The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-01
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
Interesting Review of the
United States Officers
Throught New Jersey.
NOT VERY RICH PLUMS'
Postmasters' Salaries Are Only Mod
crate at Best-Cleveland's
Grab Bag.

State Library at Trenton. entitled
Official Register of the United States"
which contain complete list of Federal
offices, without the salary attached to
each. Until recently the books have
rested quietly on the shelves. rarsly con-
suited, but since Election Day more in
terest has been taken in them, and visitors
have dropped in and scanned the pages.
The number of officeholders under the
National Government is simply enor-
nous. and 1000 pages, closely printed,
are necessary to give a complete list of
them.
The Register is divided off into depart
ments and States. and a glance shows
that New Jersey is well repr resented in
the army of National officeholders.
II Grow er Cleveland. after his in
augur alton. decides to make changes
in this State, as ne undoubtedly Will, he
will find many attractive places to dis
tribute. In addition to the 879 post Of
fees in the State, there are many places
in the Internal Revenue Service. in the
Custom House, In the light houses and in
the Railway Mail Service to which Jer
seymen are entitled. and for which there
no doubt will be many applicants when
the time comes.
INTERNATIONAL REVENUE SERVICE.
The International Revenue Service Of
this State is divided into two districts,
one called the First district, and the
other, for seme unknown reason. the
Fifth. The First district comprises the
southern counties of the State, and is in
charge of a collector who receives sal
ary OF 50, 750. He has under him five
in oh of or
81, 100; another at Middletown, in Mon
mouth County, at S1,100; two at Cam.
den, at $1,000 and 1900; and one at
Bridgeton, at 81 ,0O0 He is entitled to
clerk. who receives $500, eleven gaugers,
who are paid by fees, and two store keep
ers. at 81 per day.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
The Fifth district comprises the
northern part of the st4e. It is in
numerous deputies. The collector -
ceives $4,000; the depnt atr< =
receives 1000; the deeA efsey
City. 81. - the assistants at New
600 salary and oos s4Oo On5 5Or ss55 IS
Tor expenses; at Helmetta, $500; at
Paterson, 81 400 and 5000 for expenses;
at Morr1stown, $1,000 aud 5000 for ex-
penses; at Newark, $1,000; Newton.
S700. Two additional assistants at New
ark receive $1,000 and 81, 400 respectively.
There are three assistants at Jersey City
who receive $1.400 each; one who receives
81, 900 and another s., 800. The deputy at
White House receives $780, and $500 for
expenses, and the one at East Milestone,
$240. Ia addition there are five clerks at
Newark and Jersey City VINO receive
salaries ranging from 5000 to $1,000.
The collector at the Newark Custom
10 inf TN n n h
fees and commissions. His deputy re-
ceives 81, 200. At the Custom House at
Perth Amboy there is a collector, whose
compensation is $3.50 with fees; special
deputy collector at $1,000, an inspector of
customs at So per day, inspector and clerk
at $40, janitor at Sl.50 per day. and
storekeeper at 5000; The Inspectors
receive So per day. The col
lector at Bridgeton receives $3.50 as fees
and commissions, deputy at $3.50. and the
deputies at Morristown and Dias Creek
receive 1920 per annum. The collector at
Somer's Point receives $3.50 with fees.
and the deputy $500. The Trenton collec
tor gets $50 with fees. and the one at
Tuckerton receives $3.50 with fees and
commissions. The deputy $50 per month.
LIFE SAVING SERVICE
Besides the lighthouse keepers there is
a superintendent-o of the Life Saving Ser
vice at s1.S00, with thirty-nine keepers at
S700 per annum. In addition TO this there
are numerous appointments in the Marine
Hospital Service, in the Steamboat In
spection Service, and various other de-
partments of the government represen ted
in this State, but the appointments in
which are not specially credited to New
Jersey. In the Judiciary Department.
there is a District Attorney IL $500 per
annum with fees, and two assistants at
oh 10 olS "a fah Stafa
Marshal with several assistants, who are
paid entirely by fees.
By far the largest number of appoint
ments are in the Postoffice Department.
There are several inspectors at salaries
from $1,000 to 50. 500, and about $50 ap-
pointments in the mail messenger SER
vice. The carrying of mail is mostly
done py the railroads, but there are
several hundred Star routes paying from
$50 to 5000 per annum, which are given
out to the lowest bidder. The postal
clerks and letter carriers in the State are
too numerous to mention. Every city
and town in the State has lumber Of
them at salaries ranging from 5000 to
$1,000, and in few Cases as high as
$1,000.
SALARIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
The position of Poormaster. in the
larger towns and cities of this State. pays
very fair salary. but even in Newark
and Jersey City the compensation can
hardly be called extravagant. The regis
ter from which these figures are taken,
was published for the years 1889 and 1890.
and there may have been some changes in
the salaries since that time.
The salaries attached to some Of the
principal postoffices in this State are as
follows
Arlington. ....... 1000 Madison ........ 1900
Asbury Park. 2,s O. MiIlville .......... 700
Bayonne. 1850 Montcair. r......... 2.aoO