Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-21

from $500 to $25O0, except. In addition,
the chief, who gets $4,000. all of VIII m.
below the chief, have a bonus added to
the salary. -.
A further illustration presents itself
In a consideration OF the work Of all the
courts as related to the Municipa.
Court. The old and long established
judges, who also sit in the Court OF
quarter Sessions, and the Orphans
Court judges, who audited and settled
estates during the year 1919 to the
total value of 1923 oil $40, receive an
| appropriation for the vast work done
by them of $4O1 ,O30, divided as fol-
lows, for personal services:
Contrast With Other Courts
Common Pleas Court .siss.0eo
Quarter Sessions Court ...... lss. .7sS
Total .,4oi, ,oso
The newly created Municipal Court,
with its vast army of employees. asks
in the present budget, for personal
services, more than $1,000, 900, made
up rs follows:
Municipal Court. regular pay. roll.
not including the salaries OF nine .oz. .os
"PeEsonsl ,..eiryic.e.s.; '............. o9S
House OF Detention ............. a6,0Ss
Gynecean Hospital ............. 10000
TOtal ................ .u.O4b. T2f
or more than twice as much In the ag-
gregate as Is allotted to all the Courts
Of Common Pleas, including the Quar-.
ter u 'ssions Court and the Orphans
Court. The salaries of the judges them
selves are not included in these esti-
mates, since they are paid by the Com
monwealth Of Pennsylvania.
Bureau Of Weights and Measures
"Item A-21. Personal services.
''l.ine 8, inspectors, fifty three, at
$15OO," reduced to 35 at $500.
II was stated before Council that
these men were obliged to inspect about
30 600 stores, which would be an aver
age of about 1000 stores per year per
inspector, which, reduced TO days,
would mean the inspection of about
three stores per day.
In the present financial emergency.
IL Is believed that thirty five inspectors
would be suf4 eient to do this work.
Item 81. Transportation, stationery,
office supplies, furniture, fuel. scientific
md held equipment, printing, postage,
keep and maintenance of horses, wagons
and motorcars, repairs of motorcars,
'eplacements for insurance against
property damages resulting from COL
sion. theft, accident or other causes.
and mdisncSellaneous, dnS $17,50o." reduced
This item is believed to be excessive
md unnecessary to the extent allowed
N the bill and Is, therefore. reduced.
Recorder Of Deeds
"Section 10. This section appropri.
ates $439, $50 for the recorder Of deeds
nrinNinOIIv
Guided in the long list of employees IL
provision for fifty FIVE typists at $500
as provided by act of Assembly, and for
i 'hty special typists at $500, thirty
(30) Of whom are authorized BY the
Legislature. II Is believed that the
recorder Of deeds Is amply proyideI
with clerks and assistants In numbers
sufficient to do the work of the Office
and bring the recording up to date II
the usual standards with regard to time
and efficiency were applied. For this
reason, the Mayor, some months ago
vetoed an ordinance adding large
number Of typists to the recorder OF
ueeds' force. but the veto was not sus
tanned by the Council. Du ing the las.
few days the Real Estate Board, which
is interested with all good citizens H.
facilitating real estate transfers, has
requested that no reduction be made In
the recorder Of deeds budget.
While real estate transfers are fall
ing of, the recorder Is said TO b,
.07.00O documents behind and that his
present force should be continued IL
older that the work Of the Office ma,
.e brought up to date. The Real Estate
Board has indicated its faith In the abil-
:ty OF the recorder of deeds to catch II,
with the work il his present workn,
% 90 is continued, and he is given In
addition, $4,000 for salaries an
isrt extra clerk hire, Item A-3, as
provided in the bill
n order that this may be tried out
and no impediment thrown In the wa
Jf the recoide to bring his work up
to date, no reduction Is made In hi
budget as presented.