The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-06

who are stockholders and bank directors
are kept in Office by this Administration.
And the branch mint at Charlotte was fore
ed to apply 10 a "rag money institution /"
for silver 10 commence coming gold, as the
following receipt viii prove:
Bank Of the State Of North. Carolina,
! q" Cha5iote, Dteembsr ~ 1881
$1,000.
Received Of John II. Wheeler, ESQ. acting
Treasurer Of the branch mint Of the United states,
at this place. one thousand dollars for that amount
Of silver furnished him for the use Of the assayer.
]. J. BLACkNOOD, Agent"
There are some Of these smHl mat
tiers unworthy the consideration Of those
who profess TO practise " severe economy"
Let the people of North Carolina Judge if
i they are unworthy the attention Of members
I of Congress. These accounts we're audited
by some OF the very officers whose negIi.
gence in the discharge Of their duty allow.
4 ed Swaftwout's detalca,lons 10 remain 50
long undeteclcd, But neglect in the dis
charge of duty is unrrproved by this Admin.
istraiion. Squaudefing the public money
is overlooked, if the offender will attend
public meetings aud praise the democracy
Of Martin NnE Buren,.
/ To pass from the examination Of the DO
tGnicaI parts Of the mint, and from The
furniture for the office, will now show
what are the buildings at the branch miDt
/ in Charlotte.
] la 1888, Congress passed law establish.
+ ing q branch of the mat Of the United
States at Charlotte.
Congress never designed TO erect dwell
ng.bouse, anu furnish an cticc in the style
before described
The act Of March 8, 1885, provided,
"'Ihat so soon as the necessary beltd
ings are erected for the purpose Of well
conducting the business of each of tho said
branches, the following officers shall be ap.
pointed upon the nomination of the Presi,
dent, and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate: one superintendent, one treasurer
one assayer, QUO chief coiuer, one meier
and one refiner. And the superintendent; Of
each mint shall engage and employ as ina
/ ny clerks and as many subordinate work
men and servants as shall be provided for
BY law" &C., &c.
I The buildings were not erected for the
purpose of well conducting the business J"
until November, 1887, as the following re.
ceipt shows:-
Received, Charlotte, N G., "a November
4 1897, Of Samuel McConb, Esq, Commissioner
OF the Branch Mint at this place the mint edl-
fee, intended for the use of the United States,
winch have now in full possession.
JNO. II. WHEELER,
q" Superintendent Of the Branch Mint at Char.
lotte, \. &.
+ Yet, Notwithstanding the law, the super.
Intendent was appointed in January, 1887,
( receiving his salary from the time of his ap
poniment, and the coiner aud clerk reaelv,
ing their salaries also before the edfcs was
flushed for conducting the business This
IS practising severe economy"
While Mr.. McComb was experimenting
the buildings, the superintendent and cIelk
were receiving their salaries, aud the super.
intended. charging his travelling expenses
to Philadelphia TO buy double dahlas
end magnolia crandl1oras, &c. &c. ana
probably to witness the inauguration on the
ith Of March, 1887.
But what was the superintendent doing
between January and December, 1887 =
Building ice. houses aud summer houses,
&c. &c.
10 September, 1885, "Samuel iicComb
Commissioner Of the Branch Mint at Char
lo,,e," gave notice tina. he would receive
proposals for " the erection Of building in
tended for branch miut," &c. In these
proposals nothing was said of any summer.
houses, &c. This was determined upon by
the superintendent afterwards General
r. NJ. Saunders drew the contract between
The builders and the commissioner, and
was paid for it; he can testify that there
was no notice Of any design to build any
thing else than an cdiice for branch mint,
The General Is now a candidate in North
Carollua AID, before ne gets through the
campaign, | hope the democratic supeun
tendcnt vii! indulge bn with a shower bath,
He viii need its e&hrlaratiag lnhIence be
fore the moutu Of August.
The principal edifce cost, S29,s00
For extra work on mint ediice not in.
oludod in contract, l,7Jo
For building fences, summer houses, ice
houses &c. $500
By the contract made with Jonas Bost
for fencing grounds and building the ice .
house, &c. it was stipulated as follows: /
"All the vaults in the cdiico to be fitted up
with shelves and pigeon holes, for the purpose Of
holding bullion paper and books"
The following will show what was going
on between August and December, 1887 :
"A contract was made for a stable and a car.
riage.house, for the branch mint \ all the walls
to be brick and half thick the windows in .
the upper part Of the stable to be in {, g form Of
a crescent, with green stats fNed o- moyesbla
roof to be covered with heart shingles roof, doors
aud windows, to be painted with three coats Of
paint" sc. &c.
CaU.age.hou&e for branch mint J to have
a firm plank floor doors TO be uniform and bat