The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-16

Nay to the 4th Of November During that tims has
received including special dsposits s27 00o a.
and paid out s2s 1888 o. making an aggregate Of
$50 g. for the transactions Of the ONCE ,rinx
the last six months
The special deposits made BY the dsbur.ing oosrs
OF the government, under system introduced by the
present head Of the Treasury Department with view to
carry out to the letter the Law called the nds-
dendent Treasury regulating the COLI ction custody
and disbursement of the public revenue The dpbursng
officers psymastsrs purssrs quartsrmsstsrs commits
sares, engineers, &C. were In the habit receiving
funds from the government of dspostng them in banks
thus evadns the law which orbids them TO maks such
deposits by paor them to their credit a. indivdua
ard not ~ public agents. This practice Ia broken
up, and they arc now required to deposit the pub.
Lilo they recsive with the Assistant Trea.
sure drawing them out by checks they are needed
for disbursement On former occasion we noticed this
change and described the check prepared by Mr. Dix in
his Office and adopted by he Treasury Department for
the Treasurer Of the U tied States the Assistant rrsa
surers throughout tho Union. The new system went
into operation the LIST Of August and in two months
and half the receipts from disbursng Off at the
New York office have amounted to 81 $50 IT. and the
payments on their checks to s26l246s o. The
Ct checks drawn by them and paid by Mr. Dix Is no.
and the average amount of their deposits hand at all
times ia about $3.50 900. The lumber Of disbursng on
GERS keeping accounts ith the office Is twenty three
The compensation Of the Assistant Treasurer ST. 600
Per annum and this amount ia not augmented directly
or indirectly by single dollar in the shape Of smolu
ment perquste, or allowance Of any sort. When the
Assay Office goes into operat (not probably in loss
than four or five months) he will be it's Treasurer and
receive additional Allowance of 81 0O0-in all $4,000
per annum His responsibilities are enormous, and his
confinement very close they will great
BY the additional duties grow out oft operations
Assay Office Mr. Dix not absent from his Off 50
single business hour during the six months he held it,
1t generally requires org time to settle up the
of the Assistant Trsasurers Mr. Brashs have not vet
been closed
The present amount Of the bonds given by the Assan
fssrr At New York is Sil0 000 and in the op
of the Treasury Department to increase It the pecu
mary responsibility is iDcrea sed by the accumulation
money In his hands The amount in his hands on the
2Sd Of September last 202 68 TO- aud no m Their
security required Of Mr. Dix 1t ia not probable that
the amount will be greater at any future day. for If the
public expenditure does not Keep down the revenue,
some other means win be resortsd to for the pur-
pose. We understand. Mr.. Dix's sursties were two
gentlemen of large fortune In the interior Of the State
each Of whom became bound the Of $780, 900 for
the faithful perform of his duties Mr. Bradishs
sureties were eight gentlemen In this city, who
OF S4C0 600.
Before the Assistant Treasurer enters on hi, dutiss he
tales and subscrbe two oathsoue to support the
stuton Of the United States and the other perform
the duties of his oas faithfully and to the OF his
knowledge and ability These oaths endorsed his
commission and duplicates transmitted to the Tea
sury Department The officer BY whom the oaths
administered to Aessrs Bradish Dix and Cscc is the Hon.
Samuel R. Rets United States Judgs for the Southern
d trict of New York.
There five clerks snd porter employed in the
Assistant Treasurers Office through the day, AMI two
watcbmen during the night.
The receipts at the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
the PORT to-day, sS7 paid s42 SAT So balance,
So 166, IA SO.
The following ia Q statement Of the valuation upon
Which the Cleveland banks taxed and the Of
taxes they sevealy required pay learn from
n (1ere lan6n