Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-09-19
POST OFFICE aMoyESoa5
+,.,' ISM SINTO NEW QUARTERS
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tsasfs ssstni SgSstsp E. !. Roberts together
with a force D6Y {, assistants moved the
effects or thesfocal post Office belong
ing TO Uncle Sam into the new quar-
4ters in. stheh Beet building Saturday
and Sunday .tUndsgs tha,operspira-
tfonfand erimexufl the Meyers there
were visible many httlay7Sonsqience
Fprinlas. duentot breaking rkhe1 SAB bathr
fIbatGrs rthe majority nappFec GLAZED the
ifate What: thsnFaailS ssiEsSlabftp the
ftides wait fog no man, the growing
contlnued' .ygEspgL yilHs
lE.,Bhe new JlorptionE dpRether with
the fixtures isrsa decided Improve
meht in many ways oxeF4 the aid one
and we believes the entire .Gemmunity
is glad ofaothe changes cit Is the
most central location. which sepld be
tobtniped sand ywithrsneW., fXtures
Ihhro rtgheut, which are arbepefit to
the public rand a convenience ITO the
public and a convenience ITO the
beffice, employees. alike, there seems to
be- Little room fep1 ,1eomplaint,, The
'highlyKpolishetb. oak weodwoEk set
Eeff with ground glass twindaws and
kdoorss gives an effect which, is. highly
lpfeasing; oand makes a post Office
Esuch as is seen in few towns this size
equipment for the use of the
public. includes 23S lock boxes. which
is 1870 more than in the Ola equip
ment; 16 medium size lock boxes
and IL lock drawers, the ihhmber of
both having been materially in
creased. In addition to these there
are. 267 call boxes, a Slight decrease
from the number formerfyN used
The parcel post business is aft done
at one window, which is, c6ffvenient
/ to the sorting tables FOR the incoming
and outgoing mails. Ragiistefsd let
ters,, stamps, and money orders are
al Obtained at idifferent windows. A
case, has. beer placed iin thea lobby
with a glass front, III which will be
| found all. letters Which are held for
when d Ssasdfres + persons
The, s sm%gids glagee q1aipnSias Includes
tsevsrat new Sorting cases,n stamping
tables and other fiSt1res With win
facilitate the, handling of the, mails.
Postmaster Roberts stated that new
Preaching will, be Installed III The near
future FOR, asahG sfling letters, which
will, be "a vast improvement over the
hand method. A private Office,
which is in the front part of the
building, is a much needed addition
pteS the entire equipment. ssEsI
t9s TWO othert featuresnmada possible
by the new equipment iandwhich win
beHereatly appreciated sbptthe public,
t'afea the Sunday. nmaiE serpiue and
access to lock boxes natiis9 p. m,
every night u1exeept CT Sunday. The
ttFebbynmilfs bee openifroInf ALSO to
fT2:99i on Sunday aand othareswill be
two mails, one incoming at Id :15 a.
/ ard onei ootgoing atJB:0af There
ms and one outgoing lat ID ,odst There
will be no. window aserviGe ON Sun
dayE- :rf .aS nasBhE r. soifta
1.-THE screenwork :andhfinturss were
made by William l. Pufdysaof Am
psserdafd, My. swhos through1years Of
fexperience1 fnn equipingl; pusS: Offices
fhaS become an'expert in this business
The lock bog esnwere Enfxde by the
Cofbin Cabinet Locktcumpany.