Evening star., 1870-01-11

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An adjourned meeting of the evv Court of
wash;rs<or coun+r ia a.
go. 80 a.. monu soseroay ~ sne
omce Oh tne Register OF Wtlls-the Aldermen's b
Chamber (the usual place of meeting, being
upder repair. AL the members were present.
with DR.. Nichols President In the absence OF
Mr.. N. Callan Clerk and Treasurer' on account
OF illness, James CroQpou was elected Clerk pro
tenn.
On motion of Mr. Rroxr IN. rr,n,shea hr.;-
ness was taken m and t,s Cn,,rt e." nrnceeded to
perinter,ient nS RonSa NH ns ~. c ,aIi,t; va Su-
suIted i'm the choica 81 ~ s"T y 'Ie ns;Sso.g Ie
The President announced the fn,IowinS ro,,, v,'
,.;ttcos. E;naa "'cer na "a TIC IonvMIg CON-
herd imnroxe,nants aenneyf yfi.at LIan'' Snep-
Carj;rar S"na.is I.es NE s, DuIr'
Brown. SchooIs-Messrs. Rowland Rrown
Gardiner Cja,u,e No.. Rroxrn Relt Tsn
ney. Poiice~Messrs. SHEPHERD, Tenney, Burr.
Refore Cnnn,sss M.~srs fRmrr plant, Rrown
Shenher6 anS n. pros;So,,t ~ The Conrt
Tbe Chs;r Ia;d basora tha Cnnrt n con,mur;.,
cation from ~ E;nLe, asring q rednction o,.
to- Nv, h;s .nro,,a,t. .ro,.od S,s, Iettor Co.. ~
* Sarant @ pres;S,nt os az pnarJ ~ Trrstoas
81 tHn H., n,es.eeTs vi Wy Iva. ,s,rn;,,. .,
Conrt that ,hs tnrs. q aaSs to receirI
SooIt .na. the mouse Is reauy oIeSsi'c twelve
Inmates, nnn, IeieIIea 10 fonse SoTMittee. Also,
oS ou,caoh Wn,nn;s. rom a: =. .,ewton, Chairman
S.soo, sur..ec m oeIore congress OF tne Public
Terv ASKING II ~ Is tne Gesigh OF the
as eiSe Win the trustees IN enueaN0rine 10 OBJ
n;s,r;ot tt. SongIess ana ior une SCHOOLS OF the
CisuIet, ana suggesting that the committee on
SSshools or school Commissioners confer with
,,;,toa IN. Az an early day; reletred 70 Com
mlttee on ochOols, with INSTRUCTIONS TO attend
NJ ShnS
Oh unlontown asking for the issuing Of liquor
ot;.i ose " oaeop oesunoisky' reiefred. Also,
pnu,U. ann,,.,. oi Anarew omitl, ASKING that the
Rnasd pala ior liquor license rejected by the
~. I'll. III
s siso o'eu tnat tne Petiton OF MISS mary clark
.ol niuor license be refused; carried. Also,
aress tn ia ars;c'ing e. the e0Sm.ee oei0re Con-
grsss 20 aid III such legislation as Will enable
.i .Is SouIt 10 secure such humDer OF beds In
ane rIeedmens Hospital as may be requisite;
adnSP.ea.
referred 10 the committee before Congress:
REPORT OF THE CORONER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., JAN I, 1870
10 ne Lery Court In presenting my account
state for your further information that fifty
iinguhests nave been held in the District Of Co
nna.tI . uurins .Ie year 1868. forty,three IN
Wasbirato ena t geape ags.lst s -. tns county OF
;mn,,nstys stl az cost Oh SSo.3.Sl. In seven
my .nIues.s the costs nave been paid by the goods
ani cnatteiS Oh the persons deceased, at an
eNt ~ hso has VI ,Io., s.'cS'.I.
