Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-14
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE CENTRAL
DEPOT.
EIegent Omees Arranged for the Aud
tors Department-The Treasurer o

EIegenf Onaees Arranged for the Audi
tors Department-The Treasurer Of
fees.
The MORNING NEWS some time ago
gave a description Of the new offices that
had been fitted up in the second story Of
the Central Railroad passenger depot On
West Brood, opposite the head Of Liberty
street. for the accommodation Of Maj. W.
T. sbeuman. General Traffic Manager, and
Mai. George A. Whitehead, General
81 tbe road. TIE apartment Former
Is occupied ~ Aaj- Whitehead and
his corps q assistants IS on the northeast
corner Of the first story ~ the main ONCE
hDiId7ng On West Broad. corner Of New
street. and since he moved 70 the other
building has been reInC1eled and made
into two rooms for the accommodation q
BIT. +. II. Thomson Auditor Of the
road. and his assistants. at q COMPARE
lively trifiing expense. although insuring
better facilities il every respect for
transacting the mass Of business which
necessarily comes under the exclusive
supervision Of the Auditor.
The two rooms are each twenty by
eighteen feet IN length, with ceilings
about fourteen feet in height. and have
been tastefully decorated and furnished,
.
/ ment before the alteration was made can
/ fail 10 be agreeably impressed with the
appearance Of the new Offices. One u
these rooms is reserved as the Auditor 5
private Office and is directly entered
through a door leading from the north end
81 the main hall. Within this door the
( visitor finds himself in a rallied space
/ about six feet square, where the nOOr IS
covered with Oil-clOth which shows a
Il in krfn Fff
/ cOlOrs contrasting with the darker colors
/ of the inside blinds 10 the windows, the
/ oak granting On tue window castings
I and doors 81 the Office, and the exquisite
I ~ polished walnut desks and tables with
/ which the room is furnished. If business
/ requires IT the visitor passes through o
/ gate in the railing, and is assigned seat
I AZ one Of the tables or desks where the
I Auditor is convenient 70 the safe and the
/ papers pertaining especially to his depart
/ ment. A connecting door with the upper
| section, Of plate glass, partly shaded BY
/ a blue drop curtain, Is opened, when the
1 visitor Is again ushered into the room a.
| signed 10 the Auditors assistants.
The decorations Of this room are SINH
| lar 10 those in the Auditors private Office
| although the furniture is varied some
| what from that in the other by two oak
| grained cases with glass panelings, IN
1 which are stored Office blanks and sta
tiOnery. The gas fixtures in both rooms
! are handsome, but not eXtravagantly
| costly. In fact, these fixtures, the mat
| ting and oil-clOth, the plastering and the
| plumbing materials. are the only articles
that were not made By the employees Of
the COMPANY. The desks and cases, the
blinds and all the painting was done by
skilled mechanics IN its employ
and al a great saving n expense. There
are few railroad Offices in the United
States that are more conveniently ar
ranged, and which present more bust
ness-like and attractive appearance than
those Of the Central.
The rooms formerly occupied by tho
Auditor. in the southeast corner Of the
main building, are being redecOrated and
refurnished for the use Of the Treasurer
sand when finished Will be almost an eX
act counterpart in appearance Of those IN
/ which Mr.. Thomson now has his office
1t is thought that they viii be ready f0l
occupancy some time in July.