Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-29

The building record of Brattleboro
for the year 1916 pared down to the
actual expenditures of money during
the twelve month period, so far as can
he estimated, shows that total of
$270,000 has been spent on new build
ings and on extensive repairs of old
ones. This is approximately 100000
larger than the record of last year.
The total estimate given above for
this year includes only the proportion
ate amount expended during 1916 for
the completion of the federal building,
So per cent to be exact; the proper
tomato amount for the completion of
the railroad station, or % per cent of
the total cost, and only the estimated
expenditure to date on the Marley
garage building and the Barber build
ing, although the Holstein- Friesian
building estimate is figured in as about
total, for that will be practically COM
pleted in another month unless there
are unforeseen delays. The record in
cludes the estimates for II new resi-
denccs.
The federal building, to contain post
office and United States court room
the time limit for the construction of
which expired Nov. 20, but which will
be opened, it is hoped, sometime in
February, is practically completed cX-
cept for some lighting fixtures and n
few sections of marble which have
besn delayed months This building
w;f A. per cent completed last year at
this time. Delays in the receipt of ma
TRIALS have been frequent and have
hmdered the contractors, the f. r. Alb
lbtt Construction Co. of New York. IT
Is to cost approximately $4,000.
\ The building is of Colonial style, at
Ithe corner of Main and Grove streets.
1t has frontage of 80 feet on Main
street and - on Grove street with a
rear extension of ~ by 80 feet. 1t is
three stories high with basement, of
red brick with limestone trimmings and
covers~6, 225 square feet.
The entrance doors open into the
main corridor of the postoflice. which
is 10 feet in length by - in width and
has u terrazzo floor, as have the cor
ridors on all floors. The corridor has
statuary marble wainscoting with quar-
tered oak trim. At the end of the
corridor at the right of the entrance
doors are the windows of the money
order, registry and postal savings de-
partments. This room is large and has
large vault and burglar proof safe.
Entrance to it is from the main work
room.
To the right of the main doors fac
ing the front of the building are the
parcel post window and a door under
it that may De opened to receive large
packages. Near the main entrance are
the general delivery and stamp win
dows. These are in the midst of lock
boxes of various sizes which extend the
entire length of the corridor.
To the left of the main entrances Mt
the south end of the lobby are the
stairs leading to the upper floors, with
marble treads. The stairs wind around
the we'll for the Otis elevator. The only
door giving entrance from the lobby
to the workrooms is one at the south
end leading into the office of the post
master. This Office is furnished in quar-
tered oak There is a private lavatory
towards the Brooks library. Another
door onens into the work room.
The work room is 81 feet deep by 50
long with extensions at each end near
the rear of the building IA feet square.
A bubbling water fountain is installed
in this room. AT the rear of the room
where all mail is delivered by the mail
wagons. and received for removal to
trains is steam heated vestibulc, 10
by II feet. At the rear of the vestibule
are the double doors for the unloading
and loading of the mail sacks. At the
side is the entrance door for the car
riers.
The basement contains a large room
for the use of the carriers. This has a
shower bath, toilets and wash basins.
The big boiler is down draft boiler
the first ever installed here There is a
water cooling system in the basement
room for the use of the railway mail
clerks. the necessary room for the coal
a janitor IS room, and here is found al
so the chamber for the indirect radia
ton system.
On the second floor over the main
work room is the court room for the
United States court sessions This is 81
by 80 feet, very high and finished il
French grey. At the north end of the
court room are doors leading to tn,
Judge chambers which are beautiful,
finished and contain closets and n lava
tory. The front of the second floor
through which is a corridor not quite
as wide as the one ON the first floor, il
given over to Offices and rooms fo
court officials and jurors. Over the post
masters room is the large Office of thu
United States marshal. There are three
big vaults on this floor and two lava
tories, like all others in the building
finished with terrazzo floors.
On the top floor is a large room fo
the use of the civil service commits
sioners in holding examinations. the
office for the custodian of the building
other Office rooms not assigned and I
public toilet.
All windows in the building are de