Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-23
FEDERAL. BUILDING READY
FOR IT'S POOR THIS WEEK.
Work Which Began in March Has
Made Considerable Progress, IN
side Work Now in Order.

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The 100000 federal building for
Hendersonville. which for years was
talked and discussed in the dream
stage. is taking on definite shape and
now a fciIly good idea may be had
as to how the structure, which will be
a great credit to this city. will look
when finished and turned over to the
government.
Robert M. Mcleod, superintendent
of construction for w H. Ffssell & Co,
contractors of New York. has been on
the job regularly since March 9 and
the work has progressed to the stage
where the roof is being placed.
The two-story building, which is on
the corner of Church street and
Fourth avenue. is 54x82 feet in d.
rniensions. built of brick. Indiana
limestone and reinforced concrete.
The first floor of the building is of
reinforced concrete while the second
is built of the same material with
terra Gotta partitions. The lower
floor of the structure will be used for
postof1ce business while the second
floor will be equipped with a number
LOT offices, including one for the post
Office Inspector, another for the reve-
nue. department and another for civil
service officer, public and private toll
e: rooms. etc.
Just when all these Offices will be
occupied cannot be said, but the gov
eminent is preparing for many years
in the future.
The basement Of the nuilding will
be used for the boiler, which will pro-
vide steam heat. and as storage
room.
A feature of the first floor not to be
found elsewhere in Western North
Carolina will be lookout gallery by
means of which the postoffice inspector
will be able to observe what is going
Or in every nook and corner of the en-
tire floor while those who are laborinf
for Uncle Sam will not be able to tel
when their actions are observed. Th'
gallery will be about four feet Wild
and several feet long, elevated severa
, feet above the floor. The enclosur
will be dark and light will not be per
n,itted therein only through small
tpeep holes provided for the inspector
, His entrance will be made from tn
second floor of the building, therefor
, his Whereabouts will be unknown
: those working below.
) The plain brick work in the builG
2 ing is decorated with ornament teri
: Gotta, which will give an attractive al
: Ipearance to the building when fnishe
r The steps to the front entrapt
n will be made of limestone. while thos
4 leading thereto from the street will
I made of concrete The front will
Y guarded by two large granite blocl
which will fill the capacity of Ian
posts.
The rear grounds for distance
forty feet from the building will
cemented and surrounded by a GENE
curb, the enclosure to be used f
hitching purposes by mail carriers.
l. The chimney cap, made of linn
st stone and weighing approximate
-. $500 pounds, was placed on the CHR
Y ney fue last week, and the thirty-f1
IS foot flag pole, ten by ten inches, b
s. arrived and is being prepared f
n erection.
u While the contract does not call f
It the completion of the building UNI
C. come time next spring, if there are ]
e undue delays it is probable that it wi
d lie finished during the winter.
n In order that the work may confor
to the requirements of the go
Il lernment, c. E. Parker, governmel
III superintendent, is spending his time
If the city looking after the constructio