The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-03-24
THE INDEPENDENT WILL
HAVE HOME OF IT'S OWN
Contract Let For New Building To House Offices
and Shop of This Newspaper and
Its Printery

having been awarded L. b. Per-
Y OF Elizabeth City for the con-
srruction OF an office and shop
tor this newspaper. The build
inc will be OF brick construction,
to cost approximately 5000.
The building will be located
IN Matthews St. between the
~esidence OF \. B. Houtz and
The property owned by the or
.,er OF Red Men. The lot has a
.rontage OF 50 feet on Matthews
St. and depth of 100 feet. 1t
Aas a nearly unobstructed view
IF Main St. looking toward the
county Court House and l. S.
p. 0. Building. convenient to
he postofice. easily accessible
go the downtown public and in a
.asition to be readily spotted by
visitors and SightSeers.
The building will be 81 feet
wide. inside measurement, by 81
.,et depth. II will set back five
seet from the sidewalk and will
have a six loot loggia in front.
adorned by three arches open
ing on a brick or tile floor or
.avcment. The front elevation
will have none OF the architec
."ral marks OF q commercial
.-lding, but might be taken for
rublic library, club or a studio.
The building will have seven
,een inch walls on 2S-inch
t.9ting. The floor will be Of ce-
rent. foored with wood except
mere exposed on floor level
:or machinery. There will be
.yo offices and an entrance hall
N the front OF the building
walled off from the work room
Of main part OF the building in
the rear.
The work room, 81 feet wide
by 3 feet deep will be flooded
with light from fifteen or more
steel sash windows glazed with
double strength glass. Nepon-
set slate composition shingles
have been specified for the roof.
another departure from the
cheap, unsightly roofs so much
used in the construction of small
buildings.
Frank R. ,Hufty, who was an
engineer and architect before he
became a musical director, and
who is as industrious and ambi-
,...s in designing and supervis-
irL the construction Of a build
in- IS ne is in staging an opera,
Is The architect for THE INDE-
TINDENT'S building and is
putting his best into it. Mr..
Hnfty says he purposes to show
just how much beauty, comfort
and utility can be realized i'll
these times with a modest build
ing appropriation.
Starting in a single upstairs
oficc room fourteen years ago.
THE INDEPENDENT has new
er had enough room to accom-
mOdate its growth. In a narrow
,tore room about 20 by 20 feet
it has worked for more than II
years, since it got out of its
,riginal upstairs office room.
The new building will not only pro-
vIr more space for the papers pres
/ 'nr equipment. but will contain ample
space for many contemplated additions
and Improvements to the present plant.
y .cw automatic job press has already
been orde.ed to add to the job printing
'UI.pment and negotiations are now be-
ing made for a new. larger and more
4 modern newspaper press to replace the
4 big press on which the paper is now
4 4pra'"d In its new home THE INDIE
81 PENDENT will have every facility and
4w.alr room for the production of 4
:. ~"..-wnekIy or daily newspaper should
II Dcrome 50 ambitious.
81 To- acquire its new building and 9th
rr improvements this newspaper goes
81 h"Ui.y into debt again. stalking much on
M '~ faith in Elizabeth City and North
s EASTERN North Carolina and upon its
'"- #bility to serve the publicity and
"a r.'.ug needs of this city and section
.." has never been a time when THE
\nEiENDENT wasn't in debt. hav-
W gone in dfbt SuccesSively for press
.pc-setting machinery. other equip
''.. ard the lot on which it will build.