Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-12
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR.
APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION AT
TApPAHsNxOCIs.
tEEspED CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
How They Affect Custom-iIousc ON
elals at the Various Ports III
virsinfE-pcrsonai nnS F"S'"'
Notes.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. August il.-tspe
e,,l,- MIR George L. Mcaniey OF Tap
pahannock. Is an applicant for the OF
Gee of Collector OF Customs at that port
aud IS eald to be- w,4i endorsed FOR 'h'
nos,,ion. Messrs. Benjamin Upton o.
Middlesox. and 8. S. Gresham OF Ian
caster. are also applicants for the same
Office. and both OF them are SAID 70 nave
strong backing. The colleetorship' ac-
cord,ne TO tho cstlmste Of expenses lot
.ol,eetlnc the revenues from customs LOT
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1871 paid
scra and the pay Of the Deputy Col
Icctor was $50.
Tho recently amended civil service rules
unaet the Presidents order, include
Rule 3. which IL Bssg as fo.lowsi lho
custom house service shall include such
officers and employees as have been OF
'6aay hereafter be. classified under the
civil service act. who are serving IN any
ctstoms district"
Rule 4. as amended, reads as follows
>vfho Acknowledgement employees. or Pc
sitions which have been. or may mere
after be. classified under the ciyii-serVlee
act. shall be excepted from the require
mems of examination or registration De-
fore the commission except as herein pre-
scribed." q hese officials so eXcepteG> III
the custom -houSe service invlnde one
cashier In each customs district one
chief or principal deputy or assistant col
lector In each customs district. ana one
prfnciral deputy collector at each SUD-
L.. q "
appointed collectors will have the privi-
lege Of appointing the above officials, SUD
feet to "A non-competitivc examination,
equal to the examination held by the Civll
Service Commission for positions OF Ike
grade. such examinations 20 be conducted
b. the commission.
VIRGINI-. OFFICERS.
At the port OF Richmond, the Inspector
and Clerk combined I'm ono oihce). In
speetor and Deputy-C Collector and Clerk
are already IN the classified service and
caflnot be removed, except for Just cause.
and upon written charges fled with me
head OF tho department, or other APP
pointing officer. Of which the accused
shall have full notice ana an opportunity
to make defence.
The port of Alexandria has only the
Collect. and Deputy-Collector and In
spGCtOI, neither ln me classlheu stINict'
Cape Charles has q deputy-colecto
VINO IS also Inspector, and a boatmln,
who are protected. 90
The porl Of Norfolk has marine
clerk. thr = inspectors and boatman
TN the classified service.
Newport News has four day inspectors,
one night Inspector boatman, ana
laborer. not subject to removal, except
~ explained above,
Petersburg has no one in the classified
service. there being only the Collector
and Deputy-Collector at that port.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL
Hotel arrivals include the following:
j. A. Berehett. Richmond; +. A. Brown,
North metropolitan.
X. W. Collier r. r. Dunn, Petersburg, \
Va.-National
w l. Smith and family. Virginia; j. i.
Woerth., Richmond; ID. G. Randolph,
Richmond. VA; II. q. Newhill, Nir-
ginia-St. James ier~r .r
A. Matson. Richmond. Na.-Jefferson.
Fourth-ciass postmasters commissioned
TO day were Ada b. Seak.ord, Alma. Va;
Henry Ivey, Auburn Va; Jessie NJ. Mar
tin, Benefits Mills. Va.