Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-07
THE COUNTY BOARD.
1t Considers Sheriff Coburn's 40
counts Again.

Ryan & Walsh presented the county COM
missioners yesterday with a bill for 1901 for
extras, and Chairman O'keefe remarked
that the contractors chad a hard row to
hoe" TIL bill is for 81 900 brick and their
laying, which the contractors assert were
not in the plans, but were needed to perfect
the work. The clam was referred.
The petition of August Rothman for
license to sell liquor at Bennington was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee with power
to act.
Joseph Archibald and b. p. Knight were
approved as securities in the 81, 900 bond of
the Banobra Flagstone company. August
Doh and George Schroeder were accepted
for Il similar amount on the bond of the Chi
cage Lumber company.
County Treasurer Bolln reported 1896. o. of
miscellaneous fees collected for the quarter
ending with September.
James Is. Bruner, superintendent of public
instruction, reported the receipts of the
teachers institute fund for the quarter at
S345. t6: expense of institute, S2l5.65; balance
in hand, Sl30.0l.
County Judge Shields reported fees for
July, SSs2.39; expenses, 1872 20; fees for Au-
gust, S345.44: expenses, S3,1.6J; fees for Sep
TENDER, s97T6+; Expenses, S3'3.35.
Sheriff Coburn put in the following bills
For committing prisoners in September, $50;
court fees and expenses for May term of
court, S532.2 for boarding prisoners in Sep
TENDER, $500 40: for boarding and committing
insane in September, $500.
At a previous meeting the sheriff presented
a bill for SAG. 80 for committing prisoners
during July and August. The com
mittcc figured that $50 of that
oners, and they recommended the payment
of the claim after deducting $50. The COM
mittce also advised that there be deducted
from the sheriff's bill for boarding prisoners
L, ,,,,,,e thn g,,n, nf tssn ~ ,pl,,h ~,
is asserted to he charged for city prisoners.
The committee that the balance
of the sheritf's board bill be placed to his
credit as an Offset to the claims the commits
sioners have against him.. A bill for s53.25
for handling insane was allowed, but S49.2j
of it was for boarding the insane, and the
committee advised giving the sheriff credit
as in the other case. The committee make
up the following amount against the sheriff:
Balance due the county June III, 1855. 81, 2lO AZ
To the use of jail in keeping outside
prisoners. ...... Lag 81
To fees in the hands of eX-County
Judge McCulloch. ............... PA 50
Total 81, 912 IS
The sheriff is credited with the following
items:
BY boarding prisoners in July.......S 7OS.s so
BY boarding prisoners in August -. 559.s5
BY boarding insane. ...... .......... 49.2
Total sou 40
~; N nlan N l~,oiryt
'ss'@ ,fs wound IcaNo ii balance of 81, COS. IS due
the county. The report continues:
Your committee would further recon-.
mend that in the future no claim be consid
cred by this board for the boarding and com
hitting Of Omaha city prisoners, also tina,
the sheriff be notified that on and after DC
tober |, 1855, he will be charged 81 cents per
day for each prisoner who is retained in the
county Jail after being convicted of any Of
Tense punishable by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary.'
The report was signed by Messrs. Ander
son and Corrigan, and was adopted.
The sewer work on the McArdle road, two
miles west of Creighton cemetery, was
awarded to Alexander McGarock at
the following rates: Brick work complete,
per lineal foot, S9.04; concrete (rockj, pei
cubic yard, 81; brick masonry per 1000 in
wall, $15.
"A committee recommendation to appoint
John Il. Evans examiner of wards, at SIPS a
month, in the place of j. j. Points, resigned,
was laid over for a week.
II. a. Rosters was allowed a claim of
| 81, 30. So for labor and material in painting
and repairing the court house and Jail.
The following appropriation bills were
passed: From the road fund, S?S9.55; from
hospital fund, SlO,SSO,2j; from road fund,
S2,S1l.22.