Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-26
BOARDS GIVEN
PAY BOOST BY
HOUSE ACTION
Anderson Bill Makes Marion
County Commissioners
Salaries $4,000.
EFFORTS TO KILL FAIL

Salaries Of the members Of the board
OF Marion County commissioners would
be increased to s., 900 a year by the terms
of & bill introduced by Representative
William 3. Anderson, Knox and Pike
Counties, and passed late Friday sitter
noon by the House Of Representatives.
The vote was IS to &c.
Many efforts were made to kill the
bill, those members who have been hos
tile to all salary increases protesting
because It would mean increases in sal
airy for the commissioners OF practically
every county in the State. Those who
championed the measure, however, while
they admitted It was q salary increase
bill, declared it was just and step to-
ward getting all county Offices placed on
an efficient salary basis
The vote on the bill was divided, as
follows:
Republicans-Abrams. Ahlgren, Ander-
son, Barker Of Boone, Benedict, Beyler,
Calef, CoppOck, Day. Dean. De Long,
Dufendach, FifeId, Hilbert, Flesher,
Givan. Hansell, Harris, Harrison, Ha-
worth, Hoffman, Holman, Hughes,
HUMPHREYS, Humrichouser, Jinnett, John
son Of Morgan, Kamman, Kares, Kings
bury, Lafuze, Leer, MalOtt, Mann, Miller,
Miltenberger, Nelson, Newman, Noll. Os-
born, Phillips, Ross. Rowbottom. Rulo,
shurmeier, Shugart, Sieg, Sims, Tuden,
Tucker, Waters, Willis of De KaIb, VIII
lis Of Steuben.
Democrats-Barker Of Posey, C1app.
Total, 55.
NOES.
Republicans-Buller, Coapstick, Davis
Of Hendricks, Delaplane, Freeman, Glib
Dens, Hare, Harlan. James, johnson Of
Mnnrna
myer, Richardson, Shultz, Smith, Youse,
Mr.. Speaker.
Democrats-Cronin. Curry. Erni, GIN,
Hall, Hougham.
Total, %.
MARION COUNTY
IN CLASS ONE
For the purpose Of setting the salary,
the various counties OF the State are di-
vided into ten classes on the basis Of
the following factors: Population. 45
per cent; taxes assessed, 80 per cent !:
area Of county, 5 per cent. and number
Of miles Of free gravel road. 20 per cent
Marion County alone would comprise
Class 1, with a salary Of $4,000. Glass 2
would be made up Of Lake County. with
q salary Of $500. Glass 3 would be
formed Of Allen, st. Joseph. Vigo and
Vsnderburg Counties and the salary in
this class would be 5000 a year.
Other counties would be divided as
follows:
Glass 4. Madison. Grant, Delaware, Tip
pecanoe and La Porte Counties, salary,
$3.50; class 8, Knox, EIkhart, Howard
Cass, Clinton. Henry and Montgomery,
salary, $1,000; class G, Hamilton, Putnam.
Greene, Huntington, Randolph, Noble,
Sullivan. Boone, Lawrence, Miami. Wa
bash, Wells and Jackson. salary, $3.50;
class Z, Shelby, Parke, Gibson, Bartholo-
new, Clay. Vermilion. Adams. Jay, Hen
bricks, Davless Monroe. Porter Clark,
Rush, Upton, johnson. Kosciusko, White,
Marshall, Carroll, Fountain. Benton. De-
catur, Hancock, Morgan, Posey. Floyd,
Dekalb, Ripley, Jasper, Fulton. Jefferson.
Pulaski. Orange and Washington. salary,
5000; class S, Newton, Warren. Blackford,
Harrison, WarriCk. Dubois, Whitley,
Dearborn, Fayette, Starke. Franklin, Jen-
nings, Owen, Spencer. Pike. La Grange.
salary. $500; class Q. Perry, Steuben, Mar
tin, Switzerland Crawford, salary. $500;
class 10, Scott, Union, Brown. Ohio, sal
airy, $500.
BOND WILL
BE REQUIRED.
Bond Will be required Of the commits
sioners OF the various classes in the fol-
lowing amounts:
Glass l, $4,000; Class 2. $4,000; Class
8, $4,000; Class !. $4,000; Glass 3.
$1,000; Class 8, $500; Class 7. $1,000;
Glass S, 5000; Class Q, 1900; Class 10.
$1,000 Premium on the bond shall be
paid by the county out Of the general
fund according IA fhe hfTT