Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-28
FIGURE SAVING
TO STATE UNDER
new CODE BILL!
Secretary Bross Complies
Statement Of Salaries Pait
Before and After
New Plan.

Lincoln, Sept. 27.-(Special. 1.-THE
code bill will make considerable OF a
saving to the taxpayers Of the state
in the way OF cutting down the NUM-
Der OF employees in the state DEPART
ments. according to Secretary Phil
Bross OF the department of finance,
who has prepared a statement COW
ering salaries paid under the code
and those paid heretofore.
As an instance, Mr.. Rross cites
the department of trade and COM
inerce under J. E. Hart, the only one
he has figured up to date.
Big Saving Made.
In this department under the old
method the cost would be S5,908.2l
while under the workings of the code
the amount would be cut to $5,s58.24,
which includes the salary OF the sec
rotary.
Bureau chiefs will receive uni
form salary of $3.50 month while
division chiefs will draw $l75 a
month. From this amount the sal
aries will run from $225 down to $S5
for stenographers just employed,
who later will be raised if their
efficiency demands it.
Some Of the raises which which been
made include that of E. H. Morey,
former deputy to Chief Engineer
Johnson, receiving $225, who now,
as head OF the bureau of roads and
bridges, will receive $3.50.
{. E. Leonard in the same Depart
ment, who formerly received 5000 as
chief craftsman, will receive $500.
A. S. Mirick and A w. Moffitt in
the same department are raised
from 5000 to $3.50. R. Fl. Willis,
who has been working part time as
irrigation inspector will not put in
full time and has been raised from
5000 to $3.50.
Finance Department.
In the department Of finance, Mr..
Bross' department, w. N. Perkins
has been taken from the department.
of public works and placed in the
bureau of accounts on salary of
$i60; Emily Krisl has been taken
from the department OF agriculture
at 500; Hazel Phalan will draw $85
and .Alva Howard will divide work
in all departments and receive $85.
In the bureau of purchase, under
the finance department., Arthur Cole
receives $3.50 and is credited to the
department of public works. Fred
Marshall. who looks after the print
ing contracts will draw $3.50, while
Trypheme Lewis is receiving $85.
Health Department.
In the department of health there
are few changes. May Hyland, as
vital statistcian, is raised from $l0d
to $40, and Margaret Greevey, who
has been secretary of the State
Nurses association at 500 month,
! is now secretary of all the medical
boards at $l20 a month.
In the bureau of agriculture State
Chemist Frisbie is raised from $2O0
a month to $3.50; Walter Andrcas,
who has been drawing salary and
expenses, is now given a straight
salary of $l65; v. 6. Ziemer of the
weights and measures department
gets $3.50 instead of SIPS and Game
Warden Roster receives $l75 instead
of $50.
In the department of trade and
commerce Miss Emily Mayhugh is
raised from $l25 to $3.50 as chief
clerk; W. B. Young, formerly actu-
airy in the insurance department at
$500, now receives $3.50 as head OF
the bureau of insurance and E. D.
Beach, formerly fire commissioner
at salary of $l6666, will now draw
as chief of fire prevention $175 a
month.
In the department of labor ]. Fl.
Jeffrey, formerly deputy, but now
chief, draws $l85 instead of $3.50.
Stenographers in this department re-
ceive $85 instead of $50.