The New York herald., 1878-09-16

TSs commssicn.rs nave . coicrsd servant whom Il
is hard class, and whose pay is unknown Beside.
these there are two hremen a. $50 month "and
found" dsckhsnd and cook. These are all citi-
zens, but the carpenter ana painter, who exercise
their calling when occasion requires, arc msmoers oi
the force.
sereernis either eat hall m uch as the men or are
hall tho time board, Tor they taxed only $8.
DUTY, and when laid up At the dock she burns ten
week TO keep up steam IN anticipation OF emcr
ssn1,cs may also 90 wo., 70 KNOW ina; ;, IL oos'
Tnero are other expenses, but they come under the
requisiuon rule, and are known OF by tho Board
WHAT SAITH YE NEW CAPTAIN
Tho HERALD reporter last evening called upon Cap
tain schultz himself, against whom the Commissioner
fErhardU had made the charges OF extravassnce,
Seneca. He found the boat lying alongsde tho pier
the foot OF East Third street, win some secton"
of its kallant crow seated he deck. They
engaged In the onero1s duty OF watching a fan
dangO. which was being performed BY Eleventh
ings' OF concertina. The new-madc Captain
Questioned about the charges but he preferred saying
81 believe, though sa,d he, 'lhat nave done moth
ing wrong We in need OF s0mo little articles OF
furniture and It Is ga a very measre luxury luxury
cup To encourage cleanliness and insure
the good health OF tho mon nothing Is better than
use OF good linen. believed that was not extrav-
acauce SO lar the table cloths concerned,
was for tho saloon; the other INTENDED TO COT In
o' .Ua seSuD ea' S%
have strven to save the department money
since ] came aboard. Formerly II used
men, When the last supply was worn out re.
fused send in requision for moro and they
expressed themselves satisfied to procure their own
They have done so ever since, and IN this way have
saved the public fund an itcm." Tho Captain then
went on TO mention other evidences OF his economy
and explained that ne procured plated spoons ana
table service because the mon were accustomed TO
put them IN hot water. and any other kind would be
spoiled by this.
ssThen you know" said he, AT vas very unplsas-
ant when the Commissioners came aboard 10 have 10
hand them dirty. rusty blade or an old buckhorn
spoon II they had 10 remain hero ary length OF
time somo little attention was required"
SALOON AGAIN
sThe tablecioth was for the saloon, you say. That
apartment s niendsd chiefly for the Com ssi0ners
Is II not? 1t is devoted 10 no other purpose THIS
was the reporters query.
"It Is intended for them, Of course," the Captain
admitted, this, TO speak, let tho Of the
bag and did much 10 explain away the dinner set and
The reporter next inquired about tho jun ketpgs on
board the Seneca. Captain Schultz said that the
Commissioners when they came abosrd were gen.
orally on business and had no time for carousals.
SIN the old days OF Dowl,ng and Hank Smith such
things were In vogue" said be- "but there is not
much OF 1t now. Once the Commissioner went 10
Barren Island and twico they went down to Nortons
Landing on Coney Island, but they were looking for
dumpin ny ground, L belisve''
'You occasionally wont down the bay to see poo
eyes were there whom Hamilton Fish went to
Europe, aod we took the visiting Governors around,
and few people Of ha. kind; but there has been no
From all that could be cleaned, IL possible Cap
tain Schultz may have acted In good iaish, and that
!. was the o. w: sd .S saloon
bat Mr.. Evhardt seems bent on pressiag
pressing the charges to this end and 10 hard say
what deyelopmea.s there may be. As y Is. the
It's squsu and tho inexpsdiency OF paying for off,
cial iupseting out oi the public treasury.