The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-26
LARGE SALARY
HIKES ASKED
IN MEASURES
Total of 1884, 400 Increase
Involved in II Bills
Before Assembly.
BOOST FOB JUDGES
Standardized Salaries to
Replace Fee System
Urged by Orr.

Salary increases totalling 1854 600
are provided in bills now pending
before the Indiana legislature, ac-
cording to tabulation made today
by Lawrence Orr, chief examiner of
the state board of accounts.
The list includes six senate bills
and five bills in the house With
definite figures incorporated. In
addition, it is pointed out by Orr,
there is house bill increasing the
fee of the county coroner 100 per
cent, and allowing S. a day for a
clerk at all inquests. 1t is impossible
to estimate the total of this increase,
he declared.
The compilation does not include
the bills for increasing salaries of
numerous city officials which now
are pending.
Judges May Get Boost
Senate bills include the following:
Authorizing increase from $4,000
to $1,000 for clerical assistants in
counties having city with $4,000
population and $4,000 assessed
valuation. Affects Marion, Wander
hurgh and Allen counties, making a
total increase of $4,000.
Giving Vigo county clerk 81, 400
salary increase, $9,100 to $10,500.
Creating county courts in all
counties now having no separate
circuit court. Eighteen counties at
$1,000, or $61, 300.
Increasing st. Joseph county
judges to $4,000, county to pay up
tc $4,000. Means three judges in
creased $4,000, a total of $4,000. The
senate passed this today by vote
of 33 to 13.
Salary increases for all judges of
circuit, superior, criminal, probate
and juvenile courts from $4,000 to
$4,000, the additional $500 to be
divided between county and state.
Affects approximately sixty-two
c~vpties at $400 each. Mean addi-
ticnal $4,000.
Establishing a $4,000 salary for
deputy court clerk at Michigan City
Standardization. Urged
Bills in the house:
Authorize Marion county circuit
and criminal judges to appoint chief
clerks and fix salaries, estimated at
$4,000, means $4,000.
Increase Marion county Inherit
ance tax collector from $4,000 to
$500, a ST 200 boost.
Increase Marion county Barrett
law clerk from $2,400 to $4,000 and
assistant from $1,000 to $4,000. Total
$1,000.
Permit county commissioners TO
appoint assistant to county highway
superb tendent at $1,000. Effect all
the ntlety-two counties, totalling a
possible expenditure of $4,000.
Increase four Marion county
municipe} court judges from $4,000
to $500, total of $4,000.
OF tbs house salary boost bills the
total affecting Marion county only,
means a& increased expenditure
here of $1s,400.
Orr urged the passage of the
standardiza tioa salary bill before
the fees ard salaries committee of
the house recently and pointed out
the possibility of huge savings by
the abolition of the fee system. The
bill still is in committee.
Large Saving Provided
1t is opposed by the Lake county
delegation, because fees there long
have supported the Republican or
ganization. Some mount way be-
yond the salary of the President of
the United States, it is said,
Under the bill, drafted by Orr's
department after two years re-
search the utmost salary increases
possible would only total $4,000,
he contends. This maximum is n3t
Likely to be reached. in his opinion.
The salary bill does not affect
judges.
Orr estimated that it will mean a
saving in fees totaliug $73o,o18. This
he divides into saving in the treas
urer's Office, $306 978; recorders,
s14s, s,6SS, and prosecutors, $279,507.
Arguing before the committee
against the Zee for collecting delin-
uuent taxes, Orr asserted that no
public official should be given a
bonus for doing his sworn duty.