The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-03-06
CUTS
MANY AND DEEP
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the solons.
The amendments were pu
through the senate so quickly anC
with so little comment on the floor
that it was not until today thai
the full extent of the cuts was
realized.
By failure to provide appropria
tions the senate eliminated in the
office of railroad and public ser
vice commission, positions of assis.
tant secretary, assistant rate clerk
and one oil and gas we'll inspect
or. In addition a cut was made in
salaries so that two stenograph-
ers and one stenographer and
statistical clerk were put on a fiat
rate of 1925 per month.
In addition to making general
cuts the senate has passed a bill
tying the hands of the examiners
so that they cannot allow any in
creases in salaries.
In the railroad and public SER
vice commission the amendments
cut out appropriations from the
public service fund for the sal
aries OF the chief engineer, audi
tor, stenographer and cut other
expenses. They then provide that
this department shall be taken
care of out of the revolving funds
of the motor vehicle and gasoline
division, which it is said would
leave no money in the gasoline and
motor vehicle department. All re-
volving funds from the motor and
gasoline department are to be
used for supervising the motor
vehicle and gasoline department.
1t is reported that the amendments
cut off the general total apprOpria-
tions for the public service depart
ment and provides that $1,000 that
has been appropriated out of the
general fund in the past has been
altogether from the
general appropriation.
r. F. McLaren Is assistant sec
rotary of the commission at a sal
airy of $3.50 per month. Herman
Johnson is traffic clerk at a salary
Of $175. Stenographers who work
part time in two or more depart
ments and whose salaries are paid
from various funds and appropria-
tons are Hazel Mclaughlin at $165
per month; Grace Smith at S135.
Liberty G. Firman is statistical
clerk at $3.50. Oil and gas we'll
inspectors are ]. E. Galloway, son
Chief Justice L. l.. Galloway;
H. A. Sampson and Guy Young at
salaries of $500 per month. Gala
way is the newest member of this
department.
Amendments strike out all the
of the chief engineer, held
~ Fred Buck at $500; the salary
Of the auditor. r. d. Miller at
S225. according to an explanatory
bulletin Of the commission got out
his morning for the benefit of the
legislators. II also strikes out all
If the money, the bulletin says,
appropriated by the house for
other operating expenses" in the
service commission, trans
all of the above to the re
fund. The bulletin states
hat it provides further that the
supervisor and "other operating
expenses" in the motor transpor.
alton division shall be limited to
$500 and paid out Of the motor
transportation revolving fund.
In the state board Of equaliza-
ion the amendments eliminated
he salary for the attorney, now
lcld by f. J. Stromnes of Great
'alls, recently appointed at a sal
of 1925 per month.
From the general fund the sal
ry fund was reduced a total of
900 per year Capitol and repairs
reduced $500 per year, From
he highway fund salaries were re-
.uced $4,000 more. The cut will
to be distributed by the board
f examiners and will probably re-
ult in the loss of a field man.
)ther expenses paid out of the
und were cut $4,000 a year and
he amount, for capitol and repairs
ut 800.
An amendment from the floor
educed the amount allowed justi-
OF the supreme court for re.
decisions from $500 to
$500 and has the effect of slic-
1g $1,000 from the income of each
f the justices.
Few offices were lucky enough
, escape from the X with only
slight bruise.