New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-10
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THE NEW POST OFFICE.

GROUND BROKEN IN THE PARK YEsTERDA1-
"REMINISCENCES OF THE MAIL sEkVIGn
WHAT the NEW BUILDING WILL BE LINE
Yesterday morning, at II O'Clock, the nn9O
ground was broken for the long-talKedoi fosVO ,ou
building in the City Hall Park Gen. Jones' 1 -
OF New.York, was present. accompanied py ~ and
prr,t Assistant Post MASTER VIM. Whiting Cashier an
the following superintendent of Departments !" .H'
omeo. Mr. Knapp OF the newspaper department" ll
strong of tile letter box Mr.. Norton Of the money u
Mr. Collins of the letter, Mr.. Coffin OF the ioreisn M
lorrester OF the city papers, Mr. Kelly OF 'no
and Mr. John Hallock Of the carriers department. 9
,Jullett MFR. Mclean City Surveyor speclal Agents
GaIor and Wallng and manS other well known gentle
men were also the Fspot where large SlO"u was
gathered The first shovel full of earth was jug " WI
Dodd an old gentleman who may laIS lam "
be historical parsonage. He ser'eu WIN n nmn
in the war of 1872 and appointed 10 tne
in 1916 by Gen. Bay who was Postmaster az tat time
CO.. noSd bod ,be contract for carrying the Southern
mail across the river His mail at that time the oniV
da,lv mail ,oieh crossed the Hudson Rrer the oy o.er
one of any kind being the weekly man lor Dun"o' INC
daily mail at that time was contained III one Jug anu
the Colonel used 10 wheel 1t down 10 INC river Al D
row and then carry across the river IN small row
hot and deliver IL at Jersey City. The contract
90 carry n from there to Philadelphia, Baltimore
and other nonts of the South was held by Mr. Reesde
a well.known contractor. COL DOdd Roe SOVo
year for his contract and Mr. Reside got $1,000 or MS
But the e boy soon grew dT INTO and c BOd Wheel
barrow as puts IL, gradually became manu- S . anu
between the of the hand cart horse IN the course
of time became necessary and the same process OF de-
yelopment has been gong on ever siIce q, ui ,
by tuns and carried to the river by many
teams at annual cost Of $4,000 The H Sarage
i'm the South which In 1916 done Tor SUOo year,
now costs millions When Col Dodd first entered the ser
vice the office employed all told, five men-tne ros.nas
ter three clerks, and messenger. NOW thefe
are some 700 officers and clerks lns . o,e
office, and the grayeoated outside messongSs ' S o
fbar
been increasing in size TO keep pace WIN lhe neeus "a %
times and old Col DOdd in his nifty oua years VI SCI he
i'm the Office has IL from the little room on ie
corner of Gardiner and Benedctsls, when was plenty
large enough for the man o too small for the
New York mails OF 1869 IL was thep nthg anu
a he honor of inaneurating the upon building
designed a scale Of magnitude commensurate Win 'nc
The office building is to be of granite three stories
high, with entrances on all sides ~ VIII pcc1py ,no
ment purchaser will have front OF 800 feeG on Parrow
the same Broadway and length Oh oV eeS o T s
fronts similar style to that of the PARK BANK Inc ex
Iee eaTpS for porch instead Of being
carried cut TO the exact line OF curve az te
are interested want IL 10 be done In one way ana some III
another The rooms on the first ana second hoors VA DO
used for Post Office purposes and those on the third O0r
will DO fitted for the use OF the United states Cours
The hight OF the first moor rooms VIII Io sU So st
There has been some agitation among Ine ClILehs "
carry the building 90 feet turther n0rlh 10
1--WE better frontage etc. aud the Common Council
went So far ms TO appoint committees take the matter
into consideration but the Mayor was absent from inc
meeting which ne requested be called for the purpose
and nothing has been done. The fence Wncn Low Iuus
across the Park placed 90 feet north OF tho building
line which begins exactly opposite the final IN the slgn
| of "Hearth and Home" on Park-row. Mr. A. H. Mnlett
is the Architect IN charge, and the Hon. Ca'il
| is the Superintendent for the Government Inc pnoho
will be glad know that they are determined 70 push
the work i'm apte the numerous obstacles Whlch al
| ways intervene IN such matters
| IMPROVING THE OLD PosroFFICE
| Under tho new Administration such extensive altera
tfrfnV "a
meutsare being effected the interior OF tie venerable
structure OF Nassaus as 20 seriously impair It's pre-
scrptye claim TO be 1.-THE lthiest den in York The
admirable success OF large standing notice
,ctihout date, by which applicants Ior ONCE anu tS
| Postmaster Jones and Deputy Postmaster van btunt
leisure to dare the unnyitng task Of internal Improve
ments. Though the work mas as YET ltlle n.o 81
progressed TO completion, the Improvement m sals1
| hdeous old bulkheads as loathsome, because OF
| the myrlads of animals that made OF them homes
as they repulsiye 10 the eye when server Iol
eTs tables are give place TO new aud really btautu
tables introduced for the frst time into any post
form the same task which before employed seven ahi
each sOrer while work. is directly under the gaze OF
srable and fortunately becoming less necessary guar
These tables are finely constructed OF black walnut and
designed for service In the new post once Nneh COM
away. larssdome with spacious windows sapstnte1
pure air is allowed 20 descend and percolate this old
structure. coat OF white paint, 100 ma
|
The direct and refraoted light produced by these TWO
changes enable the employees 10 dispense with te use
OF gasght during day time; the saving eneced uhdet
this load year will moro than cOuntefDdace inc
cost Of the eutire Improvement wen trained htc com
pany organized among the clerks and the erection
OF very perfect fire exngushing apparata are among
other noticeable improvements rush OF the pubc luto
| the mail department Ia the event OF hre-an eVlI
scarcely second the cOnfagratOn self-ls thus pre-
vented. These. aud other contemplated improvements
will make such change In this ancient institution as
| the reputation Of the old Post. office building.
COMMON COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
The Joint Committee of the Common Coun-
Gil met yesterday In the chamber Of the Board OF Alder
men, in response to special call from their Chairman,
| Alderman Ward. The members present were Aldermen
Ward and McGrath and Assistant Aldermen Welsh, Ri
10y and Robinson The Chairman stated that he had
eeived communication from the Mayor In reference TO
| was DESTROYS Of seeing the Committee thereon,
A deputatiOn from the Committee was sent
| down TO he Mayors office to invite his attend
ance, but they returned and stated that His Honor
out OF the city, but would return 30 the Commit
tee to-day O'clock, and the Committee adjourned to
! that hour. Before the meeting adjourned Assistant
Alderman Robinson stated that he wished 10 10 be thor
oughy understood that the numerous delays which have
taken place in reference 20 fixing the site OF the
Post Office not the fault Of the Council but OF the
| Government officials
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ROAD DIFFICULTY.