The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-02
FEDERAL OFFICE AFFAIRS.

Received
Fcbrnary-Civii Observation-Disclosures
OF the Office of Assessors ThrOug hout tho
United States-Ofcial Order from the
Treasury Department..
Twelve million eight hundred and seventy-1va
thousand dollars is the amount reported received
for duties at the Custom House during the twenty,
three working days OF the past month by the ven,
cradle cashier, Mr. William D. Robinson. At thia
rate the average daily receipt was nearly $500 00&
per day, thus showing the heaves: February bust
ness done here for number OF years past.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
for the Office of Surveyor of the Port have been
necessarily postponed on account of the illness OF
Mr.. George William Curtis, one OF the Commission,
ers. AS soon as he Is able to attend the various
anxious applicants will be accommodated and
given an opportunity to display their scholarship,
as also "what they know about Custom House at.
fairs in general and the Surveyors Department in
particular" Collector Arthur reports having re.
ceived letter enclosing $40, sent to the Custom
House, restored by some one lab0ring under q
twinge of conscience"
ASSESSORS LEGIsLATED OUT.
During the session OF the last Congress Law
was passed providing for the abolition of the ofca
of assessor throughout the country, leaving the
time discretionary with the Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue to continue them in ONCE until tho
LIST of July, 1873, at which time the law becomes
compulsory them to vacate. Commissioner
Douglass, finding that the service will not suffer
by disbanding the assessors before July issued
the following instructions to assessors and assist.
ant to their final duties under the In.
ternal Revenue act approved December "a, 1871
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
'''A '. '''' WxsniscToN, Feb. 10 1873
of the Internal Revenue act OF December ~
1sJuy s a such time grc,
of Internal Revenue may ind practicable the offices q
and assistant except az
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the the So@missonss Of Internal Revenue, tTanstsl
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books, papers and other properly belonging gov
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special taxes accruing after April 50, 1873, shall be paid
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lists for the
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order that each may be prepared to MAKE
Special p al papers hands and S.n
paesss sss,'%o1
ME He viii procure SUFFICIENT number Of Wooden boxes
srss ss C Sns % ach was
@ will b f al
sSSes h asq
ss in Be- sent
Record Of claims for abatement and refundns
Reports sSSra o on 0ISr S. co. and all assessment
.com@issonsr Of Internal Revenue Washington
and T not
and addressed to the Collector Of the District:
ss n q ksysnse and rcats
to the the to Be
and corresponding numbers to be marked on the
The OF the transfer of said property shall be
the day the Assessor completes and delivers to the
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soner internal Revenue the books and papers pacIed
60 The he
the tpeaie Schedules Of property q him.
returning two Of them to the Assessor who VIII enclose
the Of Fl With
Obsolete blank forms need not Be- included in the props
ery and may Be dsr0ysd be instructed to
to he ONCE the district to to
seye and receipt lGs the properly 70 70
From the date Of the signing Of said receipts BY tho
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under the provisions OF the act referred to
1s s account o.a n: T IN
Incurred dpons g. W.
The above order has caused considerable stit
among the officials afrected thereby, and many Of
them are bemoaning their fate. which deprives
themselves for their party and principles.