New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-23
ALMOST A NEW BUILDING.
WESTERN UNIONS PLANS FOR IMPROVE.
MENT
ALL DELAY CAUSED BY THE FIRE IN TRANS
MISSION OF MESSAGES WILL BE
OVERCOME TO-DAY.
FIRE IN TRANS


The directors OF the Western Cnion Telegraph Com
pany decided yesterday to remodel the upper stories
of their main building which destroyed by fire on
Friday An examination Of the part injured by the
fire showed that the stone and iron work wodlf have
be replaced and that the cost Of repairing On the Ole
plans would be considerable. As experience as well
as the fire had proved that the old plans might Dc
improved it did not take the companys officers long
to decide on rebuilding. The expense committee at a
meeting Yesterday entrusted the general conduct Of inc
work to Vice President Eckert.
The roof and walls will be taken down to the sixth
floor and to that will be added four stories Inc walls
will be carried straight up and in the new structure
there will be neither tower nor mansard roof. Inc
new roof will be fiat, sloping slightly toward the
centre. The whole building will be heightened TWEEN
yve feet by the erection of addition on the lou
No. 8 Dey-st which has long been owned by the com
pany The part will be built in conformity with
the present building. The changes will enable the
putting in OF new elevators which Will run 10 the
upper floors instead Of the middle floors as III inc
former building. The number of elevators VIII be IN
creased to four. The operating rooms VIII be on INC
highest floors tire main one on the top hoor lhey
will be planned that they Will afford the utmost con
venence and safety. There will be no battery room
except in the basement, and the number of dynamos
may be increased whenever further power Is required
The Improvements will cost probably 100000 ana IL
is not expected that they will be finished before Janu-
AIRY.
The work Of restoring connections continued
with unabatcd Vgor yesterday. The fifth floor has
been found course inadequate for the entire force
of Operators Tables have been placed In It for about
40 operators and that number will be at work there
this morning The fourth hoOr - being cleared 10
secure additional room, and by the end OF the week
accommodations for $50 and possibly 800 more VIII
be provided. The law Offices Of Dillon a Swayne
which that floor Will be removed TO Inc
second story and the railroad Offices there will be
compressed into narrower quarters While there was
sin some delay in the Transmission Of messages 1t was
not important and probably 1t will be entirely over
come day.
The Associated Press and other news associations
have moved into their new quarters and in few
days more the entire telegraph service Will be h0nseu
again in the main building. The company leased
Yesterday the building in Ncw Churchst., near Rector
81 which il formerly owned. This viii be occupied
by the auditing department, which was temporarily
removed Ia the Park hdnk Buihllng ana ny o,ner
depart mcnts which can be spared from the cch'l"
A director Of the company. speaking OF the pro
posed improvements, said We should not have been
obliged 10 take down the walls of the upper stories
ii the granite WORK had not been ruined bS inc h'.
Iut We have not been satisfied with the operating
room for long time and III: fire has gwen us an
opportunity 10 remodel it, You may be sure mi
there Will be no tower and architectural irlllS
about the new building, but that every tmng VIII DC
planned for the convenience ana sdirty OF IN" Dur
nc~~ We will have the best operating room III INC
I'm regard 10 the los, Of business, in consequence Of
the fire, the director sad TIC carHto ior lh'
week. which will be- reported by tie test Offices 10
morrow viii be- a Itl. larger than in the same work
a wear ago We shall lose the Increase whch We
might have made but that /, all. ! am sure mat
The interruption Of business, Will not DO over
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