The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-26
Details of the Consolidation.

10 the western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The President is
| sued an executive order this afternoon pro-
mitigating the changes made in the internal
revenue collection districts. The order is
to take effect on July l next, or as soon
thereafter as practicable. The number of
districts is reduced from 126 70 80, reduc-
ton of forty-four. The changes in part are
as follows:
Alabama-The two districts of this State
are consolidated and Arthur Bingham des-
ignated as collector. This is new appoint
ment; the district will be known as the First
district
California-The First and Fourth districts
of this State are consolidated into one dis
trlct to which is also attached the district
of Nevada, all to be known as the Fourth
district of California. Amos L. Frost of
Sacramento, is designated as collector of the
new district.
Georgia-The two districts of this State are
consolidated into one, to be known as the
First district, and Walter H. Johnson desig-
mated as collector.
Nebraska and Dakota-These districts are
consolidated into one district and George w.
Post is designated collector.
Colorado and Wyoming-These districts
are consolidated into one, with James S.
Wolfe, collector.
tricts are consolidated into one, with Silas w.
Fisher, collector.
Pennsylvania-The present First district is
enlarged so as to include the counties of
Berks, Lehigh and Schuylkill, of the present
Eighth district, all of which territory is to
be known as the First district; William J.
Pollock is designated as collector.
The counties of Lebanon, in the
present Eighth, Snyder, Junata and
Dauphin, in the present Fourteenth district;
Adams, Franklin, Fulton and Mifflin, in the
present Sixteenth district and Cumberland,
Lancaster Perry and York, in the present
Ninth district are constituted one district, to
be known as the Ninth district, and Andrew
]. Kaufman is designated as collector. The
counties of Clinton, Center, Lycoming, Tio-
ga, Northumberland, Potter and Union, of
the present Fourteenth district, are consoi-
dated with the counties of Bradford, Carbon,
Columbia, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Pike
Northampton Sullivan Susquehanna, Wyo-
ming and Wayne, of the present Twelfth
district, and known as the Twelfth district.
Edward H. Chase is designated as collector.
The counties of Clarion, Crawford, Forest,
Mercer, Venango, and Lawrence, of the
present Twentieth district are consolidated
with the counties of Cameron, Erie, Elk,
Mexican and Warren, of the Nineteenth dis
trict, and Jacob +. Walther, of Erie, is desig-
mated as collector-a new appointment The
counties of Bedford and Somerset, of the
present Sixteenth district, with all of Allie
gheny county lying south of the Ohio and
Allegheny rivers, including Neville Island
and the counties of Fayette, Greene, Wash
ington and Westmoreland, are constituted
one district, to be known as the Twenty
second district, with Frank P. Case collector
The counties OF Blair, Cambria ard Hunt
ingdon, of the present Sixteenth district,
that portion of Allegheny county north OF
the Ohio and Allegheny rivers, and the coun-
tlnS of A ArnStrnOO RaaUar Rntlar Clporfiald
Jefferson and Indiana are constituted one
district, to be known as the Twenty-third
district; Samuel NJ Jackson collector.
New York-No change is made in the col
lection districts of the city of New York or
on Long Island. The Eleventh district and
trict are consolidated with the Sixteenth
district, and James W. Bent
ly designated collector. This district will be
known as the Fourteenth district and the
collector will probably have his head
quarters at Albany. The Twelfth
county, is consolidated with the Fifteenth
district and James s. Smart designated
collector; his office will probably be located
in Troy. The Twenty-frst, Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-sixth districts are consolidated
under the name of the Twenty-sixth dis
trict, and James Armstrong, collector of the
Twenty-frst district designated collector
He will probably make his headquarters at
Utica. The Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth
districts are consolidated and called
the Twenty-eighth district Henry SsPieace,
collector.
Oregon and Washington Territory-These
districts are consolidated, John C. Cart
wright designated collesPr; he is at present
collector for Oregon. Nv
Montana, Idaho and IN t-These districts
are consolidated, and Ovando Hollister, of
Salt Lake, is designated as collector, This isa
new appointment.
Tennessee-The counties of Anderson
Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne Knox,
London, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Polk,
Roane Scott, Union, Carter Cooke, Granger,
Greene, Hamblin, Hancock, Hawkins, Jeifer-
son, Johnson, SEWER Sullivan, Unicoi, Wash
ington in the present Second district, and the
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