Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-23
girls. $207.50; penitentiary, s1.043. 80 F.;

girls. s2o750; penitentiary, s1O43s0;
totals. $2,06lS5.
Edward kittilsen - Reformatory, |
s576: school for boys. s54.6o; school !
for girls, $1,057.67: penitentiary, S1,-|
24S.60; total. $3,Sll.70.
Q. l.. ner--Reformatory, s274; i
school for boys. $946; school for girls.
ss229o; penitentiary, sl,S45.50; total,
s3,5SS60.
Margaret Schroeder-Schoolf for boys,
$3.50: school for girls. 1907 $50; total,
$4O5.30.
Rose Salisbury-School for boys,
s43; school for girls, s207.50; total,
SS450.
Totals - Reformatory. s1.409.40:
school for boys, s2.292.65; school for
girls. $2,016.90; penitentiary, $4,13S;
grand total, $9,95195.
The supreme court has held that
this class Of fees constitutes emolu
ment Of the sheriff's Office and that
any'balance remaining in the sheriff's
hands, after paying necessary and
/ legitimate expenses, should be &C
| counted for to the county. .
I'VE have no possible means Of as
certaining amounts earned during
| these three administrations from for
| eign fees. No record can be found
| in the sheriff's office and no data from
which disposition of such fees can be
traced. During the first three years
Of Sheriff Richmonds term, these fees
have amounted to $992.50, on an aver
age Of $330.S3 per year. Computed on
! q ha eli Nf cir 1ar
accrue to the county during the II
years under consideration a sum OF
about $780,"
To Buy Sheriff Auto.
i The report Of the Jail and Jail ac-
counts committee, which acted favor
ably in Sheriff Richmond's request to
furnish an automobile for his Office,
was adopted by the board. The re-
port recommended that a five-passen-
ger car be purchased, the cost not to
exceed $500. Sheriff Richmond point
i. ed out that his men were sometimes
forced to carry dangerous types OF
criminals on street cars. The pur
chase of the auto was authorized two
. years ago, but at that time the jitney
buses afforded a cheap method OF
, transportation and Richmond suggest
ed that the purchasing of the machine
, be delayed.
The board also adopted resolution
that the sheriff be permitted to hire
two men in the turkeys Office at SlO(
per month each. There has always
: been two turkeys in the office, bu
: the point had been raised that the Law
= allowed but one man for this position
A bill of $500 presented by the SIM
Audit company for work at the cour
house and a bill of 5000 for books pur
chased for the new budget system
were allowed S. f. Sims, who con
Quoted the audit, found that Rich
mond's books showed balance o
;, about two thousand dollars to tn
u credit side of the ledger. Some er
!, rors were discovered in making en-
u tries, but this trouble will be avoide'
VI under the new system.
Finances Short.
Supervisor Fred Graflund and 0. Z
Childs both warned the board to exer
, else care with regards to expenditure
- in the future. 1t was pointed out tina
. the county funds were now very low
:. Supervisor NJ. O. Griswold suggeste
g that applications for bridge funds froI
- the townships be ignored for the tim
!. being. II am a good roads booste
=, and heartily in favor of good road
- and bridges, but we must economic,
'e said Mr.. Griswold. He also urge
care be used in allowing poor claim:
u Red Cross Asks Aid.
Il l. S. White, chairman OF the Roc
- Island chapter of the Red Cross, mad
e. an eloquent appeal for funds for tn
:, work here. Mr.. White suggested u {
IL the board set aside a certain sum,
=. be divided equally among the tow
re ships, and to be devoted to the su:
IS tanning funds of the chapters in til
- county. Supervisor Griswold in reph
81 ing to the request, stated that Will
u he was heartily in sympathy with til
Oh splendid work Of the Red Cross,
IS had found by consulting the legal al
oy visors Of the board, that such an a
ee ton was unlawful. He pointed OF
OF several instances where other coul
n ties had set aside such fund, on
X to be forced to reverse their actit
hecause of conflict with the state la