Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-16
TIE NEW CRY posEoEFIog.
1t is to be Completed To-day and cecu-
pied To-5EorIoW.

pied To-HorIow.
/ The work Of rebuilding the new City POST
oaice will be completed to-day and it viii be
| occupied fy all the various departments to-
morrow. A portion of the building, consist
ing of the delivery, noney-order and register
Offices, were oeeupisd some little time since.
The work of making this very desirable
change and virtually affording to this city an
! entirely new Postoffice has blen somewhat
delayed by the slowness Of materials shipped
from the East. The work of improving and
rebuilding was begun about three months
since. during which time the nnailing depart
msnt has been in temporary quarters, and
the other portions of tha business Of the
Office We're carried on in the old building 80
best they could be while the work was being
done.
The Office, as now arranged and completed,
is convenient for the public service and
creditable for its purpose. The delivery
Office has 474 lock-boxes of the new Yale pa
tent, the best now in use. OF these about
400 are now ia use. The location occupied
by the new boxes is in the southeast corner
Of the building, and their arrangement IS so
compact that they occupy only about one
third Of the space formerly used bg the old
boxes, which numbered $50. While
the mail received and forwarded il now
heavier than ever before. the introduction
OF the carrier system enables quicker deliy-
cry, far less space is required, and the service
is more satisfactory to the public. The prin.
cipal advantages OF the new boxes are. that
1t can be readily seen from the outside,
without opening, whether there is mail in the
box they shut out all the dust and air from
the outside, and contain very secure locks,
which close with a spring and require no key
to lock them. The Postmaster has a false
key for each lock, which he can insert from
the inside, and by leaving it in the lock, can
prevent the box being opened and used by
the owner whenever he is in arrears for rent.
The public side of these boxes, as viewed
from the lobby, is ornamental, BEING of light
bronze face, with heavy fligree open work
over glass, and numbered with vermiion fig
ures. The boxes are numbered from to 479.
aud the drawers lettered from A to 7, J and
q being omitted. The zero is used as the
first in the numbers to effect a uniformity In
the numbers upon The boxes, and by its use
all boxes in the top der end with a zero, the
next tier beioW each number ends with 1, as
/, IL, Il, etc., and the next tier below, the
right hand figure OF each box number is n 9,
and so in order are all the other tiers. This
makes it much more easy to find any particu.
lar DOA. ne DoAtS are Oh bUI65 SIZES. 1Or
the ordinary size a rental of 81 80 per quar-
fer is charged; for the second size, which is
one-half larger and occupies the next to the
bottom row, the quarterly rental is 50 so;
and for the lower tier, which are lock draw
ers, and twice the size of the aforementioned
boxes, 81 per quarter for each drawer is
charged.
Besides the box accommodations there are
two windows opening into the LOBBY for the
delivery of letters, one for papers, aud
stamp window. Just above the stamp win.
dow is arranged an indicator, which, as soon
as each mail is distributed, indicates that fact
and gives the name of the mail, thus prevent
ing the necessity of inquiry.
The lobby has been inclosed by doors and
windows for protection from wind and rain,
and in the windows, upon the inside, shelves
have been placed to prevent breakage of the
glass and for convenience in stamping letters
or writing. The finish of the lobby, as also
of al the partitions about the Office. are of
dark redwood beaded ceiling, overlaid with
holdings and ornamental work of ARTISTIC
designs, and finished with Crocket's preser-
gstion and varnish, giving fine gl5ss and
somewhat the appearance Of mahogany.
Within this woodwork, above The boxes.
and occupying the upper portion of all
the partitions in uniform manner, are adjust
able windows which amply light all parts of
the effics and afford perfect veati alton. The
sash of these are painted white, which con.
tr2sts with the mahogany finish and produces
a pleasing effect.
The entrance to the money-ordsr AMI regis
try departments is adjoining, on Fourth
street, to the general delivery, and reached
by an outer door. This portion of the office
is very conveniently arranged, both for the
public and the Postoffice officials. The room
occupied for these departments is about
twenty feet square. with separate openings
or public windows for e3oh service upon q
wide counter, atfording convenient oppor-
tunity for writing and transaction of business.
Underneath this counter, upon the inside, |
are cases for books, Office blanks and papers, |
and at the rear the office safe, with the doors |
flush with the wall, and also communicating |
storerOom.
Next adjoining these departments on the |
north is the Postmaster's private office, which |
is entered from Fourth street, aud also from |
the registry department., the communicating |
doors being of glass; panels, SO rs to afford |
full view of all the departments Of the office. |
In the rear of this room is q sleeping room |
for the Waterman, and to the north of these |
rooms is the mailing department. The usual !
chutes for receiving letters and papers are on |
the Fourth street side of this room, and all |
letters and papers will be there deposited. |
adjoining these is wicket in a door for the |
deposit of larger packages, and door also |
opens into corner of this room, which is |
partitioned off by counter, where merchan-
disc sent through the mail in large |
quantities by merchants and others /
viii be received and weighed. The
receiving and dispatching of mails for trains
will be at the north door of this room. On |
the north side of the mailing room is par.
titioled off a convenient lavatory, with sta
Yoorbla mach SAanA An addition
has been erected in the rear of this end of |
the Office, which has been fitted up for the
use Of route agents upon the Oregon, Folsom |
and Western divisions. Water closets aud |
additional store-rooms are also here provided. |
Thus it will be seen that the new office is |
very complete ia all its appointments. and is |
fitted up in a manner sfording greatly in |
creased facilities and conveniences, which |
will be appreciated by the Postmaster |
and his able corps Of assistants, as well as by |
the public generally. The work OF remodel |
Hamilton, architect. E. A. Bovyer was the |
contractor, o. Spencer, foreman of the car
penter work, with brother Of the foreman,
and A. Kimball as assistants. The painting |
aud granting was done by A. H. Lanphere. |
The work has been accepted as most faith |
fully ard satisfactorily done. There is con-
siderable cabinet work included in the con-
struetion, and Che manner OF its execution
shows skilled workmanship. The entire cost
of the improvements to the Postofics proper
and adjoining premises, for securing proper
sewage and sentilation, and will amount to
little over S., 0G0.
The regulations at the Postoffice will here
after be as follows: The general delivery
viii be open from a. VI. to 5 P. NJ. every day
in the week except Sunday, on which day it
viii be open from IL to /, and the carriers
window. on Fourth street, win also be open
on Sunday at the same hour. The registry
Office viii be epen daily, except Sunday, from
A. N. till 4 NJ. and the money-order Office
from A. AZ Co P. N.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE
Filed September 14th.