The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-08-28
New Postomce.

Work was commenced Monday Of
this week on the erection of the new
postoffce building for Bamberg. Mr..
J. ]. Knopf, of Fairfax, is the con-
tractor, and he has promised to finish
the building in six weeks. 1t is
being erected next to The Herald
office. on Main street, A. W. Knight
being the owner, who will lease it to
The government. 1t will be hand
some building of two stories,
having the same style front as The
Herald building, in fact it will be
twin structure. The stairway now
used in the Herald building will be
used for the new place, the upstairs
of both buildings being connected by
hallway.
The postoffice will have concrete
floor all through, except the lobby,
which will be laid in tile. The build
ing will be "a feet wide and IS feet
long, which will give ample room for
a postoffice.
The fixtures will be of the latest
pattern and highest quality. There
will be 26O combination boxes and
no call boxes. All boxes will have
the latest combination locks, no
keys at all being used. The floor
plan calls for five windows, as fol-
lows: Money order window, general
delivery window, stamp window, reg
istry, parcel post and postal sav-
ings window combined, and car
rier's window, from which the rural
carriers will deliver mail to patrons
on their routes who may be in town.
The fixtures will be of oak, highly
polished, and everything about the
office vii be of the best. The build
ing will likely be heated by steam or
hot water. Other towns may have
larger post Offices than Bamberg, but
none will have a handsomer one.
There will be light court halfway
the building, between the post office
and The Herald building, which will
give plenty of light for the work
room, but the front of the building
will occupy the entire lot. The front
will be of gray pressed brick and
plate glass, with stone trimmings.
matching The Herald building ex-
actly.
In connection with this new build
ing it might be we'll to state some
improvements in the service to be
made when it is occupied, which it
is hoped will not be later than No.
vember 1st. The stamp window and
the parcels post window will be kept
open while the mails are being dis
tributed in the morning so that per-
sons may buy stamps and send off
and receive packages and due letters.
But positively no person will be serv-
ed at any but the proper window.
Money orders will be issued at the
money order window, stamps sold
only at the stamp window, and gen.
eral delivery mail will be deliv-
cred only at the general delivery
window. Patrons of the Office will
please bear this in mind and get
reay for the change. This is done to
accommodate the public, and to re-
lieve the congestion at the general
delivery window so that patrons can
be served promptly.
We think it also we'll to state that
this new building and equipment is
going to cost the postmaster lot
of money, entirely too much for the
return on the investment. But the
government would not pay enough
rent to give proper return on the
investment and nobody else in the
town would take the lease, although
number of parties were solicited.
Therefore, the postmaster, as a mat
ter of patriotism and for the good of
the town, has made the investment,
which he trusts the people will ap-
preciate. Had he not been holding
the position he would not have taken
over the lease. 1t will be nice
place, and we want to keep it nice,
and in our efforts we hope to have
the cooperation of the public. Throw
ing papers and trash on the floor of
the lobby, splitting on the floor, or
in any defacing the walls or furni-
ture will not be allowed.