Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

Wilmington builders are taking au
interest in the plans and specifications
for the interior finish of the new post
office, which have been received by Su-
perintendent James W. Ware. Five
sets Of the plans and specifications
came TO this city. Mr.. Ware will keep
one set at his office and will loan others
to responsible builders.
There ia great deal of study required
before one may became thoroughly ae-
quainted with the drawings and speci-
fcations.
The interior finish will be very fine
Among the kinds of marble called for
are Tennessee, Georgia, Champlain,
Vermont and Oriental. On the first
floor corridor will run parallel with
Ninth street. 1t will have marble tiling
and marble wainscoting. The working
or mailing room will be in the rear of
the first floor, and the postmaster's and
assistant postmaster's offices will be at
the southwest corner. Paneled oak
wainscoting will be used in these two
offices, in the working room and in the
United States court room. The latter
room will be on the second floor. The
marshal's and United States commits
ond floor. Around the bead Of windows
and doors carved work is called for.
An elevator shaft will be put in on
the ShipleY street end Of the building
The shaft will be enclosed with iron
grillage. The stairway To the second
floor will run around the elevator shaft
The Shipley street entrance to the
building is convenient to the elevator
and stairway.
These specifications do not call for an
elevator itself. but passenger elevator
may eventually be put in. The stair
way promises TO be handsome, with
marble steps and rises. The hand rail
from the first to the second floor will
be of white oak.
Fire hose connections will be put in
on each floor, with fire hose and reel
at each connection.
The plumbing will be of the class
usually specified by the government.
The washstands will not he enclosed,
and visible pipes will he nickel plated.
There will be closets Oh basement, first,
second and third floors. Gas piping
and electric wire conduits will be
placed in every room.
A tower clock is to be placed on the
slANL lAbbl Va lHt loNfTs II ~ To nave
four dials, each one half inch thick, of
plate glass, ground on both sides, to be
of the size required TO fil' the open
ings, each dial in one piece, and to set
in cast iron frame, with neat mould
on the outer edge, the frame to be set
in elastic cement.
The hands, numerals and minute
dots arc to be finished in gold leaf.
The machinery of the clock is to have
gravity oscapement and compensat-
ing pendulum. The machinery of the
clock must be provided with an auto
matte device for turning on and light
ing the gas iets behind the dials, and
also to turn them Off.
The contractor will be required to
guarantee that the clock shall he free
from original defects for period Of
five years, to make all necessary re,
pairs for a period Of two years, and to
guarantee for the latter period with
proper care that the clock shall run
correctly to within 10 seconds a month.
The entire work must be Of the best
character executed by skilled work
men, all the fixtures on completion Ia
be in perfect working order, the nickel
plated work and marblework cleaned
and polished and the contract com.
pleted TO tho entire satisfaction of the
superintendent and the supervising
architect