The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
SOUND LOSES A TERROR.
DFPuTY COLLECTOR 0ODDARD OF
srIMFORD RENoH ED.

r....- v-,rrea by Yines On nnrgv owners.
y,.ns,,,rr. Oystermen. apd Oth~erv-chatis
stewart saith sna Sntaes D. smith ArsenE
those yyhe have Tried TO Get miss 0ut.
sr.uroRp. Nov. 2A.-Frank J. Nnrramore
Of bridgeport, Collector Of Customs for the dis
trict Of Fairfield. has appointed ex.Mayor
Charles H. Leeds Deputy Collector for the sub
port of Stamford in place Of Edmund b. God.
dard. The latter declares that ho will not sur
render his office to Mi. Leeds and that Nara
mora had no right to remove him. II Goddard
attempts to resist the installation Of Mr.. Leeds
the latter will place him under arrest.
The appointment OF Mr.. LoodB 10 the result
Of n long struggle to have Goddard removed.
stamford vas made q SUPPORT OF entry carly
in 1893. and Goddard was appointed Deputy
Collector BY Secretary Carlisle. When he 70.
oeived his appointment he was only 81 years
old. For years barges and other craft had on.
tered and departed from this port without hav-
ing a Custom House license or q coastwise
manifest, a. Is required BY law. Therefore thore
was somo surprise whom in August, 1896.
whom Mr.. Goddard boarded Barge No. IL,
owned by c. J. winant of New York, and asked
Capt. Oelson for the papers which he should
have had. The Captain could not produce
them, whereupon the deputy fined the owners
Of the barge S14O. Later 900 Of the hno was
romitted. In the course Of tho next few days
tho barses Henry e. Devennv, William Denny,
and Ellen McWilinms, owned by MoWiliams
Bros. Of New York, were visited. as they did not
have tho necessary papers their owners were
fined In tho aggregate 800. Mr.. Goddard then
visited the steam yacht Necken, which was
chartered for the summer by John 7. VII.
liams. 1t was found that tho yachts papers
did not contain the name OF the sailing master
and O fine of $40 was imposed.
Barge owners had by this time become aware
o on orc ali in and and ar around STANFORD. and their
craft were other provided. with the requisite
2 4isps Z 8 ss s1sS n pso ssa. to s6 of the po Fed t stsp FoS.
held. the barge Robert J. Dwyer for several days
be procured. In the meantime the Captain re-
paired the boat and removed some pianks on
I the% with, hSr new %s% ones was wS S,spt tSe Barge ts srnfaed
any, requirements, the eagle, eye Of Mr.. God.
and he fined her owners $40.
On Sept. d, 1895. the fall regatta of the STAN.
had been engaged by ex-Mayor Leeds and
Others e e, take aoa : large party out = to e d see tho The
and demanded to SEQ the vessels papers. On
discovering that the name of the master appear.
charge Of: the Vessel: he imposed a fine Of $40.
He then startled the 100 or more guests who
, Tsro &c going z to so, view the =, races by dec af,anE
persons. MI. Leeds and the deputy had some
hot words over the matter. and the ex.Mayor
was threatened with arrest. As a result many
OF stamford's leading men could not see the re-
caused all the members Of the yacht club to DO
opposed to him. and this opposition was in
creased, 9 few days later when Commodoro
steam yacht Halcyon did not have the name Of
her master on the papers. Mr.. Smith took an
appeal from this ruling, claiming that an he was
both master and owner or the vessel, 1t was un-
necessary TO have any one else's name on the
lected.
for the removal Of Goddard on the ground that
he was discourteous in his dealings with citi-
Gems Of Stamford, and had shown ignorance. of
the rulings, procedents, and practice Of the de.
Charles. II. Leeds. and John r Williams also
asking for Goddard's removal. It IL not known
in just what spirit these requests were received
dard was not removed. To-
For some time after this episode no fines were
imposed by Mr. Goddard. and the boatmen were
observation-disclosures . deputy collector. whom on
sells, mostly. oyster sloops, and imposed o fine of
$50 on each because they did not display the
proper lights. THE action on his part made him
the mon fined were very poor, influence was
brought to bear on the authorities at Washing.
ton. and the fines were reduced to nominal
When Collector Narramore WAS appointed
early In the summer, it was thought that Deputy
Collector Goddard would be removed &C once,
but Mr.. Narramore took his time. Deputy Col
lector Goddard claims that Mr.. Leeds's ago rem
to consult his attorney. ex-Congressman Rob-
ert e. De Forest of Bridgeport.