The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-21
OUEsTI0N OF RIGHT
e.amissioners and Sheriff Dis
agree as to Accounts.
-,<oNeas' BOARD THE ISSUE.
-. HsYusss 10 Pay the Bfii and
resnfy Fellows suls-A Test Case
IA Court May Result.

=. r,un.y commissioners have refused
-xx Sheriff Wooiery's bill OF g7ss for
:. ssara q prisoners during the month
: xnxeuber on the ground that he Is IT,
go e. the county IN the sum CT ssg4 50
= s~~rpsy on the same account during
= .sd 1885,. which SUN the commission
Z. AIR sgooierY has promised but failed
- When the matter came up at the
--wssr-rneefsng o. the commissioners day
| - YESTERDAY tie BIZ for board OF the
.ssar.rs for November was rejected. but
- he provtso that tins amount be cred
- = woolery's unpaid account.
v~.s Gaach, chairman OF the county
! ..-risssouers. last evening said 20
zxs.snselilgencer reporter IN explanation
Il < tse saatfss:
srss. is purely business proposition
"a .aere i no fight between Sheriff
SEER ard the board. as many might
-. The ratter came abou; In this
- some time ago the county auditor
-.-s,veA nefbce from the state auditor
-. ne state regulated ali bits for
...-ssrg state prisoners IN the county
= mis- vas q surprise TO Us and CT
sss-se resulted In a genera, mixing UP OF
..-.snts The state had always paid the
..n.sv Z, a day for the care Of convicted
80 uri@oners awaiting removal 20 the
s...ssrtssfy or prisoners who were held In
=. eaurty jaiI pending the disposal Of ap-
- =, the supreme court. The county
s..,v,lsssorers then came to the conciu-
- nat As the state would not allow
-. raunty a cent for the care OF state
...sun.sr. me county would only allow
- .aessr the same rate az he was get
,g.x lar the care OF county prisoners. This
80 : nos 50 cents a day. but was form
erly % cents
-yow. the mixing of accounts came
.hast n thSs way: When the state al
Iswt4 a a day for the care OF prisoners.
fhe county allowed the sheriff the same
.aaunt The sheriff would present hts
III Zach month arsi receive his pay from
a. efanty before the county was paid
bv the state Consequently, when the
rsw order was issued bY the state audi
sr il can be easily seen that the sheriff
hal already received pay for the care
prisoners prohibited by the order.
vhen this was figured out, IL was found
that the SSsFttA ssAA Ettt4NtA ~9At-9' ht~aN
tAau h. should have received. Sheriff
Eooiery promised 10 settle the matter,
bat mas never done SO. Now our re-
fasal to pay his bill and the order TO
credit II To bis account may result IN
nandanms proceedings to compel the
eaaaty 10 pas the bill. In that way It
vii be settled In court whether the sber-
IL has 10 repay the county on the old
reount Il saw woolery today and he
bought that, while he might have to
settle the account. II WAS hard on him.
| tod him the best way to settle the
natter was 10 take IL into court at
eaee lie also brought up the point that
h some counties the sheriffs were still
rseesying 81 day FOR the care OF prison
era While that may be true, figure
that the cost OF taking care or a few
prisoners In a backwoodS county wherc
he advantages are few, Is greater than
n a city like Seattle, where the num-
Der OF prisoners Is great All the sher-
ih has to do here is 60 furnish cook
saa food. The prisoners get two meals
day ana IL seems to me that IN the
present condition of Affairs the amount
Is enough"
Sheriff wooIery could not be found last
ssegsng.