The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
PLANS FOR THE BUILDING.
Capt. Lamar Suggests Some Changes
in the New POatoff1ce Plans.

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Postmaster Lamar received the floor plans
of the new government building on Satur-
day, and after studying them carefully and
noting what suggestions of change III plan
he thought best to make, he forwarded
them to Judge Speer at Macon for inspec-
| ton. There was no elevation, but only the
| floor plans of the basement, first second
| and third floors
| The basement is TO lie used for the heating
apparatus and fire supplies, and storage
rooms are also provided for The building,
which is to front on York and Abercorn
streets, will have two entrances, the main
entrance being on York street. A very
large proportion Of the first floor is given
up TO a corridor, with the money order,
registry and stamp department to the
right Of the main entrance and fronting
on York street, with the workroom in the
rear; 10 the left of the Abercorn street
entrance is the postmaste s, private office,
fr 1nting on Abercorn street, the stairway
corners n York and Abercorn.
AT the west end of the second floor is the
court room, running the full depth of the
building, with the judges room and jury
room north of the hail. and the offices of
the clerk and marshal in the south On the
third floor, in the southeast corner of the
building south of the hall, is a smaller
court room, with private rooms for the
judge and clerk on the same side of the
hail, and room opposite the court room;
storage room on the west end runs the full
depth of the building. Two tire-proof
vaults are to be provided on the first floor
for the postoffice department.
Capt Lamar has written making some
suggestions of a change in his department.
1t the first place, he does not think, under
the present plan, that the first floor is com
modious He suggests the purchase of the
adjoining lot on the west aud he says that
1T can be purchased, and a suitable building
erected within the limits of the appropria-
ton. He says that Savannah is a city of
00,000 population which is increasing at the
rate of per cent. annually. That while the
present plan gives him about 900 feet'more
space than his present quarters, it is still
inadequate for the present. and what viii
it be in the near futurel He suggests that
provision he made to have the mail wagons
driven in under cover to receive and dis
charge the mails, with facilities for quick
handling and at a saving Of labor.
LII the suggestion is not adopted Of adding
to the site, then he suggests tlat the loca-
ton Of the work room and the money order
stamp and registry department be reserved,
SO that the clerks who have the longest
hours to work, and require more light and
ventilation, may not be placed in Shat por-
ton Of the building where it is less availa-
Die. In TINS cllinaIe, ne saws, those who
work from daylight to dark ought
to have draft as well as
ventilation, and this the clerks cannot ex-
pect under the plans submitted for inspec-
ton. He thinks, too, that there should be
four vaults for the money order depart
ment, the registry department. for the as
sstant postmaster and for mail sacks. He
thinks that private Office should be pro-
vided for the assistant postmaster, whose
duties are such that he should be out of the
reach Of the frequent Interruption and the
annovances of noise, etc. Capt. Lamar pre-
fers convenience to display. TIE plans will
be returned to Capt. Lamar by Judge
Speer, after which they will be forwarded
to Washington.
In connection with the new government
building it is learned that Georgia mar
ole company will propose to lay down the
best building marble in this city at q
cost which will not exceed the price of
Philadelphia pressed brick.