Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-08-26


except for an obscure glazed bay be
tween the money order and registry
bay and the lock box bays, which may
at some future date tif the increase in
postal business warrants it) be con,
verted into additional lock box space
, Turning to the right after entering the
building the main lobby is found to
terminate into sub lobby which has
direct access to the postnaster's prl-
vate office, janitor's stairs to base
ment and the main stairs to the upper
stories. The stairs will be of cast
iron with ornamental newels and
gates and will have heavy slate treads
and handrails of nodded wood mem
bers. An open stair well the height
of the building will be formed by the
/ run of the stairs and provision is made
for the installation at any necessary
time. of passenger elevator. While
am not familiar with the number OF
interested federal court attendants in
this section and others having busi-
ness on the End and 3rd floors of the
building, during sessions of court, I
would venture to state that it will be
some years yet before the need of an
elevator would be seriously felt. How.
ever that's an item. for the future to
disclose. Adjoining the postmastcr's
Office will be private toilet room and
burglar proof vault This vault,
which will house safe, will contain
papers and records of Importance in
connection with the post office service
and will have steel shelving along
three of its walls. The money order
and registry division win have vault
adjoining also, it will be slightly larg-
or than the one just mentioned, and
will contain the stock of stamps, ETC.,
and all moneys pertaining to the post
ONCE business. To the right of the
money order and registry vault, will
be a private entrance to the lookout
gallery. which hangs suspended from
the ceiling across the width of the
workroom. This gallery, as well as all
other lookout space in the basement
and frst story. VIII be used by the in
spection force OF the post office de-
partment. A women's toilet is locat-
ed in the rear Of the workroom and
has a small retiring room attached
thereto. The remaining space on the
first floor (about 240O 50. ft.) will be
devoted to the workroou proper, where
the business Of receiving and dispatch
ing the mails goes on. Needless to
say it will be large enough for many
years to come. The bags of mail mat
ter are dumped on the granite mailing
platform in the rear Of the building,
carried through the mailing vestibule
and deposited in the workroom, where
the distributing cases and other mail
handling apparatus will be placed.
In the basement win be found the
large boiler room with It's two boilers,
for both the direct and indirect sys-
TENS of steam heating. and adjoining
this. large fuel room, where at all
times, large quantities of coal will be
stored. A coal hole is formed in
concrete slab of the driveway in the
rear and through it the coal will be
chuted directly into the fuel room. In
the basement win also be found the
carriers swing room" "a club or
lounging room for the carriers be-
tween mails) and on same, their rri-
vate toilet which will have among 9TH
or features, marble partitioned
shower bath and dressing room. 9th
or rooms in the basement are jan
itor's room" with wash closet ad-
joining, "P o. storage" where post |
office supplies will be stored, "janI-
tors storage room to be used for !
he storing Of articles connected with
he janitor service, such as awnings
n winter, etc, court storage" large
'oom devoted to the Department or
Justice for record storing, etc., look
tut room for post Office inspector and
,ertain miscellaneous storage space.
lround future elevator pit. Direct ac-
,ess to the carriers swing room and
oilet is established by stairs out Of
he workroom, thus connecting this
md OF the building with the basement.
Eliminating the basement and attic
he floor area in usage IN the building i
rom the first story up through tha
bird, includes court room and ofhces,
rill border on 10000 50. It.. so it can
eadily be seen that the building Is de-
idedly roomy. On the second floor
rill be found the court room, which is
/ 4 so IT,; 1t is situated at the rear
I building and runs up two full stors
es. having ceiling height Of 20 IT,