The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
BER7Hs IN THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Who viii lie ColIectorf--No the Ronnnza II
ONed To ne-A LII of the Anlnriek

Although at least six months must elaDse
before Collector Robertson can be disturbed
and the spoils of the Custom House handed
over to the rictors in tho late election eager
eyes are already turned in that direction by
the city Democracy. who by their own dissen-
sions rs vol rs the supremacy of Republicans
in the state Government, have been many
years in sore need of some pleasant resting
place. 1t must be admitted that the Custom
House is not the bonanza of easy and cNtrava-
gantly paid places that it was when the Col
lcctor had fees that might mako his profits run
up to $4,000 or 100000, and when the moiety
laws gave ample opportunities for nice pums
out OF tho estates OF unfortunate merchants
The case OF Phelps, Dodge & Co, however.
objected great change in tho Custom House
compelled that Arm to pay over a quarter OF n
million on dollars. Tho Collectors salary was
and tho moetios we're abolished. But ihere
are are many n, Dsmoeratic POLITICIANS who arc will
Mayor Edson's name has been mentioned as
ning ha; smiled. and Hubert .. rho 1 %i Is
direction in case the Public Works should inii.
gtn 1, nnmss slightly mentioned are those Of ].
Whitney and John Kelly. OF course Sc ii there
VIII be 2 row; whoever gets it, and i is not at
sIun9bing for 1t. some OF MIR. Clcveiand's
friend friends from the interior of tho State will
There are over q thousand places In the Gus
f nsw ss. they could not all be filed by
ssome of he work require experts, who can only
law n has agradaaly but tho civil service
places. and newcomers below the saIa nfS 81
al.soo, and above tho rank Of messengers must
'n nro NOW 'h n ssms ordSa IT. is said that
81 avowsd Democrats, and Cleveland men.
to sS Th. Of dsWn but they win VIII
organization OF the Custom House:
yssr eyns s;,srs,"ry $500
q tSs'tsr s 81 n, 81 sss ss clerk
ssso sa.S esfs s'' sisrs "aas', 3
clerks SOD s-s 81 SD 3 n2 mes IS
s sisTs. 3 s sG.ss gH. esr
o'S5E. slsrE sr:o " Sisik. s si5s $780,
sa sr srrE. ,gS co IrcG s chief clerk
s'oo.; scs.ss !id' =, clerk. 80 clerk s iy.S
ma ray are the @' f;s b;.Ss al
. - G.'sGJ sa% ss,sI f',5s
'rri,tG' l2n; !ne-.rnsrr-, $50 ''''
s slss: ! ;s r sy:rs sis%t f s3o
$3.50 messenger sSi"' messenger 49,, mes,
SIX Ii pIv.icn-D.rutv Collector sao,o. chief ci.,,
sis s. s..rs, Sit"; n clerks. s'@' csrks
seventh brvi.'on-i'rpgy Collector $1,000: chief
s sII s sSSrSs 'trr1 s2o' clerks
slI r"rk s.G PeisyE 81 s sS esief cierk
ms.:s"rs s Il S';HN e s <, ir mss'9ieg 500
dlN. ~ so nEnth. ''' ~ 80 '' W.
S . are ss4 al pG Z. cos
'"'h'D hhhprl,ilhtCE 81
''h NJ At' clerk - 3rt Nt.lIcr. - 'rl AZ 4,
hnout - inspectors ~ - ger dHy. 40 ,nsIrrir. ~ ii
P"insN. elEhl i.hlalv Inspectors ri 81 let day.
NWhrNuC- once surveyor, s-,gWI: auditor 81 900.
s s sarsfy%r ~ u asrGgedgf q wr,snsrs
s,% NJ g. i aseks a. s.lI IA, ..Sl
uNu'"! ,'''tr $500 deputy naval ON .ars 50 .ru
az ~ ~, 500. - clerks At $500; 81, rbs
NJ 10 clerk Isl, II clerks u o. II cirrss
rI@''t icltrh, Slhp, iues-cuyrrs $50 general M
Ltnsrr Sihnis clerk 5000; = clerks - ,r1i, NE
seng-T SEQ, '''"' s'''''' hes'
rsaissT' $500 70 essl,,ant appraisers 5000; 20
Examiner ~ D o clerks 81 abii % clerks "a ,s1'
~ serN sol; ~ clerks $1,000; ~ clerks 81 400.
men ats3 10 - rs per day. w. "' ""o"' 40