New-York tribune., 1877-05-02
CrsToM-HousE METHODS.
srnnEsTInN. IEOM OETIOIAIs.

SUGGESTIONS FROM OFFICIALS
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Inquiry from noon S'Sl',U'S ~ o'iO' ~ N,.
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tho roof Of the new Post-OGce had fallen. with fatal
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in The architect 1r. EO"ln'on alGpN sal" NWIt'|
ali looked serious, and no more questions Wer. put.
Cen Snar,e tho surycyor on reslmiug his testimony,
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,hip .I,,rr,prt weighed o. imports - Ig3g74 =
- 60, ~, ,,.,,,r., -. ,l., 900 7o,,s.. of raal and
kalt 5,OO0uDO pounds; the fees amounted to Sll9"
si8 s6, aul the expenses OF the weighing were
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4fJ OF export. ~l2Aoj1j'; of coal ana SAL 90
thg system oi appointing Inspectors and OH m.H in ,he
1 .,' .pil1fn.Ir ,ga- bad: many 0t them obtained
their appointments ry political influence, aua many Of
cfr,stisu ,.i.liu th. last ja weeks praliuru ,;uil
bad vutt,utg Aim requesting the r,a.lonH,a. az. 70
roll. JuI who admitted having dcFaud.t ry revenue,
Tie alpa. being 40 tlu s-ll, time aware OF ii- .Hc
,lr a.r-suu asked If .ha system Ui political "--.-s-
mDut. prevailed u arc SURVEYOR Dcrut.I".t .t a. llI.
Jour peg cent 900 salaries, with penalty Of d.-'-- N.l.
ff9rpe sui uc uil NOT know taat any one rad been
threatened with dismissal lit knew "i inspectors VINO
Tetr % l0 fv t.r .rt, which Ar uat r.u"u vas
ysfH.IgrH uf.r ,tIu- dLi deciding
tUe y, make ND for no. .tyll tnrUn..-. t.l sharpe
,i ,, Eug II d ,r f.u. as q. .yt. mat !Ia Assist
grf ,,..frT ~ r .y civ rendered uo service the
t,oyeTnu.nt Whatever Ig0r. was 90 general law pro-
ltgLr- luy gl-furIluse DlNe.r from receiving ally
urgu s; strictly the aw was NOT enforced; There were
ono ur TWO u,,iafu4is tlat urr. indirectly .Hu"IIsU.
The Custom house was big institution ."t any
body could throw stone 40 %. French ifI com
planned of a robbery importation ri boz andy, and
G.tui4.ed aat ta. inspectors WHO usually ,.st tltir
snare In s ir.trc. 20; "a great deal more f.ga their
,or. G.I -t4r,c ld "a .,..ia! Tuic, brI. NE next
r.,' rr.ur,g am invoice of brandy fo, th. ,I1a and
yyas frgl t4r line c.r.n and crew Agc stolen % Great
or.,,rity THO captain a,4l,pc4rtd amt has .0t U.ou
eoet ..I., Ila law uuu-lns tlt onrriH- ~ b!iae 10
n ,,l-I,I. officer was urltfl.alIy q dead lCI.c The
Cutog ir.. business was complicated OWNS jo The L
uiHcI.,it laws which must ht conn li.U U., 600 30
tgrrp were 81 dscuaYgug officers and ~li,Uu,D'p Of
revenue wa. collected; Iu 1872 With ci ri lr- force
kpurvIat Inc pfu- ut force -,I,-l 1"UapN1U
revenue was collected m Iu.uUrc faIt tIe fiIh
very low in ~}J Person, giving Information leading
Ia ,iyr received a certain rslteLta- moi ,ydlug
81 ogD The search for cDuIsuaud goods Ot sl Kinds
ys continually pursued Oh all kinds uuc,, and secret
Information
Silg. f. butcher, who Las been iu tbs Ap.r1.,HG's
Office only ciht wceE-sslid there az tne 1.hs i
stores 10 assistant appraisers having C ol a> many
departments; aO or 4, ,VuLerS, toict ol openers auC
packers. and about 30 ticrha During le l,-tAt dc
preston of business he tuOu-hf toe force might bc Ir
duced without Oririmcut. some Of tL, departments
Ij gnt yo,sibly De consolidated enough was UIU .t O
tud an py imi.er VINO was cNuUTt ia uIdav different
lines OF Il. .r,larUi-r About uLt-tLlId OF tL. Ci.1,,