The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-29
TIMEKEEPERS SET ON THEM.
THE COLLECTOR AND SURVEYOR MUST
GET 10 WORK By o 4. NJ.
SO Must All Hands-No Stacking In Busi
ness Hours, No Hanging Around Ate,
Patronage by Idle Persons-NO Loun ain 4

| SO Must All Hands-No Stacking In Bust
ness Hours, No Hanging a round After
Patronage by Idle Persons-No Lounging.
Gen. O. L. Spaulding. Assistant Secretary Of
tho Treasury. In charge Of the Custom House
division. issued n circular from Washington
yesterday which was received with varied
emotions by the 1000 and moro customs EN-.
ployees in New York city. TIE provisions Of
tho circular apply to all. from the Collector
down.
In the first place. the Assistant Secretary
proclaims that the hours OF business except
for employees engaged In ut.door work. will
be from A. NJ to p. NJ. with n recess Of half
an hour Mt noon. but these hours may be ex-
tended in accordance with any special require
ments OF the public business. A record is to
DO kept in each bureau or division OF the daily
attendance and hours Of arrival and departure
Of all officers, clerks. and employees. All alb.
| sences and any delinquency in regard to
employed during business hours will be daily
reported to the Collector or other chief officers
Sg fns oeeEs re- T ss asS
SHOWING their action in such cases.
The rea,iing OF NEWSPAPERS; snoking loud
with the orderly despatch. Of public business
or the congregating OF idle persons or loun.g-
Buildings ' must not be permittei y And pd' no
person not connectcd officially with the GUS
customs ONCE except during business hours.
unless by special authority Of the Collector or
other Chief officer of the port:
Gen. Spaulding winds up by declaring that
access by any unofficial person. to OFFICIAL
records, or to nny copy thereof. In a, depart.
upon written application setting forth the
reasons for, SUCH request. TO be approved in
%F ths as cG sc n Of ny Sss n
an official record shall be made except by a
person interested therein,
Naval Ohlcer Willis. and Appraiser Cooper
frequently have social engagements in the
ings there has been an occasional disposition
to get down LITTLE late in the morning. That
must NUS, be stopped. Then the watchmen at the
William street door are required to lot down
the time that the Collector nd his people enter
and leave tho building. Deputy Collectors
tendent Clint Wheeler read this clause with
s order SeS1s esdns MA
persons or loungors in the corrll9rs was CON
sidered particularly onerous; The, Collector
ana the Sna are ysss q sooa
RAYMOND. and Dudley Phelps have developed
their leisure moments to reading ne rotct:
$oroner Sqsent: $gsrse Hiil!isra. jaqob +.
the Custom, House Of iato bone hunting.
rscords Without ut the CONSENT Of Tho Collector.
the Surveyor. or tho Naval Officer and tho APP
praiser was also considered significant, Tho
bone hunters" have been in tho habit OF
political backing. and the Standing of EN-
ployeos The patronage hunters have then
able to them. Tho knowledge that one lie
publican leader was getting more patronage
than another has led TO chickering's and strife;
with marked interest. it was evident from con-
versatiOns with those competent to speak that
gramme. that people would smoke md read
newspapers when they pleased. and that the
bone hunters" and their friends would not
find the doors barred.
An appointment making William Hsnkel. the
Republican leader of the Sixteenth district;
yesterday from Secretary Foster. The salary
is 81 300 year. Mr.. Henkel is 81 years old.
He has been member OF the Republican
County Executive Committee for nearly a
year. For the last three years he has held an
Office in the APPRAISERS Department.