The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-26
BLUN'S COMMISSION
RE WILL PRESENT 1T AT THE
POSTOFFICE TODAY.
READY TO TAKE CHARGE.
EVERYTHING MUST BE RECEIPTED
FOR BY NEW POSTMASTER.

Checking Up of ONCE Properties and
Records viii Require Some Time
and Capt. Blum viii Probably Not
Assume Active Charge Until To-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Doyle Is
Ready to Go Out-No Immediate
Change in once OF Custodian, Now
Held by Mr.. Doyle, but Cnpt. Blum
ing to Continue as Assistant Post
master for the Time at Least.
Capt. Henry Blum, Jr., will assume
charge of the Savannah postoffice to-
day or tomorrow. His commission as
postmaster arrived yesterday, and as
soon as the books and accounts of the
office can be checked up Postmaster
Doyle will turn over its control to his
successor.
The new postmaster will present his
commission this morning and the work
of checking over the property of the
office will begin at once. 1t is prob
able that this will consumeAhe greater
part of two days and Capt. Blum,
therefore, will not be in active charge
of the office before tomorrow after
noon. Mr. Doyle says he is ready to
surrender the office as soon as the
necessary preliminaries have been COM
pleted.
Capt. BUNS commission was signed
by the President Thursday and is eff
fective from May 8, the date on which
it was sent back to the Postoffice De-
partment with the approval of the
Senate. Capt. Blum said last night
that he will present his commission to
the retiring postmaster to-day and will
assume charge as soon after the neces-
sary prelminaries had been complet-
ed as suits Mr.. Doyle's convenience.
AS Mr. Doyle is quite ready to turn
over the office the transfer will not
be long deferred.
AS Custodian of Building.
Mr. Doyle is custodian of the gov
eminent building, and this office and
it's responsibilities he cannot trans
fer without the approval of the
| Treasury Department. While it is GUS
tomary to appoint the postmaster GUS
todian, in case the postoffice is located
in the building which is to be the
offices are entirely distinct and bear
no legal relation the one to the other.
Il suppose" said Capt. Blum, that
Mr.. Doyle will not be anxious to con-
tinue to bear the responsibilities of this
|. office and / presume that eventually
I shall be appointed to it. l intend
to suggest to Mr.. Doyle that if he is
anxious to be relieved of its duties, l
will make application for the appoint
.e1r !, i'm 70
There will be more property to trans
fer when Mr. Doyle retires from the
custodianship of the building and this,
too, will require time. Capt. Blum
will have to give his receipt for every
rug and stick of furniture the build
ing contains.
The Assistant POstmastership.
There will be no change, for the pres
ent at least, in the office of assistant
postmaster. Mr.. Waring will continue
to discharge the duties of that office,
until such time as the new postmaster
has had opportunity thoroughly to
familiarize himself with his own.
II don't know whom 1 shall event
ually appoint" said Capt. Blum. II
want to be able to feel 1 know just
what shall have to do, before 1 shall
feel competent to select just the right
man as my assistant. When this time
comes l shall make the appointment"
The assistant postmastership is prac-
tically the only piece of patronage the
postmaster has to award. All the other
positions in the building, which are not
covered by the rules of the civil SER
vice. are filled by the custodian of the
building. This patronage that the GUS
todian has to distribute is about the
only consideration that makes that Of
fetal desirable, as it entails much work.
considerable responsibility and pays
no salary. The patronage makes it