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

THE CIGAR INSPECTION
or imported stock likewise comes under the Eighth
division. This traffic has become very extensive,
averaging about four million cigars per month,
which are stamped before coming into market.
The labor connected Herewith Is considerable
Every box has to be taken out separately, which
An import and internal revenue stamp has to be
affixed. The former are furnished by the govern.
ment, for which there is no charge; the latter cost
SIS per each thousand cigars, and are sup
ternal Revenue Bureau The charges for certificate
that the cigars have been properly stamped are
twenty cents per thousand. This item throws of
revenue OF about $3.50 per month, received by the
Inspector OF Cigars, who hands the amount COL
lected every month to Deputy Collector Tompkins,
who in turn pays the same to the Auditor, taking
his receipt therefor. The fees received from this
ONCE about pay the expenses OF running the same.
The rent OF the public stores and Appraisers De-
partment which are under the same roof, Is annu-
ally $64,003 20. 1t may appear odd to have SO %
attached to such large amount. The actual rent
Is $55, 900 year, but on the widening of Church
street the government agreed to pay fifteen per
cent on the sum for the Improvement, which makes
$11,oo3 IS ayear. Hence the total rental ioots up
the first mentioned figure.
The most thorough system characterizes the ad-
ministratOn OF the pubic stores, otherwise the
immense amount OF business done here would be
THE RATES or CARRIAGE
on all goods sent under general order rom piers in
New YORK and Brooklyn to designated warehouses
are fixed by regulations as fOllOws:-
All gaugeable goods in packages of 20 gallons or less
All qaugea6le goods Is packages 2, gallons not
All gaugeab'e goods in packages over 80 gallons not
more than lo1 salons per load Of pac5 81, SOC
Al dry casks such sugar, tobacco &C. per load OF
All dry casks every additional 100 pounds over 100
Coal Der one.iali chair,o,n &c
Cotton per load OF bales (ast India SIC
Salt per load of ~ bushels. Soc
Earihernware per load Sc
All goodS' wares ana merchandise not above enum.
r,,,o
sey side IL as iolows:-
From Cunard dock, Jersey city, to the designated
From @sns wht Ses a s GaS RI &c included 81 90
General Order st%rs per load ierTage Included 20
DESIGNATED General Order store, per load, fcrriage
MARBLE IN BOND
IL may sound harsh TO the general reader that
stone imported from foreign countries IL subject TO
be bonded, nay, even subject to a very heavy
tarif. Yet such is the The great bulk OF this
article comes to these shores from Italy. and is
known rs Parian marble, worked IN the inexhausti-
able quarries of Carrara. small quantity OF this
our Tennessee marble In color and Is not 80 rich
texture. cargo after cargo Is landed here by
vessels from Leghorn, Palermo and Genoa, and 1t
II grand sight to see the acres or ground covered
by tais merchandise. which brings an immense
feyenue TO the United states government Here
situated at the foot Of Corlear street on the
East River. Although the Customs regulations
goods properly enclosed and secured with govern
ment locks, this yard or rather the owners
thereof have meyer complied with the required
regulations, although repeatedly ordered TO do
Messrs. Baker Williams who also have a SIX story
bonded warehouse and general order store in Water
street, extending over one hundred square feet,
have obtained from the government the custody of
bonded marble These gentlemen, falling TO in
duce the owner OF the above mentioned ward TO
have the ground properly enclosed. entered into an
agreement with Messrs. Walsh Brothers, who own
the property adjoining 10 III up proper place ac-
cOrdnp 10 the requirement OF the government.
These gentlemen at once entered upon the enter
prise. Being the owners OF the property
directly across the street OF the present
ward, where the marble lies in an exposed condi-
on they enclosed the entire block OF $50 square
feet with q fence twelve feet HIGH and erected
within three tranway railways, upon which they
can lft and transport nifty tons weight from YES