Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-22

ried 10 to -, the vote being as fol-
lows:
Ayes Bendle, Cool, Carlson, Don,
ton. Larkin. Minter, Oswald, Rich
mond, Stroehle, Swanson, Weckel,
Wilcher, Wadsworth, Wright. 10.
Nays-Battles. Doering, Eastman,
Hanna, Huntley, McRoberts, Matthews,
McGimpsey, O'Brien, Palmer, Schnier
Venable. II.
The vote on the amendment of
Supervisor Oswald was then taken,
and it was lost, II to 49, The orig
inal motion of Supervisor Harris was
then voted on and it lost, 25 to 6,
Wilcher, Wadsworth and Wright vot-
ing in favor Of it.
This ended the conflict for the
morning. Supervisor Harris carrying
his motion for adjournment.
Done In Afternoon.
Right on the jump this afternoon
the matter was up once more, and
pandemonium reigned again. Sup
ervisor Gould offered a resolution
that the feeding of prisoners be left
to the sheriff according to law and
that he turn in all bills to the county
board for audit, and that the county
pay actual cost for feeding prisoners.
Supervisor Cool had an amendment
that the fee be fixed at 40 cents, but
this was lost Then Supervisor Cool
wanted to amend to make the fee
80 cents. but was ruled to be out of
order. Supervisor StrOehle referred
to the possibility that the sheriff if
the fee is cut, might make the cost
as high as IS cents a day if the
county pays the actual cost. This
suggestion seemed to have weight
with the members, for Supervisor
Gould's resolution failed to carry, the
vote being II to IS.
Then Supervisor Oswald offered 3
molten to make the fee 40 cents. and
an amendment was offered by Super
visor Doering to make it so cents.
This amendment carried. and the
beard finally fixed the fee at 80
cents
sheriff Rampage.
The sheriff was on the warpath be
cause of the inclination of the board
to chop off some of his perQuisiteS. He
argued, protested, and even threaten
ed. but without avail. This morning he
went so far as to declare that the whole
effort to cut his fee was inspired by
q bunch of gamblers whom he claims
he put out of business here. This very
strong insult to all of the taxpayers OF
the county who favor economy and fee
that the sheriff should receive only
tie compensation he is entitled to un
der the law, did not receive much
Credence before the supervisors.
Then. when it was proposed to cut
the fee to 80 cents-which should. &C
cording to the statistics, give the sher
if profit-he declared that he would
not accept this fee, and served notice
on the board that after May l he
would turn all bills over to the board
for audit Thus, i'll effect, the fixing
Of the fee at so cents will accomplish
just what was proposed by the resolu
ton OF supervisor Gould. Inc tnrea'
that the cost will be IS cents is ridicu
lous, as the board has the power tC
, regulate this very easily.
Supervisor Schnier pointed out tina
when Sheriff Kittilsen was elected the
fee was only 80 cents, and still the
sheriff seemed more than willing tC
take the office, and made a costly cam
paign to get it.
| Protest Against Bill.
A resolution protesting against TIT
| bill favored by the city council. Il
make it possible for the city to turn
over to the county the Rock rive
! bridges, was introduced by Supervise
Eastman, and was adopted, only fou
of the Rock Island supervisors vOtin
against it. This bill was introduced il