The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-15
NC[ESAMSMON BAGS
How Much He Spends to Maintain the
Officers In this State.
SALARIES OF VARIOUS OFFICERS
Many Departments I'm this Little State
Many Postofices and Many who Seek
for Them - Most Ofices Are Not
d. Changeable Every Four Years.

Only n small portion of the $3.50, 600 ,OOC
which Uncle Sam spends annually comes
to Rhode Island. nevertheless there are
many eager and anxious men in the
state waiting for the settlement of more
chief executive of the nation shall turn
his eyes toward Roger Williams's adopt
ed home.
IL all tie offices in the state were sub
ject to a four years. term and dependent
upon the within of the president there
would he plums galore for all who wis b
for Office. But beyond the postofficss,
the customs and internal revenue offices.
there are not many positions in the state
which are available for novices In bust
ness and experience in politics.
The value OF these 1873 p pstofiices In the
state vary from the few dollars devoted
TO Escoheag to the $500 paid into the
Golfers OF the Providence postmaster. All
ordinary sources OF Information fail TO
reveal the actual cost of the mail ser.
vice of the s ate and the fact That the
service is rather national than state
makes 1t impo ssible to estimate It's cost.
A large majority Of the Rnods Island
postofiices are fourth class Offices aud
some only send mails every other day.
what the Government Spends.
Outside of this department the govern
ment spends about 100000 in Rhode
Islaud. The largest sum sprnt for any
one class OF work Is in the department OF
the interior aud comes from hat prolific
source Of l~og-rolling, the river and har-
Dor bill. Its specific name In our little
state is the engineers department. The
list is headed with an assistant
United States engineer, who receives
N SALARY of - Ann N UAnr ConatafAd
with him are a superintendent with a
salary OF sl.44O. w inspectors at 81. 800.
and 1920 respectively. TLeu comes a
list of nearly two score OF men, engineers,
iremen, Jumpers, inspectors Of dump
ing, boatmen machinists n labor-rs
to $500 a year. AT present they are en-
ployed in the haroors of Providence,
Newport n in the small streams. The
total amount expended annually for sal
aries is $35, $50.
There is an exceedingly small depart
ment called public buildings located IL
Providence. 1t includes four work men
Gaze ior the postofice building. The
total Is 81, $50.
There are two shipping commission
ers with salaries Of LOO and 600 respec-
lively.
Three Customs Collectors.
The fact that Providence, Bristol and
Newport are ports Of entry gives khode
Island three collectors. Two of the
Offices are some what empty honors there
being no salaries connected with Bris-
tol and Newport. The other is { le office
of Providence with n salary of 5000 and
fees. Connected with the latter are two
deputies, one OF whom has served since
his appointment by President Buchanan.
Each receives u salary of 5000. There
are four inspectors with salaries OF 81, 095,
"a messenger at $3.50, a storekeeper at
$3.50 and a boatman at 5000. AT Bristol
The deputy adds DO his pin money his
total salary of $50. In Newport the
deputy receives 81 coo, ana the two as
sistanJs ara paid 81 n day, or 1913 "a year
IL they work every day. The sum total
for the customs department Is $40, 725.
The receipts at Providence alone amount
TO about $4,000 a year leaving q hand
some balance Tor the government.
The internal revenue department en-
ploys five men, two deputies, a stamp
deputy and two division deputies at sal
aries ranging from 81, 800 TO $500 n year.
Probably Rhode island nould receive a
larger share of such funds IL the state
were not included In the department Of
Connecticut, which state naturally has
the larger Offices and accompanying
salaries.
The Courts Not Expensive.
The United States courts are not ex-
pensive. They include a portion Of the
services of the circuit Judge, the district
Judge and the marshal. The total ex-
pense Is So. 900.
Unc'e Sam makes much of lighting and
caring for the harbors OF this state. There
are thirty-eight lights extending from
Sassafras Point to Watch Hill and Sea-
konnet Point. The salaries of the keep
ers range from $50 to 500 and they cost
in toto $1,000.
There are two other departments In the
state which are uuder the
care. They are the torpedo station
and Fort Adams. The torpedo sta
ton costs the government 500, 400 for
official services and $3l. 69S for Us o her
employees. Fort Adams with It's officers
and men spends some $50, 900 annually.
Probably most Of the money from both
these stations Is spent in the state.
The given above do not In
clude the cost of maintenance in many
of the:departments or the mouey spent for
heating, lighting. interest n repairs.
If all were added the total would prot
ably exceed the total mentioned.