Show I I I COST Of JAil MEALS IS CUT 20 PER GENT CENT County Commission Takes With Economic Economic Economic Eco Eco- Action in Line Program Action reducing costs of feeding county Jail prisoners 20 p per r cent was taken by the county commission lon day morning as the lat latest t step in its economy program to make decreased revenues cover budgets for the current current current cur cur- rent year ear earA A plan plon was as approved whereby Individual in individual individual In- In meals will be supplied for tor 12 cents a reduction of 3 cents Sheriff S. S Grant Young did not oppose th plan Sheriff Young was allotted 1200 monthly for prisoners prisoners' r. r meals under the old plan REDUCES STAFF STAFI B B. B F. F Quinn commissioner of health and charities charities' and chairman of the board Informed th the other commissioners commis commis- that expenses in hb hl department department department depart depart- ment will be reduced by dispensing with the services of one matron at atthe atthe atthe the girls girls' detention home a sa ln saving of 65 a month Commissioner Quinn said that Juvenile Judge George A. A Goates and his officers hav agreed to cooperate by keeping at nt ata nta a minimum The county building custodian will receive 25 less per month giving him now per month The building carpenter on the county pay roll will receive 10 less putting his salary at pe Pc per month EXPLAINS CUTS These reductions Commissioner Quinn explained are arc made In ac accordance accordance accordance ac- ac with similar wage scales in Continued on Pace Page Fourteen 4 COST C T Of JAIL I MEALS m IS GUTPER GUT CUT I 20 PER GENT CENT Continued from Pare Page Thirteen effect at other county and city institutions In Institutions in- in ln- ln for the same class of laborIn labor In keeping with this same economic conference the county t commission will hold a a. special meeting Monday morning after Its regular meeting to revise if possible departmental budgets and effecting further reductions Lions in proposed expenditures for 1931 The basis for making these thess re reductions reductions reductions re- re will ill be a a. report of or County Auditor C C. Roscoe VIgus and also a report from the special auditors The commissioners hope the bud budgets ets marbe may mar maybe maybe be made to conform to the greatly s decreased ed revenue and eliminate e the need for increasing the tax taC levy Mr I Quinn said I |