Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-01-01
READY FOR BUSINESS.
THE NEW POST OFFICE TO BE
OPENED.
HOW the New Quarters are Ar
ranged---Beautif Fix
fures---Great I'M
prOyemenfS.


prOyements.
Monday afternoon the employees of
the Post Office removed from the quar-
ters so long occupied in the Miner
building. all the business apparatus of
the Post Office, and Monday at six
O'Clock, p. IN. the new Office in the PIo-
NEER building was fitted up for the &C.
comm odation of the public.
When stranger comes to city he
first locates the Post Office. Much of
his impressions of town are formed
when he sees the chief Governmental
Office of the city. When a stranger
enters the new Post Office he will be
struck at once with the beauty of the
Office, and the model manner in which
it is arranged.
After his appointment Postmaster
Hewitt rented:the large room in the
PIONEER building. He at once began
investigating the cost of new and
complete fixtures, and representa-
tive OF the we'll known Carbin firm
came here. He brought with him q
great many designs of Post Office ar
rangements, but none of them suited
Mr.. Hewitt. He took his pencil and
quickly drafted upon piece of paper
his idea, and handed it to the agent.
The gentleman then proportioned the
place, and q plan suitable for the
room, of the Postmaster's design, was
made and adopted.
After this it was learned that the
government was required to furnish
all second class Officer, and Walter H.
Bacon, representing Capt. Terrell and
himself as owners of the building, made
q proposition to the Government which
exactly suited the Chief Inspector, and
the room, with all its fixtures, was
rented for a period of five yeare. Mr..
Bacon aad lar. Terrell are public
spirited men. They were obliged, un-
der.t contract, to furnish the Office,
and they resolved to do it in a manner
to reflect. credit upon the city. The
fixtures they purchased are exquisite
in design, and beautiful in appearance.
They required quite large outlay of
money, but the gentlemen argued that
a Post Office was public place, and
should be in keeping with a progress
sive city, and in consequence, the peo-
pie have the fine Office, more fully des-
cribed bolow.
| As stated in the PIONEER on Satur-
day. the first instalment of the fixtures
arrived at the new Office at 40 in the
morning. A. f. Randolph sent Ed.
Woodruff and Harry Hankins to put
them up. By evening nearly all of the
fixtures were in shape, and they were
finished entirely by this noon.
Enter the large front plate glass
doors in the building, and pass through
a short vestibule and push open glass
storm doors, and you find yourself
facing the new fixtures of the new
Post Office. The wood is handsomely
polished antique oak, with heavy cor
nices, beautiful pilasters, exquisitely
carved. The front of the fixtures are
about fifteen feet from the front of
the building. They begin at the
south wall and the front is mainly
composed of large plate glass, upon
which is engraved picture of past
man on horseback, carrying mail
pouch. Surrounding the design, and
within circle, are the words-"Post
Office Department., United States of
America" Back of this glass are the
general delivery boxes.
In an octagon turn is the general
delivery and stamp window. The
window is high one with a polished
brass screen in front of it. A neat
shelf is arranged for the convenience
of the customer. There are two draw
ers inside the window for the Post Of
flee Assistant, one for money and the
other for stamps. Directly adjoining
the delivery window, which by the
way, is nicely marked with brass
plate, comes the call boxes. These
are neatly numbered, and handy for
the assistant to read, when the mail is
called for.
Adjoining the call boxes are the look
boxes and drawers. The lock boxes
are two sizes, No. and No. Q. The
fronts of the boxes have glass doors,
with the number upon the box, and
they are opened easily with butts quar-
ter of turn of the key. They close as
a spring lock. The. drawers for the
largest receiver are good sized, and
have nice handles to pull them out.
Next comes the carriers, window.
Here mail can be secured which comes