The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-31
'T;TEDED OFFICER.
.s,;e Administrator for Es-
..tes Of kinless Dead.
] ESTATES ARE WASTED.
a a.sern Suggests a Reform IN
the Property or Frfendsess
-s-EegI.lstson Proposed.

r-obaEly be placed before the
r-eylssng for the creation. IN
- a the county Office Of pahlic
-. Tie officer has been found
yew York. California and other
- very useful ard eoayenient
and ths need for such an CHI
- has been found vefy urgent
- eseeFst OCCASIONS.
yo.s the deties Of the pabsie adj
- are Collecting. preserving and
- aFsn tie estates d persons
.sssssa ia cssss where 20 person
- letfers q administration can be
- sefouts8. The object for which
ass estAbiiAhed IS that the
2 aeceaents should not be
rt collected sna preserved
ssuged thereto, or 20 escheht 70
- treasury Il 30 rightful claimant
b. all the counties Of Mex YORK.
,sose os New Ysrk and
a. counts treasurer Is By VIZ
:. ssse pa5iic administrator Of the
= the county Of New York, the
a. aisifafer is the head Of a bureau
- department. 81 the corporation
80 al, appointment and tie tenure
ard bis relation 10 the city
-. beng gegalafed D. the char
essnees,5n wlIh other statutes. IN
sts eilee Is filled BY appointment
.egarnor afsd the duties are the same
ssp York
swss.s Judge Osborne, speaking on the
- yesterday said
=. eaiee woulG ba q gooa thing. Sc
xlsg seaport toan. and many men
4 = lstsstate. aud with no known rein
nee IS large amount Of admins
e shicbAmusl be pnt into the hands
;ors 81 The deceased. OF course the
q ssf s.oas his own claim. which may
- t8t be correct II there vas a pub
8 .alE.rainr Is w0gld be his duty 70
81 che accounts ot this class, and he
"a 50 great deal more satisfaetof-
A. :naa who was not familiar with
8 asnsss
Sc ushorn said tias there vas class
asFls sho are watching for a chance 70
eaap On aseount against the estate 81
xxasfd persot, Ioy the sake Of being APP
I xa administration, and that there was
unily a coIHsion between the admins.
and the creditors Of an estate, by
q tie estate was defrauded cut of
u o. less property. The judge thought
" getting a competent and trust
~ msn IN the Office Of public admins.
! .s aea putting him under heavy bonds,
eissss could he settled mp honestly
sach cheaper and quicker than under
rssni system. On this point Judge
Aws szid
s laE SLOWS an administrator rer
- as lhe ilFst 5000 or less, per cent.
u asss s. 600 aud per cent. on the
ae Of an estate. A public selministra
IL sssstle could afford 70 &c tho blisi-
@ns tw3 per cent. aud that would ~ suf-
sshl Ag 20 induce good man o. take
! aasa The public administrators could
~ Hie bond by the year Or for each
"a which he was called 10 act. His
- would he more than siHlply 20 ad.
afate upon the estate OF deeedents
/ Died intestats or without heirs. be
Ssss - the proper aud In many cases
I scat suitable maR for any ordinary
1 ease In point, said Judge 0sb1rn. is
i 81 wid0s who came 10 ms olilce 10
y an administrator appointed for her
Hshsgd's estate. She had money In The
b ard good business running. On
SAINT of her moi being able 10 secure a
81, being little acquainted. II was month
~ she eould get the money in the hank
fus he business successfully. Had
~ been public administrator the mat
could have been ali settled ut once,
bout any delaY in the business or else
sss. The public administrator would save
expenditure for lawyers fees. and "a
saly any estate can be carried through
! probate office without the aid Of an at
Easy. this item would be- considerable. -
Isags Osborne thought that Law on the
saees should include only cities Of more
= iedto or 1900 Inhabitants. though
! etiee would be useful 20 some extent
tmAlier towns.