Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-14
DOES NOT Want
JAIL REMODELED
Supervisor Hogberg of Moline
Refused to Even Hear the
Plans Discussed.
FORCE PEOPLE TO ACT
Says Board Hasn't Time to Bother
With Problems and Should Be
Left to the Voters.

When Charles Tambur OF the jail
committee stated at the supervisors
meeting yesterday afternoon that
Thomas j. Kelly, Jr. of the Van Dorm
Iron works, Cleveland, o., was present
and had some estimates TO offer on a
remodeling of the jail if there were no
objections, Supervisor Charles Hog
berg OF Moline Immediately sprang TO
his feet yelling. NO we have no time
10 listen TO It, if the people want a
new Jail let them ask for it." A heat
ed argument then took place between
Tambur and Hogburg in which several
pet names were called, but as one OBJ
lection was sufficient to prevent Kelly
being given a hearing he was forced
10 return to Cleveland, O., after wait
ing around here two or three days 10
present his estimates. Tambur was
indignant about the whole matter and
considers that the jail committe was
given raw deal by Hogberg.
ENGINEER ELECTED.
When the afternoon session was begun
the clerk read the applications of
Messrs. Clark, Thomson, Gutenberg
at the court house On motion to ballot
Clark received 10 votes, Thomson IS.
and Kelly 1. The second ballot result
ed in a tie, Clark and Thomson each
receiving 16 votes, necessitating the
casting of third ballot which was in
favor Of Thomson, u TO Is. This
morning Thomson accepted the job
The reports of the following commit
tees were adopted: Jail and jail claims,
poor claims, public expenditures, roads
and bridges, miscellaneous claims and
advertising and state institutions.
These were for the most part bills.
BOARD MAKES a LEVY.
A resolution was offered by John
Upton TO make a tax levy for the coun-
ty of of $172.500, which was adopted
This is a little in excess of the
amounts levied in former years, but it
is claimed that county needs every
cent Of it and it is hoped that the
state board of equalization will fix the
levy at the above figure
CLAIMS BACK SALARY
John Scott appeared for Ex-deputy
Sheriff John Brooks and presented a
bill for p days time claimed to be
due his client. Brooks was taken sick
on March of this year and vas re-
lieved from duty on the oath of April.
but was only paid up until March 10
and wishes to be recompensed fer the
intervening q days. The bill was re-
ferred to the proper committee
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
The jail committee submitted a
lengthy report in which there were
numerous recommendations made
Among them were the following:
That the sheriff be compelled TO
work he pris, Iers on a rock pile in
the Jail as is the case in Scott county.
There The crushed rock is given 10 the
farmers and TIE roads are greatly IN
proved. Adopted.
That the county board refuse TO
feed prisoners sent to the county jail
under state warrants when they have
ordinances OF their own 10 A. such
cases IT is a we'll known faet that
when a person has any money on hlm
to pay fine he is tried under the cry
ordinances; otherwise he is thrown on
to the county. Adopted
That the judiciary committee ard
representatives OF the state try to Sc
cure an amendment to the larceny law
so as TO give the county courts and
police magistrates power TO act indie
pendently without binding prisoners
over TO the grand jury. Adopted.
The last part of the above resolu-
ton, 10 the effect that the law In re-
gard TO feeding OF prisoners so as to
give the board the right to feed at &C
tual cost was tabled.
TO VISIT INFIRMARY.
Tomorrow the board VIII visit the
county infirmary At Coal Valley and
make its annual inspection Of that
place. The supervisors win hold no
session her during the day
WILL INSPECT JAIL.
The board decided TO resolve it.
self into committee of the whole
and make an inspection of the Jail
with view 10 ascertaining the adj
Visibility Of making improvements
IN Il along lines suggested in the re-
port OF the jail committee.