The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-27

Intimately connected with the Custom House are
the public stores situated on New Church street. hav
ing dimension Of l24 feet IL inches on that front
and 1875 feet on Greenwich street. The former has
nve stores each siXtyve feet deep, and the latter
also five stores. averaging ninety feet In depth.
The buildings, six stories In height are provided
with three steam elevators. Notwithstanding the
monster size Of these storehouses, there is not
suf1cient room to accommodate One-half OF the
constantly increasing traffic.
THE PUBLIC STORES
and sample ONCE connected Herewith form the
eighth division of the Collectors Office, and
der charge OF Deputy Collector Daniel II. Tomp-
kins and Mr. W. H. Broome Chief Clerk, who has
been in service nearly twenty years. The force re-
quired for the working OF this division Is very ex-
fensve The Labor Bureau contractor alone en-
ploys at present from eighty to one hundred men.
The clerical help numbers about seventy.
As the goods are discharged from the vessel the
packages are accompanied by checks signed by the
Customs Inspector, and delivered with the tickets
at one OF the doors on Greenwich street. A clerk
stationed here checks the package and designates
the floor on which to store the same. The tickets
are hereupon entered on blotter, to which i'm
pOrters and others have free access the next day
for the purpose OF ascertaining what becomes of
their goods. The recording clerk then receives the
tickets who makes regular manfests OF the marks,
numbers, condition of package, &C., on sheets
which s-epassed to the general boOkkeeper, who
recoyJs the goods under the names OF the various
vessels. Another clerk then compares the entries
with the checks to see that no errors appear.
Goods are delivered from the Collectors Depart
ment, and the receipts from the merchant and an
ether from the carman are pasted together when
returned, filed, entered on the book, and the ac-
count is closed.
The cashier takes these tickets makes out and
pays the carriage to the regularly appointed truck
men. This however applies only to goods ordered to
be sent to the Appraiser for appraisement. Another
door on Greenwich street is used for the transfer
Of other goods
On the arrival of merchandise and after being
examined the packages are corded and sealed.
A clerk calls Off the marks, numbers and the des
ignated warehouse TO which goods are to be sent.
The annexed statement Of the receipts at the New
York Public Store will show how largely the busi-
ness OF this division has augmented. The increase
IN four years has been eighty one and quarter per
cent. For the four months ending April 30, 1872,
the increase has been ninety-fve and quarter per
cent over a corresponding period ending April,
1869, and 1875 per cent over that OF April 1853. The
increase of subsequent months will show even a
larger ratio. During the month OF April, 1872, in
examined and delivered an average of 1000 pack
ages daily, and nearly every package had to be
anu seaeG and ma ph saore ZINES
down rs simply enormous, as will be seen by the
following fgures:-
lS6S-Numher of packages received in Public Store
and Sample ONCE. l31,457
Amount of carriage paid by the load. SCI 9f8
Average per package, 10 81 100 cents.
l069-Number of packages received in Public Store
Amount eartage paid py the s5ss
Averaging per package 46 Ito cents.
1HO-Nunlber of packages received in Public Store
and Sample Once. 20O,46l
Amount of carriage paid by package .$H,lO9
average per package Sc 96lOO cents
lsl-Number OF packages received in Public Store
Amount of carage paid by package .$7s,2l3
Thus 1t will be that in 1870 there received
30 sos more packages than in 1869 and % 1909 in 1871
than in 1870
The number Of packages received in from May
1871, TO May l, 1872, We're 236, S3l.
The amount expended ia Jaly 1872 for incidental
penses such twine, lead. seal &C. portion OF which
Is also used by the Appraisers Department. 81 $50 o.
The number OF packages received in for eXamina
ton last month was 1924.
Correct receipts delivered, made out at the public
On permit and orders 6,503
Transferred to warehouse 1895
Number of orders issued correct invoices 3l42
Packages received in Sample Office. 256S
Packages delivered from sample Office. l666
Packages transferred from Sample Office to public
The charges paid in sample Office for July. 1872.
THE CIGAR INSPECTION