New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-06
PAYING OUT PENSIONS.
WORK OF THE NETWORK AGENCY.
GREAT EFFICIENCY UNDER THE PRESENT IMAM

ACEMENT-AIDINC THE VETERANS.
The efficiency of the United states Pension Agency
under the present Republican Administration hae been
admirably demon strated during the last few DAYS.
The New. York Office AZ No. 396 Canalst Is. one Of
the largest dlsbulsing agencies In the country, It's
jurisdiction extending all New-Tork suite, cast
Of Buffalo. and the greater part OF tNewJ'rsey,
we'll as parts OF Connecticut In 1889 Coon el Frank
G. IOvcland was appointed United states Pcnsioa
Dlsbnring Agent for New York. ON aSiur ming this
Office Coone. Lovcand found little systsrL In practice
and lcss comfO: IN Office accommodations-a condition
Of affairs which, with constantly ncrca 'ifg pension
roll was rapidly bringing the district 10 almost hope
les, Chaos lie soon reorganzcd the depaI tment, and
has conducted It's vast and rapidly mere; tsing bHs
nos With little friction winning commend zion from
all people, REGARDLESS OF political affiliations. Durng
quarterly payments which take place IN February
May August and November, ne and his c,e,los w,Ca
from O'Clock In the morning until Midnight ofim
including Sunday, In order that the soldier or his
widow may not sufcr by reason Of delay. Colonel
Loveand lives IN this city. but during the rush he
takes rooms at hotel adjacent to the pension agency
so that he may lose time going back and FORTH and
so that he may be always accessible 10 veterans who
wish u see him.
Nearly SIO,OOOOOO year Is disbursed at the
agency to about 10000 pensioners. The fact that
about 5000 pensioners come personally to the Office
and receive their checks adds materially 10 the work.
as while there, each one has 10 sign his name three
fines 10 n voucher, have his account verified and n
check written while he waits. About $1,000 pen
,ioners have their vouchers execncd whore they
live send them b. mail and receive their checks By
MALL
This Office under previous mGnage ment paid
. 900 pensioners IN day but at present, by more
pcrfect organization and improved system for expe-
dItIng business I'm the same building and with a
slight additional force of clerks record average vi
over 5000 pensioners day for six Successive days
has been made, and On one Of these TX days the
number OF pensioners paid at the Office and ~ man
reached 5000 In round numbers. BY far tire larger
number OF those who paid at the ofceire men ana
these prent their vouchers and receive their checks
at the office on the first floor Upstairs IS the special
discussing department for women. Fewer cio'A are
employed here and fewer pensions are pal' DnU he
walters are many az those down >sthr'' Hor every
woman receiving pension mas 20 BRING iw"f"itness's
10 establish her identity, In the rear room the mail
is being opened, sorted and fled. Tie envelopes
ccme by the bushe. They contain the, applications
ard vouchers for the quarterly payment. Inc sig
natures must all be examined. the order for payment
must b. made o record must be entered and the
check must be mailed. and tic whole operation
must be repeated $500 times. From one 10 TWO
hundred thousand dollars a day are paid out
A new and cr,d!iabe feature Of this Office und% us
nroernt MANAGEMENT IS the Grand Army Of the Re.
public Mission. For years 1t has been the custom OF
from one 20 two thousand veterans - arr1v" NJ
the PERSON Office the day AMI night before each
quarterly payment begins. 81 order to secure plafes
In ne and stand there ell night and until the doors
Of the agency open and payment begins az a. m
There are many liquor stores IN The nesborhood and
they II course have been doing nourishing bSlness
at these times. not alone during ID" night while the
crowd waits. but also The following days. By cash
Ing the pensioners check, ~ Ugh rtc Of discount
But now bv the united efforts II Colonel Love-
land and Colonel IIadlcr, city mission worker,
a Grand Army Mission has been yanzed. occupying
tl, who'll basement floor under the Pension Agency.
II Is open all day and Night dur'ng the payment
months and there all Old soldiers sailors are sup
Piled with sandwiches and hot coffee free - charge
and any one who chooses - tax" part In singing old
Grny songs hymn, can do u ite accOnpuni meDt
~ piano. violin and huSie. The Nrr which formerly
extended out 70 the West Broadway liquor stores now
winds down into the mission. The,e the Veterans
spend social night. sheltered from ncleme'r. weather
and Nbel-ly provided with food. drnB and eliectan-
moit. After the veteran draws bis check he may
have Il ca,hed tho mission free ri c'slTga, and
$40 600 10 aAO 900 are paid ont daily Tor this plr.
-,se In consequence Of this thousands II
pensioners 70 home sJber and full handed who have
seldom done before
I'VE managers OF the mission MmiOTCieneral
O. o. Howard, General \. :. Webb. Gem r2l F. T.
IOcke Colonel y. c. L0velanG colonel II. II. Haley,
Nal rG-reral Wager Swarne. Kiliaeu Van HenSelaes,
" 7. Wardwell, Henry Hall and J. 5 liuylef