New-York tribune., 1895-02-13

work he studied law and was adm'tseu seu,hiv ~ 1is-
in 1878 He represented the Xth Assempy, ,ntrc-
ict the State Legislature in ,ss iss Sonei aSa Fel
SuSsd the Sin m raGe oee o M his
Nica ,oos shsass sss Trssant
pointed him Internal Revenue Collector IN i's''
THE WORK OF THE OFFICE.
Alfred J. Sparks, Mr. Crosses chief deputy, SAD
Yesterday that returns were being made as rap'dy
as the office could take care OF them Inc wv,
which consists OF thrtyeght deputies clerks anu
messengers, has been increased by the ADDITION ol
handle the business The office has abundance O.
blanks, and these are being rapiu,y ,ha "fscs
% and between 5000 and 1000 blanks nave been sent
out Mr. Sparks said that there seemeo ,,e 20 ~ % rst
the blanks and to comply with the requirements VI
Mr. Crosse was seen in his Office, which IKE the tne
other Offices Of the Third Internal Revenue ,ont DIS
rct poorly furnished and % aas tsat many
Of blanks went into the hands OF iSe coun
try and some OF the largest taxpayers viii make
their payments here Our force Is entrey th,rtv tnHa
qua eddtionai men II would surprise most people
to see how few men are posted on sme tnSU ehomf
'V Il which show that they have never read It. Some
men who occupy good standing IN tne
ana ars M Me to ana have spend
much, much tims dInar IN n maH,hs fhems It's p'''''
MORE QUEER INQUIRIES.
Crosse
as Mr. Sullivan has at the Second District o'nes'
He was asked Yesterday by man who Is tne
trustee for an estate: when I. as trustee lor an
estate collect money due the estate and pay d 'an
on that income. the beneficiary pay asoS o..
question had already been submitted to the an-
thoritIes R Washington and an answer was eA'
Then came nan who asked: cHow about what
contrbHte to charity funds May don on aedSst iSst
| point for he promptly told. No" A..
Tae o his w ss 10 With whom he has not
for the last five years was another poser wn'ca
reply from Washington to letter rec; recently ens sent
| there in which he asks: What shall De d9he me
Wife's income? This is the Of Mrs s,i Hetsy city
Green whose husband ves IN ,hs 70 aSod naynS
| herself roams ABOUT 'he cou"''' - "'''N 'N''
'a' Mr Crosse feels satisfied that Mrs Green's In
come tax will be collected. "She cannot escape
It." he said "as one can the tax on personal
property. because II matters err ab nG1 whe'e s"e sues
REPAIRS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Another fine point Is made to where to draw
the line between repairs and permanent improve
ments" 10 real estate. Money paid Tor repairs can
be deducted. but money paid for permanent I'M
| provements cannot, and in cases where there 10
| a dispute the higher authorities must decide
letter was recently sent to Washington In which
the question vas asked ian nd powSeS by the
taxpayer and on which he returned no income S,,s
| be deducted?" No answer has been received, put
| Mr. Crosse thinks ''the expenses cannot De oe-
Quoted ,,, - a.. r.,-,
| All persons who apply for blanks at the Inir9
District office are required to leave their names and
addresses This saves blanks and labor, and VIII
| prevent sending deputy to the taxpayer IL ne
| Should not make his returns In the proper time
| Mr. Crosse also thinks that the time for making
| returns should be extended. The blanks we're Is,
| sued a month later than they we're promised, ano
| the time for filing them out should be extehaeo,
| he thinks at least month"; and that better
results would be reached II that course were taken
| There seems be some doubt as TO whetner
| returns must be made in person or whetner
| they may be forwarded by mail. Collector Sulii-
van when asked his opinion, said that the instruc-
tions were clear that point. and that return
! sworn to before officer having scala notary
| public or commissioner OF deeds-mght De sent
| 10 the Collector and the taxpayer need not ap-
| pear