The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-20
HUNGER STRIKE
/. IN H|L0 JAIL
Supervisors Cut Resulted IN Menu
Revision and No Gangs
on the Roads.
Mail Special to The Adyertiser,j

(Mail Special to The Adyertiser.)
HIDo, January II. The economy
policy Of tho board Of supervisors had
IAN odd effect last week, when il was
applied TO the Hiio Jail While in the
past the supervisors had before allot
ted the sum OF $4,000 for three months
for the maintenance Of prisoners in the
various jails in the county, they re.
[.dpced the allowance to $3.50 for the
present quarter. IN other words, in.
ebtefd dfabeiug allowed $4,000 q month
for the feeding Of prisoners, the sher.
iff was allowed only about $717
AS matter Of fact, IL has never cost
$1,000 q month 10 feed the prisoners,
and several hundred dollars Of the
$1,000 monthly appropriation generally
was never drawn, but the sheriff had
seen several months when il ran up
higher than $717, and he dhd not be.
Iieve in taking chances by feeding his
prisoners as usual, and then finding to-
wards the end of the quarter that, like
Old Mother Hubbard, his cupboard
was bare.
There are eleven jails in the county,
and in these the average number Of
prisoners a day is III and in a month
1910. ,At
The sheriff figures that he can feed
his average Of III troublesome wards
at cost Of $500 a month or less on an
average, but he did not want to ex.
pertinent with only $7l7 a month.
As the supervisors had adjourned,
there was nothing TO DO but to make
tho best Of the small sum at his dis.
posal 30 the sheriff ordered the, Jail.
birds placed on short rations.
as a Mo Cut In Meals.
btTbey got their three meals a day
alright,'' said the sheriff, fsbut they
did not get as much to eat in each meal
as they did in the past. We had to
economise. On the other hand, / did
not think IL proper to make them work,
when they had not had just as much
feed as they wanted, 50 ] did not have
any one Of them 60 out to work. :,
As a matter Of fact, II was this con
ditfon Of affairs which brought 1.-The
shortness of the appropriation to public
attentions When the board of health
last week waited for its gang of pris.
oners to turn mp to 90 on its usual
campaign on unsanitary and unsightly
places, there was no sign Of the gang,
and when inquiry was made, the police
replied that Bowman must sigh for his
iailbirds in vain. So the unsightly
places became unsightlier, leaves and
twigs dropped unheeded in the parks,
the prisoners frightened their belts a
hole or two and the spirit Of dolce far
niente hovered over the Jail.
Z 1864 Plenty Kaukau Again. "a
Luckily the supervisors held spe-
eial meeting last Thursday, and whom
the terrible condition of affairs de-
scribed above was brought to the at.
tention Of the county fathers, these
came to time Immediately. They told
the sheriff that he must not worry, but
that as long as he does his best TO hold
down the cost of the prison bill of
fare, no kicks will be made in case he
does overrun his appropriation.
SO the full dinner pail has again be-
come common in the jails, the prison
ers get their opus filed three times
a day and again they chase the fallen
leaves and paper fragments IN the
parks and clear away whatever offends
Don Bowman 3 eye.