The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-18
too MANY JOBS
FOR GOOD SERVICE
Congressional InquisitOrs Find
Library Custodian Makes
Money on Side.
OUTSIDERS GET MORE OF
HIS TINE THAN UNCLE SAN
His Estimate of S1S0,000 for
improvements Causes a
Little Probing.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-In its prep
aration Of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill, the House
Committee on Appropriations is max
Ing close canvass OF the necessity for
practically every item asked for by
the various departments OF the Gov
ernment. In this connection an estimate
made by the Library of Congress for
S1S0O00 TO erect a separate building in
the court of the librnry-a newspaper
stack for the storage OF newspapers
has caused sCnc interest
The librarian has explained that the
rapid advancement in the making of
books and newspapers is filling the
mammoth buildings much more rapidly
than It's designers anticipated, so that
the time when 1t will be filed to its
capacity Is not far distant
The committee, under the lead Of
Chairman Tawney, endeaVorcd to as
certain from Bernard h. Green, its
custodian, the necessity for what was
characterized as the large expenditure
for the care of the library"
Has Many Jobs.
To ascertain just how much time Mr..
Green gives TO the work at the library.
Mr.. Tawney asked the direct question.
that | am employed all the time" an
swered Mr. Green
In answer TO further questions, Mr..
Green admitted that in addition he got
S2OOO a year as the architect employed
In the construction Of the National
museum building, and that sometimes
he did work for outside parties when
his friends wanted him 10 help them"
just now he was engaged In that ca
pacity with regard TO the construction
or an addition TO the Raleigh hotel in
this city
Did you not also superintcnt the CON
structlon OF the New Willard hotel?"
asked Mr.. Tuwney.
A $4,000 "Pick-Up."
IT did look after It for the owners.
They are friends OF mine / have not
time to do business OF that sort regu-
larly to make a business Of IT, but"
Are you employed as superintendent
OF construction Of the State Capitol at
Harrisburg, Pa?" intcrjected Mr. Taw-
ney.
No sir. ! simply acted as general
adviser TO the commission. l simply
went to the meetings once month"
For this. however he admitted he re-
Ceived $4,000 a year and travelling eX-
penses.
People come to me once In a while
to answer a question professionally
and l sometimes do It," he added.
Diverting Appropriations.
That there is constant tendency on
the part of the Government depart
ments TO divert appropriations made by
Congress for one purpose TO some other
end was testified 10 before the commit
tee by Comptroller Tracewell OF the
Treasury der" "rtment.
Mr.. Tracewe / said In answer to ques-
tions by Chairman Tawney as to
whether or not the officers In the de-
partments are disposed to divert ap-
propriations from the purpose for which
they are ordered, and apply appropria-
tionS to purposes other thar those for
which they were made that there had
been a considerable number OF such
instances.
That the committee has an eye out
for press agents" was indicated In the
examination of Treasury department
officials.
Mr. Ludlow, chief clerk OF the Treas
ury department. testified that there
was a press clipping bureau with only
one clerk.