New-York tribune., 1909-06-25
LOEB ORDERS SHAKE-IJp
Customs Districts Reduced and In
spectOrs Shifted.

Collector Loeb has ordered another general snaz.-
UP in the customs service but this does not tnvos
any dismissals.
In the customs divisions. IN charge OF deputy .r.
veyors. there used to be hundred districts. ,,,
one or two men in charge. The number q, a.
trfcts has been reduced to ssventy-hve win -.
inspector in charge Of each. but not the sa,ns A.,
who was familiar with the section comprised n, ,s
district. The have been shifted all arau,s
FOR the good OF the service" James s. CIarkso,
Surveyor Of the Port. and Mr. Loeb have b..n
working out this scheme for several weeks
The reelection in the number Of distrfrty ,vEt
postpone the appointment OF inspectors q, an
the vacancies caused by the reduction IN rank -
about thirty inspectors. who. y was said has ~.
come supersnnuated- The Barge Once IA sr.s
with faces Men who had been doing drt,
there as long as twenty-five years have been bn.-
tied out into the open TO take charge OF us-r a.
tricts. and their places have been filed vtth r,,-
Who had for years been inspectors within a ca-,
paratively limited radum- This change Is IN I'm.
with a fixed policy that Will not permit s.v
one man 70 remain long in one place
To let the inspectors know that there a-s ,,.-
higher up. two acting deputy surveyors havs b..,
appointed to patrol two great sections one alo7,
the North River in this city and Hoboksn and .hs
other the two banks OF the East River Thess act,
ing deputies will patrol their districts on foot ara
If they see any laxity OF work there will b troubrs
in plenty for the delinquent
The new force Of watchnen under Csptat, r,.-
Will soon be fully organized and will coasi-+ 20
three hundred men Their duty Will Be eonH,.4 .,
the piers. where they must see that no bazzaz. -
packages not duly passed get OF the piers Thsv
will be divided into night and a day force ard
will be shifted frequently under the same policy
of change that will prevail among the Inspectors
Surveyor Clarkson said yesterday that tha trans.
fer OF inspectors being made as quietly as eos.
sibls. and gradually that the servics would hos
be adversely affected.
On top OF the foregoing order from Washing.
ton was made public yesterday which Il vas said.
disturbed the ONCE forces and other employees u,ors
than anything that had occurred n the service to
years BY order OF the President" the customs
employees lose their all the year round Saturday
half holiday. ThA Offices used TO close at y ococ.1
Saturdays every month IN the year. Beginning az
once, the Offices will remain open until 80 o'clock
Saturdays excepting in July. August and Septsn>
Der. when they will close az I o'clock.
There is a story connected with this order Il Is
said At the Custom House that a Saturday two
weeks ago. a man. prominent in tne business
world went TO the cashiers once with check 20
pay duties on merchandise. II was three uaicatss
after L. The IN charge pointed 20 the clock
and said laconicsIly. Too Iars" The rnerchAn:
asked that I memorandum Be made OF the fact o-
the statement This was done. The new closing
order, II is said. was the outcome Of this epfsds