The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17


much as possible. The shsriff's deputies
are now allowed per diem pay when en-
gagged In enforcing the law and fees be-
sides, The sheriff 90 uses the Law cover
ing this per diem pay and the fees that
IL 10 great source Of profit to him. IL is
not only 90 in this county but In every
county In the state. The law 10 80 ar
ranged that the sheriff can reap . rich
harvest without enforcing the prohibitory
lava This protest comes from the fact
that the sheriff's force is not properly en-
forcing the law. He started In about
year ago but It amounted 10 very little.
Very nttis attention has been paid by the
sheriff and his deputies TO the complaints
which have been made to them and AZ a re-
suit the county attorney has been forced 20
give his complaints to the police who have
executed the warrants they have received
in faithful manner. II ths sheriff q force,
which is q great expense to she county, is
OF no use, why should we pay 10000 for
nothing, for that Is the sum u costs the
city of Portland every year. IL they psr-
formed their duties properly there would
bs no complaint, but they don't do IL
and 1t 10 not necessary to maintain such
an expensivs establishment when the
police can do 1t rs we'll or better. This
10 not properly the business OF the police
who are supposed TO keep the peace, but
they can do IL. We have nothing to do
with the matter In reality bus 90 long as
We have to pay three-ffths Of the county
tax this m after concerns rs q great deal
II the sheriff is going TO enforce the law
Properly let him TO ahead and do 1t. II be
isn't going TO use these expensive liquor
deputies this business should be stopped.
60 we protest against the present method.
The sheriff should enforce the law or dis
charge bis liquor deputies altogether.
Mr.. MeLAughlin-It is generally known
that this law is not enforced by either the
Iolloe or the sheriff. Why are not these
places CLOSED upf Why don't the county
attorney give more warrants to the police
to s,rve and have these places shut up IL
that Is what he wants dome. / was told
the other day that BY actual count there
were three hundred and sixty-five bar
rooms In Portland. Some Of them should
be shut up. It would be good thing to
give all the warrants to the police and let
them serve them. This rum business
hurts my business more than anything
else.
Mr.. Connellsn-As / am enc Of the
legal sharks OF whom the gentleman
from two has referred, and am somewhat
interested In this matter, I would like to
ask the gentleman from six II he proposes
to make this council an Investigating
beard. II we look after our own business
we will do good job. don't presume
to know anything about the statements
made by the gentleman from six, but II
they are true We have nothing to do
with 1t. The remedy Is to lie found at the
polls not In the city council. The trouble
10 ths psople don't want this law en-
forced. They almost defeated . man
several years ago who was enforcing the
the law, and he was reelected BY . very
small majority. move that the matter
BE- laid upon the table. The motion was
-:c~-a"' nv several members Of the coun.
The ayes were called for and the presi-
dent declared thaS the motion to lag on
the table prevailed. Mr.. Griffin doubsed
the vote and rising vote was taken.
Fifteen voted to lay on the table and MAE
voted against It, The matter was then
laid on the table.
MIR. Woodsids tt en- sent to the presl-
denis desk the following order which
was rad:
Ordered, That the city solicitor be and
hereby IL directed In behalf OF the city
counoil of Portland to petition the ssna-
tors and Representatives OF the state OF
Maine at the next session Of the legisla-
ture 70 enact . law providing a. follows:
Section 1.-The sheriff OF the county Of
Cumberland from and after ths first day
of January, 1901, shall receive an annual
salary Of $1,000 from the county treasury
instead OF the compensation provided In
section % Of chaptsr 90 Of the revised
sheriff OF said county shall not receive
from any Of bis deputies any OF the fees
earned by Eaid deputies or any percent age
earned thereon after said date.
Provided, however, that said $1,000 shall
be in full fer all services and that any
fees acor uing to the said sheriff for at
tendance on any court or as witness or
In any other capacity shall be turned over
by him to the county treasurer. Pro-
vided, however, that said sheriff on the
FIRST day OF January annually shall state
. true account Of the amount aooruing
W ulu as prOub LUZ Va pth1SncAo
under his care during the preceding year
and make a true return thereof under
oath to the treasurer Of said county and
when the sum so accruing to him In any
year for such board of prisoners shall ex-
coed the sum OF $1,000 then he shall not
receive any part OF said salary for such
year.
Section a.-This act shall take effect
when approved.
Explanation:
This law Is similar to the law passed In
1899 to reg late the salary of the sheriff
Of Waldo county. Similar laws have also
been passed regulating the salaries Of tho
st eriffs Of FRANKLIN, LINCOLN, sAroostook,
Sagadahoc and Washington counties.
The practical effects of the last pro-
vision in sectien one Of the proposed law
will be to make the sheriff forfeit his
salary in case he 90 conducts the jail as
to make net profit Of more than $1,000.
This will be beneficial In that 1t will give
the prisoners the benefit Of the money
which Is appropriated fer them.
The salaries allowed the sheriff Of
Waldo county which has law with a
provision similar to this Is S40O. The
salary raid to the sheriff OF franklin