The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-22
ITS ALL GO AS YOU PLEASE.
THE GREAT FEDERAL OFFICE AT VIEW
YORK DEMORhLLzED

/ Chter. Away. Head. OF Division Burys-e
Their Friends Every Pleasant Aneruoon.
| AetirE Hesds Nervous and Overdoue,
and Others Disabled in Various Ways
The Custom House. tho Appraisers stores.
the Naval ONCE. the United states District At
torney's Office. and the United States Marshars
| ONCE are In state OF Generalization. The
Surveyors Office is not in much better shape
The Custom House Investigating Commissio
| is pegglng away at the Barge ONCE. and As
| sistant Secretary Hamlin Is expected In town
at any moment to confer with the Commits
sioners. Old salts In the customs service say
| that discipline was never so disorNlered and
| the work OF employees SO unsatisfactory.
| Collector Hendricks 10 in his chair occa-
sionaliy. He likes to fish in Oneida Lake and
| he is gone most OF the time. His salary of
| $1,000 month Is Of little account to him. He
| lie q rich man. He has almost ached to get out
| OF his offlce. Since March Mr.. Hendricks's
| chief deputy. Mr.. J. J. Couch. has been acting
Collector most OF the time Mr.. Hendricks has
| written three times to Secretary Carlisle re-
| questing that his resignation. dated March u
| be recalled to President Cleveland's attention.
| He Is not even favored with reply to his let
| tiers. II he were not responsible to his bonds
men. he would Quit the office without further
| Naturally the employees in the Collectors
department know all about this situation. The
deputy collectors cometo their desk late In the
morning and go away early in the afternoon.
you'll get the response Hes r Just gone to the
tons OF course. to this sweeping assertion.
hut. taking everything into opsideration.
among the friends OF the deputy collectors as
there has been in the last three months.
al From his
absences ore would think that most OF Mr..
shea's constituents in the Second district
hair va m II q
Mr.. shea's route to the funerals IS over the
BROOKLYN bridge. and a trolley car to the Ca;
Clerk Duryea controls the storekeepers. and
he's lost thirty pounds In two months at the
Deputy Collector Charles A Burr never had
go many afternoon engagements. Not even N
the palmy days Of Sol Berliner's GORGEOUS fiat
Naturally Mr. Burr's chief clerk runs his office
on those festive occasions
fretted about his duties and he is the soul OF
equaninity in these days.
most surprised man in the service. As he re-
ceiyss his pay every month he says:
This is gift l never expected to get
Then Mr.. Gunner tells how. all the Re-
from the Democratic party. Chief Clerk
Thomas Jefferson Dunn runs the shop In Mr..
Gunuer's absence.
ments are without their chiefs most Of the
time. The Colectors department has been
Wood. appointed auditor sy Collector Erhardt.
applied to Collector Hendricks shortly after
Mr.. Cleyeland's Inauguration to be retired and
This gave him the protection Of the Civil Ser
vice laws. Deputy Collector Wilson Berry man
eeded to their wishes Mr.. Knapp is acting
auditor. and Mr.. Berryman's place as deputy
place in the toect e derart emit H is one Of
the most important fduciary Offices in the
To go through all the divisions under the
Collector would be wearisome. The situation
is q reminder Of old days. when clerks had 7
lunch. and II they didn't wish to return to
their desks. why. they didn't return. and moth
Naturally the same state of affairs exists, in
the Surveyors department. Nh Lyon has
seen absent good deal and so has Mr
Lyon ike Mr. Hendricks. has resigned. and
on number Of occasions the department has
Between shs G ass sa the deeS
emotions calculated to Ptoducs poor service.
The Naval once is no better on
to the aeE 9,
Com uiissioners have passed over responsible
heads OF divisions when they were on duty.
and requested subordinates to furnish figures
and other data and the means Of prosecuting
the inquiry. This has anGered the chiefs and
knows who is boss, and consequence
there Is a Zo-as- please programme in
1t the Appraiser stores since Mr.. Cooper's
retirement Assistant Appraiser Cyrus A. |
stevens has been acting Appraiser. num-
sick. The examiners scarcely know whether |
their allegiance is still due to the Treasury |
agents combine or to others.
The condition In the United States District |
Attorneys office and the United States Mar |
shars Office is not 30 bad. 1t is not pleasing |
by any means however.
All hands. Democrats. Republicans. and |
Mugwumps. had no hesitancy in saying yes |
"a
delay OF the Federal appointments.