Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-31
FEDERATED CLUBS
OPPOSE JAIL GRAFT
Adopt Resolution Calling on Legis-
lature Not to Pass Bill to Give
Bonus to Sheriff.
FOR AUDITORIUM PURCHASE

The Federated improvement clubs
Of Omaha are strongly opposed to
the legslizing of Sheriff Mcshane S
jail feeding graft. At a meeting Of
the executive committee of the clubs
at the city hall last night, a resOlu-
ton was adopted characterizing as
clear graft" the 40 cents per day
per prisoner which House Roll 532
seeks to legalize for the Douglas
county sheriff.
Following is the resolution:
Believing that the payment for serv-
ices OF the sheriff Of Douglas county of
$1,000 per annum is sufficient compensa-
ton, and that the profit between the
cost OF the raw material and provisions
used in feeding prisoners, and the allow
ance Of 40 cents per day for the feeding
OF such prisoners Is clear graft and an
unnecessary waste of money. and an I'M
necessary expenditure of and increase in
taxation,
''The Federation of Improvement clubs
Of Douglas county, by and with the i'm
provement clubs represented therein,
hereby protest against the passage of
house roll No. $50 and ask that all rep
resentatives in both the house and the
senate OF the legislature of Nebraska use
their might and influence to defeat said
measure, unless ithe same is so amended
as to require the sheriffs of such coun-
ties as are therein affected TO feed pris-
oners without compensation, where such
counties furnish the help, and material,
and provisions so to do.
Resolved, That copies of these reso-
buttons be sent to members Of the house
and senate as expressive of the senti-
ment of the people represented in the
Improvement clubs participating herein.
Who Back Protest.
Every club represented by a delegate
signed the resolution except the Walnut
Hill club, which has as yet taken no ac-
ton on this matter so that the delegate
was not authorized to sign. The resolu-
ton is first signed by f, w. Fitch as
president of the federation, and attested
by H. c. Timme. The signature of the
other delegates are spoken of as ap-
prevails. They follow: Omaha View I'M
provement club. A. N. Yost; Fontenelle
Park Improvement club. II. c. Timme;
ton. Charles e. A. Johnson Northeast
Improvement club, S. w. Johnson;
Southwest Improvement club, +. w.
Fitch. Some six clubs were not repre-
scented at this meeting.
Copies of this resolution are to be for
warded today to members of both houses
in the legislature urging them to oppose
the passage of house roll 5S2
For Auditorium Purchase.
Passing from jail feeding graft to other
matters, the federation Endorsed the pro-
posed submission of a proposition for the
issuance of bonds by the city to purchase
the Auditorium at $4,000. as it is now
offered.
Further they opposed the propositions
for an increase in the salaries of the
policemen and firemen, but favored
larger appropriations for both these
branches of service to the end that tive
forces of both might be increased in
numbers. In accordance with this the
secretary was instructed to communicate
with members of the legislature urging
them to vote down senate files &c and o6
which provide for an increase in these
salaries, and to work rather for, an in
creased appropriation that the police
force and fire department might be en-
larged IN numbers.
Because the next regular meeting night
of the federation would fall on the night
after the primary election, it was de-
cided to pass the meeting over until the
regular May meeting.
The proposition whether jitney buses
should be subjected to some sort of reg
ulation or be bonded. was just touched
upon and was laid over till the next
meeting,