Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28
THE SAVANNAH, FLORIDA AND
WESTERN

The General Offices of the Company
Removed to the New Building on
Liberty Street-A II an dsome Strnc-
ture.
The general offices of the savannah
Florida and Western Railway Company
will by this afternoon have been removed
20 the new building recently erected on
ibartv street. on the north side of the
company's ward. The office of Engineer
and Assistant Superintendent Felix ;.
Prendergast was moved into the new struc-
ture about ten days age, and the other offices
have been successfully moved since then.
The business of the respective depart
ments is so pressing at this time that all
Of them could not be conveniently moved
on the same day or within period of two
succeeding DAYS. Hence each has
been Obliged to take advantage of a favor
ing lull in its engagements, when the
movement was effected at once. 1ester-
day the books and papers belonging to
the Office of Comptroller W. Il. Mckee
were carried into the new building, and
il is believed that those Of the Auditor,
Mr.. Henry H. Mckee. Will follow this
morning. Though the new general office
is large twO-stOry structure and nearly
fifty feet deep. with lofty ceilings, and
divided into handsomely finished and con-
veniently arranged apartments, II Will
not afford any surplus room fOr the offices
for which it is intended. Its superiority
and convenience in every way
compared with the quarters hereto
fore occupied is such that the wonder Is
how the immense business of the road
was transacted in The old offices at all,
The lower floor of the new building Is en-.
tered from the Liberty street side through
a wide and handsome double door OF
black walnut, ornamented in bronze and
with its upper panels OF ground glass,
protected by a light iron grating Of Q
handsome pattern, finished ia green and
gold Within the doors hall about eight
| feet in width leads the visitor directly TO
/ the rear of the structure, where a broad
piazza on the south side is covered and
/ flight of steps give communication with
/ the cOmpany's yard beyond; To the
right Of the main hallway are the toilet
rooms, telephone and telegraph Office and
/ the Treasurer's office, To the left are
the offices Of the superintendent and Gen
eral Manager. \ handsome stairway
leads the visitor from the piazza on the
first floor to the piazza in the second
I Stay. Here are the offices
| of the Engineer and Assistant snpeEin-
/ tendent, the Auditor, the Comptroller and
others. All the rooms have southern
exposure, and the windows are furnished
/ with inside blinds, TO eAclude the QlFecl
rays of the sun, The furniture is neat
and attractive, but not gaudy, and all the
I appointments are superior, and arranged
with view to convenient and rapid dis
patch OF the work in the respective de-
partments, The exterior Of the building
is tastefqllE panied with light color re-
lieved by dark and appropriate TRIM
mings ON the window frames and doors,
while on the races the Maltese cross and
the name of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway is cOnspicuOusiy
shown. Col. II. 5. Haines, the
General. Manager Superintendent Robert
G.. Fleming, and the other general officers
/ of the company, are TO he congratulated
on the architectural design of the new of
fees, Ia we'll as The superior taste eh0wn
in the decoration and appointments.