| Show SHERIFF LEWISS REPORT Transaction of Business In His Department for 1897 Sheriff Le wls has filed his annual report re-port with the board of county com missioners It Is u follows I have the honor to submit to your onotablo body an annual report of the business transacted In the sheriffs of tlce for the fiscal Year endlnt Dec at IS97 31i am pleased at the prompt manner In which all business has been done In this department Thero has been no unnecessary delay In the serving of papers or any other business In our de nnrtment notwithstanding the fact that we hate often felt the want of more assistance but the willingness of all the officers and ImlllTa to perform all duties has facllltalrd and enabled u s to keep all our business up to date To this It la an almost dally occurrence urrence for my deputies to perform sen lees after omce hours but they alwajs promptly and willingly I re sponded I to any call made upon them I to perform such service and tire at all time I elllhu tn put In AV rtlm In or der In t facilitate the huom on oC tile title Thre 18 I 11 lar I nonnt ot worl now Per formed b the AnauTAt ollie from mill ell fill revenue is I derived namely the serving ot all criminal proceBR orvlnl < ot anantulponahrlnglnl t NIoners into court seeing that oalt nonnes tire III attendance at dalo ot ttlnl etc nil ot volitch entails a lame Amount or vork nt voohich was formerly jone hy the constables 01 the urlou prodnct And It f hare made against the enunty for the line J think the county att6noty will hear mo out In thc statement vhen I pay thut r hllo saved the county hundred a ot dollaro by reason ot doing ill in work Turing tile year just closed The fee for tills work If performed hy eon stablen and made n county charge would run UJ Into The hundreds ot doll jai I To Verity tills I have only to refer you to the dockets ot tile vallous jug 11COSS ot the Pence ot tills city and eoun ty Another Item to which I Invite your Attention Is I the great sating that Tons come to the county b > reason of the prompt measures adopted by my office In justifying nil ullncKses and jurors vhers tile hatip hn excused from altenance at court for the term or In which the y were called upon to act Our aim has eter been to git e prompt And etllclent service nnd at the same little to keep the expense oun ItS hw an possible The business transacted for the year loading December 31 1897 Is I as fol low s towit Imconeto served 1931 prisoner ink ell Into euoloh 307 males nI 19 females fe-males Intlll n2C Patients taken to In Pane ahlln 20 tactics and 21 tmnleR total 41 torivonors ennoolete4l And taken tn Strife prison 29 males prisonem eon I Ioted and fallen to rtorm pehool a malea tnglllvco from justice lelnlcen o inallip Value of stolen fmperty reported to this office J5401 amount recoteiedhy us S4VI3 balance unrecotered SI 154S fees icceltcd from all sources 51741 89 |
