Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-03
FEE / { OFFICERS I.
DRAW BIG SUMS
Report Made Public Yester-
day Shows Drain on Tax
payers
MARTIN LEADS LIST
City Sergeant Satterfeld, of Rich
Mond, Is Close Second, With Sl9.-
247 Net Income.
MARTIN LEADS LIST

Richmond, March 3.-John L. Sat
terfeld, City Sergeant of Richmond
reported to the fee commission APP
pointed by the last General Assem-
bly,, according to its report, made
public yesterday. that during 1915 ne
had received S27, ,40S, and that his en-
penses for this period had been So.
l6l. leaving a net income from his
office for the past year of S19,247 =
Other officials coming under the
! pervue of the report Of the commits
sion who live in Richmond gave IN
VARYING amounts, showing that some
of the offices besides that of the City
Sergeant are rather lucrative, to say
the least.
This commission, composed of Gov
ernor Henry C. Stuart, First Auditor
! C Lee Moore and State Accountant
| w. +. Smyth, was appointed, under
the terms of the West bill, at the last
session of the General Assembly to
make an investigation and report at
tho present session. The report was
filed with the Senate February 20,
and ordered printed, but for some
reason was not returned to the SEN
! ate until yesterday. 1t is known as
Senate document No. II,
! The most interesting part of the
! report is the closing paragraph which
recommends that the West law, pass
ed in 1914, and made to take effect
January /, 1916, be given fair trial
and also recommending the limiting
of compensation in those localities
where exccsses were found to exist.
| The West law does not apply until
the expiration Of the present terms
of officers in cities of over 100000
population. This of course. applies
only to officers in the city of Rich
mond.
H. Stewart Jones clerk S-preme
Court of Appeals, received S6,963.3';
expenses, $500; net income, S5,463
81.
Officials of the city of Norfolk, re-
ported as follows:
Claude. L. Hudgins, city sergeant,
received, S27,S50.54; expenses, ST.
01920; net income, SlO,S3l.34.
H..O. Nichols, high constable, re-
ceived s9.s1O.73; expenses, s6,S2O.59;
net income, s3,49O.14.
B. Gray Tunstall treasurer. re-
ceived s14,371 .65; expenses, s2,796,66
net income, 1,574.99.
James V. Trehy, clerk of the
courts. received S2S,624.94; expenses,
S13.3O6.65: net income, $15,35S.29.
Laurence Waring clerk of Circuit
Court. received S4,532.55; no expenses
reported.
E. ]. Doran, commissioner of rev.
enue. received S15,714.15; no expens-
es reported.
Alvah H. Martin Reports Receipts Of
S19,320.96.
City sergeants for Virginia cities
report receipts as follows:
Alexandria, Robert H. Cox. S4,-
1870.
Charlottesville, C. W. Rogers,
$S44.6S.
Clifton Forge. W. T. Harnsber-
ger. s69S 80.
fredericksburg, J. c. Cheaster, ST.
4S2 SO.
Lychburg, C. J. Tyree, s7,7S9.O
Newport News, c. c. Curtis. ST.,
All 10.
Norfolk City, C. L. Hudgins, s27,'
$50. "a.
Petersburg, ]. B. Evans. 15.255.6s
Portsmouth, D. j. Glover, Sl1 1873.
o..
Radford. r. E. McNeal, s1,o75. 40
Richmond, ]. L Satterfeld, s27, ,4OS
90.
Roanoke City, T. R. Tillett. sl3,
674 40.
staunton, E. D. Bell, 1908 "a. !
, Suffolk. w. E. Brinkley, S1.152.
70.
}, Winchester, Adams Forney, s1,Ols.
S Is.
4 The high constables report receipt
j. las follows: