Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-17
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sas souufy vsisosess. md hs osly Rfves
tn4 pfisosess too meals tay. szd IL
ooassy pays fer svssythins. sxssps the
grab. furnishes biarkets, -, fssi,
ssssrtsnss. and the pxisousrs Do
the elbows. When IL u Keuenbsred
thss the hiehess-psissd boarding ho1ses
Ia Seattle charge only sfx dollars .
week, the exosnse sf fsns. ko1ss fur
rtee sne. fnsl go snd sfsendsese. b.
sioss psssomshis pscft. must esne
ose Of that rate, ons = inclsned 70 fhirk
either the jail prfs1nsss dine % qaaii
90 soaee, tsoof. tendsfiois skeaks. and
other e.bsesetaai end faesy food ssgvsd
g high prsosd rssssnrnnAs, o. tns Ser
IL ts chafRtsR too mnah- But The hiGh-
boarding hsosss fusufsh
three meaia . day, The sheriff far
uishss only tvo ! II too meals . DAY
ooss the eoussy seven dollars . vosk,
stthsr tbs bill Of fare IL urliuissd. or
the sheriA h making pile Of norsy.
Ths sotion Of ths osensy eommislsor-
efs 10 redoc!re the cost Of boarding the
pvtsonsrs fron one dollar dag fog each
Dstsooes 10 ssxty cents day, didn't
please 6her.6 CsehrADs. He said u cost
him Dose than enc dollar . day for
ssch prisoner to board them. Thus Il
you'd appear fhs sheriff vas running
his poblis boarding house 81 loss. The
esussosity Of the sheriff In this respect
was not Appreciated By the board OF
eo1uty commissioner.
Then the sheriff kicksd- Ths kick
vas exactly - follows:
TO tie Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners of King County, Gentle.
men:-I hereby respectfully protest
against the order made BY your honor
able body ~ Ito last session, refusing the
rate Of board Of prisoners confined Ia The
county Jaii TO sixty ceufa Q dAy. and
hereby notify roo thai shall demand
from said connsy the sum Of one dollar
per day for tbs board of each one Of
such prisoners, - In tav and justice I
AN sntitIed, and that shall nos board
sAid prisoner for any less sum.
WILiIAn CocnBAxR,
ehesia Of King O5anty, W. T."
The DIGESTION then became. Which IL
the bigger, sheriff william Ooohraus or
tbs board of county commissioners?
TIE foilossra order made BY the board
With references 10 Sheriff Oochsane's
comm apioasiou vilI throw Q little light
on that problem. Whereas oeumun-
ieatiou trecitsng Ii ~ above eivenl has
been received by the board from vii
liam Coohrane. sheriff Of King county,
ths board being satisfied that sixty
cents per head. the rate heretofore dxed
By the board for the boarding OF county
prisoners, II ample and sufficient, 70 10
hereby ordered that eaid rate be main
tanned and continued. II the present
sheriff will not board said prisoners ~
said rate. be Il hereby requested By the
board Of county commissioners Of said
King county 90 properly turn over that
cart OF his efsi,iai duty 10 the county
commissioners az be can by law and
the board will take STEPS to carry cot
their order regarding the matter.
ALEx. AILKx.
Chairman of the Board"
Then the commissioners spit on their
hands and aaurativeiy told the sheriff
that they we're entitled 10 fifst blood.
WHAT THIx saKnfyF SAID,
sheriff Cochrane Was seen s1ms time
after the commissioners had made the
order ahovs noted.
what are you going TO do about itf'
inquired . Posr lsrxLLiorscxa re-
porter.
"Aboa, ~haif" in.erroaativeiy replied
the sheriff.
'You said In your communication TO
the commissioners thai you wouldn't
beard the prisoners for less than one dol
lar day for each prisoner. They reply
that II you wili not do 30. they viii at
tsnd 20 boarding them. Nov, viii you
rcfose 10 hoard the prisonersf'
II have left the matter With my at
torueys."
"Bas what are you going TO DO" per.
sisted the reporter.
"It is matter for the courts to de-
eide"
Then the sheriff walked away.
About az hour later be appeared before
the county commissioners and argued
the matter. he told them that 1t
wasn's fair to rednce the rate during
his term Of Office. II they wanted to
reanoo the rate they might do so after
hts time expired. He said that board
tne prisoners ia jsii Differed from
kespisc a boarding house. Ia the lat
ter great many things are placed on
che table from one meal to another.
He referred &, the ancient and heroic
ooanoni2 known as bash
a. an instance of bow small economics
could be praetised on boasdsrs whc are
lsss oar. cuisr taao jail prisoners.
Ihsrs are no fieAy ingsr after a meal IN
the jail. Those Festive fellows turn
what they cans eat. The sheriff said
be would produce the AFFIDAVIT, Of the
cook as 30 the sSsi of the food far
nsshsd.
what do you supply for bfeakfasil'
Asked Commissioner Allen.
"stsak, tread and cofss."
ANY butter. OF milkf'
mo"
"Hos mnsh bread Is allowed each
MANI
"Une loaf. about a pound"
They cost about eight eentsl"
Yes"
VIVA, do You pay for Ussti'
mime cents"
"Hos many meals DO you sives"
i've"
DO ,au fsrnlsh meat at bath
uaealsf"
yes; about a poand and g calf Cay
10 each man
'po 700 sepply potatoesl
ayes. AZ The evening meal"
According 10 his own showing each
prisoners food costa aooat rs follows:
ussas ISL cent?, bead 8 cecss. cod e :
coats, potatoes ~ cents. a total OF Z,
q u.s each day. 10 this must be added
shs cost of cooking and The hire OF .
coos, assuming thai be psys cock
one Dollar & day, aud teas ella f9si eesis
ftty cents day. fnis. divided among
ssy twensy ave grieoosTs. viii be siI
cents fer each prisoner. bringing toe
total cost % 10 thirty enc cents go the
saer,s's cwn showing. AZ he has beFD
receisinz aas dollar dsy fot each
prisoner, lis net pxodl .as sixly-nins
cents a day. At siksy esuts day i0s
each prisoner hts proat slli be t~ssss-
n.us cents q day. Thee tie snsFiu pfos
faced little book, when saowed teH