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showing that rates charged were not ex-
Irregular payment of 800 for clerical SER
Irregular payments for cleaning" NO
Gs,y 81 M Gss,h for SF'e'-''F tickets by
inston ONCE q, approximately $4,000 on
OF maibag repa,r hw nrnT 5spps % Mr. Heath
to eight mechanics" two OF whom were also
paid as clerks.
BY r5sfH'5 ofJfs4 Of Mr. mssth dr"s
ssoms ssF ssd' IT, ssS@Sta t
In conclusion, the confidential report OF
Inspector Smith says that the files of the
cashiers office show full, direct and positive
orders from superior authority lMr. Heath
for the disbursement OF all the questionable
Items mentioned in his report that the re-
sponsibility for the many illegal appoint
nlents the payment of two salaries to one
and the same ,jerson and the disbursement
OF thousands Of dollars for which practically,
no service was performed should he placed
where it properly belongs and the many
abuses corrected
An attached supplemental report by In
spector Owings says hat the name OF one
charwoman was found on the rolls OF three
separate sub-stations, and the superin-
tendents Of the stations didn't know what
duties the woman performed or what salary
or salaries she was paid Inspector Owings
eays that Supt. Beavers requested MN 10
inform the inspector in charge that when
he struck the names of the charwomen OF
the stations 1t would be well not to mention
them in his report as they were personal
appointments of the Postmaster-General
Fifth-Exhibit c, the answer OF Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-Genera Bristow to
Postmas, er-General Payne. consisting of
an abstract of a report of Inspector Little
on a later investigation of the Washington
aH6ce, dated July 81. 1900. The report
lows that Mr.. Heath forced employees
q the rolls Of the Washington office with
out request of the postmaster, and that
at times it was difficult to find employ
ment for all persons foisted upon him
in this manner. The inspector says:
10 be- be- added ,Hi to Whether the postmaster has
requestod it or not and sometimes rendering
ds% to ma ID rnGsS for psTsans shs who hs
s. Alleni, bookkssspcr. engaged 4, in nnor5 in
machines ii G. Graf, b9okkeeper. Inspector
cnnSeaHS msGhPes Pes,d Rco co%mns Hass nanse
stenoapher, sters t"d detailed Salary and Allowance
Division; Henry Hood, dstrib2ner, detailed
Lamon, bookkeeper. detailed Paris Exp0si,,
{on Bessie parke Pbsokkeepsr detailed lar
dstaed RsniE,pf"1 s. betss sa"ndsrs. boof
keeper. detailed Porto Rico: Laura /. b. !
Wunder, inquiry clerk, detalleu lyepartment; |
+ il. Templeton. distributor. detailed Depart /,
although the salaries Of the above-men- !
] were pa ID out ] Of the receipts Of the Wa shinSton
office the postm ster had no supervision oyer |
them and knew nothing about them save that |
they had been appointed by Departmental
order putcb,ns formerly superintendent
Of an important station, was not able TO issue |
a money order and could not make out !
simple report ,,.,. o,dor ,,o,L rosn., /
able to perform his duties, but was continued !
on the rolls at high salary $500 clerk |
performed the duties of both liutchins and |
Ten thousand dollars ayear too much
vas paid in cie9nipE an bI, the post o'e lobby
About s., 400 year too much was paid for
cleaning" at the various sub-statlons.
Other instances are mentioned OF em-
poyees who couldn't or wouldn't work
and whose services were not valuable to
the Department in any way.
The above auses were practically all
corrected at the time by the then First
Assistant Postnaster-General, W. NJ john
son.
Sixth-The abuses Of former Cashier
Tulloch made to Poetmast ter- General Smith
and the latters conclusions as a result OF
the investigation made by his orders. Mr.
Smith discusses the Tulloch charges in
reports and reaches the conclusion that in
most cases the irregular transactions COM
planned of were justified by the conditions
at the time
The series Of documents concludes with
the following statement by Postmaster
General Payne:
These papers are published in order to
complete the public understanding Of mat
ter large Fart of which has Gnd ALREADY Hy,bea been
action. as they relate to the business Of
PRIOR Administra'i ion: The subject matter
action thereuldssr was closed two ,y years ago
against President Mckinley and Postmaster
General Smith, President Mckinley is no
nger living and Postmaster-tieneral smith.
who carried out President Mckinley's policy.
hos answered for himself,
With regard TO the present management |
Of the Washington post oftice and the con !
duct OF any and all men charged with wrong /
doing who have been in the postal service |
under the present Administration, thoroueh !
and searching investigation Is now being |
made, and when it is ended all the facts in !
the case will be made public. as will also what
ever action may be taken in view of such !
facts.
SJPT HETCAIE BOI- Need.