~ mas peeh my purpose TO avoid holding
liEInesls where parties have died by disease or
Sccideht, anu the bodies OF thirty-eight persons
nave nave 9een viewed during the year when inquests
NJ ;,,i. unnecessary; az cost OF SlG606.
u in?uests had been held in these cases. the
au1ltl0nai expense to the county would have
oeTn ,rn apout e~,VoV.
a., ne asgrsgate cost OF the once or Coroner to
,no coan'. !or uhe year 1869 Is eNhblted as fol-
lows, 10 WIZ - mquests, S2.Ja9.o9; 81 bodies
viewed when inluests were deemed unnecessa-
r. st.S; each, slG6o6; blank books, stationery,
&c, Ssi-tOtal, S2s995. The expenses of seven
anddes,s, de amounting 70 S563,l, paid by the
So odJnd 20 .I,a ni VI uecease1 Parties, sh0uiu
tbe tot.I ovnanso. ut;v tui vs-,o-':yo!' 70 SNOW
Cnron.r W. TO- rAPe,ses Peasanhg 10 the Onice OF
TSi s, % ,as e ,a, ioS' Mnich eiyes So,59S.6o.
-, Ecu, s eSas Mas ae oeen ulsourse9 as loiows Coro-
= ssn. ;Urnr 80 ins iees @ .or services,
Moons ;,,o,,,s; anu ., wn.sses, sl,S.Z', hscelia-
ta,m,t S. ssa.onJiy csne dn etefy lees, IN
n ;s hei;eveI tha, . 1ass $1,000
hove ho"n LniS 1ma;. iyss ~ nun nuupeI vi Hnluests
nf WaSb;na,on .Ia, Is ,U @ lt. l;t seai % III .ue CITY
tim I'm the i1n;on The ~ y ;nort Cs "a se popaa s:
os a -. .n. III lion. no thpo, lance vi the once
60 81 Is; s oeom III "CAIom leugeu III al coui,
dnna. ,nuch .;,s al ages. A tne Work Is weiI
WI WI neSn u!,le anu pefPlcNly Is saxea " the
igneI couIls III u.ats ~, uy'uiciae' - is there
ss tnas ES auues and powers of the
SnIoner shOuld be well defined by statutory law.
;ia. me law under which the Office is at present
,,,a,,, s. IN TINS District Is very defective in
many RESPECTS, portions of which were framed
ness Enea,as d century 9 ago, ana uoes not meet the
uea. ueanaius VI .he present day: would suggest
na',. ~ , NC eapPonted py your honorable
oou! W neS, 3 tne coroner, anu win mm Jointly
prepare a pili which VIII meet the requirements
Vi lne present. uay upon TINS SUBJECT, and to
seeuIe the I'assdSc Ol sucn u DILL Dy congress- at
an early gay.
1 should nave mentioned that the effects of
deceased persons which have come into the Cor
1hers ers possession have all been claimed by the
anu anu utSt.eIed 10 mem; consequently there are
i'vhS " ~ uGNeIeu 70 your cierh'
. I:..C .ic hoioi W pe very respectfully your
opeoeh' servant, W. w. POTTER, coroner.
Mr.. BUR-, from the Committee on Improve
ments, called attention to the fact that the
Mayor of Georgetown had proposed to settle the
claim Of the Court for that city's proportion for
the repair of the roads, in bonds for preceding
years and money for this year, and the commit
tee were Instructed to accent the terms nro-
posed. He also called attention TO fhe fact that
the Court had similar but much heavier claim
against the corporation of Washington which
If paid, would enable the Court 10 erect Stone
bridges on every road in the county (mvnotion
of Mr.. Brown, the committee was instructed To
take action to collect that claim
Wright Curtis. of the seventh Schnoi Eistrict
complaining of the depredations of thieves in
that section. and asking for more nrotecfion for
the citizens Of I'll at county; referred TO Commit
tee on Police.
Also, reported from a special committee. res-
olution fixing the compensatiOn af the Ciertk kd
tor of Tayes six ner cent on oIiantionS. III -, =
Snrvexnr as eretofr r cen5 d . On Sonections; the
of Roads at s1 o0G. and nrnr; ;dnr ti,nt I'LL
officers shall give bonds for the iaitifuI perform
ance of their .iut;es. adona~r ~
rnIns hhicb hL were a5ontod "ou'""' " INC
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