The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-25

In the policy which has been laid
down by the members of the county
! court, it appears that all bills rendered
| by the men from Chicago must be
paid at once without question, while
the legitimate expenses of the officers
/ of the county must be cut down lin
/ the interest of economy and retrench-
ment"
This position was outlined yesterday
when several bills from the sheriff for
the care of the insane came up. The
bills were not eXtortionate on their
face in fact reading showed them as
being very moderate. Here is a sam
pie of one:
alice Harker, insane. Hack hire.
50; railroad fare, S4.75; meal, Soc; total
$S.25.
John Wall. insane. Hack hire 81;
railroad fare, $3.50; meals, 81.
Emma Ahern. insane Hack hire Sc;
railroad fare. $3.50; female attendance,
50; meals 81: total S176G."
The total amount of this bin was
S4l.49 but when the account came up
the selectmen cut it to So Another
similar account for the care OF the in
sane. amounting to $3.50 was reduced
to $45
There has been a great deal of com
plant against the manner in which
the sherifs office is being treated
The sheriff is not allowed any money
for criminal expenses and as q result
the county is filed with petty thieves
who ought to be captured. They are
well known and could be apprehended
if the selectmen would allow rea-
sonable compensation for getting them.
The pay Of the sheriff is $3.50 per month
Out of this ne must pay his office man
and a deputy whom he is obliged to
keep to attend to the routine of GRIM
inal mater which is forced into his
hands. Office rent and light is also
paid from this allowance, so it will be
seen the sheriff does not have a very
wide margin.
AS matter of fact fund which
should be used in the legitimate eX-
penses of the county in the direction
indicated is absorbed by the seIectmen
in their mileage accounts. 1t is con-
coded by all who are familiar with the
circumstances that a county selectman
who can pile up bill of over 5000 per
month in the performance of the very
small duties which are required of the
selectmen of this county is too eXpen-
Sive luxury. 1t has never before
happened in the history of this county.
No matter how expensive the old coun-
" court may have been in other ways,
it cannot be charged that it used up
any such amounts in personal COM
pensatiOn as are being taken monthly
from the treasury by this set.
But this is not all the bills which
were rejected by the selectmen in this
line. The bill of the Salt Lake & Og-
den Gas * Electric Light company for
$50 for lighting the Jail was thrown out
and the clerk instructed that it must
not be presented again A bill of JUS
tice Harvey for 1928, fees in a GRIMM /
nal case was thrown out also.
Offenbach's claim for costs in the
case of Leona Hilpert, the little child /
who was killed on the West Side Rapid |!
Transit line some time ago was re-
ferred to the selectmen. 1t is under /
stood it will be cut down as being too
heavy. This case was by far the most /
important which Offenbach has had, !
in that it involved the placing of re- |
sponsibility for the little ones death /
on the right parties. If the bill is re-
duced it will have the effect of tend /
ing to discourage such inquiries and .
the safety and welfare OF the public ,
will be endangered thereby. But the !
selectmen will do as they please-until .
by some one or cited before !
had the matter of the actions OF this I
body before it, but decided not to take
any action-at present. That was the
decision arrived at. The present Sc
lectmen may not be aware that they
formed topic for discussion for day
at least, but they did.
Routine business yesterday was light.
+. o. G.. Shovel asked for damages for
his wagon which he claims was broken
by defective bridge. The matter was
referred to the selectmen.
County Superintendent Allen asked
that a warrant be drawn on the school
funds for the expenses of the COM
exercises at Calder's
to $3.50 which was done
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Pauper and insane. $e07.57
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. bbj.2O
Expense ......... ...........-....32 S. as
Roads and bridges ............... 1920
]. c. x c. B.-..-..:--...-.--.- 942.l9
The selectmen then adjourned until
Thursday