Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-03
F FEE OFFICERS
DRAW BIG SUMS
Report Made Public Yesterday
Shows Drain on Tax
payers.
AlVAH h. MARTIN LEADS LIST
City Sergeant Satterheld. of Rich
mond, Is Close Second. With
Sl9,247 Net Income.
ALVAH H. MARTIN LEADS LIST

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John l.. Satterheld, City Sergeant OF
/ Richmond. reported TO the fee com
mission appointed by the last General
Assembly. according 10 it's report made
public Yesterday. that during 1915 he
had received s@7.t0S. and that his ex-
penses for this period had been sS.Isl,
leaving ~ net income from his Office
! for tho past year OF SI9,2t1
other officials coming under the
/ pervue OF the report Of the commission
/ who live in Richmond gave in varying
/ amounts. showing that some OF the Of
! fees besides that OF the City Sergeant
are rather lucrative. TO say the least
This commission. composed Of Gov
crnor Henry G. Stuart, First Auditor C.
Lee Moore and state Accountant w +.
i Smyth. was appointed under the rms
! of the West bill. at the last session
OF the General Assembly to make am
investigation and report at the present
/ session. The report was fled with the
( Senate February 23, and ordered
I printed. hut for some reason was not
returned TO the Senate until yesterday.
II is known as Senate document No. II.
WANTS FAIR TRIAL
MADE OF WEST LAW
The most interesting part of tho
report is the closing paragraph which
recommends that the West law. passed
in 1914. and made to take effect Jan
uary L. 1915. be given a fair trial, and
also recommending the limiting of
compensation in those localities where
! eXcesses were found 10 exist
. The West law does not apply until
the expiration Of the present terms Of
| officers in cities of over 100000 popu-
, la,ion. This. of course, applies only to
+: officers in the city of Richmond
! The various other fee officers of the
| city OF Richmond may be tabulated
! from the report. as follows:
/ James r. Pace. City Treasurer. re-
! ported-receipts. $l9.34S24: expenses.
S1,a'57e: net income. sIl.390.52.
! W. n. Wyatt, High Constable. re-
! ported--rcceipts. sls.soc52; expenses,
! sl4.ll9."3; net income. s5.iS3cs
| John l.. Sauerhcid. city Sergeant.
reportcd--receipts. s27.A0S: expenses.
! sS,l6l: net income, {l9,247
II. f. Tresnon. Commis ssioncr of Rev
! enue. reportcd-reccipts. s2a.S sS:
| expenses. s25.0S0; net income. S4.3O?62
i. Herbert Mercer, Sheriff, reported
receipts. st,l6i.Sl. No expenses re-
! ported.
! WHAT COURT CLERKS
ARE PAID BN LITIGANTS
, Thc table contained in the rcpor, for
tho clerks of the various courts OF this
city gives the following figures:
| II. stewart Jones clerk Supreme
Court OF Appeals. received s6963a7:
| expenses. 3l.50r: net income. S5.46a.57
! walter Christian. clerk Hastings
! Court. received s6.356.4S: expenses,
s1,4oo; net income. s4.956.4S.
II. +. Duval. clerk of Hastings Court.
| Part H.. received s5.5OO.0S: expenses.
| si.50o; net income. s4.o0o.03.
| G. O. Saville. clerk of Chancery Court
received s22,737.6o: expenses. s1s.sls;
| net income s5,a2465.
| f. ~ Rowclle, clerk OF Circuit Court.
| received so,l.6.22: reports that part Of
| fees go TO denuty.
Luther Libby. clerk nf Law and
Equity Court. received s4.56oS6 No
expenses reported.
HENRItO COUNTY
OFFICES PROFITABLE
lienrico County officials reported AS
fellows:
J. \. Leach, commissioner OF reve-
no expenses reported
w. Il. Frayser. commissioner of rcvc-
nue., lower district, received sa4S5.oI;
expenses. $3.50: net income. s2.i6a.t..
l.. H. Kemp, sheriff. received 81
1925: expenses. st,ll6.9o: net income.
S3.0lA.2o.
Samme! l.. Waddill. clerk OF the cir.
cuit Court Of Henrico. received $40
0ai.S5: expenses. st.S3S.50: net income,
S5.20I.S5
Henry G. lieckler. treasurer. received
*l3.So6.io. no expenses reported
NORFOLK IRT CLERK HAS
NET INCOME or sra.,5s. 20
ported as follows:
Claude l.. EIudgins civ sergeant re-
ccivcd, s27,S50.5i; expenses. si7.Oloc0:
net income. tio,SSl.34
II. o. Nichols. high constable. re-
ceivcd S?.Slo.73: expenses. S6.320.aa:
net income. s3.i90.1i.
H. Gray Tunstall. treasurer. received
! Sla,s7i.6o: expenses. s2,7a6.s6 net in
come, s1i.57499.
James V. Trehy, clerk OF the courts
received s2S,6649i; expenses, $4,000. 65;
net income. $l5.35S.29.
Laurence Waring. clerk of Circuit
Court received s4.532.55; no expenses
reported.
T.. j. Doran. commissioner OF revenue
received s5,714I5; no expenses re-
ported.
AIVAH VI. MARTIN REPORTS
RECEIPTS Of Si0.a2O.0G
Norfolk County officials reported as
follows:
George Lindsay. commissioner Of
! revenue. first district received S5.9SS 67:
no EXPENSES reported.
c. l.. Old, sheriff. received Slo,3e4.SO;
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