New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

present year. since disjpfeeing 9egan 'n"n III '"'
Corresponding six months OF 1851 10, +be
"But the most absurd statement maue aocs us not
paper men yesterday is that our process ooes y,
destroy the cholera germs or rather tha1 how
its doing SO is wanting. Now, every school, poy,
almost knows that anima ie can can not snbect every
bale TO STEAM heated to $50 degrees Fabrenhen'
buadred degrees more than is necessary, a,, 20
The new disnfectng company Is nearly ns reaus ~ ~
begin work, 1t proposes to operate by means % %
suiphuric acid gas in a vacuum. 1t Is stated tha'
among those interested in 1t are HUBERT ~ inon,p m
son and Controller Chaplin An inv,taten On " pos- es
anime their process has been extehuo" " VIZ
ton Board of Health.
SIGNS OF A STORM AT THE CUSTOM HoUeE'
Dark and threatening clouds gathered upon @ tne
were mutterings of thunder aud the signss of an an
approaching storm. The clouds, however, o ala nor
break and the sun went down IN fun inia,suin'ui
ems there was still little speok which may
grow 10 serious proportions te-day Inc .nieYn tYan
ened storm arose over question OK t,e
shalled his forces one side. while the Slvu Ser
vice examiners took up the cndgels on tpe olne, an
Collector Hedden occupied middle gronhd nct
ly were on the side Of the Surveyor; Aoout sia
months ago the Civil Service Commission GERMS, fer.inen
to the Collector two assistant gaugeIs thn;
and Warlng who were appointed To- serve tneH
probationary term Of six months. This term ex-
pired on Monday. Last week the surveyor sem
for War1ng, VINO asserts tndt Ills hahC o'ovu t
head of the list of candidates examined ana tnat ne
received 49, rs per cent. The Surveyor asked MIN
about the duties of his position. On Monday war
ing called on the Collector to learn whether 9e yas
to be retained or dropped and was informed @ tna'
the Surveyor had reported adversely on us casc
Martinez had a similar experience. NJ.
In accordance with the Surveyors report MT
Hedden sent O communication to the EXAMINING
Board, requesting them TO certify candidates 1or
the two positions thus made vacant.
Mr.. Comst0ck, the secretary OF the BoaId, Iaue
n verbal repIv Yesterday when Mr.. Beattle hap
pened to be in the Collectors Office, lie said that
there was only one available candidate on the nst
Of the Board and advised the Collector to appoint
him without the formality OF certncati3n. SiI'
Hedden asked the Surveyors opinion. Inc sur
veyor thought that the rules require the EXamln-
ing Board to present the names OF four candidates
for each vacancy and that i'll any case the PRONE
method Of procedure would have been for the
Board to certify to the Collector the name OF the
tion should appear to him fitting. Mr.. ComstUcK
on the other 6and asserted that there was prece-
dent for his informal action In regard TO the num-
ber of candidates to be certified for each vacancy
he said that he had justification OF his POSITION
the authority of a decision of Secretary manning.
similar case, he said, once came up in the APP
praiser's Office. man was wanted as sugar
sampler. The Examining Board certihed the name
of only candidate. Appraiser McMuilen IN
matter was brought before the National Board and
was finally settled by Secretary Manning, whose
opinion sustained the board. The discussion was
quite animated. Mr.. Comstock, General vii iams
and Mr.. Babcock as we'll as the Collector ana MT.
BeattIe took part in in. Both sides at last drew
off their forces before either party had gained
complete victory.