The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-31
THE BIG OFFICE BUILDING.
HEADQUARTERS OF NEW HAVEN
ROAD ONE or THE FINEST.

the One Roof-The Officials of tn
Road and Their Offices The Grea
Fire and Water-Proof VauIt-Othel
Interesting Facts Concerning thu
Building.
But comparatively few people in New
Haven have any idea of the magnitude
office building at the corner of Meadow
and Water streets, The building is one
of the largest and finest constructed OF
any in the city, and ranks as one of the
best equipped office buildings in the
United States. 1t was completed about
SIX or seven years ago and took nearly
two years to build.
Nearly all the officers of the road
have their headquarters in this build
ing, the different departments each
having it's head and numerous assist
ants. Many officers and heads of de-
partments have been transferred to
Boston, Providence and other cities
where the railroad departments are es-
tablished.
In the transportation department, the
superintendent of the various divisions
are located all along the line, their sta
tions being situated in the towns or cit
les which are most central on the differ
ent divisions.
The departments which are located in
the main Office building are the execu-
tive, treasury, department of law, real
estate and taxes, pay department, ac-
counting department, purchase, engi-
neering freight passenger, transporta-
ton and electrical departments.
Besides these the superintendent of
motive power, master mechanic, master
car builder superintendent and assis-
tant superintendent of buildings, car
service agent, fuel agent and others
have offices in the great building.
Most of the officers have three large
rooms en- suite, one as a private office
and two others for their secretaries, as
sistants or clerks.
The officers of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad company
that have their headquarters in the
UuuulHS are, III lle eAeSutlNS uepdl =
ment, President Charles p. Clark and
Vice-President John M Halls in the
treasury department, William l..
Squire, treasurer, and A. S. May, cash
Ter; in the department of law. real es-
tate and taxes William E. Barnett at
torney, F. C. Fiske, land and claim
agent and William Beadle, rent agent;
in the pay department, George w. Lit
tie, paymaster, and A. B. Squire, assis
tant paymaster; in the engineering de-
partment, f. S. Curtis, chief engineer,
and S. L. r. Deys, assistant engineer
western district; in the purchasing de-
partment, Henry A. Bishop. purchasing
agent, j. H. Hurlburt, acting stationer,
and G. S. Comins, storekeeper, the last
two being located at Long Wharf in
the accounting department, H. M.
Koehersperger, comptroller, S. c. Fleet
wood, auditor of disbursement, j. F.
Berthe, auditor of passenger receipts
and ]. Mackrille, auditor of freight re-
ceipts; in the freight department, N.
A. Wilcox, general freight agent of the
western district, HI. G. Cogswell, divi-
sion freight agent, and A. G. futile,
special freight agent; in the passenger
department George L. Conner, passen-
ger traffic manager, G. T. Hampstead,
general passenger agent of the western
district, J. N. States, general ticket
agent, and George A. Norton, general |
baggage agent; in the transportation |
department. W. E. Chamberlain, the |
general manager of both eastern and |
western districts, c. Fl. Plat, general |
superintendent western district, P. r..
Bowman, assistant superintendent New
York division, W. A. Waterbury, SUI
perintendent New London division f,
G. Payne, superintendent Air Line di-
vision, r. G. Curtis, superintendent
Northampton division, and j. P. Hop
son. SUPERINTENDENT Berkshire division.
The general superintendent Of the east
ern district and all the eastern division
are located in Boston,
Norwich, South Farming
tom Mass, Taunton and Hyannis, Mass.
The general superintendent of the ma
rine district and the superintendent of
the various steamboat lines are located
at New York and Harlem. The follow
ing also have offices in the main build
ing in this city: John Henney, super
ntendent of motive power; f. B. Smith,
master mechanic; w p. Apple
ward. master car builder; N. Fl. Heft
chief of electrical department. E. r.
Pratt, superintendent of buildings; e.
Pratt, Jr, assistant superintendent of
w. S. Compton, car service
agent western district; w. H. Elliot,
uel agent, and Isaac H. Bromley, adj
agent.
All of these gentlemen have their
Jerks, assistants, stenographers, etc,
md the total number employed under
he one roof reaches a few, over five
hundred, three hundred of whom are
in the accounting department
lone.
The president, Charles P. Clark, has
lis office on the second floor at the end I
f the south wing. The Offices of the l
resident and vice-president are on the !
asst side of the wing, while just across
he hall are the offices of Attorney w.
J. Barnett, Of the department of law, l
cal estate and taxes, and those of the g
reasury department, under Treasurer
V. C. Squire. I
AT the very extremity of the wing, 9
unning the entire width of the build
,g, is the magnificent stockholders d
IalI." This hail. where the directors g
nd stockholders meetings are held, Is
nished in hard wood and is richly fur Il
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