Show JAIL AIL FOOD CONTRACT i DRAWS ORA WS FIRE AS CITY COMMISSION MEETS v Mayor Stirred to Anger by Implication Palice Police Police Po Po- lice Chief May Share in Proceeds of Feeding of Prisoners Mayor r E. E B. B Erwin was put on the spot Wednes Wednesday ay by two fellow cit city commissioners in a review of a contract to feed city jail prisoners which recently was awarded to R. R E. E Rogers former restaurant partner of Police Chief Harry L. L Finch Inquiring into certain phases of the contract which was adopted by the commission in his absence Commissioner George Geprge D. D Keyser drew the ire of Mayor Erwin when he asked if one document drafted in the t e business arrangement was not made out to Chief Finch Mayor Envin Erwin heatedly denied I the he chiefs chief's name was Involved in inthe the transaction but City Auditor Samuel F. F Nicholls asserted that f one document did bear the chiefs chiers name name The Tho subject closed when Commissioner Harold B. B Lee suggested suggested sug sug- rested that Mayor 1 Envin ErvIn check checkup up on some somo of ot these things and andreport report back to us The contract entered into int by the hel eIt city with Mr Rogers June 9 provides provides pro pro- 1 vides rides that city jail prisoners confined confined con con- fined tined constantly Inside be fed for 12 cents a meal and that prisoners who work be fed for 18 cents a aft ameaL ameaL ft meal r Rogers Bobs Up f B Both Bath th Commissioner Keyser and Commissioner I-Commissioner Lee were absent from fromI I the meeting when the contract was I approved Mr Keyser being in Los Lost t Angeles attending a convention of I waterworks officials i p p A Telegram reporters reporter's notes s of the i feed teed contract conversation follow Commissioner Keyser Mr Mayor May May- or I see by the newspapers that Salt Lake City has entered into a prisoner f feeding contract with R. R E. E L Rogers Isn't Mr Rogers a busness business business busi- busi ness partner of Harry L. L Finch Commissioner P. P H. H Goggin They used to be engaged in the restaurant resta rant business together but I Ii think the business is out of existence ext ex ex- t I i now t. t Commissioner Keyser Had I If f been here I would never have agreed to such a contract and another thing what sort of ch check k have we weon weon ron on on the men who work Theres There's quite a a. difference between 12 cents and 18 cents a meal Maj Mayor or Speaks Up r City Auditor Samuel F. F Nicholls Nicholis t We jVe are now preparing a form i which we will ask the jailers to tot t adopt as an aid in auditing these accounts Mayor Erwin Envin who h had d hitherto I j. j i been silent turned to Mr Nicholls j with I 1 think its it's entirely u up to f you to satisfy yours yourself lf that the thet t proper sums sum's sums suras are being charged Then to the commission the mayor continued Mr Finch may be a partner of at Mr Rogers in some j I things but as far as I know he ho is not Interested in this c contract Commissioner Lee One thing has come c me to my attention It happened that I too was absent when this contract was made but I understand under- under stand Inland that Mr Rogers we went t ahead before this contract was actually executed x and Installed a lo lot ot of Continued o on Page Four Ul I Column rIve Five JAIL RATIONS PACT ASSAILED S Continued from Page One equipment up there to feed th the prisoners S Mayor Erwin That equipment was necessary and If It he he- hadn't hadn Installed It Salt Lake City would have had to spend considerable money installing It Checkup Asked Commissioner Keyser When this prisoner feeding bill was as originally originally presented it was sas In the name nam of Harry Finch and we turned I It down Mayor Erwin Envin flabbergasted an and apparently angry No No it wasn't Commissioner Keyser Oh doh yes Mr Nicholls Yes there was a abill abill abill bill in the name of Harry Finch Commissioner Lee Well wh why no not ask the mayor to check up on some som of or these things and report back to us Commissioner Goggin b ball be beall beall all right right- The subject was closed with n no formal action by commissioners on Commissioner Lees Lee's suggestion that the mayor maor check up and report back |