Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
The City Post Office Will Be in Its
New Quarters Tomorrow.
LAST MAIL FROM G STREET TONIGHT
Description Of the Space Provided
Is for Permanent Use.
PRESENT ENTS

ties of the national capital will cease at
that spot and work begin in the quarters
In the new city post office building on
Pennsylvania avenue designed and pre-
pared for the purpose. Thus the public
hopes and anticipations that have been so
frequently elevated In the last two years
only to be knocked galleywest again by
unexpected delays and changes will be
realized. and Washington will have, it Is
hoped. post Office worthy of 1t.
The work of removing the records fur
niture, stores. etc, from the old building to
the new has been progressing rapidly since
Wednesday, and while 1t will naturally take
some time to get everything settled to the
complete satisfaction of the city post office
people in their new quarters there will be
every FACILITY for the same quick and care
full and thorough transaction of this most
important part of the business Of the people
OF the national capital aud Of the govern
ment OF the whole people which Is conferred
here.
Postmaster Willett has, as well known
exerted every effort to have the original
plans for the assignment of the city post
office in the new building carried out and
II they have been changed in several re-
spects the inconvenience that may result
therefrom will be attributable to other
sources.
The increased area which will be given
greatly aid in the transaction of business
and make 1t considerably easier for the
clerks and employees, who have been rather
cramped for room in the past few years.
Change at the Last Moment.
The city post Office will occupy the entire
first floor Of the new building, except the
rooms at thu southeast corner Of the build
Ing, south of the cashiers room and east
OF the mailing division and platform. These
fine apartments were assigned early in the
week to the third division of the railway
mail service, which is a part Of the general
post office. under Division Superintendent
Vickery
This division occupied rooms In tn. Union
building. adjoining the city postmaster's
room. AMI In another part of the building
was dornitory. containing a score or
more cots, which were used as occasion
might require by railway mall clerks
Whether there will be such an appendage
yet developed
The assignment of the remainder of the
nrst floor IS unchanged in any material
schse. although the occupancy of the rooms
above mentioned will require other pro-
visions being made for the accommodated
or the transfer agent, the superintendent of
second class mail matter and the superin-
teEdent of mail equipment for the city post
office. f
Mezznnine Floor Unfinished.
The mezzanine floor above the main floor
will be also occupied by the city post Office
when 1t Is finished. 1t is now incomplete
end as the building is being finished from
the top down 1t is problematical to judge
when that part of the city post Office Will
be in readiness The office also occupies
about one-third of the Easement. although
II Is very probable that when a big rain
comes there will be a question about its
occupancy.
Entrance to the city post office will be on
Pennsylvania avenue al present, as the 18th
ara LIN street entrances are not COM
pieted
AT the northeast corner of the building
on the first floor that Is, at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street Ia
CITY Postmaster Wiletts room, and next to
1t the room occupied by Assistant Post,
master Wilson. Contiguous to these rooms
Will be elevators, yet unfinished, for the
accommodation of the large Office force OF,
the upper floors and for the public The ele-
vators will be accessible from the 18th
street entrance, which Is Immediately ad-
jacent to them.
South of the 18th street entrance is Cash
Ter Tulloch's division, equipped with all
modern fire ard burgiar-proof apparatus
The room and vaults are incased Ia steel
and the enormous stock of stamps, stamped
paper, envelopes, POSTAL cards. etc. amount
ing in value to hundreds of thousands of
dollars, is rendered free from all possible
loss or ruin. The receptacles for the sup.
plies and the cash room files are also OF
steel
The Several Divisions.
AT the northwest corner is the home of
the local money order division, next to
which are more elevators, also unfinished.
South of the elevators is the 18th street en-
trance. to be available TO the public utiliz-
ing the money order and registry systems
when it is open.
The official mail division ha wing SUPER
vision of mail for the various departments
and bureaus of the government, and the
congressional mall division, also stu
ated on the first floor. in the rear of the
large court.
This court is to be occupied by the two
main working divisions of the office, the
mailing and delivery. The receipt and dis
patch of mails are conducted by these di.
VISIONS, and they are so situated as to COM
municate directly with the rear platforms,
at which the numerous mail wagons receive
and deposit their pouches
The registry division, placed at the south
west corner of the building, at 18th and
c streets, will also have easy communi-
cation with the rear platform This divi-
sion ships all the revenue stamps of the
Treasury Department, havingTa value of
many millions of dollars annually All the
postage stamps printed by the bureau of
engraving for the entire postal system also
pass through this division, for dispatch
to the various post offices. The division
and Is the supply point for fifteen different
states, Pennsylvania and New Jersey hay-
Ing been added to it's list since the contract
for printing postal cards was transferred
from Castleton. N Y, to Piedmont w Ya
Plenty Of space has been afforded the d.
vision for the proper handling and PROMPT
dispatch of this valuable matter The sub
postal carl agency. however, will be loca-
ted in the basement, under the registry d.
vision.
Convenience of the Public
In the front part Of the building will h,
the bureau of information, the general de-
livery windows and the windows for the
sale of stamp supplies ard drops" in
which the public may deposit letters and
other mail matter
In the basement the letter carriers will
have. one of these days, a spacious Swing
or lounsing room. provided with the neces-
sary toilet appointments lockers. ETC. The
mailing, delivery and registry divisions will
likewise have toilets and lockers in the
basement.
The work shop also will be located in the
basement.
Improved Conditions.
Figures obtained by The Star show that
the entire first floor of the old post office
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