The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-11
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We beg leave 10 introduce the following
IS being Of especial interest
D~lsBURsxe oFrICF Q. N. DEPARTMENT
To thoie who are not familiar with the grand
scale Of military operations ss carried or
by tho Quartermasler's Department Of the
army, q little Information concerning th'
amount Of work performed in a single Office
in this city, aud the admirable order and
system observed in its transaction, oannoI
fail to be Of Interest. Within the last year
or two the work Of the Q%usrtmaster Dep0Ht.
msns o. this Depot has been 50 immense as
10 require the service Of one Office to take
Charge Of disbursements alone. Since the
18th Of June, 1864, Captain Chas. T. Wing,
A. Q. ~, has been the officer assigned TO
that duty, and every one who has the pleas
ure Of his acquaintance viii concur heartily
in the opinion chat an officer better adapted
10 the position, more watchful for the inter
ssts Of the Government, snd more courteous
snd obliging in the transaction Of business,
could not possibly be found.
During the fiscal year ending June S0th,
lse5, the disbursements Of his Office were
nssrly twenty -one millions Of dollars, while
the whole number Of accounts, or vouchers,
paid during the same time wss forty-four
thousand seven hundred and thiriy-three
H4.7S3). In the month or June last, the
number Of vouchers paid wss eleven thous-
and nine bundled and eighty Eve QLss5),
amounting, in the aggregate, to four million
seven hundred and forty thousand five hun
drod and forty dollars aud eleven cents,
4o,5f0,ID. The box ef vouchers and
abstracts, representing the work Of the Of
Zee Cor that month. weighed l9s pounds,
aud was probably the most 6ulkish report
ever sent to Washington, Of any one months
work.
when Il is considered that every voucher
passes through the hands Of no less han
suen different clerks, in the various pro-
oss'e, Of su iiiiug, registering, paying, gil
ing up and endorsing. Absiracting and re-
visiHg, and that each Of these forty-four
thousand seven hundred aud thirty-three
vouchers was made out in duplicate, the
vaItness Of the work looms up in grand di-
msnsiOns, perceptible to ever the dullest
comprehension. A minute description Of
the various means adopted 10 prevent fraud,
would be Toe lengthy for the Limit Of this
article. Il Is sufficient 10 state that the
checks and safeguards are 80 complete thst
il seems almost impossible that aoy fsudu-
lent or counterfeit voucher can be presented
without detection. The system Of register
ing every voucher audited, In 8 book for
that purpose, giving date Of voucher, TO
whom given, and by whom, and date Of
auditing, and Of payment. was invented by
Capt Wing. himself, and 70 that system Is
owing much Of the efficiency Of the Office.
and security against fraudulent vouchers.
In this connection, IL Is proper 70 mem
ton the valuable services rendered by the
corps Of faithful and we'll trained clerks
which have contributed much 10 the eff.
cheney Of the Office, sud The enyiable rspu-
tation which the Captain has acquired
among the officers Of the army. "Lik'
master, like mas, (" Is m sdsge verified BY
their bearing aud conduct, aud it has beer
often remarked by officers Of The army
well aware Of the truth Of Whststhey said
that Capt Wing always has good clerks.
Not = stain, or & shadow Of a blot, tarn-
ishes the official reputation Of Capt. Wing,
No officer stands higher ia The estimation Of
his brother officers, and commanding Officer
Than he, aud his claims Cor promotion have
been strongly urged by frienis in both civil
and military life. There is a pretty vel.
founded rumOT, that be has been brsvettet
Colonel, but the appointment has not ye.
reached him through theial channels. "Th'
mills Of the Gods grind slowly, but they
grind fnc."
When the Official mill az Washington
grads on, and delivers the appointment o
O0l0nel 70 Capt Wing. an viii agree, tina
'aoesh F" hss ground too slowly, vet tn.
work Is exeeediagly fine.
A FRrESD.