The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-28
is only equalled BY the diflculty Of closing

is only equalled by the difficulty of closing
it.
The vault remains In the wall, to be used
for the safe keeping of the valuables OF The
JERSEY CRY News.
In the basement, beneath, for many
years was established the Post Omce.
and Uncle Sans officials remained
building on the corner of Grand
ana Washington streets, was ready for oc-
cupancy. When the Post Office was removed
the basement was transferred into barber
shop, or in the elegant phraseology OF him
who conducted that business, tonsorial
parlor.
Upstairs on the third floor lawyers had
their offices, and many distinguished MEM
ber of the bar today in Jersey City passed
days and nights of work and study in that
department of the building. These have re-
moved to other places, and their offices will
be occupied in time by the job printers. The
evidences of their tenancies have all
which knew them once will
know them no more"
PREPARING FOR THE NEWS.
Plans of the building and its proposed inn
provements were drafted by Mr.. Hugh
Roberts, architect, and the work of tear
ing down partitions, removing the plaster
from the ceilings and walls OF the basement
out well for the press, lining the same
with stone and brickwork, building founda-
tions for the powerful engine and fitting up
the floors for their various uses was begun
several days ago and pushed along as rapid
ly as possible. The basement has undergone
complete change to fit it for the purpose
for which it is intended. namely the home
for the press and the engine. 1t is well
lighted room, having large plate glass
windows in the front facing Washington
street and windows facing the L lot at the
rear. Its roof is supported by iron columns,
and in every respect will make suit
able place for the storage Of the mo
tive power. Here will also be the
stereotyping plant, as conveniently near to
the magnificent press, the most modern of
Hoe and Company's wonderful achievements.
This piece of mechanism will stand ON the
left side of the room on entering from
Washington street, while the powerful
horizontal engine of the latest pattern which
drives it stands on the right side. Closely
adjoining will be large delivery room for
for the accommodation of newsdealers and
newsboys, through which mediums The JER-
sEY Cry NEWS Is brought to the hands, of
its readers Behind the delivery room will
be a storage room for paper and other indis-
pensable materials.
At the rear of the basement is vacant
lot, on which win be built a fire-proof
of these departments will be lighted by cleo
tricity.
1he first floor viii be given up to the busi-
ness and editorial rooms. 1t is large,
well-lighted space, with high ceiling and
suitable in every way for the public busi-
ness of newspaper Office. There will be q
general office, where an efficient staff of
clerks will be charmed to continue receiving
advertisements and orders. Private recep-
ton rooms for the editor and business man
ager will be fitted up, and at the rear the
city department editorial room will be
found. This is a space of 18 feet by II feet,
and will contain all the conveniences found
in first-class newspaper office.
On the floor above the job department will
be located, but not for the present. until the
remainder of the departments are in working
order In the meantime that branch of the
business will be conducted in the present
quarters in the old Providence Savings Bank
Building, on the corner of Washington and
Pearl streets Just as soon as conditions
will permit the job printing presses will be
removed into the new building, and the now
scattered departments of The JERSEY CITY
NEWS win be under one roof, considerably
adding to the Bedti posside1ttes feeling now
experienced by the proprietors of the paper.
The entire top floor is to be used as conf
posing room. For such purpose, it is ad-
mirably fitted. It is lighted by skylight
the back, and when daylight fails, the efful-
gent rays of incandescent electric lamps will
tighten the compositors' darkness.
LINOTYPE MACHINES TO BE USED.
Among the improvements to be introduced
into this part of the building will be set Of
Mergenthaler Linotype Composition Ma
chimes just as soon as the manufacturing
company can get them ready, they will be
installed in the NEWS building, and they
will be the first of the kind introduced in
this city THE JERSEY CITY NEWS will be
the second paper in the State to adopt this
wonderful contrivance. So that when this
part of the building is completed, the COM
posing room and its appurtenances will be
inferior to none in New Jersey. AS COM
posing room it has been pronounced by the
cognoscenti the most commodious and
roomy in the State.
Communication between different depart
ments of the paper will be effected by
system of speaking tubes and large elevators
constructed by Hoe & Company to carry
the heavy forms between the composing and
stereotyping rooms Suitable dumb walters
will be provided for the purpose of rapidly
transferring copy" from one floor to another
1t will probably be two or three weeks be-
fore all these arrangements can be COM
pleted So far there has only been time to
attend to matters absolutely necessary for
the pursuit of business; but the work will
Do SUeaOlly pTOS6culou 10 tldho uuo UulillLlS
in every essential as good as new and In
every respect convenient to the public for
business
The property is essentially adapted for the
conduct of first class newspaper, and its
qualifications will be fully utilized by THE
JERSEY CITY News.
PROVISIONS FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
At the rear Of the building there is lot
25x100 feet fronting ON York street, which
is part of the property purchased, and forms
an L with THE NEWS building. The ad-
vantages of this piece of vacant property
have been properly considered, but the pro-
prietors Of THE NEWS believe in holding
that ground in reserve to provide for future
exigencies arising out OF the growth Of the
job or any other business connected with the
paper.
As the Journal found itself compelled to
build an L shaped building on York street,
for its job department, forming an annex to
the henewspaper office on Montgomery street SO
in time when the NEWS finds itself in similar
position it may go and do likewise. On this
account alone the vacant property lying at
right angles to the lot on which the NEWS
building stands is much valued.
NOTHING WANTING IN THIS PAPER.
At present the whole thought is to make
the property thoroughly adaptable for
present needs. Sufficient unto the day. ETC.,
and while it is good to look ahead, when the
future must teen bide ween That the
present is beng well attended to, glance at
the inside of the NEWS building will con-
vince the most sceptical. Everything neces-
sary to the efficient conduct Of newspaper
will be found within the four walls of the
NEWS building There are the brains,
the enterprise, the room, the material,