The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-07
INVESTIGATION OF
SALARIES UNCOYERS
STRANGE SITUATION
Beer inspectors Outrank Uni.
versity Professors at N.
D. Pay Window
POLITICIANS ARE FAVORED
Men Without Experience in
Highway Work Receiving
More Than Engineers


North Dakota's state payroll totals
about $4,000 monthly of which ap-
proximatelv $ll2o0O is paid out to
employees Of departments with head
quarters here, according to a compil-
alton prepared from records IN the
state treasurer's office.
Employees in various state institil-
tons receive about $1,000 monthly
and an analysis shows that beer in
spectors draw more money than uni
versity professors. pool hall lnspec-
tors get as much as college deans. poll
ticians without previous experience
In highway work get more lnonev than
skilled men who have been On the Job
for years.
No data Is available for the state
mill and elevator and the Bank Of
North Dakota, since these institutions
do not clear their checks through the
state treasurer's office
Also the figures are not claimed to
be complete. Some omissions doubt
less have been made and some mac
curracies may have occurred since
the regular pavrolls are not available
from many departments Also. some
changes in personnel have occurred
since the list, covering salaries for
December, was made up
Fat Payroll, Listed
The beer commissioners office had
a payroll of S442l66 for December.
the figures disclose, At that rate the
payroll alone would be $53o5992 per
year. These figures do not include
money paid out for cars, gasoline. oil,
tires or repairs.
The payroll for the Regulatory de-
partment in December totaled S5,594O3
or at the rate of S87,lo306 annually,
These figures also do not include the
amounts spent for mileage which is
paid the inspectors and other officials
These departments. which pay their
bills with money collected from the
public as fees or special taxes, are not
on budgets and there Is no legal limit
on the amounts they may spend. Prac-
tically all other departments arc on
budgets approved by the legislature
and these were sharply curtailed at
the last session.
Game Department Costly
The Game and Fish department
spends S2,l43.25 a month fer salaries
tie figures disclose, and the Motor
Vehicle Department SAT-
The highway operating department
spent less money than the regulatory
department., the figures fer salaries
n@l.lg S5,00l 40, exclusive of mileage,
tires, gas, oil, repair or purchase Of
cars. The construction department
Q. the highway commission topped all
others with a salary total OF Sl9o42
In the following data figures are
given in detail for departments that
are not covered BY the budgets in
the session laws. such az the newly
created beer commissioner office
and the highway, regulatory. and
some other departments where a
blanket appropriation was made for
operation or where laws regulating es-
tablished departments were amended
SO that the budget appropriation does
not cover the departments activities,
either in whole or in part
AAD1% = 4Alti1 AMI ElCIA lbs
COMMISSION-Janles Mulloy, secre-
tary, $1,000 Mamie Ivedt, Viletta
Roche, Agnes Kelner. stenographers.
Total for department $372.56.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
Observation-Disclosures z. Thomp-
son, superintendent 5000. r. 3. Muir
ply, deputy, s149.33. Rernice Nelson,
Thelrna Holta, Emma McAllister,
Frances Barrett and Della Erickson
clerks and stenograpters. Total pay
roll, S674.33
HIGH SCHOOL, INSPECTOR
John Page, inspector, sl33.33. Ella
Schroeder, stenographer. Total pay
roll s22s.3s.
SUPREME COURT II. Newton,
clerk, $l6666: Dorothy E. Young
Emma l.. Starhuek, Effle nupuis
Hazel e. Wiper, Leone Hiland, all
stenographers, S66.24 each: w, l..
Nuessle, judge, s45634, A NJ. Christ
hanson, judge. s41s66, John Burke,
Judge. s458.34. George H. Moellring,
Judge, $416.6e: A. G. Burr, Judge,
$458.34. Total payroll S2.806.2o.
LIVESTOCK SANITARY BOARD
IT. @. Brandenburg, executive Off
Ger, $4,000: Ruby SabraW, clerk,
Total payroll $4,000.
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
Nelson Sauvain, chairman, $4,000;
r. M. Rishworth, member. $4,000;
Jennie Ulsrud, member, $4,000, Ern-
est q. Wanner, exec. sec'y, $l49,33,
Catherine McKinnon, chief clerk,
$1,000; Margaret Mss. stenographer,
$4,000; F.. T. Skinner, auditor. s144oo;
Laura b. Sanderson, pur, agent,
$4,000; Malde Solherg, voucher clerk,
Brunette Larson, supply clerk $7916.
Total payroll 81 ,329.69.
ATTORNEY GENERAL-Chas. A.
verret, assistant attorney general,
$4,000; Harold .. Shaft, assistant at
torney general, $4,000; Milton K.
Higgins. assistant attorney general,
$l35.O0; j.. A. Heder, assistant attor-
ney general, $4,000: Robert G. Man
", clerk; Jean Penman, clerk Clara
B. Mikkelson, clerk: Barbara Larin,
clerk; Bernyce Pamerlain. clerk: p.
q. Satire. attorney general. $25O0O.
Total payroll 4l,545.00.
STATE AUD1TOR-J. Q. Lyngstad,
special clerk, $1s6.66: I. o. Rudser,
chief clerk, $l25.00; D. McPhee. audit
clerk, 1880; Gladys Schroeder,
bookkeeper, 10000: Mary Cram, fill
ing clerk, 10000; Helen Benson,
warrant clerk, $4,000; Elizabeth Web
Or, warrant clerk, 10000; Georgina
Brones. gas tax auditor, $1,000: Hazel
De Wore, gas tax auditor, $4,000;
Elizabeth stannard, gas tax auditor,
$4,000; Olive LaGrave, tax refund
clerlk, $4,000; Della Dubs, tax refund
clerk, 1880; Ruth stenquist, tax re-
fund clerk. $500: Berta E. Baker.