New-York tribune., 1903-06-18

from the department. he was paid at the ra'e
of 400 under protest.
Smiths report continues:
Attention is called to certain items OF eN-
penditure authorized for the military postal SCI
vice of supplies. furniture and tIaVe,e tbn State
ment that whether or not the foregoing Itei,,o .,
were purchased in the open marker, oT as 'li0
result of competitive bids, the inspector Or -
able to say, put that the prices palG IoI soii,e
OF the articles enumerated such as wasnsea S ~
at $40 each, appear to have neen hfsaty f43,re o4
cessive and lead to the belief that the Iealuae VI
competition did not enter into the tralisac'ioiA
PERFORMED NO SERVICES
Attention is called to additional irregularities
On connection with payrolls Of clerks ana iaoo
ers. to wit:
u.EER ,ppotnted April -. 1890. ms
a Iaboreri at S.0O a year, and also p"'" Us
a mechanic So day except s"ha"E
MaRGARET s BURKE, appointed Decem-
her I 1898. at 5000; dropped April g. io9''
performed service. q
GILMORE CoLSON. appointed Dece" ~
1SoS as n laborer by First ASSISTANT fos'
master General, supposed to be employed
i'm the department., performed no a"'s " '"e
Washington Office o.E %
,sos 5000 Inv First Assistant Postmaster
General; promoted October 26. 1e9e' 10 80"
from date of appointment NoNemo
1898, by First Assistant fos'""s
eraI. ..,Y.r 6
oscar I5URANT. appointed September o
1885, military postu service si.+oV . 90
and expenses; services censeo AP o.
1899, Maid salary s9O2 3S; expenses. sioI ~''
- .r.-ica. nerformed from January I"
April 80. 1S9o- z, ?
nr T r JONES, appointed September ''
1895. physician, at s1..oo year ~ ior .,
days from September g, 1895. DecehDe' -
Isas ht. services were directed to be CON
tfnued until further ORDERS since
time he has been continually emplo9.u ~
rfrn I'D. f,f
ONCE This appointment appears I" De e
tfreIy uuvarranted, provision OF i""
can be found authorizing it,
r. " WILLETT. son of late POSTMASTER hp
ttad Iaborer June 81 1888, 5000 n year, py
order of First Assistant Postmaster Ieher'H'
also appointed n mechanic at - a d"s ~
IuIy L. 1895; allowed three Items 9
RreRafEnS $40 10 for expenses IN
C.un sIger before his appointme ment as miii
tary postal clerk at $1,000. Whi"h occ"f
March I 1899, which time ne WIS US
signed TO duty sat the Georgetown o'a,io ~
and carried on the rolls until june 3o' 1889
H. v WILLETT, of late postmastef'
appointed military postal clerk -
g. 1Sas at $1,000; assigned to duty in 'he
ca.hier,s room of the Washington once an"
carried on the rolls until June 30. lS'o'
HEATHs PERSONAL FRIEND.
crecial attention is called to the case OF Oliver
H Smith This man was personal 1I1eha 81
Heath was from Indiana, and, accoraihs ~
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor Is sun cdi
ried on the rolls as finance clerk. although ms
work consists of supervising laborers' anu MI
Proctor points out that his retainment III MS
present capacity is untenable. The inspector
says:
1t appears that November ~. 1oSt, .nS lng
First Assistant Postmaster General autho!lH
an allowance of 5000 per annum Tor appoilIlnS5ii1
of O. H Smith as labOrer. stating that Ifes ue
livery division would also make an aloMdII - -
aTf9
nenses He reported for duty on November %. On
december 10. 1897, the First Assistant foS
ter General stated that Smith had been deIalieI
to assist in repairing. painting anu anu t[oo
street letter boxes, and would be palda 6iIousn Ii
the Washington office at the rate or p d oGS -
for every working day, beginning November %
On March IL, 1898, the First Assistant 5 oillCe
authorized the payment to Smith or sou lor ca!
fare in connection with the inspection OF Varl-
Gus stations and sub-stations. from Marcn 10
June 80 1898. On August 3, 1898. the FIRST AS
sistant's office authorized payment or necessary
expenses of Smith incurred in July, $3.50 LOT coI
fare wagon hire and meals, in connection Win WIN
handling military mail at rails CnurCh vi
ginia SO 60. On September 80 1890, the Flrst
Assistants Office authorized payment OF Sl-, a.
count of transportation handling mall meals
etc. during August, 1898. ,
1t appears from the records, acting upon these
authorizations Smith drew pay from November
% 1897 to November 30. 1898. making his ON
pensation for one year approximately SI,o4o oQ-
No one has certified to the actual time Sinlth
was employed nor has any statement peen al
| taChed to his pay vouchers, showing What par
| ticular services he rendered IN return 10. ms
condensation He was continued in the dual
capacity of clerk and mechanic until April i,
| 1899, when he promoted to finance clerk al
| 81 700 a year By what authority of law his
original appointment subsequent promotion
was made the inspector does not know
TULLoCH REFUSED TO PAY.
In this connection the inspector calls attention
| to a letter of the cashier Of the Washington
office addressed to the postmaster dated De-
| cember 20 1898 TO the effect that that day
| Smith and Mr.. Towers called; that Smith
| asked for his per diem as a mechanic ana was
| informed by the cashier he had no authority 10
| pay him and that it would be necessary for him
| to obtain the usual letter from the department;
that Smith stated that General Heath said no
| authority other than that given was needed
/ that Towers remarked, That is your answer,
| then. General Heath wants TO know why you do
not pay Mr.. Smith, and the cashier replied that
! he would furnish General Heath with full
statement of the case. but that such request
Should come through the postmaster, Wheu
| Towers replied. Shall report to General Heath
/ that you refuse to give him the informa tion?"
| To which the cashier replied that he under
no obligations to take orders from Towers or
communicate with the department through him.
but would write statement and deliver it TO
| the acting postmaster (the postmaster having
| left the buildng); that Towers then made an
effort to telephone the First Assistant Postmas-
| ter General without effect that Towers then
| said he was in General Heath's room at the de-
| partment when Smith called. and said he could
not get his money; that General Heath then
called UP the salary and allowance division, and
was informed that further authority was
needed, anG told him (Towers) to go down with
Smith and see why he could not get his pay.
That the cashier, seeing that Towers was un-
der the influence OF liquor and disposed TO be
abusive. and that it was possible for misun-
derstanding tried 20 close the matter up, showed
both Smith and Towers the papers in the case
informed them that Smith paid from two
or three different sources. that the salary and
allowance division had nothing to do with the
amount in question, payments from that source
being duly authorized, and that the payment in
question was specific payment authorized from
time to time by the free delivery system, hence
General Heath's misunderstanding, and soon