Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-22

Judge Lorenz hears the evidence in re- gard to the claims, looks over the records in the office and finds out if such evidence is substantiated. The law which caused all those claims against the govern ment was passed in 1888, when eight hours was made a days work. Car riers at the time worked from ten to twelve hours day. When the law was passed no appropriation was made for additional car riers or pay. The service could not be crippled and the carriers were obliged to work overtime. until Postmaster General Bissell in 1892 issued en order forbidding any carrier working over eight hours day. The law is a just one, but not:practicable, as now a carrier when his eight hours are up brings back what mail he has left and delivers it the next day. Each day is dis tinct in itself. A carrier cannot work six hours to day and ten hours tomorrow. The law ought to read forty-eight hours in d week and much better service with the present force of help would be the result.
 Judge Lorenz and Attorney McKercher were taken through the elaborate" apart meats of the present postotfice and were shown the various sites offered for a new office. Judge Lorenz was seen afterwards at the Scovill house by a DEMOCRAT re- porter. He used a very emphatic eX- precision, common to America, when asked about the present postofice accommoda- tions, which he pronounced very bad and inadequate. He came here incidentally to look up the claims for over time. but as well to look over the .sltes offered for the new office. Inspector O'Brien is the one specially assigned for that duty, but Judge LorenZ Is to make suggestions on the site and endeavor to see that Uncle Sam hn y3A thof aHa tA room is given to Uncle Sam's servants, ''and you haven't got that room here. said the judge There is not as much room as postoGices doing the business the Waterbury office does generally have. It has not the equipments necessary. The facilities are inadequate and Judge Lorenz only voiced the sentiments of the public when he said in conclusion that the local office was totally inadequate. Judge Lo- renz represents the United States direct and Inspector O'Brien represents the chief inspector at Boston. Each will file a separate report as to the proposed sites. The judge would not make public any opinion as to the various sites offered He did notthink the removal of the postoffice would have any effect on the obtaining of pub lie building. If the bill were passed it WOulu De uNe or SlE years DeIOre the WOrk would be started. Smaller cities than Wa terbury had public buildings. When asked what might be the result if a com mittee of the board of trade went to W. ington and urged that the office be allow Ii to remain where it was. he would not answer. He said he was not at liberty to reply.
 The judge then drifted back to the claims and said two agent were canvass ing the country As each city was completed they filed their report. In Bridgeport S11 ,437 was claimed and $S.l43 allowed: Stamford. $2.343 claimed and S1.2S5 allowed; Norwich $1 ,251 claimed and S451 allowed.
 Judge Lorenz and Attorney Mckercher completed their examination of the letter carrlers' claims at o'clock. Their report wils not be ready for two or three weeks, but Attorney McKercher says that as mat ters look now the carriers will receive nearly the full amount of their claims.