Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-18
COST OF THE COURTS.
Judge Judd Has Some Interesting
Figures Oh th0 Slti.Cl,
FOR THE CONSTITUTION MAKERS,
And For Olhor People, Tol-It VIII
Take q 1.-Two Mill Tax Tor
Courts Alone.

nuons IN speaking OF the matter !
incidentally 10 NEWS reporter De |
said that the running Of the courts |
alone, undor the State government, |
would require q tax Of between five /
nnd GlE mills on the G0llls The |
present Territorial tax 10 two mills Tor
40 Iugi0icG.
10 the judiciary committee Of tho
ConHutuU0nul Convention:
In mpilauuo with your request ihat
/ should furnish you with tue c0st 90
maintaining the courts Of tho rtsf-
tory aud ui The cost incurred lud pHId
by thu UaiigI States suI tbr Territory
ia uIu .Uu.i0u aud punishment Ul
uflmu iu Utah, i mot repeatedly
lIbmit tho following, being iue actual
cNpuuditufCl Cor tho year 1884
have selected the year 1894 for the
reason thHt 10 probably moro nearly
f,ptuHtutI Is tfuu statement % the cHsiIi
auJ $3.50 not liEoly that in thn iutIln
Tho DGuuurnI VIII ever tolr1s than tnUy
were nor inat yv.b
Amounts patio uy tbo United States
for muinIa'uInr Territorial pra.
uHrr. Iu 600 UruIiUut N....... ifIIi 60
sie.,.-....... -. tsu a
l,..g. Gs.9r, rahi iare.....- Lss 20
Executing warrant. HuI Hu..IUulH
o.. u..IU..th iH CRIMINAL ..#U.
!r.tqLt1s Is-a'a.g.. .. $50 o.
| Cot of rtuH porting uf"InHr DO and
T3.s u r,.- -' ...... ... 90. ssno
sns....s......-. - La5 30
W si.r.i sae1 "' .... .a 900 @
. .. .H.
roai1s la5i '... %. ,' cso
C0Ht of United stsloa attorney and
ssri i29l 5 g isll ,sa... 1862 1862 90
Tosl ps.Ib Ac United sutesS =. Us o.
hmou 40 Iuiu cat uI luu tfcu7uIy VI
/ ihe Territory Tor the year 1894!
ror Jurors, witnesses and court 5o. ..-
-a.hus. Cor four lldfs.,.,........... 1850 10
taSs...... .. ,o-'. ~ .'.- y. q. $50 90
liea aial iss. '.'....,...'. . % i.Hl 90
oss5s '''... "" '''.' '' ~ 1850 90
tIas ...,. ,........ ',- al.l 90
T5.5lis from pr.55a...-......... w." i.e1 60
| 'i,a Iur total paid 17 tHo Territory 8 5l,nI a
| Total paid uy United staiCs and ttau
AtrusHgl .tsssssss. bod. I'LL lNal ~
Too u8lye does not include the OK.
ponsUu which are now being paid by
the several counties Of tho Territory
Tor tho detention q criminals awaiting
Indictment HnI trial, aud such or are
confined tn the county iails upon iudg-
mCnt OF huu and lmpIlsDnmunt IN ml8.
d6mtGuOr cases. rnIs OF Itself 10 a
heavy expense. while 1 am not Ia
rOs1esIiuu Of the accurate figures, o.
beat / can learn, the cost 10 Salt Lake
C9uGty alone nt this time ranges from
5000 % 81 200 per month.
beg 90 call your attention 10 the fJl.
lowing CIubldumtl0ng Tho cost of
maintaining the punitontlaTy, uH will
be seen, ~ one Of the huhvies, items Of
expense. Tho average number NJ Ter.
| nt0fIul prisoners i0f The year 1894 was
about 1852, and tue cost was fraction
over sixty -0no cents per day for eaCh
| prisoner. THIS cost includes guards
warden, feed, clothing, anu IN sh0tl
ull expenses OF every kind.
The number Of Territorial prisoners al
this time lu the uuuiitntury d. au0ul
1866, uuf % 90 not likely 90 be any lus.
IN tho future.
Tho qupruon lhut conis0uls the Pee
PIE VI tie new State is. Shall ,hi
taxpayers support these prisoners %
idignCss at not only a heavy but iuurtas
ing GIougr; or thall tho peniiBntiErl
, be made supporting by putting thl
c1uyigM 10 work ~ some profitable
, labor?
, am certain with properly devised
plan, the pruiieu,iATy can not only bD
I made sel'-aupp1uiug, but can be ma q,
20 rcal'zs a revenue 10 tho Slate
. Moreover, / believe % IL inhumlu O
keep the prir0utH peuuei up in idlu
ueH, sud am cure not only that u doe
not w0fG ANY reform among thein, bu
! | turns cas- wurse criminals than went in
You will observe that the salaries %
, the four judges paid By iht UuituD
states anu the Territory amount 10 %
annual outlay Of $4,000 rluro vii
necessarily DO an increase OF this OK
puusU, buCluFn there must bO Rn iu
orrnBu Of the Judges. The appellate cour
must consist OF not loss ,nau tsTe
D Judges, which number 1 believe 20 b.
. ample, and the district courts Of Ia
= State Will require NJ least ok dislriC
. Judges. / am Satisfied lnut six dislfiC
Judges can 90 tho WORK n they are IN
ttiliRynt lHwyct who know how an
are willing 10 work.
1 am AlHu halIHNHA hAAA lNNIt mus
= he BUmu Increase IN another direct 1u
, The coutta should DO held iu orc.
county Of the State, which will pros
70 ably make some increase in the cost O
% juuos. There may be other expense
incident 20 maintaining tho courts q
the state, which no not az this tim
! occur 20 me.
q Hut 1 am satisfied some Of th
heaviest items ~ uXpeute C0utalne
-, ia my figures herein above oct out, cal
j be- materially lnHsuned, n not don
: away with altogether In this / ia
70 Cludo tho cost of maintaining lh
peultOuiiary. By proper management
tails Item 0f expense can be- entitul
gotten rad of, A. indeed, o. before said
tue institution cannot be made 10 tur
a pr1ht TO the State.
y Tho grand jury gyHiom at this d.
=. and me Is largely ana tor Ofiiugr
purposes au on Cnrlnism. The cost {
Y | grand iurlta and Witnesses ~ nppoa
n before them be-, unupr otiltnIy uiicuu
stances, both usulgbsi rxpouoiye An
3 uumberslmu luxury, without CORES
, poutiug bench. ihurn m1y uo Umel
D | grncics where Grant lucy H needed
anu doubtless such will arise from tim
4 Boz time, but tho igdPu holding M
cour, sh0uld be charged with the II
j. spongbiuly OF calling one whe
+. needed.
Another great sayingof oEpenso ca