New-York tribune., 1897-12-19
NOT EAGER TO BE RETIRED.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FEAR THAT The
PLAN TO PENSION TREASURY cLhKhS
WOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER
ppANC,,rs OF THE SERVICE

e...r,. Capes proposition to establish an fon-
ora,,e service roll" among the clerks OF tle i'e"
my pepartmcnt has not met an e''""' -,
,,on among the Government eHp'oye' !" '
ci,v IN departments that are not orecuy u'u.'
,ho control OF the Secretary OF the Treasury me
''o 49,. ,ha, I, a rule should We enforced In ;he
r.a.r,v Department retiring oil men over seventy
80 ~ ace on salary OF $500 a year the same
,e ,pould sooner or later be introduced INTO the
other departments - -, u,,h,,r
Tine Appraiser Of the Port OF New-forK "nDur
r. U,opeman in speaking Of the enforcement OF 'he
,. &, HE department. said: II have practically an
,,cipated 1t by relieving men from DUTY "no "eie
r ,ho nrescribed age and DO not now believe we
have many In this department VINO "ouio co'"e u''
der the rule " IL adopted
collector Bdwell has no list OF ire men VINO
,,d he affected by the rule In the Customs ser
.,oo and none OF the other departments OF me GOV
rroert service in the city has prepared n list Ihe
o.tomce has eighteen who are over the age
,oi, hut this rule will not apply to that DEPART
mcnt. -
Tho discussion OF the proposed chanee IN the ser
vice has brought out MANY Interesting facts as 10
the time of service OF men IN the various "o'''"
| nent Offices In New-York
! In the General Postofice there are numDer OIL
| mon who have been with the department ior th'rv
| a,s and one who has been In continuous service
for thlrty-fve years. Ten. fifteen ana twenty years
! service is not regarded as extraordinary.
Al the Appraisers Stores, where ~ men are ein-
| ,tov,d there are many who have spent their whoe
! active life since early youth In that department.
One OF the Oldest men there In point OF service yet
o, In wears AS he Is far this side OF the age limit.
Ia Dr George w Jewett. chief examiner In the drug
/ diytsion who has been with the department over
| ,hi,tv Y. ars but is comparatively a young man he
! bas s,rn many changes In the entire Customs ser
| lie There are a number OF other men In the Ap-
~, .iser's Stores who have been there from twenty
| TO thrty years. -, ,.,o, ,,o,.. l,o,,r,
,ooms there are men who have been lons ll Inc SCI
yicc hui In all they are lathtr un"illing 10
,ak az the length OF their service since the sugses
| tion OF Secretary Gage was made public. -
clerk I'm one OF the departments who ~ JUST over
| .he age limit gave the following argument against
! Snctetary Cages plan and he practically expressed
! ,hs continents OF all the other men VINO have
| r@sched that age who will soon oe seventy years
| old He said II am opposed TO the plan because
b1isvs IL Ia impracticable j am scventy-two years
old and earn a salary OF $500 year Here Is
| lie ia doing the same work that am. and alhougi
. am twenty-four years older than ne Is. Am sure
| do the same amount OF work and Keep even Win
! htrn Over there IL another who Is nearly my age
His service IL such that he is receiving only 1910
, wear Under the rule, while he would NOT bs
, changed. | would be cut down tIOC. although am
| doing my presents work properly. feel that the
Government service should be the same as any Other
business and that as long as man earns MS salary
| he should have his place. and when he falls to do
| hie work he should be removed. whether ne u
seventy years Of age or numbers only haif tha'
many yeara"