The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-07
AsKAM's FEES CUT down.
Eoonomy Taught the Coroner With a
Brother Populisr's Assistance.

Brother PopuiiSt's Assistance.
The county commissioners have applied
IRE pruning knife not only 10 the exrsenx@s
Of the Offices located in the courthouse
but TO those OF the coroner by et1tfins,
down his fee BILL where they cousidere3
tast he held investigations without uae-
sssity. Coroner Askams bin for the
month Ct May, amounting 10 siz430. was
reduced 80 $50. The bills rejected are
as follows: S. Scott Dunn. who died Of
tuberculosis on the sleeping car Spokane.
saa2a. Harvey VEIN. OF 5i2 Yakima street
who was accidently drowned near Tay-
.or's mill. Lake Washington. $40 81.
George Wen5enn, who died OF apoplexy
while confined IN the county Jail, sIea@.
Jacob Granllgh. Edgewatsr. 3iIf0: Ma
'iida Jofgren. city. sloz0. making total
OF E28.
Commissioner Hea;on is showing much
zeal in cooperating with his brother
commissioners 10 force his brother Popu-
lists 10 practice economy and said yester-
cay In explaining why the clain1B men
toned had been rejected:
Because upon investigation the board
concluded that In no instance had there
existed reasonable ground for the belief
thst the deceased had come 20 their
deaths by unlawful means at the hands
Of others. Take for example the death
sni OF this city. lie was afflicted with
hang trouble and went to Spokane for the
benefit OF his health. Not improving be
returned to this city on the sleeping car
Spokane accompanied by his father, in
whose presence he died before he could
b. removed from the car after their ar
rival In this city. Was there any ground
for the belief that this man had died from
unnatural causesR BY no means. no
a
vestlgatlon BY the coroner So also was
,asre is no need of an investigation by the
eoroner in the drowning of the little boy
Harvey Nehn, I'm Lake Washington. near
Isyl0rs mill This hoy was alone in a
boat and was seen 10 capsiZe the boat and
erosn BY spectators on the shore"
Ex-ProSecutlng Attorney John r. Mil
isr does not agree with Prosecuting At
teFaey HASTE that an injustice was done
TIE latter's stenographer by the recent
cat ia salary from SO 90 $50. In speaking
Of the matter yesterday afternoon he said
When took charge OF the prosecuting
attorneys Office my stenographer was
Mrs. Pedler. She worked for 80 a month
and furnished her own typewriter. At the
end Of 6 year she left and then Miss
saroyer came into the Office. The county
commissioners kept her for a year az so a
Month and she had 10 furnish her type
Ntittt men she Vas gwen 49, a moNtA
Tor the second year. and the last year re-
eeved go or 81 and the county furnished
s'ypewrster. see no reason why the pres
eat stenQgrapher. who Is new 10 the Office.
should EXPECT TO receive the same salary
IS one Who has had long experience. All
the deputies who entered my office work
e. year or so before their salaries were
raised Now. ] can't sec why new depu-
ties unacquaiuted with the business Of an
o1ee. should expect 10 take ND a salary
where man OF experience has left il.
Take, for instance. :. 9. Mcbride. the as
slsiant prosecutor in my term OF Office.
lis salary went up by slow degrees. Is IL
reasonable that a successor who knows
bathing about the duties Of the position
should receive as large a salary AS a
PERSON becomes acquainted with the duties
q his offlce. lust SO his value IS enhanced"