The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-18
SUSTAINS TULLOCH CHARGES
BY MANY INSTANCES OF IRREGULARITY

was paid by the direct order of Mr..
Heath.
Generous Travelling Expenses.
The Washington postofiice. on authori-
cation of Heath, paid on July %, 1898
SS7.25 for the travelling expenses OF
Heath and Beavers to Philadelphia and
New York. On September 80. SITS ex-
pcnses for Beavers travelling somewhere
There are numerous other expense ac-
counts of this kind. including several
for various sums for Heath and Bea-
vers. The inspector states that these
vouchers were not itemized in the pro-
per manner, and there is no reason why
the Washington pOstoffice should have
been compelled to pay the expenses O.
men employed in the general postoffice
The inspector instances seven cleaners
were placed on the pay roll by Heath
to be paid under the appropriation for
miscellaneous expenses" All these
cleaners were women. They served for
various times. and the inspector is of
the opinion that practically no service
whatever was rendered for the money
expended.
There is a paragraph showing that
Heath Increased the rent of the old post
Office building on G Street in this city
from $50. 900 to $22. 800 a year. the new
lease overlapping the old lease three
months causing a loss 10 the Govern
ment of S625.
Double Per Diem Allowances.
Reference is made to the payment OF
1855 to Catharine Endsley. Charles A
Machen. A. B. Hurt, II. l.. Lorenz, John
S. Leach. and F. w. Wait, on the au-
thority of Heath for per diem in con-
nection with the claims OF letter car
riers for overtime. He says Machen
Lorenz. and Hurt were paid per diem
for the same period by the disbursine
clerk Of the Department OF Justice.
The report also includes a long letter
from Comptroller Tracewell OF the
Treasury Department. showing irregu-
larities of payments and demanding
vouchers for travelling expenses. tele-
grams and other expenditures which
were authorized by Heath.
All the items disputed by the Comp
troller of the Treasury were held up by
Cashier Tulloch, who called on the per-
sons presenting the accounts for aft
davits and vouchers. Tulloch was i'm
mediately required by q direct written
order OF the postmaster at Washington
to pay all these accounts. The post
master gave as his authority verbal
instructions from Heath.
Tulloch made the payments under pro-
test
In conclusion the inspector states:
The files of the cashiers office (TuI-
loch was then In charged show full, d.
rect. and positive orders from superior
authority for the disbursement of all
the questionable items mentioned In
this report. that the responsibility for
the many illegal appointments. the pay
ment OF two salaries to one and the
same person. AID the disbursement of
cally no service was performed should
be placed where it properly belongs. and
the many abuses corrected"
Inspector Owings. working under In
spector Smith. found one OF the char
women on the rolls Of each Of the three
stations A. b, and G. but the superin-
tendent did not know anything about
the women. George w. Beavers advised
Inspector Owings not to mention the
cases Of these women as they were per-
sonal friends Of Postmaster General
Smith, who had temporarily placed
them on the station rolls until he could
find work for them somewhere else.