Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-03-07
The government BuiIdIng.
COMPLETION or TBE ALTERATIONS AND
CHARACTERIZATION IMPROVEMENTS.

COMPLETION or TBB ALTERATIONS AND
RRPAKs-BANDsOMR IMPROVEMENTS.
The extensive alterations and repairs
begun some months ago at the Govern
ment building at Sixth. and King streets
are about completed, and In accordance
with the announcement made by Post
master Pyle on Saturday, the post Office
was moved back to its Told quarters
Monday.
THE Improvements are very thorough
and give quite a new appearance to
things. The whole building has been re-
painted inside aud cut. The old post
office room has been completely
Temodeled and the glass partitions now
run back to the iron stairway. The door
which formerly opened from the front
part of the Ioet office room out on 10 the
front steps has been built up and a win
dow takes It's place, with a letter slit for
night letter., which is locked In day
time. On entering the main doors Of The
building one Immediately comes on the
sVe aeESss st Is sre y pd i2ttdHR tie POST e so
once occupied by the postmaslei's room,
now fitted up as the money order and
registered letter department. II has a
counter and Is completely shut of from
Communication outside with the other
parts OF the office.
All the iest of the large room Is now
devoted TO the general c flee and Is divided
from the main hallway by partition
made chic y Of glass.
Immediately alter passing the Money
Order Department We come TO the boxes,
which differ entirely from oil those
formerly in use. They are OF iron with
fronts richly ornamentcd with gilt
and with a email grating to cnabl,
the box renter TO see IT there ar,
any letters. Each box Is locked
and the renter has merely 1,
unlock It and help himself to his mai
without calling a clerk. Owing TO thi
arrangement box renters can obtain thei
mail so long as the large doors are open
which will be until 10 O'Clock each even
ing. We think 1t would he an additions
indueement TO persons TO rent boxes
these doors could be kept open I'LL afte
church time Suhday,so that people coul
get their mail without hurryng dow
town so early In the morning as O'Clock
There are 396 locked boxes in all, thOug
the numbers run little higher, owing {
the omission of all such numbersa as al,
81" &c, IN which the figure occurs
Immediately beneath the lock boxes an
The locked drawer, for the use of thos
whose mail matter occupies too mue
bulk for a box. There are twenty igh
Of these, and access to them il had 4
the same way as to the boxes.
Beyond the boxes Is the general de,lY
cry, and beyond this again the STAN
window, and beyond ills sgain the car
riers' delivery, chiefly toi use on sundays
when there lie no carriers delivery.
In the back part Of the lice is an q,
yator for hosting tie mails, which al
brought IN to the rear Basement Of N
building. The arrangements are yer
thorough snd comfortable, and the gel
eral appearance Is elegant.
On the right-hand side of the main ha
is the Postmasier's room, the room fol
merly occupied by the Collector of II
ternal Revenue. Its fitting up Is n,
quite complete but liz will be very eomfor
ably and elegantly finished.
The office Of the Collector Of Custom
has been rehtted, and The main room
the part Of the building used as Gu
tom House has had come new fui nilu
added to Il, including very handson
and commOdlous case for blanks, pa per
&C.
Improvements have also been made 1
stairs, also in The rooms of the Clerk
the Court, , District Attorney, Graz
Jury, &c, but they are not yet complete
The Improvements are all Of the fine
character and reflect credit on the ma
sgement Of Collector Nolcn, who hi
charge Of the Improvement, and on h
superintendent OF the work, Mr.. Pierce.