The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
WILL BE READY BY JULY.
GOVERNMENT BUILDING WILL THEN
BE OCCUPIED.

superintendent Anderson Says That
the Work Remaining to BE Done
Can De Completed i'm Less Than
90 Days and That the building
July Twill he No HRndsomer
Public Building in the Country.
How the Departments In the New
Postomce VIII be Arranged.
Supt. Anderson, who has charge of the
interior work on the government build
ing. announced yesterday that the build
ing win be ready for occupancy by July
l. This is a much earlier date than has
been anticipated, and the fulflIment of
the prediction will he received with gen.
eral satisfaction.
Rapid progress has been made upon the
interior work during the last few weeks
Pretty much all the interior work on the
third floor has been finished, and that on
the second floor is now nearing compile
ton. Considerable work remains to he
done upon the main floor. The stairways
are all in position with the exception of
that between the first and second floors.
The marble "treads." or steps, have not
been put on yet, but this is a very simple
work
The bronze screen work for the elevator
shaft arrived yesterday and Will shortly
be in place. The elevator is already in
position, and the first experiment IN oper-
ating it will be made in day or two. The
al fe alo
rent of 500 volts being required. The car
is a handsome piece Of workmanship.
Il feel safe in predicting that the build
ing viii be ready for occupancy by July
L. said Supt. Anderson. There may be
some details to be completed, but the pros
poets are good to have everything finished
by that time We have been held back by
delays In furnishing material, but the ma
terial is coming in very rapidly now, and
do not think we shall have any further
complaint on that score. From the present
appearance of the interior of the building,
all Uttered with rubbish and covered with
dust, you can get no idea of what It will
look like when il Is complete. There VIII
be no handsomer building in the country.
All the material used in the finishing Is
of the very best quality and no expense
has been spared in any detail"
The screen work which Is to shut off the
public from the working force OF the
postoffice on the first floor has also ar
rived. Postmaster Doyle and a Morning
News reporter visited the building to-
gether and the location of the various
departments of the postofflce were pointed
out. The general delivery window will
face the entrance at Bull and President
streets. where il will be most accessible
to the large number of people having
business there, with the stamp window
near by From the general delivery win
dow the frame work takes a curve to the
southwark on the left and in this curve
the lock boxes to the number of about
500 will be located The registry depart
ment will be TO the west of the stamp win
dow and next to this on the west will be
the carriers desk and window. There
will be a large plate glass window here
which will enable the carriers to see the
people who are In line at the Sunday
morning distributions and can thus be
enabled to have their mail in readiness
for them by the time OF their arrival at
the window This will greatly facilitate
the delivery of mall. The money order
and mailing departments will be near the
Whitaker and President streets entrance.
The postmaster win have a handsomely
furnished Office at the Whitaker and York
street corner and adjoining 1t will be
the room of the assistant postmaster. The
carriers will have a room with locker
for each carrier in the basement at the
southeast corner of the building, and
rooms VIII be provided for every part of
tie work.
The building is so large that to go
through it thoroughly at present would
require the best part of an afternoon and
even when it is competed and access to
all parts are easy, the whole building from
basement TO tower can hardly be gone
through in less than an hour.