Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-08
NEW COUNTY JAIL NEEDED
Retiring Sheriff Sends Communica-
ton to the Board.
SALARIES OF OFFICIALS FIXED
Three Thousand Dollars Allowed TO
the Assessor for Council
Bridge work Territory
Allotted.

The need of a new county Jail In Coun-
Gil Bluffs was called TO the attention of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday In
a communicates from former Sheriff I'D
Canning. In his communication, after
stating that he considered the plan OF the
present jail a failure from the start, Mr..
Canning says
AT the present time. and It has been
so for some time. the cylinder cannot be
revolved except with q large iron crow
bar in the hands OF the prisoners. The
material of the cylinder and bars that
form the corridor is tempered to such a
hig degree that It Is brittle and very
easily broken. In repairing the broken
bars in the lower corridor we have filled
the space between the bars almost solid
and consequently 1t shuts off the light
and also the air. with all the improve
ments that can be made. IT never can be
a safe and sanitary Jail"
No action was taken on the communica-
ton at yesterdays session, nut 1t is un-
derstood the matter of the county jail
will be taken up by the board before 1t
adjourns.
Compensation Of assessors for Council
Bluffs. Avoca and Carson was fixed. AS
SCISSOR Hardin of Counci Bluffs, who this
year will be required to make the biennial
assessment Of real estate. as we'll as per
sonal property, will receive $4,000, which
is $500 more than ne was paid two years
ago. The assessor for Avoca Will receive
SIS and the assessor at Carson $50 The
pay of the other assessors t~hroughou
the county probably will be fixed by the
board at today's session.
Tive Clerks for Recorder.
The county recorder was allowed to en-
ploy two clerks, one at a salary of $50 a
month and the other at $40 a month, Re
corder -Barghausen filed with the board
the appointment of Mrs. L A Lester as
the first clerk and Miss Hazel F. Morrow
as the second clerk. The salary of the
recorder, which is fixed by statute, is $3.50,
and that of his one deputy is also fixed
by statute at $500 a year.
The salary of q. r.. jackson, county
superintendent Of schools, was fixed at
81, 500. and he was allowed 5000 a year for
clerk hire.
George T. Miller was reappointed over
seer of the poor for Kane township and
his salary fixed at $50 a month.
The compensation OF the district court
baiIiff in Council Bluffs was fixed at 81
per day.
Allotment OF territory for bridge work to
tAC OhN iIN VI NV DOoto was
made as follows:
Baker-Kane, Lewis, Garner, Crescent and
Rockford townships.
Bullis-Layton, Lincoln, Wright, Wave.
land, Grove and Macedonia townships,
Johns-Center, Valley, James, Knox anc
Pleasant townships.
Setz-Washington, Belknap, Carson, Silver
Creek. Keg Creek and Hardin townships.
Spencer-Neola, Norwslk, York. Boomer
Hazel Dell and Minden townships.
The auditor was directed TO advertise fol
bids from physicians for medical attend,
ance on county charges.
Paul Witt OF Boomer township presented
a claim for $50 against the county for IN,
death OF two heifers and two steers which
he asserted had died from licking whit,
lead paint left unprotected at q bridg,
which was being repaired in the vieinit,
of Wits farm. The board declined to en-
terrain the claim.
The overseer OF the poor was authorized
to purchase a ticket to Seattle. Wash. 70,
Mrs. Christine Engle. TO prevent her be
coming a county charae