Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-25
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Specifications For the Fixtures of tl
 New POstOffice.

New POstoffice.
 The contract for the complete equip ment of the interior of the new postofice has been awarded to the Corbin Manufac- turing Go of New Britain and Camden. New Jersey. The specifications call for one of the best equipped postoffices in the country Every thing is described to the most minute detail. including furniture. mailing bags, wardrobes. tables, chairs. distributing cases, desks and cases for carriers. These are the specifications.
 There are to be 910 lock boxes and drawers, The fronts are to be made tD be attached complete, to sheet steel boxes, and clear. we'll seasoned whitewood vanished. the panels of each door and drawer front to bs glazed and suitably numbered and to be secured by a Harvard" lock with three nickel plated steel keys, the keys of no two boxes 10 in terchange Each lock box to have at tached to its inner end brass name clip arranged to hold A card giving name of box renter and number of box. There are to be 300 boxes for letters and fifty six boxes for papers to be made of same mate rial and finish s the lCcz and call boxes 10 be neatly lettered on the top and both sides to be enclosed in front with btAucl tSu pdhSIS UT SOllNl dSu StSLl'S, | glazed with double thick ground glass ap- propriately ornamented. To be three de- l livery wickets. The Call box wicket to be made of solid ash with double doors pan | ,led and moulded. Doors to be mounted with brass or bronze trimmings and s = cured with a Corbin catch. The general delivery and money order wickets to have sliding ash sash, glazed. and also provided with a heavy polished brass guard. ar ranged to slide up and fas'en at any con- venient point.
 Money and stamp drawers. Beneath the shelf of one delivery wicket on the inside Is to be placed set of drawers suitable for money, stamps, etc. Drawers to be secured by a Corbin lock. The signs will be ten in number, to be made of solid bronze metal wi;h raised polished letters on matted background.
 | Letter and paIer drops to be inisAt d with ornamental solid bronz4 plates. The joiner work surrounding the boxes a;.d enclosing the office, including the par l titions, counters, doors pilasters, ttc, to be made of we'll seasoned kiln-dried ash pan eled and moulded. treated with a WOO filler and finished in one coat of schelIac and two coats of best hard oil: the last coat being rHbbed down with pumice stone, giving d highly polished surface. To have heavy ssh base cornice and belt mOuldincs across '':. entire front, and all panels to | be III, u..ted with ash
 The doors to correspond in style and finish with the other joiner work Each door to be hung on plain or ornamental brass or trorZe butts and secured by a ! handsome Corbin lock. The counter to extend around tie office its outer face to correspond in style and finish with the other joiner work; and on the inside a broad counter shelf to be provided as sIoWn Monty order and registered letter counters to have sAlid oak top, thirty inches wide, beneath which Is a base of same style and finish as the other joiner work. Under counter oD the inside Is a horiz ntal row of drawers for money, stamps. books. etc, and beneath these are cupboards closed with psneled doors snd sub b-divided into racks for the money or der and registered letter books. and trays aud shelves for the various kinds of blacks and stationery. Each drawer and cupboard is secured by Corbin lock. On top of the counter. and extending its whole length in a heavy ash sash with handsome capping. and glazed with doub. c thick clean French glass or with French obscure enameled glass. This sash can be raised and supported at different heights. thus opening the counter for the trans. action of business.
 Postmaster s and money order rooms to be shown of dimensions and arrangements as shown. The enclosing partition to have ash base and cornice and in general style to correspond with main office Doors to be placed ss shown and to have plain ornamental brass or bronze butts and Corbln locks The overhead work to ex, tend from main cornice (above boxes) tc ceiling of room, thus entirely enclosing the office.
 Base and cornice to be of solid ash and extend around the entire front with pilas ttrs. Pilasters to be of same style as joiner work of main front. to be cased on back and rabbeted to receive sashes. Sashes to be of solid ash l inch thick. glazed with double thlcE clear glass. Sashes over de. livery wicket and doors to be hung tc pil"sters by plain or ornamented brass ol bronze butts. so they may open for venti. lation.