Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-20 | Page 2 | Harries Shows Big Increase in Year's Revenue

HOW BIG INCREASE E IN REVENUE Sh Sheriffs Sheriff's iff s O Office fice Rep Reports Fines and Forfeitures of for 1923 R Re Receipts for 1921 and 1922 Activities of ot t tI the sher sheriffs sheriff's rs r's dep department department depart depart- rt- rt ment under Sheriff Sherif Benjamin R. R HarrIes during 1923 netted Salt Lake county revenue from fines and forfeitures a total of 4 as shown b by the tIle annual report of the sheriff sherif issued Saturday after noon The grand total revenue produced pro pro- by the she sheriffs sheriff's rifts department pro pro-I frol from fm fines s and forfeitures a and d civil department fees was These figures have been c compared with and verified verified- tie Jo by the auditors auditor's report The total fines and forfeitures s ismore IsmOre is ii more than three times Umes the amount collected during the two years years of 1921 and 1922 a comparison with the auditors auditor's report for fOl these years years shows the total fines and forfeitures forfeitures for for- for those two years ears being OPERATING COSTS HIGHER The cost o of operating the sheriffs sheriff's department during the year jear ear Just closed was The cost o of operation in 1922 was Ora or ora ora a difference of 1388 The cost for 1923 however includes about for nine murder cases transferred transferred trans trans- to Salt Lake Jake county from fromi i Carbon county and the expense of ot otI which is charged against the sherIffs sherIff's sheriffs sheriff's sheriffs sheriff's sher sher- I iffs iff's department Salt Lake Lale county's coun- coun tj's tys treasury has been reimbursed to the treasurer and the credit does not show in the sheriffs sheriff's report of expenses otherwise the total cost of operation of his department would show a reduction to this amount and Y be less to that thai extent than the cost for 1922 The cost of feeding prisoners last lasi year vear was as against the previous ious year Feeding jurors cos cost 2430 la last t year ear and in 1922 1022 JUNK BRINGS Revenue of the sheriffs sheriff's department lepart- lepart ment were added to during the past pasi year by through the sale of ot junk accumulated raids This amount should be Increased ased by representing junk sold on orr the thelast thelast thelast last day of last year but the receipts receipts re re- re from this sale will ill ill show upon the report for 1924 License fees tees collected U am amounted to ou and arid chil fees totaled Total Tota tees fees of the the civil department amounted to Arrests Tests were made during the year as follows Misdemeanors Misdemeanor 1540 felonies Insane insane murder 8 manslaughter ter tel 3 murder second degree 8 per persons ons extradited 4 arrested I for outside states 31 criminal sub- sub penas served 1275 liquor summons summons' summons sum sum- mons moos jury summonses 1058 habeas corpus writs 1 12 stills captured cap cap- with total capacity of oC gallons mash destroyed 41 gallons whisky captured 2078 gallons g beer 2435 gallons wine 1401 gallons alcohol gallons automobiles automobiles- seized 13 search and ana I seizure warrants issued 1006 search and seizure warrants liquor captured per cent captured for year 45 5 3 5 3 search and seizure warrants Issued for s 53 captured 29 arrests for possession n nand and manufacture of ot liquor arrests arrests arrests ar ar- ar- ar rests for possession of 3 32 gambling raids In city 7 gambling gambli g raids in county 12 arrests made in ill gambling cases arrests for 1 drunkenness I