Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-02
The New Postofiea.

and was tO have been occupied on in
 morrow, but the Yale lock boxes faile
 to arrive as expected. The building i.
 for the convenience of the public, mos
 advantageously situated, being centraIl
 located, and bounded as t Is by thre
 separate streets, Church. Cor gress an,
 Maiden Lane, with doors leading to tn,
 lobby of the office from each of th
 streets named. The main entrance i
 on Church street, with double doors
 facing the two delivery windows. whicl
 are St parated from each other by a silve ] plated baunister. At the window to tb, left all letters running from 4 10 L vii
 he delivered, and letters from L to Z
 will have the exclusive use of the win
 dow to the right
 The size of the building Is 6l feet
 deep by 9 feet frontage, while the size
 of the postoilice proper-shaped like a
 truncated V-23 feet long, and widening
 from : to 13 feet at the entrance.
 ofthe distributing department, and is d.
 vlded into sections, the facing sides be-
 ing identical one with the other, and the
 letter boxes in the different departments
 are classified with the same letters. The
 first section with its stripling or frosted
 windows of nearly five feet square will
 be for letters and papers. Section two
 contains thirty boxes specially designed
 for the use of the postmaster but by
 design of Mir. McKusick the panels
 are SO contracted as to be easy of removal in case public use de-
 mands an additional number of Yale
 boxes. Their present use will be for the storage of papers, etc. Tine section following is occupied by the Yale or
 lock boxes proper, Of which there will be
 be l20 on either side together with twelve larger boxes Of similar character for the exclusive Use Of those whose large mails make the boxes a necessity. A Aduphcate section of the same character Is separated from the one last named by reason of the two delivery wind1 for the transaction Of all business pertaining to the boxes. In section five are the drop letter and paper bO1 -s, one for lch on either side. This se.ti .n opens into the distributing room which Is placed in the rear and between the private room of the postmaster, and the re. ;stration office of the clerk. The former situated to the left of entrance, while that of the latter Is placed on the right, and Is intended as a money order and registration depart lnent. and in which the safes of the office are kept. This room is eight by twelve and Is fitted up with black walnut cUun- ters, drawers, piseon-holes, bookcases and whatever else that has been deemed for the facilitating of the bus mess to be transacted therein. Direct iy in front or i5, and separated by an open baHnIster, Is a room finished with walnut counters, for the convenience of hose haSing business with that depart ment. The partition between the rooms named and the office proper IS also ban and so arranged that the clerk occupy ing the registry department has at all times full view of the windows used for 'he general delivery. An addi- sional room, placed n the rear or tine and to whicn access IS gained through she receiving department, con tains nothing but closets. The receiv- ing department Is fitted with tables spe- ,ially designed for facilitating the sort ing of the mails. One, said to be some thing new, is separated into three de- Jartments, the central one beng the common receptacle for the general mail, and from whi .h it is assorted by a clerk )n either side, who divides it according to the lettering as given by the boxes. When not in use the side boxes or drop caves are folded, and but little space is occupied until again opened. Above the boxes and ranging around the sides md front Of the off se proper are three rows of deep shelving two above the Dpxes and one beneath fer the holding If packages and bulky articles. The oi- ice vlll Le well lit, as SIX service pipes Or gas are already in place. and it will be ,qually as well ventilated, five of the windows above being used for that pur- pose. and will be regulated by Wollen- tons patent rods, by which the open ng and shutting of the ventilators can )e regulated at pleasure, the simple urnIng of button secures them al angle desired. The. entire up- per portion of the office is of glass which, though substantially constructed, .ives the building a light, airy and ,raCeful appearance. That portion be- ow the glass is, on the outside facing he lobby. of redwood, in panel sections, md is polished and oiled till it has the of hard wood. The Hobbies f the office will be wainscoted for five | eet, and the frosted windows of the first | ectiun will be protected by fourteen bars, or rods, seven to each ! window. In the office will be a box l pecially designed for the keeping Of 1 he Yale lock keys, of which there will ] ,e three duplicates for each box. The | ,ox contains three vertical sliding par l itions, each partition being double | aced, and containing hooks for To Ol | be keys m question. ID addition to he three doors already mentioned, is a Ioor opening from Maiden Lane into he receiving office, and by which the lail sacks will be received and delivered. 'he building could not be more com .leie nor could the work be better lone, an l locking to the convenience of Ire people as a whole, it could not have cen better sttnated or the work en- rusted to more skIllful hands. The in- ide was, by Mir W. r. Fitzpatrick, done Inder contract, and every portion of IL els how well and accurately the work as been done, but the entire construction ras directly under the personal super vision Of Mir. A. Rlchley and to whom, pr its perfect state, much Of the credit lust be given; but Hon. F. \. Leather -ood. who owns the building, and MT I. T. McKusick, Postal Agent of the 'acific Coast, are the gentlemen upon ,hom the honors must rest and to whom he citizens of Tucson will ever be hankful for having provided them with be postal facilities they will soon en- 1y.
 A DISPATCH from Contention reports he murder of Patrick McMenomen,