New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-21

TIE finishing Of the cLapes, affairs, furniture, &C.,
will probably cost half million additional.
The Nrw CUsroM Housg.-Tbs plans and spcci5.
cations for altering the Merchants Exchange, to 81
i for Cusrom-iiouse purposes have been print"o'
and are now ready TO 10 i-sred. Proposals for The
work will be received up 10 Saturday, next, at noon.
the alterations to DO begun ia soon rs Congress votcs
the requisite appropriation. Tie changes to b
wrought in tie Exchange extensive. and will No
doubt prove very costly. All the steps stalrway%
and railiogs-excep,ng those Of the main entrance
all be removed, and s Of the smaller doorwayv
leading from tire street 10 the building will DO closed
A substantial iron railing OF suitable pattern, i've
fee. bigb will nclose the entire building. The prn'
ena entrance. on Wall street will be resto cd ~
cordng 70 the original plan Of the Exchange, forming
the ony entrance 10 the CusfomlIouse on that FROM
Of the building. The principal business Oh tos
Cus,o,n-Iouse will be performed III the r'tubrA
in the center Of which the glass flooring 70 70 give
way TO sseen-sided Done of iron AMI glass, sIyhs
feet in hight through which tho baseinsnt Is 70 -
Lighted. circular counter will surround this doms,
with eleven desks for entry eud permit clerks. On
The outer circle Of the rotuada semi-crcriar counters
will front the desks Of other departments IN the iet-
loving order
Entering from Wsll street, on the right will b
the decks vi The Clearance Depdisu@Dt' heA,,
ua,s., e-yyay TO the Wiliiamstreet ontiaoce. with
.pu,y's desk on eli her ti6e beyond are 20 be the
oer As of q mendnent clerks next the Exchange
place entrance; following ground The rotunds Tue
Order clesks desks uil De The next; then the Ham
over street entrance, with deputy sar.s Oh eibef
aide and In front, at tie left Of the Was.rset EN-.
trhac-. the Invoice Departm, at. This location Of
des.s .nd departments completes tie sotunda. The
four rooms or tie same foor st tie r,er Of WI
:, a, street now tho olhces az Size American Bank
xn.e Company VIII be dev0,ed 70 the use OF tho
Col ectcr hs spees as(y,S ana els'. .ss Davls
Cashier Bad lis tlerks will occn.y tue rooms oa
the sa,ie toor at the corner Of William street and
Exchange pince. The room on the corner OF
Excbauge plsce end Hanover street Will b. Occur
pied by a portion Of the Warehouse Department,
which will alec occupy the four c"rres oedug rcols
above, aud tbs rooms on the same side GA the hoor
below. The Naval Officer VIII occupy the renisiG'
iug roons on the prreipa fooI from han0v-r " too
Wsll-,treet entrance, aud viii al nse the Core
spoudiug rooms 90 the too! below. Tie rooms on
N. basement story, level with tie street, beginning
AZ ite Wall street eu,rl,cs and extending sfoaod
tie huildnQ Oh ,liam street aud Ia the Exchange
nl.cs entrance will 70 G;y oi.d 10 u. Surveyor OF
he Port his deputies gn1 clerks. The rotunda III
lis oor, WI ct will he well lighted rom the doUe
above, will he occupied by portion OF ia1 lisPsc-
tors II ,gsf s1snt. The Audivs a. u clerks VII %
located /, 1e 1econd story, the Offices begl' si0y az
q entrance on William street 0sd EXTENDING to ,he
frst entrance on EqchaDge place. Tue iaiuii'ael2
DEPARTMENT will be tas iOOr, M the rooms on NO
corner Of Exchange IL 60 aud Hanover rreI snd
the four rooms IdJoni x On the coraer OF Hanover
and wall streets, will be used for the Apponi-
,r,n, s,d Seizure Bureaus. Tie suG.baselnent VIII
he entered by TWO c..-t.Vays. eight ieet wide a,ch
will afford un exit and entl nee Tor ora1s IRON e.
rru0. plAce This part o. tie building will BE- u FL
for i,,,pec,ion puposes The principal rooms I'D Tho
t,i,d e ry viii ne lllrd IA iron lot the pd-
tern now u.ed IN the Treasury Depaltoourl Tor 1ds
preservation OF papers ahd recotus oi tie CuS'our
Home. IN -.
HE American bank Note Company viii occupy,
fr the ,,s.,, The seeood third AID fourth rooms IN
.ys snbo.,euent on the ExchH. gel lace side oi The
boilimg. counting from tue VI ltm-,treet corner;
a.. t,ur rooms in the second story on Toe wal
.,rset iror, next to tbc Will m.st,et corner; MI sno
ZOO NJ ia ths third story BEGINNING ~ the wes. s.S
ot the entrance stairway on Wall sire. ',anu oH'e
in0 around on Wlhau street aid Exchanse u &c
lie wet side Of tie Exchange place s'a wh, s.
III q, the fourth IT upper story. WHEN WINS o'i' GA
orc sy for this Company. :, IN v,n,
IN, .I,ns nave been made BY Mr. Anna d. io""s'
g., ,,,.;n, ArcLiec, at the Treasury Department.
.ls. ,ha direction Of NJ. S. II. Clark, a'u"S E''
-, ~ ,bs .ame Department. h Is heiic'ed 's
~, building viii 10 ready ior o'eui alt! W u-0 VA
May.
Acknowledgement
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lao 80, ,het. onl, tso weeks longer. Who ~in
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