The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-21
FOX ON THE RACK.
LAks OOunty's Sheriff Makes . Reach for
Revenue and i Raped % the
Knuoklss By the Oom-
missioners.

During the session OF the county COM
missloners q tilt occurred between them
and Sheriff Fox which does not put the
latter in the most favorable light al
though he may feel justified In bis own
mind for the posiElon he takes. 1t would
no doubt have been much better had
Sheriff Fox compromised the matter
rather than let ii become a matter 6f
public record. If we understand the
case rightly the sheriff has been allowed
fifty cents . day for boarding prisoners,
which be considers too Low. TO get
around the matter in another way, ut
the late session OF the board he brought
10 . claim OF $4,000 for carrying water
and waiting upon prisoners for the past
two years. This, Of course, sriled" the
commissioners, as will be seen by the
following official action taken by them as
shown by the minutes. The resolutions
Of the board explain themselves and also
the strained relations which now exist
between them and Sheriff Fox:
"W hereas, Noyes A. Fox, as sheriff of
Lake county, South Dakota, has pre-
sented to the board OF county commits
~sioners of Lake county, South Dakota,
for allowance and payment, a bill or
claim against said county, amounting to
$4,000. for carrying water, and waiting
upon prisoners from February %, 1893,
-
TO January |. 1896; and,
"Whereas, the said Noyes A. Fox has
had the nse and occupation of four cer-
tain rooms in the basement, or first
story, OF the court house or Lake COM
ty, South Eakota, as and for living
rooms for all the time since about Janu-
airy 1, A. d. 1888, down to this date; and,
also, during said time has used coal,
wood, kerosene and gasoline belonging
to said county, for heating and cooking
purposes; and,
whereas, the said Noyes A. Fox has
paid no REM for said rooms, and is in
debted to said county OF Lake, south
Dakota, for the rent thereof, and is also
indebted TO said county for the coal so
used by him as aforesaid, no part OF
which has been paid. IL 10 therefore
Resolved, by the board of county
commissioners OF Lake county, South
Dakota, ID. regular session, that the said
bill OF Noyes A: Fox, for carrying water
and waiting on prisoners, as aforesaid,
be, and the same 10 hereby, rejected and
disallowed, and the states attorney OF
Lake county, South Dakota, is hereby
instructed to N action against
said Noyes Al. Fox to recover the value
OF the nse and occupation OF the four
living rooms 10 the basement Of the
court house OF Lake county during the
time aforesaid, and also to recover the
value oil the GOAL 80 used by him, slid
Noyes A. Fox, therein, for the time afore-
said, for his use and benefit.
BE it further resolved, by the said
board OF county commissioners, that
said county refuse hereafter to furnish
TO the sheriff Of Lake county, South Da-
kota, coal, wood, kerosene and gasoline
for his private use, and that said sheriff
shall pay as rent for the living rooms
now occupied by him in the basement OF
the court house Of said county, the sum
OF $500 per month, payable monthly"
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