San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-25
OVERHEAD AND UNDERTOOK.
How Uncle Sam Will Furnish His
San Antonio House-Something
Concerning Carpets and
Fixtures

Postmaster johnson is beginning to be-
lieve that all things come to him who
waits The new federal building of this
city has been occupied by the postal de-
partment for some time in its unfinished
condition, and it did seem, almost, as
though our good Uncle Samuel had for
gotten that his servants were walking on
bare floors, receiving business calls in un-
furnished apartments, and doing business
at night by electric appliances by no
means adequate to the eXigencies of the
service. But it seems Uncle S. had not
forgotten, and he has informed his mail
representative in this city that the con
tracts have been awarded for the carpets
and the gas and electric fixtures.
The building will be carpeted through
out, save in corridors, and in main work.
ing room of the postal department, and
where thing is laid. Upon the first floor,
the postmaster's room in the northeast
angle of the building, the assistant
west angle, the money order room
and the registery room will be
handsomely carpeted. In the second
story nearly the entire floor will be COW
cred. The two rooms of the railway
mailing service, the two rooms set apart
for the United States district attorneys
offices, the two rooms to be occupied by
the United States marshal, the room for
the special agent OF the treasury depart
ment, the room for the internal revenue
officer and the federal grand jury room
will all be comfortably and tastefully
covered. On the third floor the three
Judges rooms, the two rooms for the
clerks and the court rooms will be car
peted. Those who are familiar with
L. O. al 90 Ias, h,rci
will expect to see carpets OF good quality
and solid colors. and tasteful patterns, and
they will not be disappointed.
The provisions for lighting are very
elaborate and complete. In the basement
there will be twelve bracket lamps with
porcelain shades of the best quality. On
the first floor there will be thirty eight
of these chandeliers are AKA. Others 6x6.
The bracket lamps on this floor will be
provided with the best etched glass
globes, and Q the chandeliers will
have sockets for sixteen candle
power lamps. In the postoffice working
room there will be three of the Siemens-
Lungren lamps, U. S. standard. These
are powerful illuminators, the same as
those in the new bar and billiard parlors
of the Menger hotel. The second floor
will be supplied with nineteen chandeliers,
pendants and brackets all told: and, the
third story with seventeen. As in the
first story these will be of the finest
quality of material latest designs and
best workmanship.
when the furniture, desks, chairs, ETC.,
will be supplied, but it is quite certain
that these will follow closely upon the
heels of the carpeting and fixtures. When
everything is in place the servants of
Uncle Samuel will be very handsomely
and comfortably provided for, and the
LIGHT wishes them long term OF service
of the service committed to them that
when a change does come it will be
change universally regretted by all iTre-
Spective of political preferences.