The Washington times., 1903-11-30

clerk employment. and not because OF
the needs of the office
AT Port Deposit, Nd. the postmas-
ter was receiving an allowance of $50
ner annum for separating purposes. On
February Is. 1903, the member OF Con-
gress asked that on account Of in
creased business the allowance be made
$500, and that Ethel w. GOWN be desig-
mated as the clerk at that salary. on
February Il he was advised that the in
crease had been authorized. On Feb
ruary p. the postmaster having refused
TO appoint Miss Colvin. the Congress-
man wrote, stating that fact and sug-
gestlng that the allowance be reduced
to SEQ which was Immediately done.
THE foregoing cases refer 20 clerk
hire in third and fourth class offices. A
hundred other similar cases could be
cited.
"Omces OF first and second classes.-It
was, however, in Offices of the first and
second classes that Beavers reached his
climax Of reckless and criminal waste
IN the matter of clerk hire. Clerks
were appointed in postomces when
they We're not needed. Promotions were
made without consulting the postmas-
tiers. Clerks We're placed upon the ros-
ters of postofiices and paid when no
T I
made in the titles of clerks or en-
ployes in offices in order to increase
their salary while the duties performed
would remain the same.
IN five first-class offices assistant
postmasters have been designated as
cashiers for the sole purpose Of giving
them larger salaries than they were en-
titled TO under the law. Forty-eight
clerks at frst-class postohices have
been receiving salaries of from 500 to
$500 per annum in excess of what they
were entitled to.
Maurice Hooker was appointed Ia
borer in the postofice at Fredonia. \.
Y. at 500 per annum. on January 1,
1902. and though he did no work in the
Office he drew pay until June 30, 1898.
amounting TO 5000. He employed a sub
stitute for a part Of the time at an eX-
pense Of $50.
In New York.
AT Fredonia, y. Y, on October IL,
1888. the postmaster was directed to ap-
point Frank p. Ball as laborer. at a sal
airy of S6o0 per annum, which he did.
and Ball was carried on the rolls at
that rate from October 70 1858. TO De
cember 81, 1892. and paid S2.53207. for
which he rendered no service whatever.
being engaged most Of the time in the
ticket brokerage business at Dunkirk,
n Y. This period covers a part of the
terms Of two postmasters; both of them,
however, certified Ball Is regularly en-
ployed.
At Dunkirk. y Y, John A. Link
was appointed a laborer in the postoffice
on May 1. 1888. at $500 per annum, and
drew pay until June 30. 1893 covering a
period OF more than five years. He was
barber and continued to work at his
trade during ali that time He re-
ceived in all s3.10O.55. less S171 paid for
a substitute. for which he rendered no
service.
AT Baltimore. Nd. on January l.
1895. John W. Petit was appointed an
auxiliary clerk at 500 per annum. He
neither performed duty nor drew pay
until July p 1885. when his salary was
increased 70 5000 per annum; and from
that date he drew pay regularly, but
performed no service whatever. On
September 80 1888. his roster title was
changed TO 'bookkeeper' and his salary
Increased TO 1900 This salary was
paid him by the postmaster until Sep
TENDER . 1902. although he performed
no services.