The New York herald., 1875-08-30

side fronting the City Hall and the Broadway side are
occupied by the Registered Letter Department.
Postmaster James has his private office in the
southwest front on
THE SECOND STORY
He occupies q large room on the southwest front
and small one the side, the Park row
front. The Office of the Assistant Postmaster is also
on this floor These offices finely decorated
The walls and ceilings are rescoed in coors the designs
being selected by Mr. Potter the supervising architect
The rooms facing Broadway on this floor
cupled by the Post Office Money Order Department
One of these rooms, 100 feet in length by y in width
contains elegant mahogany screen counter, similar
TO those construed in banks, with windows for four
teen clerks Besides this there fourteen desks for
receiving clerks and thirty desks for the other clerks Of
the departments The rooms are otherwise handsomely
furnished The rooms In the Broadway wing facing
the light court are used by searchers and money
order clerks In the opposite wing the facing
Park are occupied by the Post Office Cashiers
Department the offices being of the size and fur
nished in the same manner as those of the Money
Order Department The apartment on this side, which
Is nearest the southwest 'front.' Is occupied by the
auditor, and Is subdivded into two rooms by orna
mental counter and screen. The rooms in this wing
looking upon the light court are used by the general
mail agent
In the side OF this story, facing City Hall Park the
nearest Broadway Is the United States District
Court room measuring 80 by 20 feet Its height is 40
feet extending through the third story The centre
room this side is for the United States Circuit Court
being 45 by 60 feet and of the same height the Dis
trict Court room. The room nearest Park row is for
the Equity Term room 20 feet square and 20 feet in
height Between the courts the private rooms Of
the judges toilet rooms, &c The walls and ceilings OF
the court rooms are In ornamented white "hard
finish.
Opening upon the light court this side are two
rooms for male and female witnesses
THE THIRD STORY.
On the City Hall 'front.' the above the Equity
Term room, extending also tho judges private
rooms the floor below Is used for the United
Criminal Term room IL Is OF about the same size as
the District Court and extends In height through the
fourth story.
In the Park row wing the room nearest City Hall
Park is occupied as the Office of Judge Woodruff The
adjoining this used for the Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court.
The rooms ON the southwest front and two rooms on
Park occupied for the District Attorneys Office
circular room ut the corner Of the southwest and
Broadway fronts Is used by the United States Marshal
together with two rooms facing Broadway. The other
rooms on Broadway occupied by the Clerk of the
District Court, with the exception OF one, which Is
used as the Office of Judge Blatchford. The rooms
facing the light court include waiting rooms for wit
nesses and the Office Of Judge Benedict
STORY
In the fourth story a large room in the southwest
front is for the Supervisors Of Elections The
above the offices OF the United States Marshal and the
clerks of the Circuit and District the floor be-
low are also occupied by the officers In this story
In the way the the District Attorneys
the Supervisors room The rooms the courts, on
the City Hall 'front.' occupied for the Law Library,
while those facing the light court are used for the Grand
Jury
contains record rooms, storcrooms and the rooms Of
the antor There also four great tanks in the attic
for supplying water to the boilers IN the sub-celnr
These have total capacity OF 90, 900 gallons.
TmE WINDOWS
There are 800 windows in the building OF feet in
width and l3 In height Each is provided with a
heavy areproof shutter
THE FURNISHING
All the in the second third and fourth stories
are carpeted and completely furnished. The fur
nl.urs In oil h Of mahogany and all the doors IN The