The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-25

Total $57.25
Paid by the city in August the order of Mayor West after
the investigation
In the above bill most of the items for ST 90 are for break
fast only Where the charge for meals sevenyfve it
that he merely arrested and discharged
between meals If he stad until meal time he could and the
charge would still be only seventy-ive cents.
In explanation of the system of serving meals
information and belief that when it nearly time meal
at the prison. the aer telephones the restaurant giving the
number of meals desired for that meal the cashier the
books the order the day book the meals prepared the
Kitchen and couple of TRUSTEES from the prison 60 the
rant with pals and carry the food the prison where served
the prisoners attending to themselves and using table
supplied at county expense
These orders charged the sheriff. and every three
months he pays the restaurant and belief that the price
per meal is seventeen and onehalf cents.
We have also been informed and believe it true that
the day book the the morning of April first showed
eighteen breakfast supplied the sheriff. difference of
than served the evening BEFORE that sppers
served that night and the next morning. April it seven
less than for the proceeding evening. That Sunday April s.
six than Saturday. and Monday morning. April
diminished by number equal the number of who
eating the city expense and working the
We asked permission look the day book might
have knowledge and have accept the
of other however reliable but this privilege when asked
declined An individual insist upon seeing private
the council and the court and this point we
information and be-a point which the council CAM
get information at first hand if they choose.
county fifty day. and evidently after they had been
discharged and the time calculated Then these figures erased
by drawing lines through them, and the word ty inserted n
the adjoining space and other figures written for fy
per cent higher than before.
1t will be observed by referring the order that Will
Thorpe sentenced He arrested, charged with
vagran the told him he guilty and he assented o
the information although he had said he had done nobody any
harm After being told he guilty he put back prison.
then served penal aborer the Streets discharged told
get employment be of before the day. he
tried get employment but failed attempted beat his way
of town the evening train and got his foot off, He
lay the hospital several weeks county expense and taken
his home Indiana by his relatives his foot and leg being
bad condition when he left here Whether the defective record
makes the county and city liable him for damages for false
prisonment and for the losses following matter that might
make interesting litigation he should back and
The work done by these cleaning the and alleys
has the city So "a day besides the of the tools
and it has cost the county more than that.
With these copies given the council for their examination
invite them to render their decision and make acknowledgement
of whether representing correctly when say
they have paid the board of the gang twice. and if have
the records the council prove it by publishing
the photographs of the pages we have copied.