The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-08-21
REDUCING THE TAXES
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conversation Finding that Trego knew about the written report
Jones quit denying and began making excuses for the filth
ATTEMPTED A wHITEwAsH THEIR PAPERS"
When the commissioners met in April Commissioner Wallis
back if Jones had done what he instructed him to-
and also with the board and instruct them their
duties He commended the sheriff for having put the prison
better condition. and advised the board have the whole build
ing cleaned up and especially the shers Office which he showed
them and pointed how dirty and untdy At this time
all three of the local newspapers represented party
but Tego the only who knew about the written report
file the clerks office The Courier and the Opmist pub
shed articles which they repeated all that Mr. Wallis said
commendaton and of the for existing conditions
and made very pretty whewash for the officials rego pub
shed full of all he said and published also his written
report which file and still be the county
clerks office Following these events the court house cleaned
up most respects but the of the building has been
good under the present administration and books Shelves
all times coated with dust instead of being kept clean
During the spring the Republican published several articles
show that the sheriff makes profit meals served to the
prisoners and also charged for meals that served
This denounced by the other newspapers unjust attack
upon the sheriff. and they said prompted by malice and
spite On April grid and 10th showed by the Official records
that the county pays the sheriff high dollar meal and the
city pays high dollar and half meal for feeding
prisoners The only defense that offered for this that
the sheriff entitled this of making money because
it custom and his predecessors had been doing it, The
meals said to Jones only and half cents
RESOLVES BUT DOESN'T ENFORCE
The editor of the Republican protested the payment of the
ses bill for boarding prisoners and presented the law show
that in allowing the BILL the board violating the statutes n
several particulars The board allowed his bill for $5577o inl
violation of three sections which pointed them, but
adopted resolution that they would thereafter pay only for meals
that actually served
NEAL CHAGEs FOUR
At the July meeting, the board questioned the herifs bill
but received Jones that accordance with the
resolution that he had quit charging for meals that
ved that the bill and and that all the meals
charged for had been served Editor rego pointed eny
in the bill and told him it Jones admitted that t
not right but said that entry had been made few days befo
the resolution had been adopted and that after the adoption oil
the resolution violation of it had been made The board
asked him take his bill back and revise and show exactly
how many meals had been served each prisoner and what
dates When the bill revised" totaed exactly the same
BEFORE and when the board allowed the bill one of them had
copy of The Idaho Republican his hand showing that the
item which Trego had called their attention four times
much should be- but they approved the bill with that and
other like violations of their resolution.
THE COURTS NOW
There several objections the bill fled and H. WI
Kefer brought suit stop payment of the After this
bill had been approved by the commissioners Mr. Jones made
his bill the city and charged them for the board of number
of prisoners which the city had already paid the restaurant for
Jones only charged for all the meals which the restaurant
served the prisoners referred but charged for many
The city council approved the BILL objected by Chief
of Police A. H. Simmons investigation made Jones assured
them absolutely and the city paid all he demanded
In the meantime Sheriff Jones made which
accordance with the facts and his show it
radcon to the statements of others who position
know short detailed statement of these transactions given
herewith show Sheriff Jones methods and show the ncom
petene of the city and county officials discover and stop pay
ment of bills that should not be paid They be petty
matters but when considers the methods that prompt hem
and remember that only the key the way the of
the business done but also index the integrity and bust
ability of the person pressing the Claims becomes
portant matter to the voters trying select honest
RECORD
On March3 1st, 1914, nine arrested the stock
yards at o'clock the evening" and placed the county
jail charged with vagrancy After breakfast the morning they
gned and two of hem Alexander Donaldson and H.
A. Cafe discharged and left before noon They
had supper before they arrested had meal each in
and SheH Jones bill filed and paid the July meeting of the
county board represented that each of these had four meals
two March 3Ist, and April The board in