The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-05
COUNTY SALARIES
Local Kan Complies Some Interesting
Comments ON Proposed
Liquidation
To the Editor OF the Intelligence.

To the Editor or the Intelligence.
DEAR SIR have noticed BY your
editorial OF December 30. that you are
stu hammering away for county sal
airy law. That the Hon. A. G.. Swiger. Of
Tyler county. has "A bill prepared TO be
presented. and that you predict that the
county officials will oppose ~. That Il IL
almost tnconceivablc that their selfish
influence viii be strong enough to over
rule IL. but. that they have done 1t here
tofore. and that ~ behooves the citizens
TO use their influence with the legisia-
tors 10 prevent its repetition. &C.
Permit me to say: hope that the citi-
Gems in general viii respond 90 your adj
monitionN For myself. ! really feel be-
hooved. and In the hope that IL may DO
9f some little help. ! will recall Few %
the expressions and unsuccessful efforts
that have been made along that line by
some Of our Leading and well meaning
citizens. which may have escaped the
notice Of some Of our new legislators
and citizens generally. Briefly as pos
siblo.
From the IntaIlisencer. February =.
1912. Tho so-called County Salaries Act
which was passed by the Legislature In
Dos aimed hrst To place all sheriffs
vicious opposition organized by the
sherins lobby. the act was hnally
CHANGED 80 as 70 require an accounting
OF all fees. and the payment OF no per
cent OF these fees and emoluments in
the sherins office over and above So
10000 Into the state treasury. This
this has been fought by the sherin's
association. also ssys-that the su-
ed that the sherins must pay Is per
cent u their annual cmoluments over
and above 100000 and that ~ means
Zee system which has long been the
curse Of this state.
GOV Giasscock IN 1911 also urged tho
legislature to place an county officers
on a salary basis.
rarkersburg Dispatch News. Feb. 1912
Tax COMMISSIONS Blue says; That
the decision given BY the supreme court
against tho sheriffs will net $3.50. 900 90
annually 20 the state. Also says.
straight salary basis must come. the
Wheeling News. Aug q. 'fz-"The
Zee system should be abolished This
plan has been tried IN counties or other
stetss and o. worsinE very succcssfulls '
Wheeling Register. Aug. -. III o.
not necessary O. make the shertffalty a
1000 90 sob o. get r. competent man fu
accept %. " fees are abolished and the
will BE- just a. great n scramble Tor tHe
office AZ thore now o. az cyery quadrsu-
nial election"
tnteiligencer ~ August 80. tpta. stated
that b. was Elud that the Register. tu.
tclligencer End other papers Wero ruu-
ine ~ : special -easiqn ~ trs f.srisis.
iuro 10 abolish the Fee system would ha
rommeudahlc. proper and necessary that
county after paving reasonable salaries
and reasonable Allowance for deputies
etc could save from % fn I5 Thousand
dollars rer Nrar That the saving iu
TIRE county of Earnwha alone fa ono
year would pew The eErerse % ape-
sI41 session. that ff was the time uHen
action ought t0 be- taken that he hnd q
r0urrehruafNe plan fu uorF ont these
matter AL that waa uerraaarv vas
for the foEialafure 90 o. fH wrrF
fnfrIlIErursr. Aus 20 no Tho audit
~ fnn far Commissioner Office iu me
county ~ ohio. Tor instance. show that
the sheriff Ects anywhere from ffc 600
fu $50 ono per ra1r The ataurdIfv uf
DAY InE THE amount ~ mono. Co., any ore
official D. 90 apparent that o. need only
br stated"
Alec Gays The Hobbies rf the county
ahorifFa and other county rfrrFa hoe
been strong enough tY prevent fhs pes.
eaTe ~ on adequate county salaries hlIf
Intelligence. Sept. fl. 'fg..The pay.
ment ~ county 1ikn ohio Tor in-
stance. 81 o. com uauuafiru OF SIS 600 Oh "a
year o.. n ruuufN sheriff o. nahsufIItN
and farr. and chat the governor could
ruf do Wiser ffinf tHHn fu cali an ~.
FHnrliuHrF session OF tho Legislature Tor
l. purpose of rtasinF au adequate sci.
rrN Inr.fnHr .Hr UiIrr flr Hrffau ia
Ifuifrd huf SEXTON can o. r0fffH If .I
honest .fnrt d. made. tt means q sstIns