The New York herald., 1862-07-16
Gun -rW CUsToM HOUSE.


cat.si-Thc American fsank Note Com-
pany--AiteratIons Go be Made in she
Present Custom House Buiislsn g--Thc
Uriied States sub-'rressury ~ It viii
Be-Nerciaaats' Exchange and NeNsa
Rooms--Exchange Sales Rooms, SC.
Collector Barney viii sh rlIy remove his head
quarters TO tho huldsus RnUwn as tho Msr-
oaants Exchange The idc Of ths HgRArD have al
ready hesn mte luained with tho fact also the
reas scr ths change bensna e. Thesuryeyufs oicen
at pressi very inconveniety situ,ted aud in
aucnce Of the Inc easing busi'ess tho depart
Iscnls it was desmod aayssaese TO tho CIStom
10 ne siDcss 10 seme la and suitable building.
After usgoti,tion bargain struck and N, Nor
chants xchangb leased oy Dc govonmsat FOR that pur
pose Is reGsei ror sixty thousand dollars year
Many alterations require to be made before the Custom
House clerks cen occupyk Mr.. Ammi 3. Young, tho
sup, iasg srchectof tho Treasury Depas.n mt drew
up tho sesciicaoss mi geaerl description OF the
alterations VII 1h viii have to be made in tho Excaangs
Brdii9 TO a. Il fes Cugopl HoGss description
ef Tho
will doubtless rroys - ,teros The7nan entrance to
tho Hiding woo Wall street, and all tho necessary
alterations van 80 made 10 restore the original design
of the buitlpc. The Iron raniag new surround-
ng IL will 90 removed, tagether with all the
stops, plrtiorsns AMI ratings (excepting those
OF tho nan sntrances) al the SMALLER doorwaya eadng
from tho ssreet TO the building VIII be cosed Tho ea
tire buii,sg be enclosed hy substantial iron rail
Ing, Of pattern, vc ost hish The glass doorins
10 tho of te rotant will be removad and its
pacs sup sed by iron aud glass sixteen sded dome
This vii so eight feet high, srd win furnish good hight
to the basement.
LOCATION rfI pErAR1SESrs.
The rrirc,pal business OF the Custom House viii be
transacted in tho rotunda. Around the dome already
mentioned circular co0nor win DO bliit, and eleven
dssks for the entry. orde, bond and permit clerks, wi
30 iosated. On the ouscr crcio OF tho roinda semi
circular will front the desks os other depart
mesas Entering from Wall street, tho right WITH bs
theAssks of thu cea department, Ecxt passage
way TO the William etreet entrance, with a de-
putty collec,or's desk on either side; beyond
these viii be the desks of the amend
ment clerks, after which The Exchange place
ontrelce. rne order olerks' desks will bs next
then the Hanover street entrance with deputy collect
desks either SIDE and in 'front.' at the left OF the
Wall street entrance will be she Invoice Department
Tscompetes the OF the location Of desks and
depars rsments in tho roaunta.
The Col sctors Once will b, the floor, las
corner of Wall and Willam streets, in the
cupisd by tho American Bank Note Company. Tho re-
naming rooms, Including the reading rom, the
William street side Of The building will be occupied BY
the private secretary Of the Collector Mr. NJ Palmer,
stanton head Of the Seizure Bureau Next m
will the onicssof the Cashier and his clerks
which will bs at the OF William stros and Ek-
change place. The rooms on the OF Exchang
place and Hanover street viii be occupied by tho Ware
honee Department clerks Two rooms Immediately
above and below win also bs appropriated FOR the
a this department.. TAs Naval Offlcer will occupy
tho remaining rooms on this floor " tho building from
Haaoy~r street 70 tie Wal stross entrsucs. He will
also 80 the corresponding rooms on ths door he
low. hr. Andrews. the Port Surveyor, his deputies aud
clerks. viii occupy all Tire remaining rooms tho base
stry lsysl with the street., from IN Wall street
sutrones extending sround thsOuding 10 William street
and Exchange place. portion Of tho Inspectors De-
partmsns will occupy the rotsnda OF this floor. The
rooms on the second story. beginning st The William
street and extending 10 the rst entrance
Exchange place. will be occupied by the Auditor and his
Clerks In She third story Of the building will be kept
number Of iron cases. similar 70 those Used in the
Treasury department. They are intended for the pre-
ssrvaon OF tho papers and records OF the Custom House
Two cartwsys viii afford exit and entrance to ths
lb basement from Exchange place The carts viii be
able the building and deposit their loads without
interfering with the travel through tho streets abun
dance sad ample facilities will be provided
unloading The goods thereby avoiding any Unnecessary
delay
From the large size Of this building, compared With
the one now occupied ~ a Custom House. the public
will great to be pleased with the chsngs It
will sbrd greater facilities for hs prompt despatch Of
could have been hoped for In the pre-
sAnt Custom House.
AMERICAN BANK COMPANY.
The American Bank Note Company 10 have va
Gated all the premises occupied By them in the Exchange
Building tho let Of May, required by this govern
aent end IL not then 50 required then at any future
time on four monihs notice. In consequence OF this
company being the present time engaged govern
men business they will DO allowed TO occupy the second
third and fourth the basement the Ex-
change place side OF the building counting from the
illiam stree, On the secsnd story they will
occupy tho four fronting Wall street, counting
from the William street In the third story they
will occupy all the rooms on the west side Of the
trance stairway Wall street. and from thence extend
ing round on William street and Exchange place TO the
sids Of tho Exchange place stairway These rooms
together with all the fourth upper story. oil
that viii be occupied by this company.
ALTER s1ioEs PNyzErr cvsron goUsr
BUILDING.
On the 25th Of last january John J. Cisco Esq, , man
ager Of Treasury Department In this city aiddrsssed
letter Hon 8. P. Chase Secretary OF the Treasury at
Washington In 1t ho set forth the imperative necessity
OF providing rs and burglar proof building In which
transact the business OF the Sub Treasury
10 this city. The set forth n this letter had
doubtless great weight with the government In deter
mining them 70 hire the Merchants Exchange building,
be usod FOR Custom House purposes B this arrange
mont the present Custom House building 10 DO turned
10 the Treasury Department and after undergoing
the necessary alterations VIII be occupied by Mr. 5ohn
,. Cisco, his deputies and clerks for that purpose
DESCRIPTION BUILDING AS RI WILL sy
Over the south entrance twail street, In tho space
sow used window large marble slab viii be placed
and engraved upon II in relief viii be the following In
UNTTED STATES TREASURY.
This slab viii be backed up with suitable brickwo-k
and pasered on the inside 80 as TO correspond with the
other walls. The present entrsaee from the Custom
House TO the old Treasury building viii be closed and
gallery erected TO between the two baidings This