of this board
amounts to about $7056. 90 per annum
and expenses about the same totaling
about $15, 900. 90 per year.
The new office of executive account
ant has been created; this office is a
piece carved out of the office Of public
examiner, as all of the duties of this Of
flee were heretofore performed by the
public examiner under a $500. 90 salary
and $1,000. 90 incidental expenses; he ex-
amined banks, trust companies, state
companies, state institutions and coun-
ty offices; but now the public examiner
only examines banks and trust compan-
les. Mr.. Wingfeld is the examiner,
and he draws a salary of $25OO.00 per
year; his deputy draws $500. 90 and he
can employ with the governors consent
as many examiners and clerks as he may
choose so to do; examiners not to re-
ceiye over $1750.00 per year and clerks
not over $l350.00 per year and $1,000. 90
per year; these officers, deputies, ex-
aminers and clerks get expenses. From
July l, 1912, to June 80, 1913, the ex-
penses of this Office was $l9, 772. %; in
the new Office of executive accountant,
Truran draws salary Of $500. 90 per
year and expenses; he has three assist
ances: Lampy, Alexander and King,
who each draw $500 per day and ex-
penses. tits safe to say this office will
cost the state this year SIS, 900. 90 for
doing the work that rightfully belongs
to the public examiner of checking up
the state and county officers.
'sThen we have the newomceo of state
engineer with a salaryof 81, 500. 90 per
year and expenses; he may employ FIVE
assistants and pay them what salary
and expenses he may please from the
state funds, as he is given unlimited
authority on this subject. This Office
is costing the state at least $40, 600. 90
per year and there are others too num-
erous to mention.
In the year 1906 the number Of state
employees on pay roll was 6l5, and in 1918
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