, 1879-08-10

month and the amount still to his credit. The
| Sub Treasury itself makes daily report sc
| Washington Of the receipts and disbursements,
and the amount on hand: Every year there Is
an inspection of the office By three or -four
| Treasury Department Inspectors, who travel
! around the country doing that sort Of thing.
They come With all the suddenness OF thiei
in the night and practically take possession oi
the office, and an Assistant Treasurer who I'LL.
! agincd he could pull the wool over their eyes
! by sending out for funds to make GOOD certain
accounts would find himself spotted in the
| twinkIing OF an eye. These watch-dogs OF the
! Treasury Department we're out here last fal',
anu spent several days In examining Mr.. Gil
bert's office, where they found everything ia
unusually good shape, and went SO far as to
| compliment him on the good showing pre-
scnted.
| The Office, down to the paying of the men, is
run with e1acting system. Every quarter Air.
Gilbert makes up an estimate Of the probable
expenses for the next three months. This is
| sent On to Washington and approved, and The
| Assistant Treasurer receives check on himself
in bulk to cover the amount for the quarter,
which includes salaries contingent expenses,
! aud everything. Payments are made at the end
| OF each month. The number OF the force and
| the pav of each Is regulated By ACT OF Congress,
MIR. Gilbert nominating hts assistants and the
| Secretary OF the Treasury confirming their op-
| pointmcnts. At the close of each fiscal rear
the Contingent Fund is converted back, if there
| is anything 1eft,-that is. converted into the
| Treasury, to which it belongs. During the two
years Mt. Gilbert has held the Office there have
! been such balances to turn over. in dsbursing
| this fund he is required to take duplicate
| vouchers for each sum paid out, one OF which
he retains rs his receipt, while he forwards the
i other to Washington.
TIE SYSTEM OF PAYING OFF cusroM-uousE EN-
| ~ PL0YE3 -
is provided with all possible sorts Of checks to
provide against mistakes Monthly estimates
If nj nAHn a draft fs m n
| the credit Of the Collector Of Customs as dis
bursting agent. The employees arc required to
sign the pay-rol!s opposite their names, and to
make affidavit that they haven't been paid any
thing by importers for .'favors, Tin short, that
they haven't done anything to defraud the Gov
crnment. The Collector signs their checks,
which are then cashed at the Sub-Treasury. In
the cases OF certain employees, the Rystem OF
naying from the fees and cmolumeuts Of the of
fee is In practice. Then there are the Customs
Inspectors. eighteen Of them, who sre estimated
for at s. a day and the amount
included ia the draft referred to, the
Inspectors drawing their pay on checks signed
bv the Collector. Spccsl Agents Of the Treas
tions with that Department direct. Inspectors
OF Steamboats, are paid through their particular
department, while the Lighthouse Keepers get
their money through checks drawn BY the Col
lcctor who Is cx-of1icio Supe1lutcndent of Light
houses and d:sbursing agent for them.
There is even more system when it comes to
paying the
OFFICIALS AND EMp1oTEs At THE NEW GOV
E1NMEST BUILDING,
for the expenses of whose construction the Col
]ector is also the disbursiug agent. Gen. Nc
lowell, the. Superinte tendent OF the new build
ing, mikes up a monthly estimate for salaries,
material, expenses, etc, which he can generally
figure out with great closeness. and
which he submits to the Collect
draft for the amount from Washington. At
the end of the month the clerks at the new
building make out the pav-rolls, containing the
mems names, the number Of days each has
worked, the rate per day, and the total; on
in gangs. The pay-7olls hare been transferred
to the Auditors office. Each man is provided
with ticket certifying that he is such and such
person. and entitled to SO much. IN addition
sign his name in the presence oi the Collector
or one Of Ills clerks He is then given q check
on the SubTreasuTy, presents 1t, is again ldentf~
fled, iudorses the piece Of paper which means
dollars for hiu, and gets bis money Con Con
Mcdowell, and these arc subjected to
the closest scrutiny and the most care
ful comparison with the provisions OF their
contracts before the Collector approves them
and signs the contractors checks. The system
seems to be rather intricate but it works easily
and smoothly, renders errors and mistakes as
good as i'm possible, and nobody Erumblcs. a
recent Improvement consists In the payment Of
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1natfer of their nav. Init pet drafts-nn the Suh-
Treasury from their own Superintendent. The
Annrajscrs arc mid through the Collector. as
are also the cxpengcs Of cunductiper the Marine
Hnsn;ta1.
Snmoth;np vet renafns to he said in reference
IN Ike
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tnrast ,,t ~ -. nnJsr1ir con1S5ierf ~ te
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tne dsnositors 81 thnsa ~ r,hno, rho certjfcafes
nassad he;nr ~ ant;rc1v i ~ satisfied WITH tie
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