National Republican., 1877-08-24
THE POLICE BOARD.

| aAH obhNS pohND'
NO pRILL-MAsTER YET sELEcTED-wHY AN
OLD WOMAN WAS KEPT SIXTEEN HOURS IN
sTATIoS-HoUsE-rHE DEATH OF DR..
| BLANCHARD DtsCUssED-MEDICAL ATTEND
| ANcE TO BE PROVIDED FOR PRISONERS.
| The Board Of Police met last night. A re-
| port was received from Captain Brock in
| reference to drilling the force, stating that
Privates Hamilton and J. J. Gonnan, who had
received instructions In the cutlass drill in the
navy, would be competent to drill the men In
the baton exercise, and that he himself could
drill them In the school Of the soldier. Major
Richards stated that q person employed as q
drill master for the Marine corps had applied
for the position Of drill.master Of the force,
and desired to become member of the force
so that he could drill the men. The matter
was referred 10 the president and Major
Richards, with instructions TO select some one
for the task.
A communication was received from the
property holders on Seventh street, between
II aud I streets, complaining that Auctioneers
P. Foley and James DUNCAN obstructed the
streets. The communication was referred to
Major Richards.
4 communication was received from Lieut..
Kelly, suggesting some changes in the plan of
| the alterations now being made in the Sew
enth precinct station. house, which would not
involve additional expense. Tho letter was
referred TO the special committee having
charge Of the repairs Of the station, with in
structions to make the suggested changes il
| they approved Of them.
| communication was received from Col.
Lubey asking for one dozen batons for use at
the Washington Asylum. The request was
granted.
Reports were received in the case of Annie
| Williams, who was compelled to remain six
teen hours at the Eighth precinct station
l hnnoa xxht E.. hnr Hx,A de
account Of the non n.delivery of a message sent
| over the police telegraph. Annie Williams Is an
old colored woman, who straycd from home on
the 9Th instant and was found in the woods in
| the county by officers Of the Eighth precinct.
The facts that came out before the board are
that dispatch was sent through police head
| quarters to the Seventh precinct station to no.
tify Annie Williams friends that she was at the
Eighth precinct. Station-keeper Wheeler, at
| the Seventh precinct station, when he received
the message entrusted It TO q strange colored
man to be delivered to her friends. The mes
sage was not promptly delivered, and the old
woman spent sixteen hours in the station.
house before her friends came. As Station
keeper Wheeler had already been cautioned
The board took no action In the case.
The station house committee reported that
bids for supplying mattresses had been re-
ceived, but had not yet been opened. The
committee was authorized to procure q COM
pound Of turpen.ine and blue-ointment for use
In killing vermin In the stations, aud the major
was directed to detail 4 man to superintend
the distribution Of the new "double-d deck"
bedsteads, and to see that the compound was
properly applied.
MIR. Britton reported that the contract for
printing the manual had been awarded to
Gibson Bros, for t225.
Major Richards was instructed to Issue
general order directing that warrants for
minor oaeuscs fol persons who had an estab-
lished residence or place Of business. should
be served daring the hours when the Police
Court was open, and bail could be given, so as
| to inhibu the needless locking up and vexa-
tious detention Of persons who were able to
give security for their appearance.
Mr Somerville said that there had been a
number Of Inquiries about the death of DIR.
Blanchard al the Fifth precinct station, and as
| the result OF personal investigation which he
had made he coald state that he was well
treated Al the station, and asked several times
II he did not wish to 20, and replied that he
did not No blame coald be attached to the
officers The two physicians who attended
him had said that spoplexy was the cause of
death bat he was inclined to think that there
was something beyond nroplexy. He thought
that some drug which he had taken himself as
an opiats had produced death. An article
which appeared In . paper regarding the death
misSt be construed As rejecting apon the
OnSrrt
Mr. Brttop said that the paper did not re.
feet upon the officers, but contained some yery
lust comments upon an inhuman system Of
| eonan!ng people without food or medica! at
| tendance, No one was responsible. He said
that 10 the new manual a clause had been In.
serted with the consent OF the board Of sur.
geons requiring the police surgeons to attend
prisoners In the station when summoned by
the lieutenant Of the precinct. The board
then went into executive session.
THE JEFFERSON MERIDIAN STONE.
The State Department has furnished the
office Of the Washington Monument Society
with copy Of the report of Robt King, sur
veyor Of tho city pf Washington. dated octo-
bei Is, 1904, to President Jefferson. Acting
Secretary W. Seward, in his letter trans
mittinp the report. remarks:
II appears from this report that Mr. King made
| the survey OF the meridian and planted the stone
under the direction Of Mr. Briggs, who was a
and Benjamin Elcott In the early surveys Of the
District Of Columbia, made by direction Of the
Commissioners, under the sanction Of Prssilent
Washington and his successors.
The report Is very much In detail, showing
the manner Of ascertaining aud determining
the meridian. In the conclusion Of the report
Mr. King states, In reference to the demarka-
tion Of the drst meridian OF the United States,
that:
II is on the ,outh bank Of TIter creek, and
marked by the erection Of a small pier covered by
a fat freestone, on which the lines are iIawn.
The report clearly establishes that the Mon.
ument Society was right In reference TO the
meridian stone, which Mr. Mills, the srchi.
tect, adopted As the bench mark, and that the
board Of army engineers were wrong In select
ing another stone for the bench mark, and
consequently that their views In regard 10 the
settlement Of the monument are manifestly
erroneous. Hence. the friends Of the monu.
ment may sxcls!m-
Let the CALLED Jade vince
Our withers are unwrung
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