Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-21

duty. N. r. Lynch, clerk. resigned; II. Pearson
appointed A. II. Mccormick, IT,, clerk, 70
signed; H. r. Ash appointed @. A. Thomas,
clerk, promoted; J. Smith appointed. William
]. Smith promoted; Il. b. Darneille appointed
Frank Wilson, clerk, promoted; 81. N. Ftz-
hugh appointed. T. A. Darneille, clerk, pro-
noted; Charles Lanman appointed.
John F. Cook, collector, removed; +. g..
duced to clerk; Charles W. Collins promoted.
]. E. zug, cashier, removed; J. W. Darneille
appointed.
COMMENTS NJ THE COMMISSIONERS.
The more important changes were COM
mented on by tine Commissioners a. follows:
!. 8. Tichenor was removed from the Office Of
auditor for unsatisfactory discharge Of duty
and consequent confusion in accounts between
that offee and the accounting offices Of the
United States Treasury.
J. 7. Petty was the bookkeeper in the Office
OF auditor, and the subordinate in that office
longest in the District employ, nearly twenty
years ago, and the change has promoted the
efficiency OF that branch Of the District service.
John +. Cook was removed from the office
OF collector oftaxes for failure to give intelli-
gent supervision to the preparation Of state
ment OF taxes in arrears "a duty specially i'm
posed upon him by law, in consequence Of
which payments on account Of said statement
were disallowed by the accounting officers Of
the Treasury department, and the bondsmen
of the Commissioners placed in jeopardy. Also
for general lack Of sympathy with the Commits
sioners in their efforts to apply improved
methods devised by them for the conduct of
public business in connection with tax ac-
counts and an Objectionable manner in dis
charge of duty.
Messrs. Warner, Tug and Laws we're reduced
at the instance Of the successor of Mr.. Cook az
collector Of taxes, in order to effect reorgani-
cation of his Office on a more efficient basis.
James Small was removed from Office of
sealer Of weights and measures because he was
represented as being obnoxious to citizens gen.
orally, many Of whom requested his removal.
His compensation was composed Of fees paid
by citizens who had reason to avail themselves
Of his official services.
Henry A. Jones was removed from the Office
OF inspector and measurer Of wood for the
Potomac district for the reason that the wood
and coal dealers desired change in the Office.
He was paid in fees derived from those whom
he officially served.
! Columbus Thomas was removed from the
office OF inspector and measurer Of lumber, be-
cause he was an extensive contractor for con-
| structing buildingsf for the District government,
and it was deemed inadvisable on general prin-
ciples to retain him in public Office % nearly
related to his private business.
]. j. Burrows was removed from the office OF
superlntendentof streets upon recommendation
OF assistant to engineer Commissioner, who re-
ported that the proper discharge Of the duties
Of the position required that the incumbent
should be skilled engineer.
The removal Of William NICE. DYE from the
office Of chief Of police was made to increase
the efficiency Of the service; but that result
was not attained by the appointment of s. H.
Walker, who was thoroughly unqualified for
the discharge of the important duties of the
position, and resigned the Office at the request
OF the Commissioners. He was succeeded by
Col W. G. Moore, the present competent head
OF the police department. under whose charge
the force has attained high efficiency.