Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
SALARY CHANGES
MADE BY LEGISLATURE
Four County Offices AiS nected by
Bills PassedS
REDUCTIONS ARE MADk<
IN SOME INs NCE
Opposition Caused Bills to be Held
up Until the Last Minute.

Des Noines, April 26.-There has
been mt h inquiry at state offices
regarding what was actually done
by the legislature with regard to
changing salaries of county officers
and deputies. A complete statement
has as vet been unavailable.
There were bills affecting four
different Offices introduced-sheriff,
auditor, treasurer and clerk, and
their deputies. What was proposed
was a schedule based entirely on
population, cutting off all fees, re-
quiring the counties to pay for the
deputies.
Bills Are Opposed.
A good deal Of opposition to the
bills appeared, especially because in
some of the larger counties salaries
were cut down. The bills were near
ly all held until the last few days Of
the session. OF the eight subjects
touched upon all were got through
except one. The bill relating to sal
aries of clerks Of the courts did not
set through. An identical bill was
passed by senate and house but be-
cause of bad management some
where and the determination of one
house member from county where
there would be reduction in salary,
the bill was not completed.
The bill in regard to deputy treas
urers did not ger through until about
s O'Clock of the last night, and it was
one needed more than any other, for
under present arrangements the Of
gfice force is not sufficient in many
counties.
Auditors and Treasurers.
The salaries of county auditors
and treasurers are practically iden-
tical all the way through; and in
each case, with exceptions noted
later, the pay of sheriffs is just $1O0
a year less.
In the group of counties of least
population, which includes Dickin-
son, Osceola, Emmett and Worth,
treasurers and auditors, $1,400 a
year; sheriffs $1,000 a year.
In Clark, Adams, Ida, Winnebago,
Humboldt, Audubon, Hancock, Clay,
Louisa, Ringgold, Howard, Davis.
Mitchell, Lucas, Grundy, Palo Alto,
Adair, Lyon, Franklin, Pocohontas,
$500 and 81 400.
IN Van Buren,, Chickasaw, Fre-
mont, Madison, Mills, Bremen, JEFF
terson, Buena Vista, Greene, Wayne,
Taylor, Decatur, Shelby, Sac, Mono
ma, Montgomery, Union, Cherokee,
Calhoun, Butler, Floyd, O'Brien,
Allamakee, Guthrie, Cedar, Della
ware, Wright, Warren, Iowa, Henry,
Cass, Jones, Hamilton, Poweshiek
Buchanan, Washington, $1,000 and
$500.
In Crawford, Carroll, Hardin,
Keokuk, Jackson, Winneshiek, Kos
suth, Tama, Marion, Plymouth,
Benton, Harrison, Dallas, Story,
Page, $1,7OO and $1,000.
In Cerro Gordo, Sioux, Monroe,
Clayton, Johnson, Jasper, Boone,
Fayette, Appanoose, Mahaska, ST.
500 and S1,70O.
In Marshall and Webster, $1,000
and s1,S0O.
In Des Moines and Wapello, s2,-
100 and $1,000.
In Black Hawk and Clinton, ST.
500 and $4,000.
In Dubuque S2,75O and $4,000.
In Scott, Linn, Woodbury., $500
and $4,000.
In Muscatine county, because of
special conditions, the treasurer and
auditor get $2,1OO and the sheriff
$1,7OO.
In Pottawattamie, because of two
county seats, the auditor and treas
urer get $3,25O and the sheriff $2,-
200.
In Lee county, for similar reasons,
the auditor and treasurer get $4,000
and the sheriff, $1,000.
County Clerks.
The county clerks bill that pas
sed both houses but did not get to
enrolment would have made salar-
les OF clerks the same as auditor and
treasurer.
The increase OF salaries of coun-
ty officials averaged about 500 each
where there were increases, but in
some of the larger counties the sal