The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-18
TO HAVE NEW OFFICES
AND WAITING ROOM
Tenney Syndicate Leases Ground Floor
Corner of Aldrich Building and :.
viii Make Extensive Changes.

The Charles H. Tenney corporation oI
Boston, which recently completed a
merger of several electric companies in
this city and Montpelier, and is also on
the eve OF adding the Barre q Mont.
pelier Traction TO. to its holdings, has
leased the corner store in the new Aid
rich building and will convert the space
| into office headquarters for the Barre
end OF the Consolidated Lighting Co.
and the Vermont Power & Lighting Co.
With the completion Of negotiations for
the traction line already in sight the
Tenney corporation has provided ample
space for waiting room i'll its new of
fees. When interviewed this forenoon,
Manager c. F. Millar of the Consolidat
ed Co.. confirmed the rumor of the lease
and said that the present offices in the
Ifowland building would be vacated
around the first of February
Meanwhile. preparations were started
this morning for the occupancy of the
new tenants in the Aldrich block. Ac-
cording to plans already formed, the
entire floor space of approximately 1000
feet in the south store will be taken up
by the main office, the managers private
office, a stock room and the waiting
room. The latter convenience will fill
a long felt want among the patrons of
the electric road and no pains will be
spared to make it as much Of public
utility as the cars that travel the trac-
tion line. II will be located on the north
side of the office and furnished with
seats and other accommodations. From
q - - ha l.,
car leaves for Montpelier at night. the
room will be open to patrons of the
road.
1t will be separated from the main
office by partition of finished birch,
plate glass and grill work, while glass
.aneled door will divide il from the |
small entrance room at the corner OF t
he store.
T'he main office will have dimensions
II "a and Il feet. enclosed by grill /
work and glass partitions. Windows
or the light and power patrons will
,e placed along the partition as well
IS a window for road patrons. All of
he traction companys bundle service
fill be handled in the main office and
n extra window will be available for
atrons Manager Millar's private Of
ce will be located in l2xl2 room at
he rear of the store. access to which
lay be gained through the main office
r street entrance.
A new type of indirect lighting will {
e introduced and not the least notice
bic feature OF the Tenney corpora {
on's occupancy will be the system of 4
utside lighting. which is calculated to t
lst a brilliant light all around the :
,rner. The office furniture and other g
xtures will be entirely new and the a
rill work glass portions of the parti- {
ons will come directly from the manu- t
lcturer. A. b. Lane has secured the o
,ntract to get the store in readiness
,r the new tenants. c
The change in quarters is made nee a
sary by the companies growing bus G
ess. Over two years ago, the Consoli s.
tied and Vermont firms were COM o
He'd to vacate the Offices in the Wheel 2
k building on account Of inadequate u
ace and the latest step is made neces- n
~ by a desire for more Office room. j
Mess present plans misearry. the work s.
transferring the offices VIII be com 81
eted by February ). az