Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-16
JUDGES OF PROBATE AND
COUNTY COURTS ARE
GIVEN BIG BOOSTS
OTHERS ARE HELPED
SUPERVISORS TAKE DECISIVE
STEP AT YESTERDAY AFTER.
MOONS MEETING - NEW RATES
TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER
NOVEMBER CANDIDATES ARE
ELECTED.

Unprecedented raises in the salar
les of several La Sale county of
hcials, to be elected next November
were voted by the board Of supcrvi
sors late yesterday afternoon. The
Increases were recommended in
report presented by six Of the sever
members of the fees and salaries com
mittee, and were carried by vote oi
"a to II. None of the new rates o
pay for elective officers, become ef
fnctiye until after the coming cleo
ton and the successful candidates
have taken over their duties.
The annual compensation of the
probate judge was advanced from
$4,000 TO $4,000. The salary OF the
county Judge was increased from 81,
500 to $500. of the county clerk
from $4,000 to $4,000. Of the probate
clerk from $4,000 to $2,400 the cOun-
ty treasurer front $4,000 to $4,000 and
the additional compensation of the
county superintendent OF schools was
raised from $3.50 to $1,000.
County employees, however, did not
fare so well, the only increases al
lowed employees by the fees and sal
aries committee was the increase Of
Miss Launia Aussem's pay from S4667
to $75 per month as probation officer,
and the salary OF Miss Anna Baker,
the Streator probation officer, from
$3.50 to $G250 a month Four at
.b G,1
also had their salaries boosted from
$40 to S45 a month
The salary of the county mine in
spector remains unchanged at $500
year.
The report made no provision for
an increase of the salary of Miss Les
lie Tomlinson clerk in the county
superintendent of schools office. Al
ter the committee had reported At
torney Thomas Haskins of La Sale,
one Of the members of the board, rose
and madd a motion that Miss Tomlin-
sons salary be increased from $S5
to $125 a month. w. r. Foster then
came before the board and spoke on
Miss TomIinsons duties, after which
a vote was taken on Mr.. Haskin's
motion, which was unanimously pass
ed
The raise of the salary of probate
Judge from $3,50O year to $1,000 is
believed to have set a record for an
increase Never before in a single
day was a La Sale county officials
salary boosted $500 in a day This
will make the salaries of the probate
Judge and states attorney the same
and will make them the two highest
paid county officials. A general be-
lief prevails, at that, that the raise
is nonq too large and the judge earns
every cent he is paid and considerable
more besides.
Judge Reck was given a $1,000 sal
airy increase, making the pay for the
Judge of the county tribunal during
the coming year $500 This is the
limit allowed by the law for this posi-
ton.
The salary of the sheriff remains
the same, $4,000 year, while the
pay of the probate clerk was increas-
ed $500 annually, the county clerk
$500 annually and the county treas
urer $500 annually.
The county superintendent of
schols receives a salary of $500
from the state. In addition to this
he has been receiving $3.50 a year
from the county. Yesterdays ac-
tion increases this additional salary
from $3.50 annually to 1000.
Larsen a Hold-out.
Supervisor Elias Larsen OF Miller
township, member of the fees and
salaries committee, refused to sign
the report, making provision for the
increases of the county officials pay
and cutting off the bulk of the EN-
ployes without additional compensa-
tion. The other members of the COM
mittee. w. A. Holland, of Streator,
chairman: John O'Donnell, of Wal
lace; Fred SCherer, of ottawa; ThOs.
N Haskins, of La Sale; NJ. J. Char
ley, Of La Sale, and William Hearty,
of Eagle, all signed the report, which
was presented by Supervisor Holland
in their names.
Some slight discussion ensued be-
fore the taking of the vote, but no
radical stand was made against the
acceptance of the report. The mat
ter was then put to a vote by Chair
man Howard Farnsworth. II was ac-
cepted and passed by majority of
%, total of thirty-four supervisors