Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
VOTED INCREASE
Bruner Allowed $1,000 Per
Annum Additional for Liv-
cry Hire.
FOOD FEE UNDISTURBED
County Board Decides That 80 Cents
Per Day for Prisoners Is
Sufficient.

The board of supervisors finished its
business for the December meeting
yesterday afternoon and adjourned, but
not until several important measures
had been passed. Principal among
these was one raising the annual ap-
preparation for livery hire for the Sher-
iff from $500 to 81 800 This question
had been before the board several
times during the four-day session, and.
as was expected, there was fight on
it before it was disposed of. The COM
mittee on fees and salaries had been
instructed to look into the matter and
report back to the board. When this
report was made, Supervisor Harris
moved that the sheriff be granted
$500 for livery hire. and that the fee
for feeding prisoners remain at 80
cents per day per prisoner. Super
visor Eastman moved to amend by
making the amount for livery hire
$1,000, and Supervisor Carlson offered
a substitute that the livery hire be
fixed at s1.10O, and that the fee for
feeding prisoners be raised to 50 cents
per day per prisoner.
Original Motion Prevails.
Considerable discussion took place
before the question came up for vote.
It was decided to have an aye and nay
vote, and the first measure to be con-
sidered was the substitute motion. It
was lost by vote of to %. Then
came the amendment of Supervisor
Eastman fixing the amount allowed for
livery hire at $1,000 year. This, too,
was lost by a vote of Il TO is. The
original motion was then carried by a
vote of 16 to IA.
Because of the numerous bills for
railroad fare presented by ex-Sherif
Edward Kittilsen, the board decided
that in the future the sheriff must pre-
sent vouchers to subStantiate any
claims he may have against the county.
Supervisor Eastman, who made the
motion to that effect, claimed that
where sheriff was so fortunate as 10
be allowed at times to ride on pass
he should not be allowed to charge the
county for his railroad fare.
sheriff Bruner Accepts.
After the board had fixed his livery /
hire appropriation, set the fee for
feeding prisoners, and laid down rules .
in general, Sheriff o. L. Bruner adj .
dressed the supervisors and agreed to
accept their terms. He would be per
mitted under the law to refuse them
and to make the county pay the actual .
bills. He explained the need for the
increase in livery bills and said that it
resulted from an order which came
from Judge w. II. Gest. The latter .
has instructed the sheriff to make all .
summonses in person and to disregard
the telephone in the future. This, of
course, makes considerably more work /,
for the sheriff and his deputies. 4
Report on Finances. Il
report on the finances of the coun-
ty clerks Office, the circuit clerks Of
fee and the sheriff's Office during the
past half year was submitted by the
finance committee. It showed that the
county clerks Office earned SIC. 065. 80.
of which amount $2,255.SO has been
collected. From previous earnings
$3,9S7.04 was collected making the
total receipts of the office $6,242.84.
Clerk hire cost $1S3746, the county
clerks salary for the half year was
$1,000, and $1G5.91 was spent for mis-
cellaneous purposes. making the total
disbursements s3,OO3.37, and leaving a
balance in the treasury of $3,239.47.
The circuit clerks Office earned So /
$685.. received $3,S4425, paid out for
clerk hire 5000; for the salary of the
circuit clerk, 5000, and for miscela-
neous purposes STOOLS, leaving a bal
ance of SS341O.
The sheriff's office earned $2.222. 80.
of which amount $51535 was collected.
and nothing was paid out of this sum.
Soon to Pay Bills.
Commencing next Monday probably
the county will begin paying off its
bills, according to an announcement
made yesterday afternoon by members
of the finance committee. Final ar