The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-13
Senate Reduces Salaries and
Trims Of One Classification,
But Hinkle, Alldredge and
Doepp Favor Act.
SAVINGS
A IN NEW DRAFT
Best Solution Yet Found for
Refunding Over Surplus Al
lowances Embodied in Meas
ure as Rewritten.
state Capital Bnreau
lOf Evening Herald.
(Sf DE Vargas Hotel.

] vote Of rs to 6 the senate this morn
ing passed House Bill No. 2i0, the
horSe caucus salary bill, as amended
by the senate. The bill as now
amended. and which will go 20 a con-
ference before "a final settlement can
be reached. IL a sharp reduction over
the measure as Il passed the house,
there being a total saving over the
house bill of $4,000 n year. The
number Of classifications IL reduced
from six 10 five: reductions are made
In the first. second, third aud fourth
| class counties To below the original
Holt Reconsideration bill. while the
salaries In what were the nfth and
sixth classes In the house bill are In
creased.
Il was upon these changes that
party lines oroke down IN the SEN
ate upon the vote. Messrs. Alidredge,
Doepp and Hinkle~ Democrats, voted
for the amended bill. upon the
grounds that IL was the most reason
| able bill which had been presented,
that the question demands settlement
=, ana hat no nor reasonable bill
: could he expected at this session.
Messrs. Burns OF Rio Ariba county
and Miera OF Sandoval county voted
against the hii uvon the ground that
Il makes too great an Increase In sal
aries In their respective counties.
Upon this same opposition trouble In
reaching an agreement with the
house may be encountered.
The classincations and salaries un-
der the amended hill are a. follows;
First Class.
Commissioners. SS00 each.
Treasurer, $4,000. with $1,000 for
deputies.
Assessor. $4,000. with $1,000 for
deputies
sheriff, ,s,5oo, with $500 for dep
uties.
Clerk. $4,000, with $1,000 for dep
uties.
Probate Judge. $500.
school superintendent. $4,000.
Surveyor. $40 "A day for a maxi
mum ~ $50 days.
scrond Class.
Commissioners. 5000 each.
Treasurer, t2,iO0. with $1,000 for
deputies.
Assessor. ss.iOo, with $1,000 for
deputies.
sheriff $4,000, with $500 for
deputies.
clerk. s2.iOo. with $1,000 for dep
utics.
Probate Judge. $500.
school superintendent. $500.
surveyor SO q day for a maxi
mum Of 80 days.
Third Class.
Commissioners. SiOO each.
Treasurer. S2,2OO.
Assessor. $4,000.
sheriff. s.. 200. with $500 for dep
uties.
Clerk, 50. 200.
Probate Judge, S4OO.
school superintendent. $1,000
surveyor. SO "A day for q maxi
mum Of ~ days.
Fourth Glass.
Commissioners. &300 each.
Treasurer. $1,000.
Assessor. $1,000.
sheriff. $500. with sT0o for dep
uties.
Clerk. $1,000.
Probate Judge, $500
School superintendent. $1,000.
Surveyor. so q day Tor a maximum
Of 70 days.
FInh Class.
Commissioners. $3.50 each.
Treasurer, $1,000
Assessor, $1,000.
sheriff, $500, with $500 for dep
ultics.
Clerk. $500.
Probate Judge. 5000.
school superintendent. $1,000.
Surveyor, SO q day for r. maxi
mum Of 80 days.
The classificntions " the counties
are as follows.
First class, over ~tilO0O,0OO as
sessed valuation.
second class, over 81 .25O.OoO and
under $4,000. 0OO.
Third class, over $4,000, 600 and
under ~tS.g5O,0OG.
Fourth class. over si.75O,OOO and
under 50. 500. 600.
Firth class. an under SafSO.0OO.
In addition TO the above change,
section . of the senate bin relativ,
20 the accounting for funds In excosi
OF the salaries fixed and the refund.
ing Of the same reads. within %
days from the date Of the passage o
this act each county officer shall fi'
with the board OF county commits