The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-09
Taxpayers Met
About Salaries
Salaries Discussed But No Action
Was Taken And Sentiment Re-
mains Undetermined

taxpayers meeting was held at
the commercial club rooms Monday
evening at the instance of Assem-
blyman True Vencill who desired
expressions relative to the proposals
to increase the salary of District
Attorney George J. Kenny from
$500 to $500 per annum and that
of Sheriff Jim Smith from $4,000 to
$2,40O per annum. About 80 repre-
sentative men were present, most of
whom declared their ideas on the
proposals. Mr.. Kenny made II
plain that he is not willing to as
sumo the role of one asking for his
due but that the question had been
raised and he recited that he is the
poorest paid district attorney in the
state with the exception of Ormsby
eounty's legal adviser who receives
$1,000 yearly. 0rmsby county, ii
was asserted. has a two million dol
lar tax roll and a legal business in
proportion while this county's tax
valuations approximate ten million
dollars.
Another projected salary raise
would give the district Judge of the
eighth judicial district a salary of
S4500 per annum, rather than
$4,000, the present figure The in
crease would not be effective until
Jan. list, 1928. or at the expiration.
of the term for which Judge Hart
was elected and would be shared
about equally by the counties of
Churchill and Lyon. comprising the
district.
The history of the reduction in
the Churchill county district attor-
ney's salary by legislative enactment.
in 1913 was given and the absence
of logic behind the move was en-
phasized by Thomas Dolf state SEN
ator from this county at the time.
He urged a decent wage for both
the district attorney and sheriff
and was followed by others, several
of whom thought the present period
a poor time to take on additional
burdens even though the added
burden would bring a reward that
is due two of our county officials.
: State Senator c. z. Kent was
present at the meeting making a
talk in which he explained re-
trenchment measures introduced by
him in the upper branch of the
present state legislature. Senator
Kent proposes a saving In the salar-
les of township officials in this soun-
ty that would more than pay the in
creases proposed for the district at
torney and sheriff. He also called
attention to the necessity of prompt
action by Churchill county interests
II this county is to benefit as dis
tinctly as II should from the activi-
ties of the states highway depart
ment.
F. C. Erb carried the tax discus
sion over into school affairs and de-
clared that no man who does not
pay taxes should be allowed to vote
on bond issue questions. He also
asked for better roads TO connect
Fallon with outlying neighborhoods
within the consolidated "B" school
district Discussion of school topics
brought out the fact that the pres
ent enrolment OF Fallon's elemen-
tary schools is 654 and that of the
high school approximately 150. each
school ranking second in size in this
state.
e. p. Mclean, Shober j. Pogers,
District Judge T. c. Hart and others
were speakers who discussed sub
jeets relevant to the salary raises
proposed. yet the sum total of the
several hours consumed In the
meeting was wasted yocables. No
vote was taken and doubt as to the
predominant sentiment of the men
present seemed to exist in the minds
of every one In attendance.
Retrenchment is said to have a
leading place in the. program of the
1921 state legislature and Mr.. Ven
Gill is ayowedly committed to the
economy plan.