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Show ! ounty Commissioners Raise : jaJaries Of County Office Holders usessor, Sheriff, Treasurer" jnd Attorney Given Top S Raise; Six Cents Per Mile 1 ft Be Allowed For Mileage 0f the seven county of-' of-' .'U were given the maximum 1 1 ; :'"ixible under the ninth class ' r'tion by the Washington , v commissioners at a meet- . ."held to consider the raising '"alaries on Wednesday, July 13. '"-'others with the exception of "v county surveyor were given H in accordance with what the 'jjssioners felt was a fair pro--jonate raise to all. assessor came in for the -Bt increase when his salary '-"jumped from $720 to $1000. "allowance of six cents per mile "J also passed by resolution for irJleage required in the execu-" execu-" ' "a of their duties by members , -ie county official family. Prior this the assessor was not al- red any milage expense. In mak-y mak-y r this raise the commissioners --iidered the fact the assessor :;ld visit every piece of pro-,iv pro-,iv in the county, resulting in asiderable mileage during the cost of which formerly had : be borne by him. Tie other officers given the aimum raise were Sheriff An- B. Prince, Treasurer Nettie ; Morris and Attorney Orval In making the increase, the -missioners took into considera-3 considera-3 the great increase in work -t has been piled on the various jity officers and the fact that 1 county was now out of the and was able to pay the larger tries. In hearing the plea of the -j srs that they be given raises, j commissioners placed before officers the fact that they ' it also consider the tax payer's ; (Continued on page four) j County Salaries Raised (Continued from first page) side of the question and must continue to keep the county in a solvent condition. Taxpayers contacted by the News staff expressed satisfaction with the move made by the commissioners. com-missioners. It being the general belief that raises were needed to bring the salaries of the officers in line with the work they were required to do. For further information see ordinance or-dinance in this issue of the News. |