, 1879-04-05

year were elected: George Schneider, ,rrcst.
fS": Pfas: ST essrs1 sa' It'd NJ Epe!Sara seere:
tary. tfic. following Boasd Of Directors was
elected: North silc-ll. Clamssenius, Cdarles
Lott, nnl Arthur Erhc. West 8fdc-John
sssa1 sost sssep chr;s9pks5 pks a'f cse a; @ + s b.
Hinckel.
Postmaster Palmer Inns received circular
from Washington Eivng tho new regulations 10
rc1hrd 10 the disposal uf packages containing
duttnhie matter sent through The malls. When
trtee and tl,A Postmaster OF iiin exchange ufllco
at which they nrc received has reason to believe
thnt tey contain lutsah1e articles, he !s required
to notify the proncr ctssoms officer OF the re-
Ter nr package !s addressed to my person within
The delivery Ut tic ollie, tho addresseo n1,1st be
notified TO- appear within twenty DAYS
mud uprn It III tho presence OF the Gus
which aru supposed TO consain arttcles Liable
to duty, and addressed to parttus outside Of the
office Of reception. must be forwarded marked
"snspcctcl liable to customs duties" nhd upon
treated aa above provided. Unsealed pack.
aQes which are found to cuntntn duttable goods
must be delivered to the proper cli8t1Ms ofltcef
for tile collection Of the outy With notice to the
hereafter ha allowed to se!za sealed packages
until aftGr their delivery to tllc person ntl-
dressed, but at the same ttme allfostnaasters
are instructed to afford the osiee1s Of the Gus
toms eVcrY facility iof making the usual e1-
animation OF TIC malls.
TnH wEsr rAnK noAnp
mot Inst evening, all of tlie members present
cxecpt Commissioner kcCrca, Commissioner
Woodland tn The Chair.
After the transaction Of some routing bust
ness, the special ORDER the nlcctiou Of officers,
Comnissioner Wilcox announced that ho was
not a candidate for Presfdeut.
Nnminaiions wero fnen ra11ed for. hut mona
resulting il. tic election Of willard Woodard a.
rrsiifrnt.
Commissioner Wilcox suggested TINT a suita-
bic persou could be gotten 10 act as Treasurer
without puy, and expressed hitnsclf in fnror Of
cIccttny suctl person, wtrretnon The haltottng
was proceeded with, md Joan Buchlcr was
unanimously elected to tnc position
For the position Ut Auditor Commissioner
John Brcnock was reelected against Ills pro-
| tests.
we're seyernl' candidates, utnonE WHOM Hns The
present Secretary md Commissioner Wood,
Commissioner Wilcox said hc Tas opuosel to
| mcmber Of tho Donrd holding thu position.
OF the Office wtthoutnnY liked salary, nntl said
| TINT hu only wanted It one rear. lie desired to
say 40 much by way Of cxnlanatlon tint, 80 lar
il might not bc considered as precedent for
future Boards.
| Tile bal1otlny was then proceeded With, md
on tic eighth baliot Commissioner WOOD VIA
elected to the position. l[ls election WAS suta-
kcpuentlY madc unanimous.
Thr President announced tint he would name
| the Committees for tho year Mt the next meet
ing, md tl,r Board adjourned for Two weeks.
immediately. after adjournment n spccia!
meeting was held, ut which a resolution WA
ai1optel expressing The Board's fullest co,,Ii-
dence in the integrity, purity, md honesty Of
Commissioner A1cCrea, and declaring tl,at fall
nrc Of the senate to co1[1rm his rcappointmcnt
would be public calamity, for the reason that
hc was an honest man, nad been an able, a.d
meut would be entirely ACCEPTABLE to q large