The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-23

by the east stairway the visitor is
lin the middle of Spacious room,
which has been fitted up for clerks
and carriers when not on duty. The
| law forbids them to 1oaf in the work
| room at the postoffice Here are plen-
/ ty of lockers tables chairs and a
| comfortable place to spend ones ex-
/ ira time. Leading off this room to the
/ south there is toilet room. This con
4 tains q splendid shower bath so that
the men may enjoy good shower
after a hard days work in the
summer.
III Emerging from the rest room the
furnace room 1s entered. The building
Is heated by steam and hot water is
supplied to all parts of the building
for use by the furnace system. A
hot water heater Is supplied for sum-
mer months when steam heat is un-
necessary.
To the front are two storage rooms
with cases for filing documents. At
the northwest in the basement there
are two rooms which Postmaster
Dlckerson has had fitted up for hold
ing civil service examinations, making
1t unnecessary to send the applicant
W lne f1lBn SCiOol 10 De examined.
In the southwest corner, directly
under the postmaster's room there Is
the rural carriers room. At present
rural carriers are in the mail work
room. A chute will convey the mail
from the main room 20 the rural
carriers and desks for sorting the
b9me are provided. A toilet adioins
the carriers room.
one may leave the basement by
a circular staircase which leads to
the garret. Or there is another way
in addition to the regular stairway.
1t is the lookout ladder This runs
from basement to garret on both sides
of the workroom. An iron ladder in u
chamber that runs from the cellar to
the roof. At every convenient place
in these chambers-there Is one To-
Gated on the east and one on the west
| sides-there are screened openings
| Through one of these screens the
postmaster, the government inspector
and anyone in authority in the postal
service may spy upon the employees
| without the employees being cognizant
of the fact. The lookouts are used
to spy upon an employee who has
1 Uttn TtDOTltu lOl hhyAllllb dboiboh
the regulations and to generally keep
in touch with the work. Every where
EN- mployes of the building may go to
the lookout towers provide means of
seeing him. 1t is said that this look
out system, now used in all govern
ment buildings of this kind, is not
only q means for remedying evils but
acts as q preventative to thefts and
acts not in compliance with regula-
tions. The employee never knows,
night or day, how many eyes are up
on him from the lookout towers.
The entire building is splendidly
lighted by electricity.
Postmaster NJ. b. Dickerson entered
office in 1904. Since that time three
Irural carriers, four city carriers and
Three clerks have been added to the
payroll. Mr. Dfckerson is now serv-
ing his second term as postmaster
land has made a most capable. court
locus and efficient official. During the
lrecept on Monday Mr.. Dickerson and
lhis assistant Horace Williams, will
direct the callers through the build
ing.
Mr. Dickerson stated today that
lwhen the new building was opened
for business the general delivery and
stamp wtndows will he open from a.
m. to Z p. m. and the registry depart
ment from 1880 q. m. to $3.50 p. M
1.-THE money order department VIII be
| open from $3.50 a. m. to'6:3O p. m. sat
urdays however, all departments Will
remain open until 1880 p. m. on Sun
day the registry and money order de-
partments will not be opened. The
carriers window will be open from
$3.50 to 1890 a. m. instead of from
1920 q. m. to 1920 p. m. as is the
case at present.
The building is in charge of Albert
f.. Roberts, janitor and j. W. Click
gineer These are under the sup
~, ION of the postmaster but are
r.l the treasury department. The
la. ~ department has to do with
.-.l hing except the handling OF the
lmu,.. All of the furnishings in the
building and all expenses connected
with 1t is borne by this department
while the postoffice department has
nothing but the handling of the mail.
, The postmaster must report to both
departments.
The property at the corner of state
and East Church streets on when the
: building stands, was purchased from
lJudge c. II. Norris for $4,000. I'd
building, erected by John G.. Unkefer,
! of Minerva. Ohio, cost $4,000. The
/ furniture and safes cost $3,5O0 and the
light fixtures and incidentals about
) $1,700.
The building Is completed in every
detail except the installation of ex-
; terror lights at the Church and state
streets entrances.
) In 1928 DIR. Robert Holmes had the
, postofice in his hat. According to post
master Dickerson there Is suifi-
cient room in the present building to
take care of Marion's mail for the
) next 80 years. The receipts of the
office for the present year will reach
: the $4,000 mark.
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