Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-07
THEASl REIt'S FEES tMot NTED
TO SI3.::iG.2i IN 1919

TN" city Treasurer OF Richmond.
according 10 the report. received IN
i?i5 in tees from the stat. the sum
Of $la.3i6.24. and he reported hi. ca
rcuses 70 hc S7.a55.7: in addition 10
the money paid il! the Commonwealth
this officer lccciv"S annually a sal
AIRY from the city OF sc.to0. IN addi-
ton TO the salaries paid hy the city TO
the deputies who take care OF the
municipal accounts notwithstanding
the great profits % has "tic'. Mr.. Face
has steadily declined to cntov INTO
any plan such as has been adopted by
the trcasurors Of Norfolk aud other
cities OF sending to taNpaycrs memo
randums OF the amounts they owe.
In Lrl5. the Commits sicneg of Eevc-
nue.. of Richmond received from the
state S2H.$.ai3. and he reported his
expenses TO he S25.o6"
The Commissioners of Revenue du
ring tho fiscal year just ended recciv-
cd in fees on account Of work for tho
city according to the statement Of
the city Auditor. the sum Of Si".5"o.N2.
The High Constable renorted 70!
l"l5 that he received III fees til" sum
Of Sla.6o9.5@ and that his expenses
amounted TO s1t.llH.23. These fees ar"
not paid out OF the stat" treasury
but paid directly 10 tn" High Con
stable by litigam,s.
.IAiIER.S FEES -Four
TIMES NtNOR'S SALARY
Tic city Sergeant. IN l'l5. received
in fees from the stat" S2,i"s and re-
ported his expenses 10 he $S.iGl. Sine"
tho advent OF prohibition the fees of
this office for board Of prisoners have
uoticcahly decreased
\ striking example Of the benefit to
Tho city by tho elimination Of fee offices
in placing then on salary basis is
that Of tho City Collector Several
years ago the Council saw III 10 place
this Office on salary basis. In 1915
$1,000 Was appropriated :" pay the
salary az TN" Collector. his entire office
force and general expenses. The total
amount spent was slo.1?S.3>. OF Sl.S2
less than the appropriation. The Office
Of tho collector "f l'oiinuu"nt Taxes
j. on tho foo basis. In 1915 tho city
paid him Sa.33l.2f out Of which sum he
paid for the services OF one deputy.
|, viii hc observed that FOR two mon
under til" fee system it cost nearly
as much as il did to operate tho City
Collectors office and his entire staff Of
deputies who numhcr about - half
dozen, ON a salary basis. Tn" Jones
ordinance aims p, tho Collector Of Dc
linUucui Taxes In order TO put tho Office
on 'at salary basis.
With the exception of Hastings
Court, Fart H. court clerks of Rich
moud receive foes. liz lHi', III" clerk
Of tho lIuStincs Court reported receipts
"f i6.:iIe.aS and expenses Of 81 900. The
clerk 81 tho ChaNr'r% Court received
S22.7c1 81 AMI his expenses amounted to
slS,SI3 The clerk Of tho city Circuit
Court received S2.l16:2. part OF which
Was paid for tho services "i deputy.
The clerk uf the Law aud Equity Court
received St5no.S6. and reported no OK
pcnscs.
|, is such conditions =. these tina,
tho chartcr-Changc committee viii con-
sid"r, aud formulate some plan for thc
consolidation and coo; djnatiou Of Of
fees where ihcrc is duplication Of Of
fort Attention was called last night
to tho :aci tina, when til" Virginia Leg
islaturc had M bills limiting" tn" cN'
brilliant foes "f certain officers, 1t was
tho Richmond Delegation which que
cr"dcd IN inserting amendments which
made the bill Of no practical erect as
To tho Richmond officers, III" largest
foo officers IN tho state.