Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-30
LEGISLATORS To
Be INVITED To
MEET OFFICERS
Taxpayers Committee viii At
tend Conference and After
ward Submit Recommended
tons; Report Presented.

has to bring the 3crnalillo county
delegation TO the legislature ana the
comfy Officers together. Following
the conference the committee Is to
prepare recommendation to submit
10 another general meeting.
A. y. Stroup, chairman, read the
report Of the hearing of officers.
showing what they paid for the main
tenanee of their offices last year.
The statement was received without
discussion and Frank Hubbell made
the motion for the legislative official
conference. No time was set. The
committee expects to be able to bring
them together this afternoon or to-
night The committee will then am
nounce the time for the next general
meeting
The committee Is to be present at
the conference The members be-
sides Mr.. Stroup are A. Fleischer.
Justice George n. Craig, j. Korher
and Don Rankin.
The Committees Report.
Here is the report of the investiga-
tions.
Your committee appointed to in
qulre into the cost Of running the
various county offices begs leave to
report as follows.
I'VE have had before us the differ
ent officers now occupying the, coun-
" offices and have had them give
statements as to what help and other
a
past year and the amount they are
paying for the help
Treasurer VI. Mandell.
"Mr. Mandell employs Mr. Sippel
at salary, of S125 per month and
Gladys Mandel at salary of SIS
per month the entire year and fur
Their says that If he gave none of his
time it would he necessary to hire
an additional man for four months
of the year at SIS per month. Total
to run the treasurer's office, 5000.
Mr. Mandell stated that approximate
~ i3, 900 receipts We're written per
year. Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars were collected. Bank
balances run from $4,000 to $780,
600, averaging $4,000. No interest
received
County Clerk a. T.. Walker.
Mr. Walker appeared before the |
meeting Wednesday night and stated !
that he gave his entire time TO what |
Is known as the probate clerks Of
fee and In addition employed Miss !
Williams and Miss Walker at sal |
airy of $50 per month each. To take
care of this office requires all Mr.. |
Walkers time and additional help I
costs sf,920.
an addition to this office the coun- !
ly. clerk must do the district clerks |
work. In the district clerks office /
Mr.. Walker employs Mr. Madison I
Al $3.50 per month and Miss Harris .
At SIS per month. This makes this
office cost $4,000 per year
an justice to Mr.. Walker and his 4
help i'm the district clerks office we
wish to say that the court has found
il necessary to take the records of
sandoval county from that county
md Mr.. Madison is keeping them
and also accompanies the court to 4
during the court time there
although he does not keep the rec
ords.
County superintendent \. Montoya.
Mr.. Montoya appeared before the
meeting Wednesday night and stated
that he was giving his entire time to
the office and that he estimated the 4
expense incurred in attending the 4
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mately $400. The county commits !,
sioners are allowing him salary of I
s125 per month until the legislature
makes a change, this being the sal
airy under the territory.
Assessor Fred Ileyn.
Mr. Heyn gives his entire time to
the office and employs in addition
J F. Haynes at a salary Of $500 per
year. This year he paid Mr.. HAYNES
500 for extra work done at night
must be posted in each pre- I
cinct two weeks before the assess
ment begins and this work costs $40 (,
The assessor must visit each precinct f.,
each year in making assessments ana 4
this takes one man month, and
costs, including expense for team ana
ri. approximately S225. During the 4,
assessment season two extra men are
employed at a salary of $3.50 apiece
per day for six weeks amounting TO
$3.50 more. The typewriting of the
descriptions to be pasted in the tax
rolls is let by contract and is done
Tor Ste0. After the rolls are returned
BY the state board 1t requires an ex-
ira man to check up for about three
weeks at a cost Of SIS. The assessors
office costs all of Mr. Hevn's time
and $2,290 for additional help.
mfr. Heyn says that they make
out $3.50 schedules and SIS trailers.
which are schedules made for the
purpose of getting the property in
the proper school districts. Mr.. Heyn
has a card index showing every piece
of property in the city and the
amount for which it has been assessed
since he came into the office. Thisl
is not required by law, but he finds
that il saves time sufficient to pay
for the making, besides the convent
ence.
sheriff Jesus Romero.
The sheriff's office during the
wear 1914 made 81 arrests. The
sheriff or his deputies in making
these arrests, travelled 2,s51 miles;
$40 miles were travelled in serving /,
.isil ~ nners c' 81. q the sheriff's Of
ice.
IN bringing prisoners from the /
INSIDE counties, we find that 3.O52 /
nnes We're travelled for which the Z
hefifs office received 1914 cents q