Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

! SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. !


place III position, IN complete working
order, in the South Omaha postofiice building
furniture as below enumerated prior to July
1. The furnishings will be of the best pos
sible material and will not only be service
able but ornamental as we'll
In the postmaster's office there will be one
desk of approved make, one combination
wardrobe, one watee cooler and umbrella
stand, revolving bookcase a letterpress
and a chest of drawers: In the postmaster's
toilet room there will be the usual convent
ences, along with a mirror.
The registry department will be supplied
with one registry case of the latest make,
one table, one wardrobe with compartments
and other fixtures of minor nature. One
roller top desk of standard make is allowed
the deputy postmaster The stamp window
clerk will be supplied with a stamp case
and closet, the latter for the surplus sup
ply of stamps.
In the money order division one desk one
combination wardrobe and section of
pigeon holes will be allowed.
Next comes the general delivery and post
Office work room. In this division there will
be the usual pigeon holes, desk, table and
portable book rack
AT the city delivery window two city de-
li"ering cases, two routing cases and sew
eral tables will be provided.
The mailing department will be furnished
with one state case, one mailing case one
facing slip case, one bulletin board one
opening board, two three compartment
wardrobes, tables, drawers, standing desks
etc.
In the living room, which is to the used by
the carriers when waiting for mails or by
other employees who are allowed to take a
few minutes recreation, there will be two
tables and two wardrobes. Each wardrobe
will have five compartments.
The room occupied by the fireman, janitor
and watchman will be supplied with a three
compartment wardrobe, desk and table
In the carriers wash room there will be
one toilet mirror. The furniture for the
rooms in the upper story, which will be
occupied by the Bureau OF Animal Industry
will be on the same scale of excellence as
that on the first floor. The Office of the
CHIEF OF the bureau will have one desk a
desk for blanks with pigeon holes, a file
case, combination wardrobe, a book case,
sofa, water cooler, and an umbrella
stand.
The chief clerk of this department will
have in his office a desk combination ward
robe, standing desk, table, counter eighteen
feet six inches long, water cooler and UNI
brela stand
with three desks, three desk cases. one
wardrobe water cooler and umbrella
stand along with a letter press table, etc.
In the microscopists' rooms there will be
book case, a desk, a combination ward
robe, lounge, mirror, water cooler, ta-
BILE, etc.
The toilet rooms adjoining the mcroscop-
ical rooms will be furnished with mirrors
and all necessary articles.
The postmaster will have two rotary
chairs, two arm chairs and two office chairs,
which will cost $3.50. The assistant post
master, stamp window, money order division
and general delivery window will be sup
piled with an ample number of stools and
chairs, while the living room will be sup
piled with ten Office chairs at a cost of $3S
In the Bureau of Animal Industry the
chiefs office will have two rotary chairs, two
arm chairs, and two office chairs at the
same cost as those in the postmaster's office.
Thirty rotary chairs will be furnished for
the mcroscopists's rooms at a cost of $17S
Four clocks will be placed about the build
ing, three on the second floor and one in
the living room.
All the articles mentioned have been con-
tracted for and are expected to arrive here
on July 6. Aside from these there will be
purchased here sixty-three porcelain lined
iron cuspidors and the same number of
linoleum cuspidore mats. The water cool
ers, towel racks, cocoa mats, stepladders
and refrigerators will be bought in South
Omaha. Awnings will be supplied for the
west and south windows of the building and
window shades for all windows
The floors of the postohce portion OF the
| building and the lobby will be covered with
| marble tling while the upstairs will be
| 1oored with the best American inlaid
| linoleum.
Work on the building is progressing as
rapidly as can be expected. The heavy rains
recently have delayed the work on the ce-
ment sidewalks and this will prevent the
early removal of the fence surrounding the
site. Major Cramer has posted notices ad-
vertising the fence and superintendent Of
fee for sale and as soon as this auction is
over it is thought that the fence along the
Twenty fourth street front will be removed
and the public given the use of the walk.