Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10
the inevitable Generalization of the sur

the inevitable decentralization Of the sur
Vey.
Prof. Hilgard has been frequently seen
at the office under the influence OF liquor,
and his drinking habits generally untitled
MIN for business every afternoon, aud Of
late years he has manifested a general
unhtness and incapaeity for the duties Of
his office.
Old and inoapacltated persons have
been and are still carried on the pay rolls
of the survey, without rendering any SER
vice.
A number of ladies on the rolls never
come to the office except to receive their
pay, their work being sent to them, and
being IN sonio cases so light that the em-
ployees seem generally to classify them
as pensioners.
Valuable works belonging to the library
OF the survey have been taken out by EN-
ployees, and never returned.
DIR. Thomas Craig, while Ia the employ
ment OF the survey, was also receiving
pay from Johns Hopkins University.
Chronometer watches belonging TO the
survey were found TO be in the possession
OF certain employees, including Prof. Hill
gard.
For several years, beginning In 1873, c.
>. Pierce, assistant, has been making ex-
perimental researches with pendulums
times or places. Since 1879, expenditures
on account OF those experiments, aside
from chiefs and assistants, amount to
about So 900, and the value Of these ex-
periments TO the bureau has been meagre
Il. August Rubsen, an inexperienced
boy,was paid $1,758 during the six months
from Jan. 1, 1885, ostensibly for engrav-
ing. All but 800 of the above sum had
been turned over by II. q. Ogden TO other
N ha nf1 unit tAt Dt4h
had made subcOntracts to do engraving
for which he had made contracts In his
own name with the bureau.
An arrangement was made with the
superintendent by which Il. NJ Harvey
swears be was carried on the rolls as
tidal observer at $50 per month from April
ID TO July last without performing any
service. Supt. Hilgard admits that he
made similar arrangement with n. Y.
Cavit, who was paid $40 month as a
special observer at Mobile, and for which
he rendered no service.
@. N. Saegmuller continues 10 be really
a partner in Fauth 81 Co., notwithstand-
ing his pretended withdrawal, which was
merely the substitution of liquidated
sum instead of contingent profits.
Under the present state of apprOpria-
tions the force might be considerably re-
duced.
no bl5bSu Vi boOkkscpluE III Tue sur
vey does not give a correct statement OF
the receipts and disbursements, and 1t is
recommended that book account Of the
charts, maps and other publications now
on hand, and such as may be hereafter
published, be kept by valuation, and in
such manner that 1t may at any time be
determined whether all receipts from
sales have been accounted for and depos-
tied in the Treasury.
The report continues:
If the Incorporate habits Of Prof. Hilgard,
late superintendent, confessed by him and es-
| tablished by abundant testimony, we're not a
| complete disqualification for the discharge Of
| the responsible duties from which he was
suspended, his own deposition affords abund =
ant evidence Of either such failure OF faculty
or perversion of moral sense as must be held
TO quite untit him for position of RESPONSE
bility, while the evidence Of his large share Of
the respOns bility for the unsatiefa tory con
ditiOn ana recent dubious reputation OF tn E
bureau. and the Substantially unanimous CON
currence of opinion among the principal en-
piOyes OF the office, emphaticallY sug Eest the
improperly OF his restoration TO any Office
duty.
Secretary Manning has ordered the re-
instatement OF Prof Boutelle, who was
discharged from the position Of First AS
sistant Superintendent Of the Coast Sur
vey when Auditor Chenowith began his
investigation of the affairs In that office.
Prof. BOutele has been in the service Of
the government for 43 years, and his sci
entifc services during the war were re-
garded as of great Importance.