Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-05
ALL TORN UP.
The Informal Mechanism Being Taken out
OF the POstofiice-That "Wing."


OF the POstofilce-That "Wing."
Yesterday morning the contractors at
work on the postofice building began to
tear Out the lock-bCxes, preparatory to re-
placing them in the shape called for by
the specifications for the improvement Of
the building, and folks going to the build
ing for mail had quite time Of it, in a
good many instances. Postmaster CoWden
stationed a guard at the gap made in the
wall by the removal of the section of par
titiOn, and one or more employees were
also designated to look out for mail, but
at times, and especially last evening be-
tween half-past seven and half.past eight
o'clock, there some profanity by people
who could not be waited on SIS rapidly as
was desirable.
Two sections of the partition, covering
the qnarters Of the stamp clerk, and gen.
ersl delivery, have been put in, and the
work presents a handsome appearance.
Plate glass and hard wood panels are
happily combined, and the improvement
is marked.
Work on the excreG csnce at the south
end of the building seems to be dragging
again, although the workmen were busy
yesterday f ting in window casings. The
iron stairway is in place from the base
ment up to the level Of the first floor, and
there work on it stopped. There is not
room enough for an elevator larger than
would be sufficient TO send mp cat, and
Just what will be done is unknown.
In this connection the following commu-
nicatiOn and accompanying letter is of in
terest.
To ne Editor Of he Register:
SIR:-As you refer to the Custom House
improvement in your paper this morning
| enclose you a letter / received from the
Supervising Architect in reply TO one /
wrote him on the 17.h of August last, in
forming him of the way the work was be-
ing done. wrote him that the drawings
shoWed q well hole in the stair way Aka
feet for an elevator, and if they built the
walls as they had started they would only
have about 80 inches for the elevator ]
balu u nlll III DJl lDkANA Alht ~ nUuAQ
be an outrage ca the government
and the citizens CT Wheeling to
allow them 10 construct the
tower as they had commenced, and asked
him to send a man out to see that my
statements were correct. He sent a man
out, and the work was taken down and
Mr.. Bachmann discharged because he
wanted the work done according to the
drawings aud spec Fl at ons, but they built
it mp again increasing the ins de diameter
about six inches and leaving the space 20
small that they cannot get an elevator in
it. ! think that James II. Windrim,
Supervising Architect, ought to be removed
for permitting the work to be done as it is
and | think if the Honorable Secretary of
the Treasury was informed by some good
Republican of the way Windrim has o.
lowed this work to be do5e be would re-
move him. JAMES NJ. TODD.
November 4, 1889.
Following ID the reply received by Mr..
Todd:
TREASURY DEPARTMBCT
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
WASHINGTON, d. O, Aug 81, 1889. }
Mr. James u. Todd, Wheeling, w. IA:
SIR:-I am in receipt of your letter Of
the 18th inst, in relation to the character
OF the work of the extension of tde United
States Custom House building at Wheel
Ing, West Virginia, now under contract
with Messrs Mccarthy &c Baldwin.
Your letter has been fully considered,
and this Office will take such action as is
necessary to project the interests Of the
Government. Respectfully yours.
JAS w. WINDRIM,
Supervising Architect
The question now ip, what is Supsrvis-
ing Architect WiDdTim going to DO iabout
il? To 20 up a stairway in the "bay" IA,
if any ything, a little harder than to climb
the old stairway inside the main building.
The improvement is not very conspicuous.