Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-25
IRE SPEAKS FOR MCDONALD
Offers So -allea Compromise Feeding Re,o-
luton to Prevent Reduction.
BRUNING AND SOLOMON ARE DEFEATED
Outvoted in Their Attempt 20 secure
Fair Price for supplying
Meals TO County Jail
Prisoners.

As a result of voting down, to 2 several
resolutions which came before the county
board Wednesday morning. the commission
ers are holding a session In committee Of
the whole this afternoon once more to
thresh over the question of what pay sher-
in Mcdonald shall be allowed for feeding
the prisoners in his care.
When the board got to consideration Of
the pending resolution to cut the rate from
Is cents to 30 cents. Commissioner Solomon
moved its adoption. Commissioner IRE at
once offered the following as a substitute
whereas. The Judges of the district court
have provided jail rules, which require that
the sheriff of Douglas county shall furnish
shoes, bed clothing. washing, nursing,
prison garb, towels, soap. combs and such
necessary TO carry out said rules; and,
Whereas The average cost for the last
n sd. 70 the DroveS by n sad rules
to be furnished by said sheriff has been va
cents per man per day; and
Whereas, After careful investigation we
have concluded that reasonable compensa-
ton for the feeding of prisoners would be
2S1a cents per man per day; therefore. be it
| paid by the sheriff of Douglas county for
| furnishing all the articles provided in the
jail rules to be by him furnished ana hr tor
| fixed at IS cents per man per day, except
! insane and Juvenile prisoners, who shall be
J
cost to the county of 80 cents per person
per day.
This was signed by Commissioners Ure
and Kennard.
IRE Offers an Explanation.
Mr.. IRE explained the purpose of his res
olutlon as being an attempt to comply with
the requirements Of the rules adopted by
the district judges, which were printed
in The Bee Wednesday morning. He said
the arrangement embodied in the resolu-
ton would result in a saving to the county
Of about $3.50 a year compared TO what
the same service has cost heretofore.
Commissioner Kennard supported the res
olution and gave 1t as his belief 1t would
be fair to all parties.
| Commissioner Solomon, insisted the only
question before the board was the on'
matter Of paying for feeding the prisoners
He wanted that settled first, then thu
board could settle the other questions in
volved as they arose. He did not believe
the Jre resolution would stand the ties
OF the courts.
The substitute was lost-yeas, .Kennar,
and IRE; nays, Solomon, Trainor, Mr.
Chairman.
After some further talk the vote wa
taken on the S0-cent resolution for feed
ing alone. On this Trainor also voted n
with Kennard and IRE, and 1t was lost
! Then Mr. Solomon introduced a resolu
: ton providing that the sheriff be requires
| to make acquisitions on the board 70
necessary supplies. Mr.. Trainor introduce
a resolution to allow IS cents day for
, month, the sheriff then to report to tn
. board on cost Both were put over to tn
committee of the whole at o'clock. TIL
I same course followed when Mr.. IRE rein
troduced his S5-cent resolution, and it wa
, agreed that everything connected with tn
proposition be given consideration at tina
, time.
New Contracts Awarded.
On report from the committee Of" tn
whole contracts were awarded as fol
lows:
Allen Brothers. to furnish county stor
with following articles the figures bein
for pound: Beans, Sisc; coffee, l3c; rice
e 3lLc. rolled oats, 25sc; tea, lS19c; salt, sc
sack; sugar. A94 per 100 pounds.
J. HAYDEN Brothers, for Armour Soal
4 Sos per seventy-five pound box. Oman
o Family, 500 per sixty-pound box.
4 Hayden Brothers and Johnson Brother
s will furnish 70 the County hospital a
: articles on which they are low, and WI
. alternate in furnishing articles on who
: they are tied in the bidding; this not
I include articles on which other oldoei
s are given contracts.
n II p Mailender flour, 10 County stol