New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-25
TIE NEW POST-OFFICE.

tiles FOR TIE RECEPTION AND Distribution
OF MAILS.
Architect w. G.. Stencil, in charge OF the
new Post Office building expects that on Saturday inc
interior work Of the building will be hnished fos'
master James has accordingly fixed upon saturday night
as the time for moving from the old into the new build
ing The force now at work Ia very large, consisting
mostly Of painters and cabinetmakcrs. The latter now
arc making wardrobcs for the employees OF the cee Oh
which will be Goo and putting up the counters ana
cases the moneyordcr department IL has been iouhd
necessary to add some temporary furniture to the de-
rnens on the first Hoor the appropriation for the
new furniture has been exhausted. Some OF the coun-
tiers and distributing boxes from the old Office will be
used Much OF the new apparatus ia an Improvement on
that previously used With these exceptions, ana iew
Others comparatively unimportant, the building Is reay
for occupancy.
On Saturday night at 10 O'Clock all the mails VIII ciose
and business at the Old Office will cease The 4co men
empoyed in the Office will all engaged in the work OF
transfer structure. force will be detailed al
once TO the building to receive the mails as 'cy
arrive after 10 O'clock but no distribution OF them VIII
be made until the moving is finished and the new once
has been put order. This probably Will occupy inc
force until Sunday night The work Of moving alone
will take about four hours All mail matter OF every
description remaining the Old office will be put III
bags labeled and reassOrted after the transfer large
amount of material such a. old BOOKS docnheh's' s'a
tionery and the like, will be removed before SATURDAY!
with such other things M can be dispensed Win
for q few days. Mr.. James Will supervise the ehure
work, willie his corps Of assistants Will each DC III charge
of their special departments.
The basement, the first and second floors and pal
eony about feet in width which extends around the
entire building between the first and second noois WI"
he occupied by tie PostOfce Department Entrance 10
the building is obtained from several places on all ex
cept the City Hall side The main entrance Is through
the great porco the front, which opens n'othe large
,uIe from wifi
Entering through this vestibue, the first object seen
the OF posi-oce boxes, which extend on DOM ,e
Parkrow and Broadway sides The general direction OF
the which contain the boxes is paralei VII" .ncsc
streets though they arranged in acoves' thus gnE
double space. The boxes 5,795 in number ana are
provided with metallic door, with lock ana Key 'ci!
much those in the old building. person having box
I'm the present Office provided with one having core
spending number in the building, Oh Application ana
three KEYS are furnished with each box the owner max
ing deposit Of 81. addition to the boxes two rows
Of drawers are arranged under the boxes
ARRANGEMENT OF TIE INTERIOR.
Beginning at the vesbule, along the corridor at the
right there are first several alcoves containing mer-
chants boxes with opening between each acove for
communication with clerk next is the ladies' window,
beyond which is the general delivery winch occupies one
aicye Next in order the arrangements for The news
paper exchange delivery, consisting of two o!covcs
with $50 large boxes the bottom OF each box being in
directly into any receptacle placed at the door when
opened Last in the corridor is the Foreign Department,
which is concealed from the public with the exception OF
the drops, of which there is one for each country, with
the time when the mail leaves printed below H. Here
also are the windows for the retail sale OF stamps used On
foreign letters.
Returning to the vestbule and proceeding down the
corridor tie Broadway SIDE there are first Two alooyes
of merchants boxes the other side Beyond these
are the drops city delivery, and then the domestic
drops. OF the latter, there is one for each
in the Union and below it ia one for the metropolis
OF the same State. Beneath both these drops are
printed of the different honrs OF the day
when the mails close. BY means OF this arrangement
one-lal the of mailing is saved, and letters will he
received half hour later than otherwise Mail matter
thus dropped saves the work of distribution for all States
except NewYork The letters for each state city arc
gathered up by clerks, stamped. aud tied in bundle
trouble And this will also be large saving of time for
the different distributing offices all over the country
tofOre mails for tie Western States were elasscd
together AID distribution by states made on the mail
trains while mail for different parts of States was usually
distributed at dist butiny office in that State But
after the present plan in operation mail for each state
he able classify it for the dsre sections in each
state Much extra labor will thus be saved and greater
dispatch in the transportation OF matter be secured
Postmaster James expects that confusion will at
first result through the negligence OF messengers 10 de-
ncss men will instruct Them properly and insist upon
strict " the regulations. Beyond the drops
six windows for the sale OF stamps III sums less
Tha space incloecd by the triangular shape
but chiefly through large sLyligh 100 feet square aid
30 feet above tie nlst floor Above this skyight is
court, open to the weather ana aordng Light and ven
tlaton TO inner Of the floors above. At the
southwestern end of the room. az aeonspieuous point
n an electric annincatOr, the largest
suc;ed, which will give notice OF The time OF the arrival
ana Of an 81 toxss c nmd e
trbutipg purposes, constructed OF Western cherry and
the packages OF letters after being gathered from the
Drops thrown On the back OF each box are hooks
for the attachment Of bags into which the matter edcs
at the opening OF tue door, This is new arrangement,
All mails will be received the City Hall side Of the
building, along the whole length OF which elevators,
lining except letters are distributed and mailed All the
employees in the basement first floor and balcony enter
inent Of tao basement is much like That Of the upper
nooi az regards the 'or te work The nr
around the ouier walls VI tie roOin which occupies be-
tagging, wardrobes with locks and keys one TO he
furnished every employe. In the southwest corner,
under the pOriicO and pavement, il space ucoscd by
massive iron screens extending almost TO the ling The
Department al Washington has set apart this Enclosure
for the storing OF all the mail bags Of the United States
Upon balcony doorways lead to the Registered
From loor Of tie entire working force on tie
frst floor Is obtained, an iron balussrade running
in addition 10 Tie Special Agency Offices, store,
ior the cashiers uses, where stamps, stamped
The value Of stamps in the Office is said 10 BE- often
slO0U,O0J, ana sometimes more. From the landing at
Tie first flight OF stairs another stairway leads to the
second floor, where are the Money Order Offices the
Who'll sale stamp Department. and private offices Of the
Postmaster ana Assistant Postmaster Ihe private Office
Of Postmaster James is directly the portieO
and h. the finest room III the building. The Of the
Assistant Postmaster opens to tho from tits,
somewhat sindior in size, though similarly finished.
The officers Of the different departments of the New
York POst-Olicc folIOws Postmaster T. l.,
james; Assistant. n. g. Person Auditor, John j.
fOoie; Superintendent OF Unpaid Postage Department.
paItment, Nm. II. Waroing Clerk OF Auditors Depart
mcnt, +. L. Mddiebiook Cashier, Harry Major Assis
and D..uiinlins Department. antony Yeoman sight
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