New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-15

sound on most matters, but not SOMA on the e""'
ticket question:
THREE Or TOUR LIQUOR MEN IN THE OFFICE.
Then Mr.. Fitzgerald calmly said that he thought
he employed in bis Office who were cnSa2cd or
interested in some way IN tie liquor business There
might be three four such. Iic coula not say that
any one Of them ran liquor store, but mal'cicrH
raIned Hart from the Ist Assembly District. WIS
Interested In liquor-storc in some way. ch"tfi
mortgage clerk named tun'iskcy was. Mr. Fitzgerald
thought. barhccrer lcipic he appointed him. and.
added the witness, lie is one Of the best penmen
IN the Office
Then" said Mr.. WINS. "CumiSacy was graduated
from barLecpcr I'm q saloon 10 being chattcl mortgage
clerk in your Office
The witness said he didn't know anything about the
mans graduating. lie was good man, anyhow. lie
did not recall the names OF uy Otacis WHO h'o oeeh
baitcndcrs.
letters complaining that the employees In the Il gstcrs
ONCE were connected YIN liquor stores .t tnst ev DO
their once a nSu Hsa DO not care
clerks i named -i r I a1 Of Excise
missioner Fitzpatrick. had been policeman iad hcc2
S "ls.r MR. from the ,Ee s s%' ho aid
that appointment and did not know lie Was salts,
should have heard Of IT. lie knew Of no reason in
Ntzpatrcks career why he should not DO called IA
xsked how sot TO make the Registers office proah
Mr. Fitzgerald answered: Abolish the Title guarantee
WINS seemed to think that sGm ast.% more
Of ae Sew few items Of expense would leave the ONCE se
sla by Rcy IN iss" as EXPENSE
etc hs showed gross IHnHe Of 1n Pro 1T nc nsSr
l rolis Showed that though the voinmc q work was
larger then than now the pay rolls were Tm dG
% Witch xss Scd BY ' ,he Goa Of
Arporionmcnt He fo"wcd IN hi, prcdccess"r' fI",.
deputy had more work now than in 1854, de-
paitmcnt hut the sarchine department The work YORK
wears searching had decreased and recording had In
creased. ain the long run asked Mr. Iv;ns' has
not answer that Mr. Twins pointed out INT the civ
There Were numerous other differences and oddities
in tho payroll 1t was shown that some men who 90
many who don't do any more get paid more. The
whole matter Is sammeH mp in the statement made BY
Mr.. WINS AID given already.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Here arc some Of the questions and answers:
o-Thc reader and examiner compliment each other
Ayes.
GLOW do you explain that where one examiner at
81 500 did IN" under MI Reilly three are now paid
1900 for it, aud whereas reader was paid 81 900 h'c"
are now paid ~ 900, A.-Thc Work has increased
Q.-What is o search clerk1 A.-Thc gentleman who
takes Of the searches and cnss them up There
fewer searches now by - per cent
OThcrr was no such clck all known in Mr. Ec!llys
time What 10 the temporary dol Mr. S'nno:'
FOR instance down here 400 prr annu'u' A.
Mr. Sno,t Is al.o engaged IN keeping account CT extra
fees 10. searches The Act Of 1887 has been pure
accommodation IL the bar III" same rule applies rs 4" u"
County CHI k's once.
q Tho trouble #. II doc. not apply Why should the
boolseper for his work get 500 out Of total r:uin Of
$1,000
After n great deal Of hcmmiDg and having" Mr..
Fitzgerald said:
when took once / saw Mr. Giroy with rHicr"nc" to
the conS.ruc ton OF this staut" u" SAID II" haa IN"
on,oo Of the Coronation Counsel and that would y"
pcrc,lv u.Ged In GNnR tits salary for tn" hookK"p"f
Senator Fass ,,-You thought It WA In r"ur ds'r'eoh
N Ak this amount and you I'D 80: A-f"S. Hr'
o-Are yor surc the "cN'ed!tn9 ""'ch". "e'' a"'
~, of REGULAR business hourst Al ordered II 40
O-Dd Won iahs any pains u So us' ,ou' ".urI
800. .r,,c, out, A-To my Information and belief III"
WORK was doA" theh
MULTIPLICATION OF CusTOD1ANs.
r, pci.,.r was asked az 10 the multi pication OF
or.,,d,a.,. from one to nine with IN increase o.
lay from 81 O74 the ann formerly paid by thr
Res'tcr nearly $1,000 he sum pHiT t ~ rcaso
is not nv answer. Of course SAID Mr. F1''
sera Isn't it fact asked Mr.. wins, that those Gus
todans are out Of the %ics hall Inc '''"'
Wm,d II surprise YOU to learn that they wcre''
Would it surprise You to learn that half the Gus
Yes. sir" . 49,. r...,A .,r,,,,
II finally came to this. that MIR. Fitzgerald ackloWi
edged that he had never mad" any effort i, '",cr .,n
work OF the Custodian, with four men oniV; Or vim
fower than nine The estimate under ~hrl ne w.,
working formulated by his predecessor ,Ho.sm '
nuninr OF searches his year was only hall "aat "
wa> last A., =, ~ clio, ,,,
hn1l lcc,,cr got ~ cents line for IN" simple NV
entries that he made Mr. Tate had lots a'si s ~
e:h,r NsI~- IN connection with III" Er:i-N:s Once
Mr. Titzsrialds testimony indicates clearly eh"h:l
r.,,, ti,,y we're The showed a 'eaiv dcrr1tsc IL
!nrome without correspondence rctiu"t>l IN "Hprn-S
scc Tive oHic" h~snl' N:lari~i ii,rr ar, One =" ="
n.ur,A sworn To: Total frrs received ~. riH''
900 &c 49, sllE51I 40 lasS ~ -" Is: SaAr1c'
paid-IaS7. sl2O,3Gr 6- lse-. sia'','"o u is'"'
SI25 O4s u. The ,alarr, OF employ. o'!I"r ma
,,archcrS wcr. as follows: 1857. S4j.jal "a lt--'
@1;3 GO - 1-sD aG4 1874
\ extended stat" mcnt Of accounts showing IL some
what similar condition - affairs In the Comfy tlr"nH
office was also Put evidence nv Mr.. Ta'c :" g., on
tho rernrd n tlr Investigation II that ocf". IN
cunu too will TO-DAY trv 10 lind mt something moro
about rammaIy's use of its heirloom the Rcg,-
tcr'S OHiCr.