The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20

re.x,as Young yesterday fled
kx2s reooYt OF his invesNga-
f1pl - sbsrlss Office, covering over
sasf = - xsrinx The psr.od from January
Elas = Iarxary - lSsa. IS 4oi4o"s.
= ~ " seattle. Aug. - lsss-
~. Hcnorable Boa OF So.n,ss
ls-s.ssorxrg Of King So1n 49, 49,
nxs-I - nsfs.rs OF record ~ Sad Office
- sos rrsaxnitgsde and the EffAe re-
o. -. x~saf that ! have ceSnAeu ~
lsKss - s..Srt from time g time As I'D
~. = sraeyesses and as J nnisa any ees-
- ,.sI 18th I submitted for your con,
Q1 20 s,aferrent Of money coiiScfso
feesza ssss.sst~ az King county from 5Asa1-
e -. n January II ie-ss Tor oyeI1
~ sssto1y q prisoners 9tasi s- 80,
- ,.tinx fne position that any sum
- ~ board SHOULD have been Laaa
81, - souaty freakary as other Tees
= ss nov to report. covering a!,,,t the
80 frcr January Z, LAP. 20 Saa .Slaa.,
rs!eS Slssrcszrgeg, overtime, etc. FOUND
- .ss-;srs board bills OF that tune.
tls sssas.ntIng is divided into two
-. meh covering separate term oi
e 49, ~ ss lead Of "overehargss" ] have
3 ssport: s.aaa "A
~. =. n ~ ....-.... .5ze Te-s2.sa -
- ur.cs OF board Of prisoners u n1sa
- tine to tine ny ihe ooafe q ssaA -
S-s~s,on@rs The first order pfsof 70
- 81 Isl, I fiBd II volume :, k4se
= ,s,asr date OF March Is, lss Anls
- = > demand Of the sncTin for tins
s.ssrsfion Of The rate OF - per oss nay
& bser formerly .s I'D re rate OF
- 1emGzd vas refused. aiso shs .~N0 %
fasntS maintained. Sn
n,,ssr ths next sherin's term, while
- . no record OF action OF ans Sees
~ ~ matter bills we're presented ai.a
S1vsd O. TIE rats OF - cghts fei .as
- continue the rate unth TIE next re-
ssssi.a Acton OF the board under GATE o.
- 4 issi. volume s. page al hXing tne
- :. r. cents per DAY Tails rate II
scsshssed I'll April !, 1S@. volume J. pase
Z sxsrg the rate az 20 cents Per cay,
* ne *. volume s. under date OF April
- Ire price Is again reduced 10 y
ssusf rsr Glera. this rate was maintained
AVE mus explained In detail the
s.,sss due the sheris1, that Iny debts may
e Mora clearly understood.
~ various Items under this head are
IA % Of enhanced prices on convicted
Nfseat warrant Of law, and apparently
Va he ore Idea OF receiving as moeh
ss the county = the sr ns9''0 he anu sheri
venje charge Upon the conviction OF an
fsusEse 4 per day. though the price per
fS.z e fixed b. the commissioners was
b. y cents ger day. A..a
seset aron the conviction Of an inmate,
A. sbefiR would supplement the account
IS szdirg the extra charge from the uhe
Il kn commitment.
Il hr any verbal agreement the saeTin
a nA
q collection Il was not night nor Juss
"a. ne charge should have antsdatsd
h. conviction. even 10 the date OF his IN
cfrsrasfon
!tsms % charged are designated BY an
Tass the charge was known 70 and per-
mtted BY the county commissioners and
sszsry auditor Is shown by the auditing,
trprgyal and payment Of the bills that
.bs charge was hold up and for a
nzs coanienanesa and later cnte ssd. y
Gaxn BIZ the following writing attached
= ana part Of bill No. @,s@S-t. ordering as
ms foregoing and within bin of ]. II;
Easissy Is hereby rejected on the ground
'hss ne said Woaiery Is md bted % he
naasy oyerpaid said woolery by the
hoard Of county commissioners Of King
eoaasy. Washington. through mistake and
aTw "a bills presented by the said Wool
e. xAlnst said county . said board
tsriag TIE years 1919 and issi. which said
ssm Eais wooiery promised and agreed 20
Fray said cosnty. which he has failed 20
e. ara whira said sim IL TOW due and
Wholly unpaid, but the auditor Of said
Naaty % hereby directed 20 credit saia
tocfry With the amount OF the within
ha tp-wi-. 10 the sum % si4s upon the
- agoans due said county from said
Neaatry IS aforesaid. Signed. Fred
6ssss chairman OF the board Of county
unmlssoners
DEC inter Isl fSa -
Ahd 70 The entry in volume S. page g..
rasr cate o. December IS 1884. as above.
~ . the written opinion ~ the coun y
Sefneys dated Seattle. June :. isaS on ille
nk office. and reading as follows, to-
Nathan Bernsn, Esq. County Auditor.
Ny-lFar Sir: Your second letter OF In
SNfy inelossug bills Of ex-SheriH Wool
.ef naArd % prisoners for the months
Ssfsrber and December 1874 j. re-
Ss1 | also received yours Of the 2ist
-. NNh enclosures relating 10 the same
Ss-G In reply thereto vii state that
~ es the opinion that no greater
s1saat ihsn - cfnts per Day could legal
allowed for the board II taeh pr1s-
!. =. ssailned IN the county Jail after June
ss on That date the law relating 10
~ sIhiecs went into effect. IL Is plain
rasss as follows. That Dc shall BE- un-
asfe ser the board Of county commits
49, e sry county n this state % al
s-aole mar p cents per day for the
s@sas y each prisoner confined ia tho
49, NN Of their respective counties
esSrs iaAt IN ne face Of THIS statute
- soSFd allowed 81 par day
sasIe vas certainly 81 this case an Il.
-. saasse and az overpsyment. The
10y fse a. Individual Is IN this posi-
- u 4 by mistake pays a ereateY
ssssat thaa the stipulated OK axed prlcd
- g rs a@tcerS or employees. II should
- re ovsrpayment iro-a tho next bill
sssssa after the mistake is dis
ssIsars tAst after June II iSss there
~ Pata % The sheriff the amount 81
80 ~ Tue board Of prisoners confined
S soSnts taA IN excess Of "a cents per
49, ! Aiso appears thu; SgEa. tire bal
s,se ss-',nea on these bills was allowed
- 20 sene Z. iS0 therefore advise
- As4 % county commissioners 10 re-
~. ne action hsratnfore taken IN
- saastss and eniy deduct s4Sa So from,
- - ealnh has been presented OK the
49, sad net paid and that the ha3.
ts.s&sss AspNsa and warrant drawn
- -. 80 delivered 10 ;. II Nooiery I'M
!. nsnt ard settlement OF thls NAT,
t. So o.a1sfeNersy has Er2wn out al
"a sssss~l2fities occurring previous 10 ths
"a ~ SsasSlFStson 0uferlnE u0an the atl-
e. ssEE e'tlce. and has caused this
ssrA sr 49, loss q time, hard work and
ne iast question submitted an
wne 1871 That "a makes no ls~erercs
a 49, t.sSa e. persons were Who rass.
es~s or allowed thfs unlawfsf
sxs.ss, a. tnsSe bills claimed 20 h,s auf
srsss.s nc sta'e were for the Scar,i =.
esrsk sitter convictiar. thA gst,,,t 1
~ ave natt no part u Is. + the hifi.
= 49, Tf charge agairs; the county
es.s !. n excess q - ctuiS Ter dav
= lawfully SLEEVES
- = cbear 49, -
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