The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-29
POSTOFFiCE REMOVAL.
IRA ySFFRING TIE FIXTURES, ETC,
TO C4RYAND ELEVENTH.
The Work Begun Ye>terday-To be Kept
Up Until Completed The Transfer En-
pected to he Finished by To Morrow-Ths
Custom-House Extension.

pected to be Finished by To Morrow-Ths
Custom-Horse Extension.
The interior of the pOstoiiioe was rap
iily being taken down Yesterday and car
ried TO the new postoiiice room which is
in The second story of the 81 Snyder
Building, located on the northwest cor
per of Cary and Eleventh streets. Post
office Inspector g. Waddy Wilde was in
he IL, s.iI.y ln' .1ii t.at ni5 Il ana
returned to the city late last night.
In ;ne meantime Postmaster Culling-
worth. who believing that be ow s duty
to the public, and makes it his business
to do his duty, took it upon himself to
order gas fixtures TO be placed in the Sny-
der Building without awaiting the return
Of Inspector Wilde.
The object Of these gas fixtures were to
allow wOrkmen 10 have sufficient light TO
work last night til Sunday hours arrived
in placing the furniture and wooden par
,itiOns in position
These workmen will begin work again
tonight at u o'clock. and will work hard
in order to have the new p0stoilice IN
readiness for the public by tomorrow.
The iron doors of the postoiiice on Main
street were not closed last night.
Though the wooden frames and glass
windows were taken away, large num-
Der of the desks and papers remained,
and special watchman was employed 10
see that no trespass was committed.
The entire fixtures and framework on
the right side of the postoilice, as you en-
ter from The front entrance on Main
street. have been removed.
The framework and fixtures on the left
side as you enter from Main street will
b. removed tonight.
Letters and papers will be delivered 10
parties ca,lng for them this afternoon.
ReruAr sunday hour, viii be observed
in The oil Iu.iiinr
Postmaster tul.ingworth requested the
TIMES reporter % state that 1t would be
advisable for all parties renting letter or
paper boxes io remove their contents be-
lore midnight 10 night.
Inspector Wilde, before going back to
Washington, awarded the contract for
moving The pOst0.lice to the Asa Snyder
building % MIR C. &. Smith, carpenter
and builder.
The rooms in the Snyder building are
well ventilated and well lighted, and
while the location is not as desirable
a. Postmaster Cul.ingwOrth wished, yet
were the best that could be procured.
Tie work 0n the Main street extension
of tie Custom house building is now go
/ ing on.
The sub contractors are West ~
Branch, who have the copper roofing IN
charge. and have done one-third OF the
work on the Bank street extension.
Gilman ( Son 90 the plasterng
Messrs Whitehurs' ~ Owen furnish all
the door frames and doors. The windows
are all of iron ard glass. Mr. James
iIaye, does the -a, fitting and the plumb
ing and keeps mp wiih the other work
men rs far rs allowed.
The General contractors, Nessrs Bald
win d. Mccarthy, were represented yes
ie.day IN the city oy Mr. Frank Baldwin.
lie viii push the M.in-street extension
as fast a. possible.
Mr.. c. G Davis will do the brick work
and Mr. Rober, N,ndenDcrg will fur
nish the plaster, lime and cemen, neces-
sary.