The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-30
Recommendation
AS TO SALARIES
DEFERRED
Taxpayers Committee Holds
Of Until Conference Be-
tween Officers and Legislat-
ors Figures Office Expense.

the Ecrnalillo delegation In the loHin-
lature ana the county officers, the TAX
payers committee Is 10 make rccom-
m~endations r~eEarding salaries, The
committee made a general report last
night at n meeting followine the CON-
session. showing how much
time each county oflcer gives to his
Office and what Il costs him TO hire
help. The meeting wes attended ny
80 men.
The committee was directed 20 arr
range the conference between officers
and legislators. IL has been called
for 4 O'Clock this afternoon. The
date OF the mcetnn AZ which the rec
ommendations are to bc made viii De
announced by tho committee.
go report Of any sort was made as
20 salaries last night. The foilowing
IN n Reneral plan OF compensation
suggested BY one OF those prominent
at last nights session;
list. That the principal In each
Office be given a fixed salary.
"2nd. That In those offices IN
which tho time Of a deputy Is requir-
ed that n fixed salary be given the
deputy. The salary To be paid direct
~ 10 the deputy by h county but
the selection and term u Office OF said
deputy to be left to the officer.
ard. That additional
help IL needed In any Office that a
showing shall be made TO the board
% coraty commissioners and said help
be asked for. In case the board re-
fuses TO grant the needed help h
officer shall have he rlSh' OF appeal
to the district court which appeal
shall 5e heard Immediately. In Ease
excessive help II asked for and grant
ed ny the hoard any taxpayer may APP
peal the matter 60 the district court
and have a hearing on the matter
which appeal shall also he immediate
~ heard.
"A more equltabIe adjustments OF
the salary matter may be made oy
classifying zach county In a class by
itself than In any other way and we
commend this plan.
The essential parts Of the commit
tee report follow.
COUNT T~reasurcr's Onirc.
"Mr. Mandell employs Mr.. sippel
at a salary OF sl25 per month ano
Gladys Mandell az a salary OF ~"
per month the entire year and tur-
thcr says that " he gave none OF ms
time Il would be necessarF TO hife
an additional man for four n
Of the year AZ f75 per month. Tota'
10 run the treasurer's office. f2,4oO'
Mr.. Mandeil stated that approximate
Ia 1900 receipts were written per
yenr. Three hundred and nifty thou
- a.NHmwa nHTra An1lgTfnn. INnk
balances run from $50, goo to 5000
coo, averaging $4,000. No Interest
received.
County Clerk \. T.. Walker.
"Mr. Walker stated that he gave
his entire time 10 what ~ known a.
the probate clerk Office and In al
ditions employed Miss Williams u
Miss walker al n salary Of $50 per
month each. To take care OF TINS
Office requires ali Mr.. walkers ti"'
ana additional help costs tl,s2o.
''In addition to this office the coun-
~ clerk must do tho district CLERK !
work. In the district clerks Office
AR. Walker employs Mr.. Maddinoh
Al $50 pcr month and Miss Harris
NJ s7b per month. This max thls
office cost s2.7O0 per year.
ON Justice 10 Mr.. walker and ms
helm in the district clerks office We
wish 10 say that the court has tound
n accessory To- take the records OF
county from that county
ana Mr.. Madison Is keeping thenn
ana also accompanies the II 10
mckinley during the court time 'hei'
although he Hoes not keep the rec
Ords.
county superintendent MontoSn'
ar Nontoya stated hat he was
giving his entire time to the oiilce an"
that no estimated the expense m
Cured In attending the duties requll'
ed Of him TO be approximately sfoo
Tho county commissioners are all""
ing him "a salary OF tt25 per month
ASSESSOR Fred lieyn.
"Nr Uevn gives his entire VINE o.
Tho office and employs In addition
\ HAYNES al q salary of sl,buV PEI
yesr Thiy wear he paid Mr. Hayn'i
500 for extra work done at niEht
Notloos must be posted In each pre-
cinct two weeks before the assess
ment begins and this work costs Hiu
Tho Assessor must visit each precinc
each year In making assessments hh'
, this takes one man O. month. hn'
costs. Including expense for team 0n'
/. all. approximately f225. During IN
assessment season two extra men ar
. employed M a salary Of 80 80 apiece
, pcr day for six weeks amounting q
$3.50 more. The typewriting OF IN
descriptions 90 be pasted IN the ia'
rolls Is let by contract ana g. don
for 500. AFTER the rolls are rcturne'
by the state board u requires an eN
ira man 10 check up tor Hnout thre
Iweeits az a cost 81 SIS. The assessor
office costs an of Mr. Hcyi's tim
|, and Ss.29O for additional help
sherlfrs Offirc.
The report notes that the sheriff
T office made 81 arrests in 1874, and q
, getting prisoners. summoring juric'
I witnesses. serving papers aud tnkin
. prisoners and insane persons 10 SAINT
re. Las Vegas or Springer. the sheriff
. and his deputies travelled more tina
10000 miles during the yoar The re
= port continues;
. we further find that the sheriff
: office has received ms fees In civ
cases t0t3.t0. This amount has hce
p retained hy the sheriffs office up Z
y the present time, hut We are informe
r IL viii be turned over 20 the count
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