Show THURSDAY EVENING A AP F COUNTY SAVES 37 AT JAIl Commissioner Puts O. O K on Deputy's Figures Salt Lake L. county taxpayers were saved sayed last month by tee teeIng feedIng feeding feed feed- ing Its Hs prisoners at the county Jail through the commissary of of tho the county infirmary said County Commissioner Com Corn missioner W. W II JI today I Chief Deputy Sheriff E E. H herty's bettys low figures on the cost or ot o food for tor March Is In complete accord accord accord ac ac- ac- ac cord with the tho county commissioners s experiment and Is proof positive that too much money had bad been waste waste- wasted d In the tho past when the of of- of fico was allowed 15 cents fo for for each meal served said eald Commissioner ner Mr Doherty's figures sho that show v. v that meals were served at tho the county coun county coun county ty Jail In March at a cost to the county of or Under the old system had tho the sheriff paid 15 16 cents a n meal for each meal served the RI J c cou county of tY would havo have handed him a for check for Since It was possible pos pos- sible elbl lIb to do the feeding for tor a saving of 3 was made mado for tor forthe the tho taxpayers s. s In n a year a similar saving caving each ench month would net the county GUnder G. G Under the old system the tho county pad tho the sheriff 15 16 cents for tor every meal served In the county Jail jan i Includes federal prisoners as well For each meal served government government government gov gov- prisoners by the sheriff the government pays Into the county treasurer 25 5 cents The Tho county under under under un un- der th tho old system would In turn pay the tho sheriff sherif 15 cents for tor the to total total total to- to tal meals served For the food upkeep upkeep up up- keep of tho the federal prisoners the county paid tho the sheriff 15 16 cents and retained tho the 10 cents balance balanco which went Into the general fund The Tho county commissioners are delighted to learn that Mr Doherty has figured out for tor himself that a groat great saving can be bo mado made for tho county each month by buying food for the prisoners direct from the county Infirmary |