Arizona republican., 1911-05-01
A TOUR OF INSPECTION
Readers of The Republican
Taken Through It by
Proxy-Practically Per
feet in Construction and
Convenience

The new office building OF III,
Water Users association To be tenant
ed by that institution and the recla.
nation service is so nearly completed
that the plans for moving into il ar,
under way. The association office.
VIII be moved next Saturday. if al
goes well. 1t is timely, therefore. fo
The Republican TO take its reader!
through the new structure. which is ;
credit TO the city and may well b,
viewed with pride by the members o.
the association.
The building stands on the north.
west corner of the block original,
owned by the Y. NJ c. A. and now
adorned by the latter's new home. on,
of the finest structures in the south.
west. built by anybody for any pur-
pose. The water building is Of the
same general architectural appear
ance and the new federal building
which will soon utilize the rest of the
block, except the area devoted tc
lawns. viii also harmonic with the
two buildings now erected.
The Water Users building is 5Ox1oC
feet in size, the longer dimension run
ming east and west. tour of its
interior. though, gives one an impress
sion that it is much larger than that
There are two floors devoted to Of
ficcs and assembly rooms. all sur
rounding an octagonal rotunda that
gives it an inside appearance of being
larger than it really is Above is a
spacious loft serving the purpose only
of an air chamber. Below is a base
ment housing the heating and venti-
laung apparatus and being utilized
in part also for public purposes. SO
the structure is in effect a three
story building
It is most customary to admit a
guest through the front door wher-
ever the visit may be. so the reader
viii be taken first up the big con-
crete stairway Of the front entrance
on Van Buren street Passing
through the big door flanked by two
concrete columns. one finds himself
standing in a vestibule ten feet broad
on the tinted tile floor of which he
reads the name Of the association. To
the right is the stairway To the floor
above. while in front are the swinging
glass doors to the rotunda on the
main floor this octagonal space being
about thirty feet in diameter
Surrounding the rotunda are three
suites of offices, each suite of several
rooms. They are the three depart
ments that will come most in contact
with the public. especially in the re-
ceiving and disbursing of money. The
offices viii be entered by the clerks
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ing from the rotunda But i'm the
rotunda, in front Of each suite. will
be a counter and grill work, as in a
banking house. with windows through
which the business viii be transacted
The rotunda will serve the same pur-
pose as the lobby of a bank These
three suites are devoted to the offices
of the Water Users association on
the right or in the southwest corner
of the building; the disbursing officer
or paymaster off the southeast corner
of the lobby: the water service de-
partment off the northeast corner.
Minor suites opening from the corridors
utilize the rest Of the space on this
floor Taking up the suites i'm great
er detail from the west corridor one
enters to the south the office Of the
secretary Of the Water Users asso-
ciation; that is. when he makes a
tour Of the building If he only in
tends to transact business he does so
through the window from the lobby.
From this spacious apartment opens
a fine vault for the records and cash.
A little entrance from the secretary's s
room leads into the presidents room.
which is also the meeting place of
the board Of governors. II is in the
extreme southwest corner of the
building and is approximately 25 feet
square; large enough to accommodate
the board Of governors and possibly
fifty others. if so many be invited to
confer with them. Crossing the west
corridor again. to the north, in the
northwest corner of the main floor.
is the office of the constructing engi-
neer. who is now w. A. Parish This
is about the same size as the COVER
nOr's room. big enough for filing
cases. drafting tables. etc. There are
also some smaller apartments for gen
eral utility purposes in connection.
Returning to the east end of the ro-
tunda. there is the suite of the dis
bursting officer afore mentioned. at
present Mr.. Barney. on the south side
of the corridor. opening on the ro-
tunda. a circular staircase in his Of
flee leads to the accounting room on