The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-06

ORR Posi-. OFFICE PLANS FOR ITS lMPBOTL.
aENr.-The plans for the refitting OF the in-
terror of the post.office were received from
the Office of the supervising architect, ut
Washington, on Saturday morning, and the
work will be pushed forward to completion
as rapidly as possible. The following de-
scripten will give some idea Of the improve
ments contemplated /:
The space formerly occupied by the stairs
leading to the custom house has been cur.
tailed. and the room gained thrown into the
post.ofice corridor. The front corridor will
be of the same width as before, and starting
frem the stairway wall will be section de-
voted TO the sale Of stamps and stamped en-
yelopes; next beyond will be q section OF
lock. boxes reaching to the corner OF corrl'
dor which will extend some thirty feet into
what was formerly the centre of the etflce.
This corridor takes the place Of the one
which the old plan gave on the east side OF
the building, and its present location fur'
nishes much.needed desk.room nearer the
windows. .,.s<sl.ss,s eet.g4, -
The lock-boxes are extended one section
on this corridor, and Immediately beyond
them will be found the windows for the
General Delivery, followed by the Letter.
Carriers windows; aud nearer the foot OF
the corridor the new ipaper-boxes will be
|.plaeed., sg..r.e7. a - II !. a-.,I -
Three doors open from the right of the
corridor, and will be handsomely inscribed: !:
" Postmaster and Assistant Postmaster"
"Registered-Letter Department" ana.
&c Money. Order Department" J" respectively i.
Entering these doors, and leaving gen.
erous space for the public, will be fine banl
counter with openings for " Money-Orders
Issued" Paid,"" Registered Letters" &c.
at the foot of this passage door leads to the
room ofthe assistant postmaster, and direct.
ly beyond another door to that Of the. post.
master. !. The space occupied by these offices
and departments takes up the entire east
side of the building, extenSing in width
eighteen feet, or to the first, row OF iron
pillars. The remainder of the ofice-will be
in s one large room thirty.two by about
seventy feet, excepting the space ocenpieG
by the public corridor This room has been
enlarged by removing watiin the rear and
throwing into it the former ,storage-room.
This increased space will be, devoted to the
mailing department, and has eonVenen
facilities for receiving and dispaecning tae
mails. I'D tfsf9ss:t ssa slst. -,,stS'.m 10
1Pbe letter. er.earriers, Department will oe,
cupy the space between the mailing depart
ment and the space reserved for Inc saiess.
desks, Sc, of tine stamp and boxeserks ~
the front OF the Office. Essia nv
i: The glass screens, lock-boxes,, DC, viii oe
entirely new, and, will tba made on the mosl
Improved pIans. The walls will bespainted
neatly. and with thetoffices newly earpefet
land furnished it is respected that 1t will prov
l-besh- a-eenvenient- abd- Attractive -poss-cftie
as well to the publicas 10 the employei. II.
The openings or the front will be fur
lnished With fY doors wlth glass above, thu
making the corridors, which ere heated Q
1.-THE new heating apparatus, coIptortable
cold weather. .4..5.s