Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1919 — EVIDENTLY TAKE WRONG VIEW [ARTICLE]

EVIDENTLY TAKE WRONG VIEW

Of Jasper County’s Fill to Newton County For Use of Jail. Newton county evidently, in its objections to Jasper county’s bill of. $4,000 for use of our jail in housing its prisoners for the ipast 10 years, is ignoring the fact that she Ihas used our jail without paying one penny for the past 35 years. Our county commissioners, in fixing the price at S4OO per year for the past ten years—as far back, as we understand, they could go—no doubt took into consideration to'-some extent the 25 years for which no was rendered and no pay was /‘received. \ Perhaps S4OO a year might appear a little excessive for the ten years’ service only, but when this $4,000 is divided by 35 it really amounts to less than $l5O per yeafr, y.nd we do not believe any taxpayer in Newton county can possibly object to this amount. , Even the S4OO per year, S6OO, 0,000, or $2,000 per year would be much less than Newton county could maintaiji a jail for, to say nothing of the initial ex pen He of erecting and equipping the building. Instead of rending their linen and feeling grievously offended over this bill, Newton county people should thank their lucky stais that they have a jail in a neighboring county that they can use at so reasonable an expense as this amounts to con--1 sidering the 35 years they have been using it. In the future, no doubt, a smaller amount can be agreed, upon for its use.