New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-11
|P1PT DUTIES Increasing
.crOwinu Too Fast for % Men
10 Give Needed Relief.
IcvsBwORKING INSPECTORS
r Hours and Exposed Situa'
-:,rs Demoralizing, Says
Surveyor Garrison.

-. tv-erty Eve additional inspec-
| .-roirted 20 aid The four hundred
tors e-earo6 in examining baggage
Eren -. ,rf,er things connected wiki the
Ifnd 49, d. o., ofHcia, in the Office o. the
Epo'' g. +. -re Port said yesterday, they
IsGr'e, ,st.s. al airy relief 20 The over
Iwm give I''
&c force. .,---.-.-.-. 49,
i'. -, g. wei as among the steamship
" ,-.,,,ze p greater addition 10 the mum
TT ,-.,,-t,~s was not made. With the
r. -..s,, sruroachinE. greater delays
Us -, looked fo- In tie handling of
lh- .-s tho percentage % incapaci-
ft-e'7 ,..,--s IS sN-scted 40 Increase With
Vs. -. ,.-.-tr Of :i-nc they viii have 10
u ~. regular DAY FOR inspectors is
-, hours Put that, 81 was SAID, b.
-s,cr. They are compelled 20 work
.,.s- 5av f0r from twelve 70 eighteen
.--,..ir7ce twenty hours.
-.re.-o- Loeb obtained permission -
al .,rer.y-fvc men 70 the inspection force
p 81 trc increased night docking 81
-. -ass~rcc- steamships. Ike wanted
-. t--dre5. tuJ had 20 lie satisfied
- -, ,r.ertv-fpe and a promise Of more
- IN The Civil Service eNamins-
=. ss-rlv tie extra men VIII he held
--ssk 7, b. expected that there viii
L. long lis, from which 70 make a cAoice.
49,. ,-o+Her examination VIII not ne
p. should further additions 70 the
,oros BE- Termitif'.
-, eo,- hundred men % not ali inspect
II --,rs II they did there would be no
-. l,o,- shirts. 80 often necessary when
.--sti-e dock after 80 O'Clock ~ night
HI ,,,s- permitting tie inspectors 10 get
u, s,.ersce three u.khts' sleep a week
Il, -v-o hundred 10 two hundred and
L., or ass. ered DO the baggage duty and
,--s-.ise The unloading o. all steam
Co. and sailing vessels.
Customs officials have found that the av-
80 number ri vessels that must he in
- AZ che same time IT, 1c0. with two
t-s,s..o-s -o each vessel the whole force Of
ttvsHahle neG IS occupied and Il the TWEEN
H. s,t new men are added 10 this division
To- r-esertt So was said. would afford
Iw-y little re'e'
M To remaining $50 men. II ESQ are as
I,ir-es 20 ,he vessels ninety are on district
H. they handle export goods. draw
bzess snd The c0aetwiso vessels They
L lo,k after ne lumber schooncrs from Ca
-.s,sY ports and rhr West Indies. and the
steamships from TIE West Indies with gen
ItzI meu1al1.~r. These ninety men are
drawn upon for haEEaGe inspection when
II aeg car Do spared. which is on Sundays
II HOLIDAYS and after 6 O'Clock in the evenings
4 Ths means extra work. for vhich they do
rr receive extra payment. no inspector
&C. gets paid f1r extra time
There are twenty-five inspectors as
4 tg1ei 10 Ellis Island % examine the bag
4 pgt o. Immigrants. fifteen are assigned
he deputy surveyors 10 give out the
Itscsrstions cu tIe piers and TO do other
work but "a. H1 time do they inspect bag
4 rsge. from twelve 10 ffteen are on duty
The Collectors Offices in clerical occu-
1 rs-cns and never available for work on
L. piers. About @ per cent Of the entire
Il force is inca1as.tated on account Of the
Il s,reruousness sf the work and the long
'lfs in exposed situations
One Of The officials under Surveyor
srssol said. after explaining how the
ese1t force was employed.
Z can readily Dc seen that an add
1a. force Cf twenty-five men VIII not
-est the emergencies OF examining bag
rage after hours. AS some OF the larger
steamships carr. from 500 10 1000 pas
SINGERS and frequently DOCK al night. such
snail nuwte- ~ INSPECTORS would not
nore than from oue-ffth 90 One-sizth
ne quota a. men who are required Tor
i's2la'e eXauiHarIal OF the baggage.
Tire regular hours OF the men are from
O'clock ir tHe morning until 6 O'Clock in
,teveniHg. Then they are subject 10 cali
baggace duty az amy hour that
ramsI.p rar seq Bis go lie I'D 10 Ie-
~ Dr. .re iae- TWO wears they have
e. 10 their piers as late as midnight
Hue1tr and there have been times
-1 Tie cor.lE las been even later.
Az ne busy season is a. hand, the new
NJ VII Boz uf ao use al FIRST. as they
little a.o.t The practical work.
~ VII have f0 hs broken in, and some
Fl have tr 5o &c. There has been
aN q complaint from the men because
lt Intern ra... work required 81 them.
ueRiI Do move Hs the season advances.
N there U.l ie tae regular delay, a.
-- ile passengers VIII complain in
We VIZ ta not whist better able 10
--f ne Increased traffic thau we were
yea Do v.- require only "a Few late
- week practically 20 dem0ral 70
'T,e-af .eas- fa make e lack IN.
lsacy Necessary (rr tna klud Of ser
ne dsmaude5"
vas learned shat ~ She -woutv-0ve
i7ee TlI .r chosen for special duty.
ne t.ree ss cashier on Tie .piers
remaining r,v inspectors VIII be as
I" l.e easiest work. and old in