The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-19
WILL
De MOVED TODAY
Entire Force to Be OIL Duty Day
and Night in Order to Com
plctc Work.
ALLAN EXPECTS NO DELAY
Temporary Quarters Will Be
Ready for Public Early
To-Morrow Morning.

postmaster Allan will undertake to.
day and tonight TO complete the work.
OF moving the post Office to the tempo.
rary quarters at Seventh and Franklin
streets. and expects to have every.
thing ready at the new building to.
morrow morning. The money order and
registry divisions were moved yestcr.
day, and Will BIO opened to the public
In tho new quarters this morning. Mr.
Allan expects no Inconvenience on NOV
Ing day, and said last night that pat
rons will be served as usual It the Old
building
In order to assure good service the
entire post-of1lce force will be on duty
all to-day and as late tonight as It's
service Will be required. Work Of NOV.
ing the money order and registry divi.
sions began yesterday morning, and
vas completed last night about 8
o'clock. With this department out OF
the way the only worl, left to do Is
to transfer the contents Of the main
floor.
Move Rain or Shine.
Mr. Allan's office has been moved
and Is located on the Franklin Street
side. 1t is said that ample space is
provided for the accommodation of all
the various departments In the tempo.
rary structure, and the officials bellcva
that more commodious quarters are
provided than at present. The heads
OF the several departments will be IN
charge Of moving, and 1t is believed
the plan has been mapped out so as to
enable each to establish himself be.
fore his successor begins work
eve Will move rain or shine" said
Mr.. Allan "The outgoing mailing dl.
vision, which is lighter in the morn.
ing. viii be moved first. and the city
delivery division will be transferred
after the carriers return from their
afternoon trips. Patrons may use theil
regular boxes to-day, rs these Will not
be moved until late Tonight. There
will be no changes in the numbers Of
the boxes, and no cutting OF liou-s or
curtailing OF business In consequence
OF the removal"
To Establish Substotion>.
For the convenience of downtown
patrons substation has been estab.
Iished at Grants drug store. 1T Twelfth
and Main Streets, where registered lei
ters and money orders Will be issred
and stamps sold 1t is expected that
another suhstation, near the site Of
the present Federal building, will be
IL the near .''ti,rc. and this
VIII be conducted during the years the
temporary building is used.
The Federal building will be vacant
MS soon as the post-otlce is emptied
but the actual work of demolishing
the structure will hardly begin before.
March 1. as there is much work to be
done in the interior before the walls
are torn down. The Newport News.
Transfer COMPANY. which undertook
tho contract for moving at much
lower figure than was submitted by
any OF tho Richmond firms, has com
pleted the work in much shorter
time than was expected, and 1t IS estt.
mated that the contractor will clear
at least $500 on the Job.
Locnl Bidders HiEher.
The figures submitted by the New.
port News firm Is said to have been
s14Oo. Although Custodian Stewart
will not give the exact amounts. the
lowest bid submitted by Richmond
teamster Is said to have been In eS-
cess Of $4,000. The work has been ac-
with three teams. the New
port News hrm shipping Its own vehe-
cles to Richmond. and bringing Its own
labor. Tn addition to other expenses
the visiting teamster was REQUIRED TO
pay the city license tax before he could
operate his teams on the streets.