Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-11
SUPERVISORS IN
PROTEST AGAINST
CITY PRISONERS
Board Passes Resolution Re-
curing Rock Island to Care
for Own Offenders.
ADOPT A RADICAL MEASURE
Colona Bridge Matter Brought Up
Delegation Visits Body to
Urge Action.

ing them into the county jail, was urg-
ed in a resolution from the fees and
salary committee which was adopted
this morning at the meeting of the
board of supervisors 1t was alleged
that most of the prisoners in the coun-
" bastile were from the local police
court.
NEW RULE.
The resolution establishing the new
procedure follows:
Whereas, Your committee on fees
and salaries finds it extremely diff
cult TO deal in-elligently and properly
with the bills presented by the police
magistrates, justices of the peace and
constables of the county; and.
Whereas, The matter of the large
number of prisoners constantly to be
= found in the county jail is closely re-
! lated to the work of this committee;
|. and.
Whereas. Miss Vella Martin of the
charities commission, in her report a
year ago, after inspecting the jails
throughout the state, says: But in
Rock Island county jail found few
weeks ago that 63 out of a total of 20
prisoners had been sent there by the
Rock Island city court" And,
Whereas, To again use Miss Mar
tins words, the county board in Rock
Island county should refuse to encour-
age system which taxes the people
so oUtrageously. The city Of Rock Is
land should be compelled to care for
its own petty offenders" Therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the following rules
shall apply TO all such bills:
Bills will not be allowed in cases of
disorderly conduct, disturbing the
peace, drunkenness, issuing peace war
rants, resisting an officer tcity). tres
passing, vagrancy Except by order of
the states attorney, plain assault and
battery, and in any other cases that
may be properly termed city cases
twhere prosecution could be made for
violation Of city ordinance).
Bills will not be allowed in other
cases when there is no conviction or
bind-over to the grand jury
Bills will not be allowed for any DO
lice magistrate or justice of the peace
who has not fled proper report with
the states attorney
Bills will not be allowed unless the
police magistrate and the justices of
the peace present their docket at the
meeting of the fees and salaries COM
mittee when their respective bills are
audited, due notice to be given such
officers.
Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions be sent to each of the police
magistrates, justices of the peace and
constables in the county at once, and
after this, at the beginning of the term
OF office of any such officer he be fur
nished with a similar copy, that they
may be governed by it in making out
bills.
COLONA BRIDGE.
This afternoon a committee from
Moline and East Moline appeared be-
fore the board TO urge an appropria-
ton for the bridge at Colona. The
members of the board attended smo-
| ker last evening, held under the aus
plces of the East Moline Commercial
club, at which time the matter was
discussed. Henry county has already
appropriated something over 100000
Tor the bridge and a strong effort is
now being made to have this county
follow suit.
MAYOR APPEARS.
Mayor II. NJ. Schriver appeared be-
fore the board of supervisors to urge
action on his bill of S19S, which he
claims is due him for money he adj
Vanced at the time of the filing of his
recall petitions. He alleges that he
was forced TO pay this sum out of
his own pocket for fees for the serv-
ice of papers and other court costs
and asked that he be reimbursed. The
matter was referred to the fees and
salary committee.
DISCUSS ELL.
The bill for $1,000 of W. r. Moore
for legal services in connection with
tax cases under the administration of
former States Attorney L. NJ Magill,
revoked considerable discussion. Ii
was stated by some of the membe-5
of the board that it had been their
Z uHuSl StdAO4HS tilat MI moore was TO
be paid from fees earned out of the
states attorneys Office and that the
matter was entirely between Mr..
Moore and Mr.. Magill. 1t was sug-
gested that the matter be referred be
held up pending an investigation into
the records of the county courts.
where reports of the states attorney
are filed. Superintendent Larkin took
occasion to berate the former coun-
~ prosecutor for failure to file with
the board statement of the fees col
lected by him during his term of
office. Mr. Nagill refused to do so on
the ground that his predecessor had
not established the custom.
STOP OLD PRACTICE.
The old plan of promiscuously DUR
chasing supplies for the county is to
be stopped. A resolution was passed
whereby in the future il will be nee
essary 10 bring the matter before the
proper committee before purchases can
be made. This is done in the inter
ests OF economy and for the purpose
4 OF establishing a better and more svs-