The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-16
CONNOLLY ON DECK.
The New Collector Takes Charge
Of His Offiee-Worrled by
Place Hunters.
Special to the jersey CitY Neaes.

NEWARK, Nov. 16, 1S94.-James F.
Connolly was duly installed as Internal
Revenue Collector for the Fifth district
of New Jersey yesterday afternoon, and
the effects of the office were placed in
his charge. The former transfer was
made by Revenue Agent w. H. H.
Bowen.
Although the change was made with
out any attending ceremonies, it en-
tailed a vast amount of work on the
agent, who was compelled to take an
inventory of every stamp, and
book in the office and see that the same
tailed with the accounts of the outgoing
Collector. MIR. Bowen came on from
Washington yesterday afternoon n
stopped at the Jersey City office. There
an account of the effects was taken,
as the bulk was TOO great to transfer
it TO this city conveniently. While that
was going ON Mr.. Connolly took the
oath of Office before S. H. Bowman,
a notary public who is employed in the
Customs Office here. The oath was adj
ministered in the presence of a few
friends of the new Collector.
JERSEY CITY OFFICE INSPECTED.
1t was after dusk when Agent Bowen
concluded his labors at Jersey City
and reached the main Office here. He
was confronted by a stack of books and
a huge pile of stamps which had to be.
pored over and counted. In addition
to the effects of the local office, the
books and stamps from the offices at
Paterson, Milestone and Helmetia, which
are included in the Fifth district. had
been brought to Newark to be turned
over. The agent started to work and
kept at it through the night until three
o'clock yesterday morning. Collector
Connolly spent the greater portion of
the afternoon and early part of the night
at the office. He was not feeling well,
and left for his home shortly before II
o'clock.
AGENT Bowen was on hand again, and
resumed his labors. He had been pre-
ceded by Mr.. Large. n Collector Con-
nelly dropped In a Jew minutes lal ba
ing and no stamps were sold while the
counting was progressing. Inc task was
completed about two O'Clock; ex-Collec-
tor Large was given a receipt by COL
Iector Connolly; the agent took Mr.. Con-
nelly's receipt for the goods and chat
tells, and the latter launched out as the
BESIEGED WITH OFFICE SEEKERS.
In conversation will a reporter the
new Collector said that since his
appointment he had been besieged with
applications for positions. For the five
or six jobs he has in this city, he said,
he had received at least 300 or 400 let
tiers. The same proportion of applica-
lions have been made for the positions
of deputies which the Collector has to
fill in other parts of the district. No
changes will be made for the present,
though, as Mr.. Connolly propose to
thoroughly familiarize himself with the
duties of his position before putting new
men On his staff.
During the conversation the size and
condition of the offices in which the vast
volume of business is handled was COM
mented upon. The Collector rave his
opinion that they were entirely INSULT
cfent. When asked what kind of apart.
ments had been laid out for the internal
revenue Office in the new building, he
laughed and said
II haven't given a thought to h
because I'm satisfied my term will be
out long before that building is ready
for occupancy"
Mr.. Large, The retiring Collector, said
he proposed to open a law office in this
city. He is a resident of bennington,
but has become somewhat attached to
Newark during his official term.