The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-08-25
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pense account for the year 1915
is not at all unreasonable" "An
examination of the county records
testilies as To Mr.. Leafs emcien-
cy.' According to these rec
ords Mr. Leaf made 20 arrests"
I"Nll of those arrested have either
plead guilty or forfeited bonds"
4 with the amount of crime COM
miIted i'm this county, is not that
q record To be proud Off
According io the annual state
mont issued by The county audit
|or lasl April, il cost the taxpay-
ers of the county only S6,343.6l
Ito maintain the sherim's Office and
certainly The taxpayers have
good reason To- be pleased when
they are informed that at this
Jrilling expense Mr.. Leaf made
20 arrests" 'all of those arrested
having plead guilty or forfeited
bonds. This is an average cost
Iof only s3l7.i8 an arrest and is
a record that should satisfy the
most eXacting taxpayer.
This defense of Mr.. Leaf effec-
lively disposes of The Records
charges of ineniciency and ex-
traNagance i'm office. AS TO an
other charge the article in the
Free Press says: "The Record
charges Mr.. Leaf also with col
Letting 75c per diem for each
prisoners board from the coun-
ty This is a fact. AS to the
charge that Mr.. Leaf is paying but
zoe per meal for the prisoners
and then feeding them a portion
of the time but twice a day. there
is no denial. AS matter of fact.
however Mr.. Leaf is losing money
ON his contract for feeding the
/ prisoners"
we certainly are sorry for Mr..
Leaf and we think that it would
he decided shame for the voters
Ioi the county to elect Mr.. Leaf
again tO the position and thus
force him TO lose more money. as
/ even This trifling nickel graft has
been cut off and the sheriff will
nave TO be satisfied with the ac-
iual cost of feeding the prisoners.
The record of the official pro
ceedings of The commissioners at
the April term shows that after
the commissioners learned that
the sheriff had tricked them into
passing a resolution by which he
was securing this extra amount
from the county they took the fol-
lowing action:
"At this time the board for
county prisoners was set at ac-
tual cost and to be served at the
place designated by the board. the
claim to be presented by the man
aeer of the restaurant or board
ing house where the meals are
served, 90 be audited and allowed
the same as other claims against
the county"
IT Lear is losing money when
he receives 15c a day for The board
of each prisoner and pays but zoe
i.' .''''ti "iiN IiNlN oil llt llile on
by two meals a day, how much
more viii he lose when he re-
ceives only the actual cost of the
e meals2
Mr.. Leafs explanation of why
uo arrests were made m three of
q the murder cases which have oc-
cured i'm this county is ingenious
, and serves equally we'll i'm ef-
fectually disposing of the charges
. of ineiiciency. We quote again:
7 "The Record then comments ON
The fact that there were four muir
! dcrs committed within the coun-
- ly IN nine months and only one
., a.rrst and that not made by the
- sheriff. I'm two of these cases
there was not sufficient evidence
= To convict had the arrest been
made. TO would seem from the
y foregoing that Mr.. Leaf could
:, have apprehended the murderers
i'm two instances had he desired
o. to do so. We would suggest
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