Show MAY PUT PRISONERS TO CRUSHING ROCK Plan to Work County Jail Inmates on the Roads Is Not Favored Because of the necessa y n t al cost ind the e t a e pense of ma n enance It s p obab e t at e countv comm ss on w rejec t e p oposal to put countv pr son ers to o on he oads A confe ence on he i bject bet een the commiss on t e she ff an he coun y a to ney re t ed n no ec s on es e day but he sent ment of a majo ty of the comm ss oners as aga n t S e ff Sn exp a ned that extra g a ds wou d ha e o be e gage team ses wou d a e to be h red to ranspo t t e p Bone s oo s and imp ements wou d ha e o be ob a ned and gene al pro s ons made to hand e the prisoners wh le at work He est mated the expense of s ch an undertak ng at from 500 to $5000 at t e outset He exp a ned that the e are on y about f fteen o t enty p Isoners on the aver age n he county Ja who could be wo ked wi hout fnfr nging upon the r r ghts as most of the pr soners are sta e pr sone s awaiting tr a or whose cases are on appea About ten of these are needed n genera Ja 1 work leav ng a very sma crew ava able for road work The sher ff sugges ed that It would be more exped ent if the county rea y de 6 res to work its pr soners to bui d a permanent shed near the ja 1 and set them 1 to wok crushing rock for the county j roads |