Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-09
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Attorney Mahoneys Report on tho
Sherifrs ONCE.
DEPUTY AND BAlLlFF FEES.
The finance Committeo's Findiugs In
the Matter OF County sta
tioncry-An Import
ant session.
Tho sher,T's Fees.

The county commissioners met yesterday
afternoon and received County Attorney Ma.
honey's report on the sherlff's once. 10
shows that during 1886, 1887 and 1Sss deputy
shcriffs receiving salaries from the county
wcro appointed court bailiffs by the district
court, tho compensation rs bailiffs being Se
per. day. The amounts were 81, ga In 1854.
81, ,32S in 1887, and Sl96 in 1888. He cited sew
oral cases on the subject to show that the
baliifs, and not the shoriff, are entitled TO re-
ceive fees, and the amounts so received by
the bailiffs should be taken into account in
fixing the amount of their compensation
The sheriff has received into his custody
United States prisoners, Sarpy county pris-
oners and transient prisoners. For this tho
sheriff is paid by the authorities committing
them, and received during 1883 70 cents per
day for United States prisoners, 81 for
Sarpy county prisoners, aud 81 for transient
prisoners. The county board has charged
as rent of Jail, cost of guard, etc, for United
States prisoners, since August Is, S5 cents
day; prior to that time, 20 cents day; 95
cents per day for Sarpy and transit prisoner
prior TO August 15; so cents since that timc.
This makes the following:
Keeping United States prisoners prior to
August 10, 1888, Sl,O62; keeping United
States prisoners from August 10 to Decem-
ber 81, Sl42.SO; keeping Sarpy county pris-
oners prior to August 10, S442; aceeping
Sarpy county prisoners after August Is,
SlS4.60; Keeping transit prisoners prior 70
August Is, s67; keeping transit prisoners
after August 15,S090.
This makes total charged by the board
against the sheriff for keeping foreign pris-
oners of 81, 902.50.
The county has the right to charge such
amount for the Jail as will be fair propor-
tion OF costs occasioned TO the county by re-
ceiving such additional prisoners.
During 1888 the sheriff's claim for keeping
city prisoners amounted to 81 col. IS. and for
committing them. Sl93 II was question
whether or not the county should pay for
city prisoners. sit seems clear, ''says the re-
port, that the Legislature did not intend 70
impose upon the county the burden Of keep
ing prisoners committed under city ordi-
nance in cities of the metropolitan class, and
| it would be manifestly unjust that the city
should receive the benefit of all fines col
lected under the city ordinances, whiie tue
county should be called on to bear the bur-
den of such prisoners as are unable to pay
the fines IMPOSED"
The question Of fees uncollected by the
sheriff was discussed.
The report returned the sheriff's claim for
conveying insane persons to the hospital
| The statute provides that the sheriff shall DO
| allowed for personal services SS day. HIS
| bill is on the theory that ne Is entitled TO the
| same pay for conveying patients to an asylum
as is allowed for conveying convicts 70 the
| state prison.
The report concludes that lit Is therefore
my opinion that in passing upon this bin, 20
| much of it as consists of mileage allowed TO
| assistants should be deducted, and the time
| travelling expenses of such assistants be
| paid.
The report was referred to tho finance
| committee.
| A petition for authority to rerecord .
| piece of property from ST. Philomenas to
| Windsor and John G. Cubb, was referred to
| the county attorney, to ascertain IL the
county had to go to the expense of re-record-
ing deeds in which errors had been made In
| the original fling -
The finance committee, to whom was re.
ferred the report of the stationery inyes-
| tigatng committee, reported that on the
item Of pens they found charged during 1883,
| $50 gross of pens amounting to S213.1S. or
| this number, but seventy-three gross have
been accounted for, leaving l07 gross unac-
| counted for.