The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1879-09-20

superintendent OF the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, who
counts the sheets and receipts for
the same. The Superintendent
Of orders has prepared what is
termed a working slip. This
slip gives on its face, name Of
bank, date of order, date Of it's
its completion, number of plates
and how many impressions, ban <.
and treasury numbers, face value
and charter number of bank !;
while on Its back provision Is
made for tracing the work from
printing division through exam
ining, numbering and sealing
divisions In fact the working
slip" Is compendium Of the
work and accompanies the sheets
through all stages unto compile.
tion. ln the absence of this slip
the work stops. 1t is 6nally fled
away to await emergencies. This
he issues to the Superintendent
Of the Wetting Division, who
makes requisition on the vault
keeper for the paper, identifying
the same by the production of
the working slip" with Its de-
tails. Delivery having been made
by the Vault Keeper and his
count verified by the counters Of
the Waiting Division, receipt is
given therefor.
The sheets are then put through
the wetting process, occupying
about three days, during which
time they are counted daily.
When prepared for printing the
=" working slip" is delivered to
the Superintendent of Printing
Division who makes requiSitlon
on the Custodian of the Plates
for tie particular one needed in
the printing of these specific ten
thousand sheets. If the Ofder OF
the Comptroller of the Currency
for its delivery has preceded the
requisition it is delivered, other
wise it is withheld. The plate
being delivered to the Superin.
tendent of printing and his re-
4 ceipt taken therefor, a printer Is
assigned to the work of printing
the particular issue in question,
an order is given on the Superin-
tendent of the Wetting Division
Identifying the man, aud on that
order the man is given daily just
such number of sheets as he be-
lieves he can print in one day,
and his receipt taken for the same
At the close of each days work
the plate is returneu to the Gus
todian of Plates and receipted FOL
by him, and a complete record ol
each mans work for each day il
also kept by the Custodian in Or
der that he may determine whef
to deny the further use of a giver
plate. The press upon which the
r sheets are printed registers each
, impression taken; Registel
/ Clerk is always present when tht
, presses are at work, and he mus
| make faithful record Of the work
of each press. When two hun
r dred impressions of any Job are
D made, q messenger takes the
( sheets, locks them in a box and
, carries them to the Superinten
3 dent of Printing, whose clerk
Z pen in hand and open book be-
n fore her, credits up the work t(
y the person performing it; frou
n thence it passes to the Examining
r Division where it is examined 81
/ to its perfectness, counted, re-
e corded and put on racks prepara'
Il tory to being placed in the drying
= boxes, and these operations ar'
e repeated the livelong day ant
II every working day. until the tel
" thousand sheets are printed. Tn
r number of sheets thas prints'
per day. vary much according y
e the nature of the work. Sevel
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