New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30


similar cases known the amounts PAID nae sS
charged AGAINST the postFaastefs VINO hl1e SUI"
certlhcation.
The leasing q premises and furnishing Of Light
and fuel Tor first. second and thre class Ii,vr
are under the supervision OF the saiarN anu "'''
Formerly leases were made usually for period 81
if ef Snv Zinc lTcei The lease II the interests
q The postal service required ~ ~ 5 s' necessary
10 omit the three months clause ia % -.se ir-
cure the most desirable location o~'
In ISss law Was enacted authorizing me iiT ten
IT, ~ ~ SSc,s-f- sollovinE the enacLIne11t g,
ms law th +rSJ assistant postmaster geS 1 i'm
vesugatinc lease cases. s1a1eo
VINE ,A se7arneut authority % eSseg !.b,s ~ 20
ror period years IS - 80 positive
ssrs 70 ne service VII BE- secured thereby
--4.s policy. however. was rot consistently car
nee t2 S1r LING LEAsEs-At weehawken. y }
~ NV \ 1890 lease was eAe1i'ge 49, -beaf
e: So y. P on July : $50 eight years before 56e
lease - fo- TIE same premises and the same
s.-sin-1e-t al an annual rental az $50 49, -
- 70 135s;offce premises for period Of i've
wears fncluduC liEht heat vault arc e9 .s.t'
isr Inc lessor was notified that the lease woa,a
be cancelled on June ~ almost Eesi 1rs cceptea
To- another BUILDING no more desirable. at a rental
Of $ se0 per annur most vigoTogs protest , was
FLED against -fis action OF the oepartlens .. -.
Interested IN The cancelled lease aa n 80
on April l.. 100. reported as follows
viewed from the standpoint usually assumed by the
Postosce Dersrtrnent IN The treatment o. .e-se
an p. c s - essi r-5ehle rerresentations could
T5e r~en maze 10 the department ,his case result
. NJ Disreh a. J6s Pree l 5 ne oeStion sne that
2 n composition Win oteeI TTepaslJens OIefe -. os
e1tious'y Re eonslaered
As result Of this report the price for the new
site was reduced 20 $3.50 per annurn. with the pro
and installing the equipment and provide heat and
ueht The oe5ce was moved AZ an expense 10 the
A. Dunkirls. \. Y. a Eve year lease was executed
on March . 80 az S40y Per annuIn lhe1-1el-s ,-
and fuel making S65 in all on October -. 1901.
su-aished with light ana heat for $3.50 per aTnqrn
fo- ten years TIE three months cause s 5ss
-e-o1ias nd another executed AT a rental Of s. 500
And May a. four months afterward. tins Sl.5tV
wears al s2Oa0 per anruTn with the three months
vide5 for in any Of the Nsequent leases that was
II win be Observed that instead OF using this au-
thorty given by Congress 70 ma K long tine ea
~ secure better buildings TOT less nl,neS II Ia
TNCREAsING RENTAL OVER AMOUNT or
PROPOSAL-As rule, there is an active interesl
- - ,--o-s - iCc-7si5e-fnr the reTorts OF
fhe inspectors and accepting one Of the proposals
Beavers frequently. the request Of friends in
creased the rental from SEC 70 500 per annum
rent made upon the recorlrnendation OF mem
hers Congress. A list Of over forty cases IS sub
M nav Increase OF rentals by Department.
officers because OF the p9iuCal lnnutnce OF ne
a-e rejected 7 enables the man with political
or personal pull" 70 bid lower than others and
-Ae- M intrigue secure increased compensation
- -7--e-s whose proposals are submitted in
e6--u.tioa and fraud
BRANDT AUTOMATIC CASHIER.
Prior tr 1sqs large sized postofaces. for con
ve-Ie-ce in enabling clerks 70 make change rapid
which ranged from s. 20 81 depending upon the
Tu-.-s the sumner Of -sss number. Of the
Brandt Dent autorIllc Ssslers WeIs pLseea a.. y.
desl-snili-v as a change making device. and the
,F11 tTSs e9 7v 30 8 Straw AVN Of
canton Ohio was III slTeFiIleIl2ent OF aeeIo.es,
JUDE george Es,a--sa. Of Canton. Ohio.
farhe--lu-isw = Miile-. the Washington agent
active n ais efforts 20 secure the introdGc-
tor NJ The machine by ne department Inc me
Brandt president ~ the company. and Stravn q
wrote Bra1dt. stating.
snip @ g sss sss s5s Ne a Bed tTts9o
ane 81 tsi is 1eessa'y s 20 cl-tiyste nat t5lealsfP
~ - @ % Co.'s $50 - 500 Ss @l1 -, l Ii-es
vrt,h means an intimate success
SIX weeks later. straV-n wrote Brandt from New
York tnat Miller had left that day for Washington.
Ny. Beavers through brooklyn ConEressInarl
ts-le~-ln-la-y. IN Canton, Ohio, Miller wrote
St-aWr follows
Pr Hsazla says 70 nd OUT Ut = possible exactly
-hat department b the way y collar and cents but
We do + ar al he desires b present person him
s+lf and plan rhs agreement
Brandt would like for him to come 20 Washing
tor -or consultation j. response - th-s invitation
euce with the parties interested and a result
sis1a.t Postraster Genera Heath for 80 machines
a. $50 each The machines were exactly the
sane those thar were selling in the open market
Tor ST.. VITA the exception OF slight change IN
TIE base After the % machines had been disposed
- additional orders were gwen until ~ machines
had been purchased. ~ OF which were shipped TO
The postmaster At Chicago on MAY g. -sss stated
thar be could use out one ri ms office. yet July
chimes were sent - him. and ne was ordered to
kuk Iowa. advised The department that tre ma
chine was NOT practicable, and ~ no value TO his
follows:
Relative 10 auto-natlc cashier In your Office you
sre directed 10 put me same INTO active Use -a
natter handling cash the large1 postoE.-ss.
II is difficult 70 understand what interest the
II mixing Grange in the larger Offices
Nlne % these machines were sent - Baltimore.
81 rp-d n Boston Of which only two are now In
~ he -ot1er eighteen being stored in the base-
rTe-t ~ the postoffce. twenty were sent 20 New
YORK only one II which il used. the others being
~ TIE = machines purchased I7s are idle. many
81 t1en have never oeen taken rom the cases
amount " money paid to The Brandt-DenI Com
parE fa- these useless cashiers was 81 20
REFLECTIONS OK HEATH
Eliminating IRON consideration all Indications Of
ire-d a7e passing upon tae case wholly ss a ques-
-. y Communicative judgment II appears 70 me