National Republican., 1883-02-08
PORTS OF ENTRY.
A Proposition That Would Depopulnte
Tho Smaller Crston IIouses.

Proposition That Would Dcpopulate
tho Smaller Custom Houses.
The speaker yesterday laid before the house
letter from the secretary of the treasury,
transmitting a schedule showing the number
and compensation of officers in every Gus
toms district and port of entry in the United
States, and recommending the consolidation of
districts in many instances, in order to effect
saving in salaries of officers in ports where
the business is very small and does not in
crease from year to year. The schedule also
shows the number of officers and amount of
salaries recommended by several commissions
which were sent last October to examine the
offices and revise salaries. The changes rec
commended by these commissions are not great
so far as they affect the principal ports
The seoretary's recommendation, however,
would, in effect, not only lessen the number
of collection districts, but in some cases reduce
the number of officers Mt the port which, after
the reorganization, would comprise all the
consolidated ports and reduce the aggregate
cost for salaries Sl9l ,295.
Tho principal ports which would be af-
fected by the proposed consultations, to-
are shown by the following extracts from the
gether with the changes which would be made,
schedule:
New York-Present force of officers and
employees, 1909; amount of salaries, $2,09O,-
122 Tho secretary's proposition is to con-
solidate with New York the districts of AL
bany, Sag Harbor, Greenport, Patchogue and
Port Jefferson TO reduce the nrmber of Off
GERS and employees to / ,i50 and the amount for
sdldries to 81 500.
Boston-It is proposed to consolidate the
Boston and Charleston district with the
Plymouth and Barnstable districts; to reduce
the number of officers and employees from 1876
to 415, and the salaries from $55l,57O to
$5i6,06O
Philadolphia-It is proposed to consolidate
with the Philadelphia district, the districts Of
Little Egg Harbor, Great Egg Harbor,
Bridgton, and Lamberton; to increrse the
number of officers and employees from 217 to
2S2, and TO decrease the cost for salaries to
the port of Philadelphia from S3GG,l00 to
$3i6,72O.
Baltimore-It is proposed to consolidate
with the district of Baltimore tho eastern dis
trict and the district of Annapolis; to reduce
the number of officers and employees from 2l5
to 2Oi and tho salaries from $2s2,34O to
$3.50, $3.50
Chicago-It is proposed to consolidate with
the district Of Chicago the districts of Galcna,
Omaha, Dubuque, and Burlington; to increase
the number of officers and employees from 20
to 81, and the cost for salaries from S94,llS to
Sill $50.
Portland Melt is proposed to consolidate
with the Portland and Falmouth district the
districts of Saco, KennebunB, and York; to
increase the number of officers and employees
from "a to 60, and reduce the cost for salaries
from $75,03S to $56,7S0
Bangor, Melt is proposed to consolidate
with the district of Bangor the districts of
Belfast, Castinc, and Frenchman's Bay to in
crease the number of officers and employees
from II to 90, and the cost for salaries from
$l2,7 ,726 to $17,100.
Willamette, Oregon-It is proposed to con-
solidate with the Willamette district, in Ore
gon, the district of Yaquina, and the southern
district; to increase the number of officers and
employees from II to 20, and the cost for sal
aries from $24,351 to $29,300.
Savannah, Ga.-ltis ioposed to consolidate
with the district of Savannah, the districts of
Atlanta and Brunswick, and to increase the
number of officers and employees from Is to %,
and the cost for salaries from S23573 to S25 $40
st. Paul, Minn.-It is proposed to consoli.
date with the Minnesota district, at st. Paul.
tho districts of Duluth, Montana, and Idaho;
to increase the number of officers and en-
ployes from 20 to 80, and tho cost for salaries
from S32, ,303 to $3S,500.
San Francisco Cal.-It is proposed to con-
solidate the districts of San Francisco and
Humboldt to increase the number Of officers
and employees from 223 to 22S, and to decrease
the cost for salaries from 1886 135 to 1921 800
The letter of the secretary and the accom-
panying schedules were referred to the COM
mittee OH appropriations.