Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-22
TALK ABOUT A new JAIL
Board Hesitates Between Repair Of
Old or Erection Of New One.
HOSPITALS WANT LARGER PAY
tract IL Insufficient at Present
Rate which Must be Paid for
Supplies and Help.

SupplIee ana nehps
Although no action in the matter by
the Board of Supervisors is looked for
at the present meeting. II IL likely some
steps will be taken when the board re-
convenes in February to improve the
present conditions of the county jail An
informal discussion of the subject yes
terday by the board indicated that the
members are in favor OF submitting the
question of building q new jail to the
voters of the county in case IL " found
impracticable to remodel the present
building at an expense not to exceed
5000, which is the most the board could
appropriate for such a purpose.
Mother Vincent, representing Mercy
hospital. and Mrs. r. NJ. sprague and
Mrs. O.. H Lucas, representing the Ed
mundson Memorial hospital, with Attor-
ney George s. Wright as spokesman for
both institutions. appeared before the
board yesterday morning with the re-
quest that the amount paid by the county
for the care of it's patients at the two
hospitals be increased. Under al old con-
tract, which Is about ten years old, the
two hospitals have been paid at the rate
of IS a week for all county patients. This,
unde= the increased cost of everything,
the management of the hospitals say, is
insufficient and the board was asked to
make a new contract, fixing the care for
six cases at 81 a week and surgical cases
at SO a week. The matter was taken un-
der advisement by the board.
RedecOratinE Court House.
The county auditor was directed to ad-
vertise for bids for painting the walls and
ceilings of the first floor corridor of the
court house. The bids are to be in the
hands of the auditor by 2 o'clock on Feb
ruary 2. This is the first move towards
a much needed renovation of the interior
of the building, which is coated witt the
dust and CRIME of many years.
The National Accounting company Of
Des Moines, representatives of which are
now checking up the accounts of the diff
ferent county officials, have made a prop
osition to the board to give the county the
right to use the company's system for the
'tabulation, consolidation and collection"
Of delinquent personal taxes. The company
offers to install the system with the neces-
sary equipment for the sum of 1875, which
is not to be paid until that amount of de-
~linquent taxes for 1906 and prior years Is
collected by the county. The board has
taken the proposition under consideration.
The appointment by Sheriff McCaffery
Of J. c. McGill as deputy sheriff, without
compensation from the county, was APP
proved as was McGill's bond In the sum
Of 5000.
The board will today decide which of the
papers published In Pottawattamie county
have the largest circulation and are en-
titled to publish the official proceedings OF
the board.
The following justices Of the peace and
constables were appointed to FIJI the
vacancies caused by the persons elected
last November falling to qualify:
Justices of the P~eace-Boomer, Joseph
Mackland; Center, II. /. Gregg and John
Goehring; Garner, ]. NJ. Dollarnide and F.
L w. Winans; Hazel Dell, r.. T. Harrison
and w. j. Hutchinson; James, Otto Zoeller;
Keg Creek, F. c. Frohardt and F. W.
liam Steele; Lincoln, Thomas Peterson and
r. Lonhardt; Macedonia, ]. C. Rayburn and
E. A. Davidson; Minden, John W. Crow;
Norwalk, c. ID. +. Langfeldt; Silver Creek,
Jurgen Jensen; Valley, M. II. Anderson;
Warrington, ]. II. Turner and d. w. An
drews;. Waveland, John Christian and C.
Constables-Boomer, G.. T. Page; Center,
Asher Hickman and Edward Blain; Garner,
Joe Palmer and Frank Nelson; Grove,
o.. Chambers and s. F. Milton; Hazel Dell,
John Dial; Keg Creek. Joseph Nusser and
John Young; Knox. r. Plain: Layton, J.
julius Schultz and r. K. Williams; Lincoln,
Carl Swartz and Henry Roseman; Minden,
| Louis Ehlers; Nicola, Edward German; Nor
rock re Ii Ii. S v. 5&ef s E silver SSansS creek.
Price Clayton and Rolla Harvey; Washing
ton, Edgar Lewis and S, G. Davis: Wave
Wright. David Blain and r. Chubbick
York, George Ring and w. NJ. Duff.