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I PER MEAL YET MAKES GOOD WAGE Mrs Nellie Pickett Tells of H How I She F Feeds City's Prisoners Under Contract Profit Profit D Despite pite High Prices Th There re were were BeV prisoners rs in tho city jai at 5 50 5 o'clock cl ck Tu Tuesday after noon At Af 7 o'clock this morning a local b butcher dt to Mrs Nellie ie who h hold the tho contract for foy fee feeding Ung the c city t prisoners a b basket con containing seventy sov soy sev enty pounds of fresh resh meat This meat consisted of nook neck and shoulder T outs cuts of or beef pot roasts and boiling meat an and the pie he c cheaper cuts of mutt mutton n in the proportion o. o of two pounds of beef to oue one pound of mut mute ton The city's contract with Mrs Pickett pr provides t that at she he furnish good wholesome wholesome whole whole- como c- c some some omo meats meals at I t. t K cost coat to the city of 10 cents each The prisoners in the tle city ity jail had for or their breakfast br this morning mor h boiled be beans ns with enough ll T pork rork rk included e to toh give giro h i the tho b beans a s a wholesome h and palatable pal at blo flavor a half loaf of bread to each man Ulan and nd as an much coffee as ns each cach wished to drink The Thc coffee coffeo is is is' of a as aso good o li a quality as na is 19 served at the tho cheaper restaurants in Salt Lake City Tho prisoners comprising the tho cha chain l gang gan had in addition ion to to this a quantity quan quan- tit fit of syrup fo for their bread Luncheon for tor Chain Ohain Gang a g. g Members of r the chain gang ang carry cany with them each day a to their work in Ctt Crock Creek canyon a huge basket asket containing con con- taming a half pound nci of old ld meat one ope Joa loaf of br bread ad and a half pound of syrup for each l prisoner as s s. s well nell as enough c coffeo ff o f for r a big bt brew lV that er c every cry t n man uD on n t tb the gang may have hare as ns much c coffee tee as ps ho desires io ires I II I Pr Pris Prisoners s l liera r remaining inythe jail re n receive l i l for r their luncheon iu cheon a a. wholesome 9 I vegetable soup made of bf fr sh jot vc t ami t ck l a. a Tho flie trustees at nt tho tha in l. l who vho vh do all 81 tho thu thuin nl in menial nial work a about out the b p police headquarters head i ead- ead qt quarters ar JU the j j jail iI rin and aud the th jail iaU kitchen ba have bac c coffee ff c an and meat with mth bread and aud syrup and d a bowl owl of soup soap I sup Supper r. r bill blU Includes refit fresh m meat meLta a d dIpper dipper dip dIp- p. p per er of ot gi a gravy for tor each man and more If It desired potatoes and bread Some Soma days tho ho potatoes es arc aro boiled and other days the they ar are arc baked Occasionally they are browned bro with the tho pot lot roasts In tn the th huge ovens of the tho jail range A As AI great t variety IH Ia given to the bill hili of or fare faro as Is possible at tho the price th the tM city p s lO s 10 cents a meal Some days day stead Instead of oC the vegetable mOP up E of f meat meal stock tock and carrots Mrs Pickett J gives the prisoners a vegetable stew or of potatoes potatoe boiled with onions and flavored r d with meat During January Mrs hR Pickett served a I total or of meals to prisoners in fn the city jali This s Is I I slightly above the he aVerage fe for MJ the winter months and Is n nearly rl double i the average for tho the summer sum Bum mer months M My contract with the city calls for three meals a da day for Cor enc each prisoner er In the city jail jali Jail Mrs Irs Pickett said MId today It It provides that tho the prisoners must h he fed clean wholesome food of a n nourishing nourish nourish- Ing ne character and anc of or such quality that It w will sustain the strength of or a working man Although meat prIcer have havo gone sone UP 3 cents a pound und since I P was given ghen this contract con can tract I am able to make fair wages on the contract contractS eVes even though I am required to work eighteen hours a n day da an and s sleep here s in m my own quarters In ln order to b be on the Job all the time Extra Dainties on Sunday Wc Vc Jit on Sund Sundays Sunds's s 's a big pIece of rake caie jund and sometimes a generous of portion b boiled ll d pudding for dessert ve e try to give Che as wide a variety ariet to the bill of at fare as It Is to It hind po SV give gho with the means n at t bandIn hand band In tIu county Jail coal Is ia furnished b by th the COUnty whereas I am an required required to furbish lT my own own coal three tons in two months The rha county furnIshes the dishes and other equipment needed to prepare and serve er the food whereas there tero Is not a fork a plate or a n. utensil of ot n nn any ny kind that that I am not required to furnish l- l Even zit at that I am am able to give the pris- pris wholesome too foo food l and In as great quantities Quantities' aa lUS they y would be able to get getho et at Uie ti ml Q irac workIng o mans man's boarding hou house ho he Bounty pays pa s 's 15 6 cents a meal meat for Cor the he average average prisoner and 25 cents a 0 meal for Tor the trusties trestle The sheriff has no coal and ind no dishes to buy and yot yet we wo feed our lur prisoners oner better than the county count and anti I make meke fair wages on all tho the city contract I |